When the Moon Hits Your Eye
- 336
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“When the Moon Hits Your Eye” runs on a single absurd premise, the moon turning to cheese, and plays it for laughs. Scalzi counts it as the last of three unconnected novels he treats as a loose set, so no earlier reading is needed. At 336 pages, it is science fiction that sets out to be funny first.
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About the book
When the Moon Hits Your Eye is a science fiction novel written by American author John Scalzi. It was published in hardcover and ebook by Tor Books, large print hardcover by Thorndike Press, and audiobook by Audible Studios, on March 25, 2025. It was reissued in trade paperback by Tor Books on February 10, 2026. The first UK editions were issued by Tor UK, in hardcover and ebook on March 27, 2025, and in trade paperback on February 25, 2026.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.3 across 238 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 62% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 238 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is When the Moon Hits Your Eye?
It has 336 pages — shorter than 74% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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