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Forging an unlikely friendship with the three-eyed, six-limbed, alien corpse Jed, Ross Ed Hager journeys with his new companion throughout the world, catching the attention of the government and landing on the Universe's Most Wanted list.

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Paperback: 298 pages
Publisher: Ace (January 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0441003990
ISBN-13: 978-0441003990
Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.9 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #967,809 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Alien encounters, Texas style., May 17, 2000

By	Anthony Hinde (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've read a lot of Alan Dean Foster's work and much of it is funny. Some is more serious, like "The Damned" books but I like his humor the best. And of his lighter writing, my hands down favorite is Jed the Dead.

It's quirky, full of pathos and has a straight man to beat them all. Even the basic idea is funny; a good ol' boy called Ross, taking a driving holiday, stumbles on the body of a dead alien. Rather than bringing in Mulder and Skully, Ross decides the alien corpse might like to see the west coast as much he does. Thus starts the mother of all driving holidays, buddy stories and fugitive chases.

You see, Ross is a laid back kind of guy and thinks nothing of having a bit of fun with an alien body. And of course, nobody would suspect the truth, not with the alien blatently riding shotgun in Ross's convertable. But the happy times can't last forever, and when Ross starts showing smarts he wasn't born with, we start to suspect Jed may not be quite as dead as we thought.

The fed's are hot on the trail, a bunch of loony UFO freaks jump on the bandwaggon, hollywood takes an interest and in his spare time Ross find a shapely friend to share his ride. All of this is well within the capabilities of your average boot wearing Texan but when extraterestrial police start making a fuss, things leave the relms of even Ross's ability. This book is laugh out loud funny so don't read it in public places but do read it. You'll thank me.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Greatly underrated, April 21, 2000

By	David E. Hogan (Oklahoma City) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book was GREAT! It demonstrates Foster's talent for capturing the color and depth of a character. I thought it was funny and chock full of colorful images. Who else can make a great story out of a DEAD alien..except Foster... Long Live Jed the Dead.

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5.0 out of 5 stars extremely creative - as good as spell singer series, August 19, 1998

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was light-hearted fun and showed a lot of creativity.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Damn Fine
Great Reading very enjoyable, "DARK STAR" meets "ET".

Published on December 22, 2001 by Rajiv Vyas

4.0 out of 5 stars An Imaginative & Enjoyable Texas Alien Encounter
I found this book to be quite entertaining. It is a refreshing change of pace from Foster's other works, and shows his ability to spin a good tale mixing different genres. Read more

Published on November 20, 2000 by Michael Delaware

4.0 out of 5 stars damn good read.
make sure you don't have anything to do the next day

Published on October 6, 1999 by Lee Queen

4.0 out of 5 stars imaginative, salmon rusdie diatribe
This was a great book to read. Kept your interest all the way through and then at the end it turns out to be a diatribe about Salmon Rusdie. Read more

Published on April 11, 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing look at a close encounter.
I was disappointed in this book, which is rare for Alan Dean Foster book. The story line didn't flow but was rather choppy. Read more

Published on November 10, 1998 by christineburger@hotmail.com

2.0 out of 5 stars Better as a series of short stories.
This book seems to be a hurriedly thrown together series of short stories disguised as chapters. There are some solid ideas here that would be better if explored individually... Read more

Published on September 14, 1998 by G. H. Goodwin

4.0 out of 5 stars Jed the Dead Rocks!
This book, I will admit, was a little slow in a few places, but only reading the first 20 pages of anything doesn't give you enough info to rate it in any way. Read more

Published on June 26, 1998 by Paul D. Cobbs

1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful !
I like this author usually - Spell Singer, The Damned, and so on - but I really didn't like this book. It was so, so dull. Read more

Published on August 20, 1997 by Steve_Maller@maid.com

5.0 out of 5 stars a light hearted look at first contact.
this story shows you what could happen when a good ole boy from Texas meets up with an alien corpse. Read more

Published on April 25, 1997

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