"This thriller is at times so fast-paced it leaves you breathless, yet the scene-setting is so superb that you’ll want to slow down to reread various pages, and immerse yourself once again in their sensory impact. A thoughtful, educational read, Rabbit in the Moon proves that the battles between morality and politics, between science and fantasy, between student and battle-scarred veteran, are as topical today as they were at the time of Mao’s Long March.”