Ever question those all too-convenient escapes from aliens on Star Trek, Lost in Space or Farscape? In Twelve Ways to Escape an Alien, an intrepid United Spacing Guild captain sets the record straight by sharing the details of his most harrowing escapes. Some escapes took days. Some escapes took months. Each escape required its own strategy. Some required military force. Some required intimate relationships. Some required a spit and a fire. After reading this fast-paced story you will never think about space adventures quite the same way again.