''Sex Secrets of Ancient Atlantis'' is a novel by
John Grant published in 1986.
Plot summary
''Sex Secrets of Ancient Atlantis'' is a narrative featuring sexual revelations about ancient Atlantis.
Reception
Dave Langford
David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science-fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'' and holds the all-time record for most Hug ...
reviewed ''Sex Secrets of Ancient Atlantis'' for ''
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'' #75 and wrote, "The illustrations are sadly all quite printable; the text pokes fun at UFOlogy, the Atlantis myth, magic pendulums, ''The Tao of Sex'', and worse."
wrote in her book ''Looking for the Aliens'' that "''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."
''The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004'' describes the novel as a "Humorous 'epistolary fringe-SF novel,' a mock academic discussion of archaeological discoveries about Atlantis."
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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
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'' noted that "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."
References
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1986 British novels