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The Lunatics of Terra

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Wikipedia article




'The Lunatics of Terra' is a collection of science fiction short stories by John Sladek, published in 1984.

Contents



* "The Last of the Whaleburgers"

* "Great Mysteries Explained"

* "Red Noise"

* "Guesting"

* "Absent Friends"

* "After Flaubert"

* "The Brass Monkey"

* "White Hat"

* "The Island of Dr Circe"

* "Answers"

* "Breakfast with the Murgatroyds"

* "The Next Dwarf"

* "An Explanation for the Disappearance of the Moon"

* "How To Make Major Scientific Discoveries at Home in Your Spare Time"

* "The Kindly Ones"

* "Fables"

* "Ursa Minor"

* "Calling All Gumdrops!"

Reception



Dave Langford reviewed 'The Lunatics of Terra' for 'White Dwarf' #57, and stated that "He's especially good on pseudoscience, getting right inside that viewpoint in the tragicomic 'An Explanation for the Disappearance of the Moon'. Topnotch stuff."

Reviews



*Review by Chris Morgan (1984) in Fantasy Review, September 1984

*Review by Edward James (1984) in Vector 122

*Review by Andrew M. Butler (2006) in Vector 247


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