A Question of Navigation

by Kevin Hearne

Overview

From New York Times bestselling author Kevin Hearne comes an alien abduction romp that Publishers Weekly called "both fun and thought-provoking."

 

The only favor the aliens do for Clint Beecham when they abduct him is give him a shirt that says DO NOT EAT on it in their language. He's told that as a physicist, he is to be reserved, along with five other scientists, for a mysterious purpose.

            But fifty thousand other humans on board the interstellar scout ship are scheduled to be butchered and frozen, a food supply for the long journey to the alien homeworld. Clint and the other Reserves can't stand by and let that happen.

            If they don't find a way to stop the ravenous aliens from reporting that they've found a planet full of delicious creatures to eat, the fifty thousand humans on board will only be the first of billions: the entire earth will become an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940179936411
Publisher:	Horned Lark Press
Publication date:	03/13/2024
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	109,527
File size:	3 MB

Editorial Reviews

10/05/2020

Hearne (the Iron Druid Chronicles series) pits a group of scientists against their alien abductors in a riotous quest to save humankind from becoming lunch. Physicist Clint Beecham is abducted from Rocky Mountain National Park by aliens, and they give him a shirt declaring he is not to be eaten and promise not to probe him. Light horror elements punctuate the darkly humorous narrative as Clint discovers there are 50,000 more humans aboard the Mishawan scout ship, all destined for processing in the on-board abattoir to provide food for the aliens’ long journey homeward. Worse still, the Mishawans plan on colonizing Earth and treating humanity as their livestock. Clint and the small group of Reserves—humans with scientific degrees that the aliens are keeping alive for a special, unknown purpose—are atypical candidates to save the world, armed with only their smarts against their abductors’ superior physical prowess. The high stakes action leads to a satisfying if mild conclusion. Hearne offsets the dire threat to humanity with dark humor and pointed social commentary as cooperation and self-sacrifice win the day. Hearne’s gripping, resonant alien abduction romp is both fun and thought-provoking. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly