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