knowledge of the other's work. When Gaiman read Bones of the Moon, he considered scrapping the storyline, but Carroll told him to go ahead. This is why there is a copy of Bones of the Moon visible in the lead character's bookcase in the comics. Reception In their January 1987 issue, Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Carroll's greatest successes here are with lovable characters, not with his plot—and then only with the characters from real life, not those from psychedelic Rondua—which lacks a sufficiently felt imagination, some kind of tactile sting, so that it's hard to care about human problems amid its burgeoning symbols." Dave Langford reviewed Bones of the Moon for White Dwarf #94, writing, "As in Carroll's fine novel The Land of Laughs, the apparent whimsies are heavily booby-trapped and the sudden conclusion leaves you shaken. Highly recommended." Reviews Review by Mark Valentine (1987) in Vector 140 Review by Faren Miller (1987) in Locus, #322 November 1987 Review by Darrell Schweitzer (1988) in Aboriginal Science Fiction, March-April 1988 Review by Don D'Ammassa (1988) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #102 March 1988 Review by Kathryn Cramer (1988) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, November 1988 Review by Andy Robertson (1988) in Interzone, #23 Spring 1988 Review by John Clute (1989) in Interzone, #32 November-December 1989 Review by Gregory Feeley (1989) in Foundation, #44 Winter 1988/89 Review by Janeen Webb (1991) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, June 1991 Review by Bruce Gillespie (1992) in SF Commentary, #71/72 Review by Don D'Ammassa (2002) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #223 April 2002 Review by Chris Hill (2002) in Vector 225 References 1987 American novels 1987 fantasy novels American fantasy novels American horror novels Contemporary fantasy novels Novels about abortion Novels by Jonathan Carroll Arbor House books