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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Colfer comes a funny, heartfelt, action-packed "Guardians of the Galaxy meets The Land of Stories" adventure series that will take readers on an epic journey across the galaxy to save Earth!
Eleven-year-old Roswell Johnson is obsessed with conspiracies about extraterrestrial life, an interest he inherited from his late father, who aptly named Roswell after the infamous UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico.
When Roswell is accidentally abducted by aliens, his biggest dream comes true--he learns that aliens are real! But when he discovers Earth is in grave danger, he must join forces with a team of quirky extraterrestrials, including two bickering Grays, a humorless Cyborg, a germophobic Mantis, an overly confident Furgarian, and an over achieving Pleiadean to save his planet from a tyrannical invasion. But can Roswell restore his own faith in humanity and Earth in time to save the world?
Review
“The combination of factual information and witty humor will maintain readers' engagement as they follow Roswell's journey…..A page-turning adventure that's truly out of this world.” Kirkus Reviews
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“Colfer lets the laws of physics slide but festoons the ensuing interstellar odyssey with both fictive and real starry wonders, as well as a notably diverse cast.” Booklist
About the Author
Chris Colfer is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and Golden Globe-winning actor. He was honored as a member of the TIME 100, Time magazine's annual list of the one hundred most influential people in the world, and his books include Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal, Stranger Than Fanfiction, and the books in The Land of Stories series: The Wishing Spell, The Enchantress Returns, A Grimm Warning, Beyond the Kingdoms, An Author's Odyssey, and Worlds Collide, and the companion books A Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales, The Mother Goose Diaries, Queen Red Riding Hood's Guide to Royalty, The Curvy Tree, Trollbella Throws a Party, the graphic novel Goldilocks: Wanted Dead or Alive. He is also the author of A Tale of Magic..., A Tale of Witchcraft..., and A Tale of Sorcery. .., A Tale of Witchcraft..., and A Tale of Sorcery.