I read the first book and it contains just about every popular left wing trope and stereotype one would expect.

Wow, that sounds like a real cracker. I bet it's popular on college campuses.

What's the benefit of colonizing the moon?

“This probe and its connecting equipment are covered in thick rubber, and the rubber was being mysteriously damaged. Johnson discovered that the deep gouges in the rubber were due to cookie-cutter sharks, which apparently saw nuclear submarines and figured that they would make a very good meal.”

Let me guess...Oscar wins?