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Mr. Spaceman

By: Robert Olen Butler
Narrated by: Arte Johnson, Gabrielle de Cuir
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 With Mr. Spaceman, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Olen Butler has created a magical and humorous contemporary fable that captures the state of humanity at the cusp of a new millennium - as seen through the uniquely sensitive perspective of an empathetic extraterrestrial. The night before the turn of the millennium, a tour bus bound for a Louisiana casino is suddenly beamed inside a spaceship hovering high above Earth's surface. As its 12 passengers emerge nervously from the vehicle, they come face-to-face with the being who has brought them aboard, a 16-fingered, zoot-suited alien named Desi. Over the course of the next 24 hours, Desi will seek their help as he readies himself for the final phase of the mysterious mission he has traveled across the galaxies to fulfill.©2000 Robert Olen Butler (P)2000 Audible Inc. Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Witty

Editor reviews

Imagine a spaceman who needs to find out everything he can about earthlings before midnight on New Year's Eve. He's not alone in his mission; his lovely human southern belle wife is with him on the spaceship hovering above Louisiana. So, when a casino-bound bus is hijacked and sucked them into the spaceship, the gamblers encounter an alien with a deadline and plenty of southern hospitality. It's funny and charming and will keep you guessing until the end. (Beth, VP & Publisher)

Critic reviews

[Butler] balances the playfulness of alien lore with the weight of religion, marrying the comic and the tragic with mastery. (Publishers Weekly)
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