The Ballad Of Elva & Chester

Elva and Chester are space aliens who look like humans but have been on Earth since the year 1100 with the goal of helping humanity develop more empathy and compassion. (The rest of the beings in the galaxy don’t want us flying around out there until we do.) The duo have no human habits to contend with, but they are extraordinarily responsive to chocolate and hold it in special regard. However, Elva and Chester find human behavior baffling, and continually see their plans twisted by human responses. Consequently, nearly everything wrong on this planet over the past thousand years–from the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Easter Island to The Black Plague–was caused by one of their historic debacles.

When the story opens, their bosses have shown up on Earth to express their outrage because the human race is so far behind the goal. The overlords intend to deflect another of those big asteroids into Earth’s path, just as they did to get rid of the pesky dinosaurs, and wipe out humanity once and for all. Elva and Chester demand an appeal, but will they be able to save the planet and its human inhabitants? Fans of “A Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy” will enjoy this hilarious, and sometimes poignant, chocolate-fueled sci-fi romp.

Adrian Archangelo is the pen name for the New York Times and international bestselling author of THE BALLAD OF ELVA & CHESTER: Or, Mostly Their Fault. This time, however, he must remain anonymous. His survival will be gravely threatened if he is identified and located by the Idiot Team. (Not even Elva & Chester can protect him.) As the story reveals, the Idiot Team invented slavery thousands of years ago and introduced it to Earthlings. Thus they were rejected by their Home Race and stranded on Earth. They take human form, but every time they die or get killed, they come right back, always born into a slave family. They are extremely touchy about it all.