The Astronaut’s Son
Description
On the eve of the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing comes a novel in which a Jewish astronaut must reassess his moral compass when forced to confront NASA’s early collaboration with Nazis and the role it may have played in his father’s death.
Jonathan Stein, the CEO of Apollo Aeronautics, has spent a lifetime determined to accomplish two tasks: First, to complete his father’s unfulfilled mission to reach the moon, and second, to forge a relationship with the reclusive Neil Armstrong. Despite a heart condition, he’s on the verge of his first goal, but has gotten nowhere with the second.
Avi Stein was an Israeli pilot specially chosen to command Apollo 18 in 1974, but suffered a fatal heart attack before launch. Now, months from being able to realize his father’s dream, Jonathan discovers a “lunar hoax” conspiracy website offering a disturbing reason for Armstrong’s silence: He knows Jonathan’s father didn’t die of natural causes.
While researching his father’s last days in the National Archives, Jonathan expects to confirm the official cause of death, but uncovers a motive for murder. To get to the truth, Jonathan must confront Dale Lunden, his father’s best friend and the last man on the moon.
My Review
I am a fan of aviation and historical books. Thus the reason that I was very intrigued and drawn to this book.
When I first started reading, I was into the story. In fact, it was admirable that Jonathan did not take the theory that his father was possibly murdered as just that...a theory. Which I kind of could imagine the theory. At the same time, the theory was a bit far fetched. So, if you can set aside the logical and allow the illogical to play in your head, you may enjoy this book. I could and probably would have stuck with this book better if I could have found something endearing and likable about the main character, Jonathan. For me this book was a good idea but one that did not stick a home run with me.
Jonathan Stein, the CEO of Apollo Aeronautics, has spent a lifetime determined to accomplish two tasks: First, to complete his father’s unfulfilled mission to reach the moon, and second, to forge a relationship with the reclusive Neil Armstrong. Despite a heart condition, he’s on the verge of his first goal, but has gotten nowhere with the second.
Avi Stein was an Israeli pilot specially chosen to command Apollo 18 in 1974, but suffered a fatal heart attack before launch. Now, months from being able to realize his father’s dream, Jonathan discovers a “lunar hoax” conspiracy website offering a disturbing reason for Armstrong’s silence: He knows Jonathan’s father didn’t die of natural causes.
While researching his father’s last days in the National Archives, Jonathan expects to confirm the official cause of death, but uncovers a motive for murder. To get to the truth, Jonathan must confront Dale Lunden, his father’s best friend and the last man on the moon.
My Review
I am a fan of aviation and historical books. Thus the reason that I was very intrigued and drawn to this book.
When I first started reading, I was into the story. In fact, it was admirable that Jonathan did not take the theory that his father was possibly murdered as just that...a theory. Which I kind of could imagine the theory. At the same time, the theory was a bit far fetched. So, if you can set aside the logical and allow the illogical to play in your head, you may enjoy this book. I could and probably would have stuck with this book better if I could have found something endearing and likable about the main character, Jonathan. For me this book was a good idea but one that did not stick a home run with me.
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