====== Moonstruck ======

An [[alternate history:ISOT]] [[isot index|story]] and [[sf index|science fiction]] trilogy written by the respected AH.COM author [[offtopic:Thande]] from February 12 to November 7, 2006. The trilogy consists of three books - **//Moonstruck//**, **//The Arm's-length War//**, and **//The Blade and the Cross//**.

The main plot revolves around Earth's moon ([[offtopic:The Moon#Luna]]) being displaced in time (Isoted) from the 24th Century to the early 21st Century (from 2350 to 2006, to be exact).

The story was essentially a testbed by Thande to try out his sci-fi universe in an AH.com context, with the ISOT thrown in to provide an AH link (Thande being unaware at the time that lots of AH.commers write straight sci-fi as well). As things transpired, it then got completely out of control and eventually reached 400,000 words.

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==== Links ====

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=27828|
Volume 1: Moonstruck]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=30266|Volume 2: The Arm's-Length War]]** 

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=35962|Volume 3: The Blade and the Cross]]**

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==== AH.commers with cameos ====

  * [[offtopic:Doctor What]]
  * [[offtopic:Landshark]] (as Peter Chambers)
  * [[offtopic:MrP]] (as William Courtenay)
  * [[offtopic:Floid]]
  * [[offtopic:Hendryk]] (as David Vandamme)
  * [[offtopic:Kit]]
  * [[offtopic:Fellatio Nelson]]
  * [[offtopic:Evilmittens]]
  * [[offtopic:luakel]] (as Luke Stillsby)
  * [[offtopic:Chris]]

However, most of the major characters are original. Although the book has a large cast, probably the two most prominent characters are Aldrin Garrows, the First Consul of Luna, and Ehred Wrais, a Vároto leader.  

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==== Spinoff and prequel ====

Thande later created the spinoff series //**[[stories:The Vendetta]]**//, a story set in the same universe, but from an alien's perspective.

In 2018, Thande started posting a prequel series, //**[[stories:The Surly Bonds of Earth]]**//.

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==== Discussions on the Moonstruck and Thalvetia series ====

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=30037|Moonstruck feedback thread & planning for the sequel]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=49898|Moonstruck Trilogy - Reader Feedback]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=154812|The Great Thalvetian Starship Redesign Project (Moonstruck/Vendetta)]]**

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==== See Also ====

**[[offtopic:Complete Works of Thande]]** - A compendium of Thande's works on the site, to date. 

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==== Navigation ====

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