I was very impressed with this book, and this author! The story-line moved along nicely, and there was so much action, it was like being on a roller coaster. I had just finished reading "Artemis" and "The Martian" by Andy Weir, and this book was every bit as good as the two books mentioned. I am so glad I requested this book, and I will look forward to reading more books by this author!!

The description sounded very interesting, but the book wasn't.

Since the dawn of civilization, we've speculated the possibility of living on another planet. Jeremy Brown had brought that fantasy home. Not a planet but close enough - the Moon. It all began first with sightseeing trips for the rich and famous that escalated into the moon's first city. Aldrin City. Thank you Buzz.

Moving into the latter part of the 21st century, life on the moon was not exactly peaches and cream. Low gravity, water rationing and moon dust everywhere made life miserable. Oh, and no playing outside. The author penned an exciting storyline that just wouldn't let go. Talking my language. The characters were well drawn to the point of feeling a strong relationship with each. With the main protagonist - a bond. The action-packed scenes were driven by forces that spiraled, at times, in all directions. I fastened my seatbelt for the ride of my life. This book comes highly recommended.

Caitlin Taggart was born on the moon, returned to Earth as a child and journeyed back as an adult. Just couldn't stay away. On Earth, public unrest had sided against Moon people. By many, considered the worst type of alien. Nationwide protests ensued. The government responded to the pressure by temporarily restricting travel to and fro. No more trips back home. For a while anyway. And it couldn't have come at a worse time. Caitlin had an emergency situation with her 8 year old daughter on Earth that couldn't wait. Come hell or high water, she had to get back.

The hands of fate interceded. Unexpectedly, she was presented with an offer she couldn't refuse. The timing was uncanny. All she had to do was fly her crew to a nearby asteroid and direct it's trajectory to within the gravitational orbit of the moon. Not exactly like changing a flat tire. This particular asteroid was said to be rich in plutonium. Perhaps worth trillions of dollars. An extremely dangerous mission lay ahead. First of its kind. Maybe the last. Finally, they were on their way. No time for goodbyes.

They made it to the asteroid. Good size rock, maybe a half mile across. So far so good. While preparing to dock, a fire broke out on board. Everyone abandoned ship in a landing pod except for one crew member who died aboard in a horrific explosion. Now marooned on a speeding asteroid. To make matters worse, they discovered the explosion of the ship had changed the trajectory of the asteroid. It was now set on a collision course with Earth. Frying pan into the fire. Their Landing pod was worse than unreliable for a trip anywhere. It's heat shield had been compromised. Reentry through Earth's atmosphere promised only charred remains. Nothing was going right. Communication with scientists on Earth yielded no way out of their doomsday scenario - nor for the Earth's. Hope was beginning to fade. Time was running out.

My thanks to NetGalley and 47 North for this ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.

An attempt at blending The Martian and Independence Day in order to make a current political point about the current president and illegal immigration with Moonborns, it instead fell flat like Independence Day 2. Zero Limit would have been much better if Brown had picked which story he wanted to tell. Instead, he had multiple flashbacks to a Third Gulf War with a veteran, Caitlin, who is now illegal according to the US because she was born on the moon.

In desperation to get passage home, she and her crew embark on a moronic mission to mine platinum from a gargantuan asteroid. Given outdated equipment, it goes horribly wrong and now--gasp--it's going to annihilate the Earth.

Just about every sci-fi trope was used, and though I finished the read, I never really found myself enjoying it. Had Brown stuck to a future war vet and a president stoking hateful fires, it would have made its point. Instead, he tried to tell two stories and they jarred more than complemented each other.

Thank you to NetGalley, Jeremy K. Brown, and 47North for this free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

When the new US President enacts a travel ban on the Moonborn Caitlin Taggart is trapped off the earth, away from her daughter, desperate to return to her. When things get desperate she and her mining crew accept a risky job to claim an asteroid for mining. Then everything goes wrong, the asteroid changes course to impact with Earth, and Caitlin and her crew are trapped, their only contact Sara, the woman heading a small government organization dealing with the possibility of objects hitting the earth.

This book was fantastic. The action was non-stop and I most definitely fancast the movie I wish they'd make. The characters were well-developed and many of them--Sara and Alex from the government organization, the President of the US, and Caitlin and her crew--had their own subplots alongside the main issue of saving the earth and surviving the asteroid. There were moments of celebration, joy, and extreme sadness.

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