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A sequel to "Double Planet". The moon has been colonized for more than 1000 years, but now the comets have stopped coming and the atmosphere is slipping away. Only one young girl holds the secret that can return the comets - but first she needs help, and Earth is the only place to find it. John Gribbin has a Ph. D. in astrophysics from Cambridge, and is now Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex and consultant to New Scientist. His books have been translated into many languages, and have won awards in both Britain and the United States. He also writes science fiction. Marcus Chown is an award-winning writer, journalist and broadcaster. He graduated from the University of London in 1980, gaining a first class degree in physics, and later gained a Master of Science in astrophysics from the California Institute of Technology. His books on astronomy and physics are aimed primarily at the popular market, and include Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You and The Universe Next Door. He is currently cosmology consultant for New Scientist magazine.