The Lunatics of Terra

The Lunatics of Terra is a novel by John Sladek published in 1984.

Plot summary

The Lunatics of Terra is a novel in which a mass murder becomes more interesting than a visiting alien, and becoming a cyborg is a status symbol.[1]

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."[1]

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
gollark: Okay, finally. I have no idea if this actually means much, but someone brought it up when discussing simulations or something ages ago. https://osmarks.net/stuff/0506019.pdf
gollark: Side-channel attacks against the simulated reality WHEN?
gollark: Ugh, I'll just scp it, hold on.
gollark: ... *why* is it repeatedly selecting a meme from my library.
gollark: This file picker is awful.

References
  1. Langford, Dave (September 1984). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. Games Workshop (Issue 57): 14.
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