Wilbur Swain and his twin sister, Eliza, are so immensely hideous, helpless and vile in their infancy that their wealthy parents are forced to send them to live on a nearby asteroid. But behind their facade of idiocy, the monstrous pair possess a joint intelligence that could outstrip the most advanced computers...The non-stop invention, the jokes and clowning are in the familiar Vonnegut tradition. -Daily TelegraphWittily and engagingly written. -The GuardianVonnegut at his funniest. -Sunday Telegraph