Left

“Paul McGrath’s debut novel is as much social satire as science fiction, critiquing our hypocrisies and idiosyncrasies through the observations of the ultimate outsider—a space alien living undercover in rural Mississippi. Fortunately for humankind, this spaceman loves roadhouse coffee and takeout pizza as much as any red-blooded American. Left is a big-hearted caper that suggests good intentions are truly universal.” —Ronnie Crocker, journalist and author of Houston Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in the Bayou City.

“Roy McDonald, aka Anton-7, has missed his flight back to his native planet, Xylodon, and, stuck in Mississippi (Oh, God!), decides to make the most of his exile. Along the way, he meets the super-colorful old man Ezra, who’s chockful of inappropriate language, the sexy elementary school teacher Ellie, who’s got opinions and sex drive in equal measures, and the psycho-sick Terry Clyde, who wants to create a bloodbath at the school. In his first novel, "Left," a very sly former newsman Paul McGrath takes us on a rip-roaring, smart-assed sci-fi journey that delights, surprises and satisfies. —Fernando Dovalina, retired editor; playwright, The Gospel According to Tammy Faye and The Sanctity of Our Homes