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Why on Earth: An Alien Invasion Anthology

by Vania Stoyanova

Alien encounters, told across a collection of stories

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Alien encounters, told across a collection of stories

This young adult anthology brings together interstellar encounters in a range of comic and adventurous situations, from extraterrestrials hiding in familiar Earth settings to journeys home and family reunions shaped by myth. Its stories share an interest in the wish to be loved and understood across differences, while drawing on elements of romance and contemporary adventure as well as science fiction. The collection is edited by Rosiee Thor and Vania Stoyanova, with stories by ten additional contributors. The varied premises give the anthology room to approach alien life through both everyday complications and cosmic settings.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in science-fiction anthologies
  • Readers who enjoy stories mixing alien encounters with romance or adventure
  • Readers interested in themes of belonging, family, and being understood

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Love and understandingBelonging across differencesFamily and sibling relationshipsAlien encounters

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Book overview

What starts as a simple rescue mission for a crew of teen aliens to recover one of their own soon becomes an interstellar encounter no one will forget.

Captain Iona is organizing an impromptu retrieval for her brother, an undercover alien posing as a movie star. But her efforts go awry when a technical malfunction turns her heroic rescue into an unintentional invasion. With tales of disguised extraterrestrials stuck in theme parks, starship engineers hitchhiking to get home, and myth-inspired intergalactic sibling reunions, each story in this multi-author anthology explores the universal desire to be loved and understood, no matter where you come from. After all...aliens are just like us.

Edited by beloved YA author Rosiee Thor and YA talk show host Vania Stoyanova, the anthology crosses genre bounds to bring in tropes from romance and contemporary adventure with stories from Alex Brown, Beth Revis, Emily Lloyd-Jones, Eric Smith, Julian Winters, Laura Pohl, Maya Gittelman, M. K. England, Rebecca Kim Wells, and S. J. Whitby.

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