Moonfall

Name: Moonfall
Author: Jack McDevitt

1998 novel by Jack McDevitt

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Author: Jack McDevitt
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-29
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Released: April 1998
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Language: English
Genre: science fiction

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Moonfall is a 1998 hard science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. The book depicts the impact of an interstellar comet on the Moon and how the catastrophic effects are handled. The novel was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1998.

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Cover art by: John Ennis
Nominations: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel(1999)
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Nebula Award for Best Novel(1999)
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Title: Moonfall
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-29
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Form of creative work: novel
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2026-06-25
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