172 Hours is page-turning sci-fi that will stay with readers long after the shocking and heartbreaking conclusion.’ ‘Creepy and bleak, Harstad's story is both psychologically and atmospherically disturbing.’ ‘Harstad combines the perfectly paced creepiness of classic Twilight Zone episodes with Battlestar Galactica's chilling portrayal of the vast, unknowable emptiness of space.’ ‘This irresistible premise is often intoxicating and occasionally downright terrifying. likely to be read far beyond the borders of Norway.’ ‘… will make the hair on your whole body rise … If this book had been a film, it would have gotten an R-rating-it’s that scary.’ ‘Harstad comes out an avid lot maker, that make even the grown ups feel the chill. The chills won’t go away … a powerful reading experience.’ 'Well-written moony suspense … impossible to sleep before knowing how it ends. In 2014 it was named Best Norwegian Book for Young Readers through All Times by a jury of critics and ubok.no.ĭarlah has been published in 16 countries. It was also nominated to the Norwegian Uprize 2009, the French Salon du Livre Prize for best YA novel in 2013, the French Prix Utopiales for best science fiction novel for young People in 2013, and for the American YALSA's Teens' Top Ten Award 2013. It earned him the prestigious Brage Prize 2008 in Norway. This is Johan Harstad's first novel for young adults. And a story of secret connections hidden in places like New York, Normandie, Tokyo or the moon. But the countdown has already begun…ĭarlah - 172 hours on the moon (Darlah - 172 timer på månen) is the story of three young people searching for something else, something new. A new expedition would be the end of everything. The only thing that he is certain of is that no one can be permitted to return to the moon. And in a Miami nursing home there sits an old, senile janitor who once worked for the American military. At the same time, NASA announces that they will be traveling in a copy of the old rocket used in 1969. Just before the scheduled launch, all three experience strange and unexplainable events.
Their names are Midori, Antoine and Mia, and they may have only one thing in common: they aren’t particularly interested in space travel. The three whose numbers are chosen come from very different places: Paris, Tokyo and Norway. It is as though the world spins out of control that spring, and once again the moon is on everyone’s lips. Three lucky teenagers can win a weeklong trip to moon-base DARLAH 2. In order to grab some attention and a fair share of funding, they launch a historic lottery. It has been more than forty years since NASA sent the first men to the moon.
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