ROGUE MOON (1964) Algis Budrys - Gold Medal and 12 similar items

176 page mass market paperback titled ROGUE MOON by Algis Budrys/ Gold Medal Books # L1474, Copyright 1960, 1964 printing (45 cents cover), Same cover as #s0167, 1960, except for price, cat #, and overprinted text "A Great Science Fiction Novel!"/ Rogue Moon is a science fiction novel by Lithuanian-American writer Algis Budrys, originally published in 1960. It was a 1961 Hugo Award nominee. Rogue Moon is largely about the discovery and investigation of a large alien artifact found on the surface of the Moon. The object eventually kills its explorers in various ways?more specifically, investigators "die in their effort to penetrate an alien-built labyrinth where one wrong turn means instant death", but their deaths slowly reveal the funhouse-like course humans must take in moving through it. The book is complete and in VERY GOOD condition with some overall wear that includes some creases on the back cover, a blue price stamp on the first page, and lightly tanned pages. Great cover by Richard Powers. (see pictures)