When the Moon Hits Your Eye
$19.99
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
16 June 2026
Summary
One day, suddenly and without explanation, the moon turns into a ball of cheese. For some, it’s an opportunity. For others, it’s time to question their life choices. How can the world stay the same in the face of such absurdity and uncertainty?
Astronauts and billionaires, comedians and bank executives, professors and presidents, teenagers and patients at the end of their lives - over the length of a lunar cycle, each gets their moment in the moonlight. To panic, to plan, to wonder an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509835287 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1509835288 |
| Author: | John Scalzi |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Tor |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 16 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 228g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 134mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
Very funny and occasionally moving, this is a welcome bit of comic relief – The Guardian
Following in the footsteps of sci-fi greats like Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams … John Scalzi is truly a must-read no matter the subject – Polygon on John Scalzi
A ridiculous concept imbued with gravity, charm, humor, plausible cynicism, and pathos—and perhaps the merest touch of spite – Kirkus, starred review
Does what science fiction does best: offers a mirror up to society and explores how humanity might respond to sudden and seemingly impossible things – Booklist, starred review
Chock-full of Scalzi’s trademark humor – Library Journal
A light-hearted story with a likeable fish-out-of-water protagonist and a lot of very smart cats … Who could resist? – Rebecca Roanhorse, author of Black Sun on Starter Villain
Establishes Scalzi as SF’s leading humourist – SFX on Starter Villain
Prepare to be delighted and surprised – The Daily Mail on Starter Villain
Fun, short and tightly plotted – New Scientist on Starter Villain
When the Moon Hits Your Eye is perhaps one of John Scalzi’s most bizarre books to date but it is just riotously fun. This is an apocalypse like no other – The Fantasy Hive
About The Author
John Scalzi
John Scalzi is one of the most popular and acclaimed SF authors of his generation. His debut novel, Old Man’s War, earned him the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
His New York Times bestsellers include:
- The Last Colony
- Fuzzy Nation
- Lock In
- Redshirts, which won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel
- The Last Emperox
- The Kaiju Preservation Society
Material from his widely read blog Whatever has also earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.
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