When Daniel Kalder descended into the sewers of Moscow in pursuit of the mythical lost city of tramps, he didn t realize that he was embarking on a bizarre, year-long odyssey that would lead him thousands of miles across Russia to the Arctic Circle via the heart of Asia.

After exploring the depths of Moscow s Underground Planet, Kalder journeyed to the Ukraine to chase down demons and exorcists in the dubious afterglow of the Orange Revolution, before meeting a man called Vissarion Christ a one-time traffic cop, he is now messiah to thousands of followers in Siberia.

Salvation and damnation collide as Daniel Kalder expertly guides us through this unique account of a modern day quest that reveals the astonishing lengths people will go to when they view the world through a strange telescope.

Praise for Strange Telescopes
Without surrendering observational acuity about the oddities of the four realms he visits, and including bemused commentary about Russian travel per se, Kalder's venture into the eccentric extends the boundaries or ordinary travelogue, surely much to the readers' satisfaction."-Booklist

Praise for Kalder's Lost Cosmonaut
A rough guide to the parts that Michael Palin s well-upholstered odysseys don t reach. . . . A new voice from the black holes of the world. The Times (London)

"Writing that is vibrant and dynamic and which rolls along taking the reader with it. His observations, witty and biting, are spot-on."-Irish Times

About the author
Daniel Kalder was born in Scotland in 1974. He lived in the former Soviet Union for ten years, applying himself to various trades, although he never sold arms or human organs. The author of the acclaimed Lost Cosmonaut, he now lives in Austin, Texas.