The Last Disaster

1978 novel by Hugh Walters

The Last Disaster

Cover art of the first edition

Author| Hugh Walters
Language| English
Series| Chris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A
Genre| Science fiction novel
Publisher| Faber

Publication date

| 1978
Publication place| United Kingdom
Pages| 136
ISBN| 057111153X
OCLC| 872705960
Preceded by| The Caves of Drach
Followed by| The Blue Aura

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

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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

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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]

## References

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1. ^ "The Last Disaster". unexa.org. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

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## External links

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* The Last Disaster page

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Hugh Walters's U.N.E.X.A series

U.N.E.X.A. series|

* Blast Off at Woomera (1957)
* The Domes of Pico (1958)
* Operation Columbus (1959)
* Moon Base One (1960)
* Expedition Venus (1962)
* Destination Mars (1963)
* Terror by Satellite (1964)
* Journey to Jupiter (1965)
* Mission to Mercury (1965)
* Spaceship to Saturn (1967)
* The Mohole Mystery (1968)
* Nearly Neptune (1969)
* First Contact? (1971)
* Passage to Pluto (1973)
* Tony Hale, Space Detective (1973)
* Murder on Mars (1975)
* The Caves of Drach (1978)
* The Last Disaster (1978)
* The Blue Aura (1979)
* The Dark Triangle (1979)
* The Glass Men (unpublished)

Boy Astronaut|

* Boy Astronaut (1977)
* First Family on the Moon (1979)
* School on the Moon (1981)

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