{"product_id":"return-blessing-a-science-fiction-short-story-9798377348559","title":"Return Blessing: A Science Fiction Short Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe just wants to have fun.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy won't the aliens let him?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeffrey just wants to have a good time, drinking and partying in the human zone near the city of the low-tech, insectoid aliens native to the planet Valoduria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis dad disapproves his lifestyle, but the old man is willing to pay for it. As long as Jeffrey transmits amateur xenology videos home every week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeffrey gets along fine with the Valodurians. Sure, they all look alike to him, but humans all look the same to them, right? They give him gifts. They don't even care he can't tell a religious icon from a sex toy, or a brimless hat from a floppy drinking cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, if only Jeffrey could tell what one particular Valodurian, with unreadable eyes and sharp mouthparts, wants when it asks him to \"\u003ci\u003ereturn blessing\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eich, Raymund Eich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798377348559\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41083506851955,"sku":"9.79838E+12","price":10.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e96ec094-b65a-4a5b-95ea-550856d69c88.jpg?v=1699544785","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/return-blessing-a-science-fiction-short-story-9798377348559","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}