Living With Aliens [Paperback]

John DeChancie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1995

Thirteen-year-old Drew could not be happier with his alien friends, Zorg and Flez, who help raise his IQ, find him a girl-friend, and travel to Mars, until the ornery Blog comes to arrest them for treason.

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When a pair of fugitive extraterrestrials take up residence with the Hayes family, life for 12-year-old Drew becomes filled with excitement, glamour, and travel to exotic places like Minneapolis and Mars. The author of the "Castle" series and the "Skyway Trilogy" demonstrates his customary flair for the genuinely comic storytelling. DeChancie's takes on talk show hosts, UFO investigators, New Agers, and other icons of popular culture are cuttingly accurate. Eminently suitable for both YA and general sf/fantasy collections.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Ace; First Edition edition (April 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441002048
• ISBN-13: 978-0441002047
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,424,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John DeChancie is a well-known author of science fiction and fantasy. He is most famous for his Skyway Trilogy (STARRIGGER, RED LIMIT FREEWAY, PARADOX ALLEY) and his seriocomic fantasy adventure series beginning with CASTLE PERILOUS and running to eight volumes. His short stories have appeared in many different magazines and paperback original anthologies. Living in Los Angeles, he is at work writing more fiction in addition to screenplays and teleplays. He has a background in music, TV and film production, and was the 2005 recipient of the Forrest J. Ackerman Award for significant contributions to Science Fiction.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Aliens Upstairs -- A Suburban Fantasy, May 3, 2004

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Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living With Aliens (Paperback)

LIVING WITH ALIENS is a surprising little book by John DeChancie.

At first look it is easy to think that this book is a juvenile that wasn't labeled as such. True, it does star a twelve year old but that is the only real reason to think of it as a juvenile. After all ROMEO AND JULIET could be thought of as a juvenile for similar reasons. The book is a narrative by said twelve year old. It starts off a bit crude, just like a boy would write and quickly improves as he better learns his word processor and gets tips from his English teacher.

The plot centers around his family and two aliens who come to live with them. While the overall tone remains light this was not intended as a kids book. Kinds can certainly enjoy it, but the subtlety might be lost on them. The story ties in humorous and insightful dealings with the supermarket press, UFO watchers, UFO researchers, science fiction writers, galactic empires, family values and talk shows. It is almost a book about modern society, but remains a tale of suburban science fiction that takes a pointed look at the world we live in.