Category
page 1Short stories set on the Moon

Roverandom
Roverandom is a novella by J. R. R. Tolkien, originally told in 1925, about the adventures of a young dog, Rover. In the story, an irritable wizard turns Rover into a toy, and Rover goes to the Moon and under the sea in order to find the wizard again to turn him back into a normal-sized dog. The author wrote Roverandom for his son Michael to amuse him upon the loss of his favourite toy, a little leaden dog which he lost on a beach of grey shingle stones the same size and colour as the toy. The work is in tone a children's story, but contains many allusions and references in the manner of Farme

The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall
science fiction short story by Edgar Allan Poe

The Sentinel
short story written by Arthur C. Clarke

A Boy's Best Friend
short story by Isaac Asimov

The Man Who Sold the Moon
1950 science fiction novella by Robert A. Heinlein
The Galoshes of Fortune
short story by Hans Christian Andersen

The Long Watch
short story by Robert Heinlein

Dog Star
short story by Arthur C. Clarke
If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth
short story by Arthur C. Clarke
The Singing Bell
story by Isaac Asimov
The Black Pits of Luna
short story by Robert A. Heinlein