Red Spawn Delivery

The Webrid Chronicles #3

by Anne E. Johnson

How can a picnic go so wrong?

Ganpril Webrid’s grandfather always told him not to use his cart unless he was getting paid for it. But this huge, hairy carter on the planet Bexilla let a friend talk him into carting beers and grub to a picnic with her old college roommate.

Worst mistake he ever made. Before he can even burp up his first sandwich, the ol’ roomie stretches out her ten shiny legs, and out pop a hundred spawn. And before Webrid can settle his churning stomach, fifty of those spawn have been kidnapped.

Like it or not, Webrid finds himself on another planet-hopping adventure with snarky, brainy pals Zatell and Stravin and a host of wacky aliens. This time, Webrid’s cart is a playpen -- or it will be, if he can only find those blasted spawn.

260 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2017

About the author

As the author of dozens of published short stories, Anne E. Johnson has won writing prizes for both children's and adults' short fiction.

Her book-length fiction includes:

SPACE SURFERS, adventure novel for teens.

THINGS FROM OTHER WORLDS: 15 Alien and Fantasy Stories for Kids.

GREEN LIGHT DELIVERY and BLUE DIAMOND DELIVERY, humorous science fiction novels.

EBENEZER'S LOCKER, paranormal mystery for kids.

TROUBLE AT THE SCRIPTORIUM, medieval mystery for kids.

Anne lives in Brooklyn with her husband, playwright Ken Munch.

Reviews

[Judith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Red Spawn Delivery is the third of a trilogy of the adventures of Ganpril Webrid, a big ugly Yeril, who agrees reluctantly to save his world with the help of his scientist friends. In this story, the group of out-of-this-world heroes must save the lives of dozens of threatened spawn. Well written and very humorous, the Webrid stories take place in a circle of three planets somewhere in the universe. All characters are aliens with various amazing abilities and bodily forms. A very good read, just like the first two Webrid novels. Thanks, Anne Johnson!

[DeeDeeZee Terpsichore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anybody who has had ever had to make the choice between loaning his prized possession and saving a bunch of babies will immediately sympathize with Webrid's predicament in this book. Fast-paced and surprising, full of funny characters ("funny" as in humorous *and* strange), and set in exotic locales, this new "Delivery" will entertain readers from one misadventure to the next all the way through its scintillating, sexy, serendipitous ending.

[Qwerty · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm halfway through and love, love, love the atmospherics of this third book in the series. I need more Doritos! Ms Johnson is such a pulp fiction meteorologist, if you will, showing gorgeous character fronts and character weather systems. And the dialog precipitating from it all. I need more Doritos! I can't wait for Hollywood to discover this series.

[Mary Bubenzer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once Again Anne E. Johnson has taken us on a wild and whimsical ride in Webrid's wacky world. With his irreplaceable cart by his side, along with his colorful group of friends Webrid sets out to save 50 kidnapped spawn-babies in a rollicking romp through interplanetary locales. Ms. Johnson makes even the most alien of alien creatures relatable. This book is great fun, and I recommend that you read all three, in order, to appreciate the world she has invented. With a Douglas Adams like wit and her own hilarious style, Ms. Johnson sweeps us away.