Frek and the Elixir

New York: Tor, 2004. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. Signed by author to title page. Fine.. Paperback pink octavo. 476 pages; 22 cm. Abstract: In the year 3003, Frek Huggins, the misfit child of dysfunctional parents, is warned by the alien inhabitant of the Anvil, a small flying saucer under his bed, that he is destined to save the world, a role that makes him the target of Gov, absolute ruler of Earth, and forces him and his talking dog, Wow, to seek out his long-lost father.Contents: The Departure -- Middleville, 3003 -- The Thing Under Frek's Bed -- In the Grulloo Woods -- Stun City -- Professor Bumby -- Yunch! -- The Elixir -- Renata -- Unipusk -- The Spaceport Bar -- Orpoly -- The Exaplex -- Earth's Fate -- All Hell Breaks Loose -- The Revolution -- The Shuggoths -- The Toons. Young men. Fathers and sons -- Fiction. Quests (Expeditions).