{"product_id":"the-lightyears-beneath-my-feet-9780345461285","title":"The Light-years Beneath My Feet","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuccessful Chicago commodities broker abducted by aliens  Not a headline from the National Enquirer  just Marcus Walkers own little Jerry Springer moment. He was indeed hustled aboard an alien Vilenjji starship  part of a cargo of primitive creatures bound for the civilized part of the galaxy  where theyll be sold . . . as pets. Fortunately  there was another Earthling aboard  a scruffy dog named George whod been speech-enhanced to increase his market value. Walker had spoken to plenty of dogs in his line of work but never to actual animals. He and George formed an immediate bond  giving new meaning to mans best friend.  The Light-Years Beneath My Feet finds Walker and George free at last  having managed  with some outside help  to outwit their kidnappers. But now they are a million billion miles from Earth. Walker glories in the wonders of his rescuers hi-tech world and the thrill of being humankinds first galactic traveleruntil he remembers the only place he wants to be is home. To take his mind off the depressing fact that he hasnt the slightest idea where home is  never mind how to get there  the erstwhile commodities broker becomes a chef.  Walker never imagined that whipping up delicacies for demanding alien palates would lead to a possible way homeor that the possible way home would involve swapping his easy-living adopted planet for an all-out  age-old war many parsecs away. But hey  it was all for a good cause  he has George and their two fellow escapees for company  and what else was there to do  besides avoid Vilenjji? Plenty  as it turns out. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651855081525,"sku":"ByrdShop_0345461282","price":61.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780345461285.jpg?v=1781842283","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-lightyears-beneath-my-feet-9780345461285","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}