What If the Moon Didn't Exist

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What if the Moon Didn't Exist is a collection of speculative articles about different versions of Earth, published in book form in 1993. They were originally published in Astronomy magazine.

Contents

Contents

The individual scenarios are: [1]

Reception

Reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus said that the first several stories were interesting, but noted that the conceit grew repetitive. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Comins, Neil F. (1993). What if the moon didn't exist? : voyages to earths that might have been (1st ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins. ISBN   0-06-016864-1. OCLC   28150724.
  2. "Nonfiction Book Review: What If the Moon Didn't Exist: Voyages to Earths That Might Have Been by Neil F. Comins, Author HarperCollins Publishers $20 (315p) ISBN 978-0-06-016864-3". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  3. WHAT IF THE MOON DIDN'T EXIST? | Kirkus Reviews.