Moonchild A novel by the Great Beast himself, the "wickedest man in the world" - Aleister Crowley. It tells the story of a magical operation to secure the influence of the moon on the birth of a child who is to become a great redeemer and spiritual being. The white magicians trying to bring this about find themselves in conflict with black magicians. Crowley"s prose is witty and wickedly satirical. And in "Moonchild" we get to know the supernatural detective Simon Iff, which Crowley later returned to in several short stories.