{"product_id":"mooncop-9781770469235","title":"Mooncop [Gauld, Tom]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eTom Gauld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"At once hilarious and achingly melancholy, [\u003ci\u003eMooncop\u003c\/i\u003e] reads like a requiem for the future we were promised decades ago that never arrived. A quietly essential read for anyone who grew up reading sci-fi.\"--\u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Living on the moon . . . Whatever were we thinking? . . . It seems so silly now.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe lunar colony is slowly winding down, like a small town circumvented by a new super highway. As our hero, the Mooncop, makes his daily rounds, his beat grows ever smaller, the population dwindles. A young girl runs away, a dog breaks off his leash, an automaton wanders off from the Museum of the Moon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMooncop\u003c\/i\u003e is equal parts funny and melancholy. capturing essential truths about humanity and making this a story of the past, present, and future, all in one. Like his \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist \u003c\/i\u003estrips, as well as his previous graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eGoliath\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMooncop\u003c\/i\u003e is told with Tom Gauld's distinctive, matter-of-fact storytelling and dry humor \u003cb\u003e-- \u003c\/b\u003ean approach that has earned him fans around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.05oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770469235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Gauld\u003c\/b\u003e is a cartoonist and illustrator. He has weekly comic strips in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e and his comics have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, and on the cover of the \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his graphic novels \u003ci\u003eBaking with Kafka\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoliath\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMooncop\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYou're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack\u003c\/i\u003e, he has designed a number of book covers. Gauld lives and works in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45533346889904,"sku":"9781770469235b","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/mooncop-9781770469235","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}