Reading the comments on the moon landing conspiracy theories, and particularly
hotcla
' link to frames from a BBC childrens show from the Dark Ages called The CLangers (
thatmakesmema
knew them well it seems) reminded me by a strange chain of association of Herman Wouk, who once wrote a Hollow Moon [see, doubtless, the CLute et al. Encyclopedia of Science Fiction] sf/fantasy story called
The Lomokome Papers. WIkipedia tells me this was written in 1947, but I very distinctly remember it being serialized in -- I am quite sure -- Collier's magazine sometime in the middle 50s, where its rather cutesy and insincere (though solemn) tone annoyed me greatly. It was a first brush with Allegorical SF and I knew I didn't want any more. Anybody here ever encounter it?
Published on August 30, 2012 14:44