Too bad he isn't human.īanished by his parents to the third planet in the Sol system, Prince Harht’ngh’chaali of the Second Grand Clan is completely fascinated by its inhabitants. He's the most precious human being Adam has ever seen.
“That Alien Feeling” is available from Amazon.Alternative cover editions for this ASIN can be found here, here and here. This is portrayed quite well, and you’re never completely sure how, or if, Harry will be able to win him back. Over the course of the story Adam has plenty of reason to dislike the alien and never want to see him again. The book really hinges on Adam, and his reactions to the ups and downs that Harry puts him through. The ultimate solution may seem to be a bit of a cheat, but by that time you’re really rooting for Harry. The plot puts him in a classic situation where it’s apparently impossible for him to be with Adam. Harry is clearly not perfect, but his faults mostly seem to be through circumstances beyond his control. He’s very consistently portrayed as someone with an always-sunny disposition who likes to make people happy.
Harry is a difficult character not to like. The funny bits are balanced out by the drama that results from Harry being a short term visitor as well as engaged to be married. “That Alien Feeling” mines the idea of a culturally clueless alien for all the humor it’s worth, providing some truly laugh-out-loud passages. But as always, it’s the details that make a story fresh, or fall flat.
See the recently reviewed Eating Stars for example. The core plot of this story, of an alien coming to Earth and getting involved with a human, is nothing particularly new. The alien is also anxious to make friends with Adam, but is ignorant of the ins and outs of human friendship. One day, Adam comes in for a coffee and is charmed by the quirky Harry. He gets a job as a barista in a London coffee shop and enjoys interacting with all the very interesting humans. To punish him and teach him the value of the family bonds he enjoys, his parents send Harry to the far off primitive planet Earth where he manages to pass as a nice if rather eccentric human. He’s been a rather naughty prince, using his telepathic powers to pry a secret from his sister. “Harry” is the youngest son of his clan’s ruling family.
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