Across a century of war, social revolution and scientific innovation, two men chased their space dreams. Blending non-fiction and poetry, Siobhan Logan explores the extraordinary feats of rocketeers Wernher von Braun and Sergei Korolev.

From spaceflight clubs to gulags and concentration camps, Desert Moonfire does not flinch from the darker side of the moon race. In a narrative both chilling and exhilarating, Desert Moonfire captures the era when humans became a spacefaring species.