{"product_id":"first-contact-or-its-later-than-you-think","title":"First Contact: Or, It's Later Than You Think","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What a hilarious ride—the übersurreal meets \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/em\u003e.” — Tim Dorsey, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNuclear Jellyfish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the bestselling and rightfully cult-inspiring tradition of Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams comes \u003cem\u003eFirst Contact —\u003c\/em\u003ean hysterically funny satire about Presidential politics and intergalactic misunderstanding. This smart and biting novel by Evan Mandery—an author equally well-versed in the lives of the U.S. presidents, existential philosophy, and the Simpsons—offers much food for intellectual thought along with an all-you-can-eat buffet of laughs, as it chronicles the first close encounters between earthlings and a \u003cem\u003evastly \u003c\/em\u003esuperior extraterrestrial race from Rigel-Rigel. As the subtitle of \u003cem\u003eFirst Contact \u003c\/em\u003eso presciently informs us, “It’s Later than You Think.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Evan Mandery","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":55253951250723,"sku":"9780061749773","price":12.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780061749773.jpg?v=1781824500","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/first-contact-or-its-later-than-you-think","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}