Aliens about Humans

The Undercover Alien's Handbook on Successful Infiltration

Michael Sender

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Redford Wilkins Publishing
30 June 2024

Parodies & spoofs

Every seasoned alien infiltrator who has ever had to operate undercover as a human will concur: humans are not an easy species to make sense of. Their behaviours and interactions are mostly contradictory. Their codes, traditions, and beliefs are utterly bizarre. Should you, fellow alien, ever have to go undercover as a human, make sure to read this manual first.

ALIENS ABOUT HUMANS: The Undercover Alien's Handbook on Successful Infiltration offers an extraterrestrial perspective on human society through a blend of dark comedy and sharp satire. This parody manual for aliens humorously explains in a pseudo-scientific way how humans work and think, and how an undercover alien should navigate all the peculiarities and dysfunctions of humanity to avoid being compromised. By viewing the world through an alien lens, it exposes inconsistencies and flaws in everything from everyday items we take for granted to ethical norms, religion, and societal structures.

Born from the popular Twitter account Aliens About Humans (@HumansExplained), known for its blunt and humorous takes, this book develops the ongoing gag about the fictitious alien infiltrator Zorn and introduces new characters in a hilarious side story, enhancing the cultural misunderstandings and satirical commentary its fans adore. If you relish the wit of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the blunt buffoonery of Diane Morgan's Philomena Cunk, this parody and satire novel is your ticket to a refreshing and brutally disarming view of humanity from an alien viewpoint.

By: Michael Sender
Imprint: Redford Wilkins Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 517g
ISBN: 9789153103950
ISBN 10: 9153103955
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 30 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Aliens about Humans: The Undercover Alien's Handbook on Successful Infiltration

Brilliant, funny, and disarmingly perceptive about what strange creatures we humans are.Richard RoperBest-selling author of Something to Live for and When We Were Young Aliens About Humans is a not-entirely-fictitious and extremely hilarious view of humanity from the vantage point of some seriously confused aliens scratching their heads about our bizarre practices. If you enjoy sci-fi, you might also like a little sci-hi, being science-based humor. Five stars!Peter CawdronBest-selling author of the First Contact and Seeds series