Author R. Gary Raham is a scientist with degrees in biology and a very active imagination, so who better to write novels about biological beings from the far distant worlds of Earth, Jadderbad, and Grove? Raham is also an artist/illustrator, so who better to create the timeline illustrations and drawings of the Jadderbadians and Grovians? Finally, Author Raham is a humorist who’s able to let appearances and circumstances create their own laugh-out-loud moments without any obvious effort.

After reading and reviewing the 2018 release of "A Once-Dead Genius in the Kennel of Master Morticue Ambergrand: From deathbed to pethood and beyond in Earth's far distant future," I could not imagine where Raham’s distant future could take us that would outdo that fine novel. But this author is clearly writing on a different plane because "A Twice-Dead Genius Comporting with Misunderstood Abominations" is even more intriguing and entertaining.

This time around, we’re introduced to the new aliens from Grove who want Earth for their surviving population. Back when humans were confronted by Jadderbadians, they had a fighting chance to survive by actually making friends . . . or by meekly submitting to the role of pet. The Grovians are not quite as agreeable and would prefer to simply wipe the planet clean of resistant beings and take over. Our old Artificial Intelligence friend from the previous book, Mnemosyne, returns with her new genius human merger and tries to find a way to save humanity and preserve what was learned in the past before the asteroids. There are interesting options with mergers of AI and human minds, mergers of aliens and humans (some viewed as abominations), complete takeovers by alien minds, and superbeings.

And then Earth Gaia enters the fray. The Yellowstone Caldera awakens and threatens to once again clear the earth of most of its occupants.

"A Twice-Dead Genius Comporting with Misunderstood Abominations" is the third book in a trilogy. Because of the large number of characters in Twice Dead, it would be harder to read as a standalone. I highly recommend reading all three books in order.