For Us Humans
A Tale of Alien Occupation
by Steve Rzasa
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Pub Date Aug 14 2018 | Archive Date Aug 24 2018
Gilead Publishing | Enclave
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Description
Caz Fortel is a great liar. In fact, he's a professional.
It's his job to lie to people who steal works of art, and to get the goods back. But when Caz gets the big call from the FBI—a million bucks to recover a stolen statue of significant cultural value—it comes with a downside. His assigned partner has more of an interest in Jesus than Caz is comfortable with. Oh, and he’s an alien with four arms and a tremendous sense of smell.
When aliens showed up fifteen years ago, Earth cut a deal to join the Panstellar Consociation as a protectorate, allowing their new neighbors to set up a warp tunnel in orbit, in exchange for advanced tech secrets. Now Caz is caught up in the retrieval of their missing statue, and they want the mission kept quiet.
Or Earth could be in very, very big trouble.
A Note From the Publisher
Steve grew up in Atco, New Jersey, and started writing stories in grade school. He received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Boston University, and worked for eight years at newspapers in Maine and Wyoming. He’s been a librarian since 2008, most recently earning his Library Support Staff Certification from the American Library Association. He is the technical services librarian in Buffalo, Wyoming, where he lives with his wife and two boys. Steve’s a fan of all things science-fiction and superhero and is also a student of history.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781683701538 |
| PRICE | $15.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 384 |
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Featured Reviews
Siobhan J, Reviewer
I received this from netgalley in exchange for a review. Which is... Strange, as apparently it's already out and has been for a while? But I am not complaining!
I really enjoyed this. I went into it with fairly low expectations, I picked it up mainly because I'm a sucker for buddy cops, but it was actually quite a lot of fun. I'm not religious at all, but I found most of the Christianity stuff to be fairly restrained and fit in with the tone. Otherwise the worldbuilding was fun, the buddy cop elements were great and the plot moved along at a really pleasing clip.
A lot of fun. I'm glad I picked it up!
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Katelyn S. B, Reviewer
For Us Humans is the ultimate nerd book. Its filled with tongue-in-cheek humor and references to sci-fi films, tv shows, and characters. While reading I couldn't help but underlining my favorite passages and references. There is a lot of humor packed in, but also a lot of depth and meaning. At one point, the main character breaks the fourth wall and it made me laugh out loud... in public... and people stared. Just a warning for you.
There is a lot of action and fast-paced dialog in this book. Between the rapid-fire references, the bar fights, and the gun-wielding aliens, you won't be able to put this book down. I would recommend this as a must-read for those who love Galaxy Quest, Firefly, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and more.
It should be noted that this is a Christian science fiction book, but could definitely be enjoyed by the general market. Between the two main characters there is a lot of tension, primarily regarding Christianity and the importance of faith. Caz plays the ultimate tough guy--drinking away his worries, spending nights with women who's names he doesn't remember, but he wants something more. When he's partnered with the alien Nil, he has to face the facts that this alien knows more about his own "human" religion than he does. What follows is a conversation about race, species, and religion that encourages us to unite the most divided of us.
Reviewer 483838
First, thanks to NetGalley and Gilead Publishing/Enclave for the advance copy of this book.
This book starts several years after the earth has been invaded..."bought out" by aliens....not your typical alien invasion.
Caz specializes in retrieving stolen art. He finds himself shanghaied into recovery of an alien sculpture to keep the aliens that run the alliance in charge of Earth as a protectorate from blowing it up for stealing their microscopic sculpture. He's paired with an alien 'hounder' to retrieve the stolen artwork. The pace is fun with lots of twists and turns.
Overall, this is a great book!
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