Patrick Gibson's Reviews > The Brick Moon

This is an odd 19th Century novella about a small group of visionaries who accidentally launch the first 'space station' -- long before 20th Century heat and radiation innovations made it possible (hence: bricks). It is written as a factual account of what happened and kinda fun (purists will start screaming, probably. Consider this a quick little bedtime read or something you might recommend to a ten year old (with explanation).