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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&#8217;d expect, and to many others you could never anticipate. For the people of the earth, this could be the end &#8211; or the beginning of a whole new world.<\/p>\n<p><b>From the Hugo and Locus Award-winning author John Scalzi, <i>When the Moon Hits Your Eye <\/i>is an entirely serious take on an entirely unserious subject.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><b>Praise for <i>When the Moon Hits Your Eye<\/i>:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;Very funny and occasionally moving, this is a welcome bit of comic relief&#8217; &#8211; <i>The Guardian<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Funny, emotional, thought-provoking and scary&#8217; &#8211; <i>SFX Magazine<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;Riotously fun. 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