"People are remarkably adaptable. If you ruin them slowly enough
they barely notice "
Aliens run amuck in Mike Williamson's wildly entertaining debut,
"Dunnard's Pearl."
James Justice awakens from an accident at his London school to
find himself in a strange new world. The alien inhabitants explain
to James that their world, a vast space station, is falling to ruin
but that the ruling Administrators refuse to help.
As the aliens beg James to help them, he stumbles upon two more
earthlings who have also somehow been transported to this
world.
Together, the three teenagers set off on an adventure of a
lifetime as they attempt to settle into life on the alien planet
while desperately seeking out ways to return home.
As they bunk with an alien couple, are recruited for a reality
television show, and learn the stunning secret that the
Administrators are determined to hide, James and his allies face a
final, violent showdown with the Grand Administrator. But even
throughout the final battle, the question remains: Will the group
ever find a way to return to Earth?