The Lunatics of Terra

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

External links

• The Lunatics of Terra title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database