Subtitle: An Extremely Silly Tale of Alien Abduction, Starship Teapot #1
Recommended to me by: free download offer on mastodon (now expired)
The dedication at the front of the book says, “For everyone whose mind is reeling from, well, everything and who can’t cope with another serious novel about serous people dealing with serious problems. Not right now.”
And the content notes are “Anaphylactic shock, minor injury to a dog. Also, please note that trans women are women. Trans men are men. Non-binary people are who they tell you they are. This book is not for TERFs.”
With that reassuring beginning, the book starts out with Lem and their dog, Spock, settling in to a camping vacation, and proceeds immediately to the silly alien abduction. A group of alien abductees soon coalesces and works on getting back home. There are universal translators, but each person has to come up with their own names for individuals and species they meet, since sound production varies so wildly between aliens.
Silly, warm, with just enough danger to keep the plot moving forward. This book delivers on what it offers up front. Recommended if that’s what you need right now.
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