LUNATICS

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Wernher von Braun, reluctant Nazi, personal friend of President Lyndon Johnson, and master builder of the Saturn V rocket, dreams of journeying to the moon. He gets his wish. Joining him will be Alan Bean (astronaut and painter) and veteran Deke Slayton.
Apollo XX is NASA's last scheduled mission. Mankind may never again set foot there. Planners have pulled out all stops, choosing for the final landing site the bowels of Copernicus Crater. What to call those dedicated to such a mission but Lunatics?
 
 
Built on strong characters and grounded in historical fact, d'Eon weaves a wondrous story of courage and dedication, in a what-if tale that effortlessly lifts you to the stars and beyond. A must read.

D. THOMAS MINTON, author of The Calypto Cycle
 
 
D'Eon's vibrant characters and his enthusiasm for the stratosphere draws the reader into a fascinating moment in human history.  Enjoy this rocket ride!

EILEEN DELEHANTY PEARKES, author of  The Geography of Memory

 
As a movie script Lunatics could easily rival Ron Howard’s Apollo 13.  D’Eon imagines in precise detail what that final Apollo 20 mission would have been like with von Braun as senior officer. The reader is kept constantly on edge. D’Eon creates nail-biting suspense that relies on facts rather than contrived dramatic crises thanks to his detailed research of how lunar missions actually worked.
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SEAN ARTHUR JOYCE, author of Pole Shift & Other Poems
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