Lost Kafoozalum

Two college students on beach vacation get abducted by their professor and thrust into an interstellar crisis in this charming 1960s adventure. Lizzie Lee and her friend B have just finished their finals in Cultural Engineering at Russett College when they're whisked away across the galaxy to the backwater planet Incognita, where a nuclear war threatens millions of lives. They have days, not weeks, to find a solution. What follows is a delightful scramble of diplomacy, improvisation, and the peculiar power of delusions - for as their professor notes, you can't hurt a delusion no matter how angry it makes you. The prose has that optimistic 1960s sci-fi confidence, the plot moves with surprising urgency, and Lizzie emerges as a wonderfully capable heroine thrust into circumstances far beyond any final exam. Perfect for readers who want their space adventure with wit and heart.