An Alien's Guide To World Domination

by Elizabeth Fountain

Louise Armstrong Holliday is the last person on Earth you’d expect to save the human race. But when she uncovers proof that her boss is an alien the color of lime jelly gone horribly wrong, and is at the center of a plot to destroy humanity, Louie decides to do exactly that. She begins a journey from her company’s suburban Seattle office park to the old cities and castles of Eastern Europe. Along the way, Louie is attacked by flying books, overly-sensitive bat-crow monsters, and her own self-doubts. She must learn the truth about her closest friend, stand up to her boss, confront her oldest enemy, and make peace with her Aunt Emma, who annoys her in the way only true family can. She also has to rely on Buddy, the little blind mini-Schnauzer who saves her life twice – and really is from Mars.

280 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 31, 2013

Reviews

[Lindaworkman · Rating 3 out of 5]

My overall impression is that An Alien’s Guide to World Domination lacks a focus of genre that will alienate all readers with preferences to specific forms, but most closely matches the label of Literary Science Fiction. Unfortunately, I think a literary reader would find the word choice and sentence structure too mainstream for their liking. It’s quite possible that this book should more aptly labeled as Experimental Fiction and that this issue of mislabeling is the largest actual issue in terms of understanding and recommendation of this book. While I would not recommend this book to Sci-fi fans, I can recommend this book under the guise of experimental fiction to those who read literary fiction mainly for the commentary on the human condition.

[Sonya · Rating 3 out of 5]

An Alien's Guide to World Domination is a weirdly funny science fiction book with a philosophical bent. It's like a mash-up of Office Space, the Hitchhiker's Guide books, and the Wizard of Oz.

Lou is someone you'd like to be friends with and her dog, Buddy, is awesome. There were some formatting problems with the copy of the ebook I had, where some sentences would be cut off and appear elsewhere on the page making it a bit difficult to read.

Otherwise, funny action packed-book with enjoyable characters.

[Audra Middleton · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are looking for something different, something fun, something with heart, this is the book to read. Vivid characters, aliens that resemble snot, and a world in peril, what more could you ask for?

[L.T. Getty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review soon!!

[T.K. Toppin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quirky fun read reminding me of Douglas Adams' Hitch-Hikers. I enjoyed the nice twist from the usual alien invasion theme, and couldn't help resist being drawn into Jack and Louie's predicament.