The Last Disaster

First edition

The Last Disaster is a juvenile science fiction novel, the eighteenth in Hugh Walters' Chris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A. series. It was published in the UK by Faber in 1978

Plot summary[]

The Moon's orbit suddenly starts to decay for reasons unknown; discovered when a solar eclipse arrives a few minutes early. The only hope of averting imminent disaster is an experimental anti-gravity device devised by an eccentric, elderly Welsh professor, who disillusioned with mankind, refuses to help...

Reception[]

Norman Culpan in the School Librarian stated ' Simplifications... are acceptable for ten- to twelve-year-olds, since the overall picture is valid given the premises from which the story begins' while Brian Stableford was more critical saying 'Anyone but a moron will notice immediately that this is a non-starter.' and 'Hugh Walters ..... obviously knows no better, but it is hard to explain why the editor who accepted this book is .... a manifest cretin. Perhaps they just don't care.'^[1]

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External links[]

• The Last Disaster page

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