The Great Gatsby meets Titanic on the moon in our first sci-fi title from debut author Katherine Lind.

In the year 2104, as Earth suffers in heat and misery "downstairs," America’s first lunar luxury hotel marks its seventh year of operation. This story follows a blue-collar factory man who returns a lost wallet and gets the opportunity of a lifetime: a two-week work trip "upstairs." But upon arriving, everyone assumes he is Fred Dante, the wealthy fusion expert originally slated to go. Enchanted by the hotel’s opulence, trillionaire guests, and surreal one-sixth gravity, “Fred” chooses to play along.

 Yet as the hotel darkens through the lunar cycle, “Fred” realizes his presence upstairs isn’t luck or coincidence—someone is carefully pulling the strings and observing his every move. Readers are forced to watch “Fred” deteriorate as he begins to lose track of his identity amid corrosive luxury. And when the fate of the hotel is placed on his shoulders, he is forced to contend with the choice of whether or not to save it, himself, or the people he cares about. 

Blending Gatsby's decadence with Montag's desperate search for meaning, THE FIRST HOTEL ON THE MOON brims with Lost Generation-like glitter in one-sixth gravity, and will be for fans of Emily St. John Mandel's Sea of Tranquility and those fascinated by imposter syndrome, wealth gaps, and near-future resource extraction.