The Guam Daily Post reviews Mooncop

'Mooncop,' by Tom Gauld

For anyone feeling too isolated, it could be worse: Pity poor Mooncop, a melancholy officer on a space colony who has too much time – and too little crime – on his hands. This is a masterfully understated tale of a life lived on a low hum of the humdrum, with only occasional socialization at the Lunar Donuts shop to perk up his day. Is a therapy robot really going to help a Rocket Man stranded on a desolate surface, floating in his own ironic detachment?