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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Restricted EAudiobook (NNELS) 2012

In 2075, underground colonies are scattered across the Moon (Luna), of whom most inhabitants (called "Loonies") are criminals, political exiles, or descendants thereof. The total population is about three million, with men outnumbering women 2:1, so that polyandry is the norm. Although Earth's Protector of the Lunar Colonies (called the 'Warden') holds power, in practice there is little intervention in the loose Lunar society. HOLMES IV ("High...