The Moonday Letters review: Genre-busting sci-fi extols hope as a duty

In Emmi Itäranta’s The Moonday Letters, humans have adapted to live off-world. But central to this genre-crashing thrill ride is a reminder that hope is essential

By Sally Adee

The settlements established on the Jovian moon – domes built in the ocean deep beneath its frozen surface – are shielded from the harsh radiation of space by a thick crust of ice. A crack anywhere would be devastating and the ice is sensitive to sound, …