The Joy of Erudition’s Reviews > The Moon Pool > Status Update

As was the irritating fashion at the time, this book begins with a completely unnecessary and uninteresting prologue that insists, "This is a true story that really, actually happened! Look at all the tedious bureaucratic and legal details we mention to prove it!" And it claims that A. Merritt was selected by scientists to tell this true story in a form suitable for non-scientists.