When the Moon Hits Your Eye

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John Scalzi

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St Martins/Tor
12 May 2026

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Science fiction; Science Fiction

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 and to hope, to laugh and to grieve. All in a story that goes to all the places you'd expect, and to many others you could never anticipate. For the people of the earth, this could be the end - or the beginning of a whole new world.

From the Hugo and Locus Award-winning author John Scalzi, When the Moon Hits Your Eye is an entirely serious take on an entirely unserious subject.
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Praise for When the Moon Hits Your Eye:

'Very funny and occasionally moving, this is a welcome bit of comic relief' - The Guardian

'Funny, emotional, thought-provoking and scary' - SFX Magazine

'Riotously fun. This is an apocalypse like no other . . . an absolutely bonkers joy' - Fantasy Hive

'Scalzi's ability to balance scathing satire with heartfelt optimism shines' - Publishers Weekly

By: John Scalzi
Imprint: St Martins/Tor
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 199mm, Width: 134mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 228g
ISBN: 9781509835287
ISBN 10: 1509835288
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 12 May 2026
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

John Scalzi is one of the most popular and acclaimed SF authors of his generation. His debut, Old Man's War, won him science fiction's John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers include The Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation, Lock In, Redshirts, which won 2013's Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Last Emperox and 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.

Reviews for When the Moon Hits Your Eye

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