Talk:Sex Secrets of Ancient Atlantis

Sources

@Cunard, do you see any additional reviews or other sources for this novel? BOZ (talk) 12:59, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi BOZ (talk · contribs). Here are some sources I found about the subject:

1. "Grant, John". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. 2023-07-31. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.

   The article notes: "The solo A Directory of Discarded Ideas (1981), largely on Pseudoscience, led directly to his book-length "nonfiction" Sex Secrets of Ancient Atlantis (1985; rev 2004), a broad Parody of pseudoscience in general and Atlantis studies in particular."

2. "The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004. Books, Listed by Author". Locus. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.

   The entry notes: "Sex Secrets of Ancient Atlantis (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-930997-89-2, Nov 2004, $15.95, 166pp, tp) Humorous “epistolary fringe-SF novel,” a mock academic discussion of archaeological discoveries about Atlantis. This is “Revised & Expanded” from the Panther 1984 edition; it appears to be the first US edition. Grant is a pen name for Paul Barnett. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.cosmos-books.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301."

3. Langford, Dave (March 1986). "Publishers' Lore". White Dwarf. No. 7. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-01-07 – via Internet Archive.

   The review notes: "With a title like Sex Secrets of Ancient Atlantis (Illustrated) you can hardly go wrong (Granada 220pp £1.95). Famous pseudonym John Grant has crafted another of his poignantly awful shaggy-dog narratives. The illustrations are sadly all quite printable; the text pokes fun at UFOlogy, the Atlantis myth, magic pendulums, The Tao of Sex, and worse. The sexual revelations are fully as criticized for the vile orthodoxy of his views, and Grant complains 'I have had no reply at all to a letter which I wrote to Margaret Thatcher (who may well her- self to be an Atlantean agent sent to destroy our country's economy).' Need I go on?"

4. Randles, Jenny; Hough, Peter (1999). Looking for the Aliens. London: Blandford. Orion Publishing Group. p. 30. ISBN 0-7137-2800-0. Retrieved 2024-01-07 – via Internet Archive.

   The book notes: "His novels have ranged from the alien disaster genre, Earthdoom (which he hopes to turn into a radio series), to two works that must qualify in anybody's list as the most imaginatively titled books in history: The Truth About the Flaming Ghoulies (the story of a super-powered rock group) and Sex Secrets of Ancient Atlantis, which masquerades as a pseudo-Erich von Dänekin report on certain mystical 'discoveries' that, in this instance, ought not to alter anyone's concept of the universe for longer than it takes to read the book itself."

Cunard (talk) 02:00, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Wonderful, thanks! I will take a look and see what I can do with these. :) BOZ (talk) 03:34, 7 January 2024 (UTC)