The Moon is Green by Fritz Leiber
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"The Moon is Green" by Fritz Leiber is a science fiction short story first published in 1952. In a post-nuclear world, Effie lives trapped in a lead-shielded house with her controlling husband Hank, isolated from the radioactive wasteland outside. When a mysterious stranger appears at her window claiming survival is possible beyond their sealed home, Effie must confront the truth about her pregnancy, her marriage, and whether the poisoned world outside offers
freedom or death. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Leiber, Fritz, 1910-1992 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Stone, David |
| Title | The Moon is Green |
| Series Title | Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction April 1952. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_is_Green |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Apocalyptic fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 29662 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-29662-3 |
| Release Date | Aug 10, 2009 |
| Last Update | Jan 10, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 520 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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