Emperor of the Universe: A Fable with Spaceships and Aliens

Written by David Lubar

Narrated by Susan Bennett

A wild and wacky space adventure starring a boy, a gerbil, and a package of ground beef!

When his pet gerbil, Henrietta, is beamed aboard an alien spaceship—along with a package of beef from his parents’ fridge—Nicholas’s life takes a surprising turn.

Soon he’s being chased all over the universe by the dozens of different alien species that he somehow manages to offend. Can Nicholas save Henrietta and make it back home before his parents find out and ground him forever?

“What do you get when you combine a seventh grader, a gerbil, a package of ground beef, and an alien spaceship on a chase across the universe? David Lubar’s latest masterpiece, of course!”—DAN GUTMAN, bestselling author of the My Weird School series

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jul 2, 2019
• ISBN: 9781980040415

David Lubar

David Lubar created a sensation with his debut novel, Hidden Talents, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Thousands of kids and educators across the country have voted Hidden Talents onto over twenty state lists. David is also the author of True Talents, the sequel to Hidden Talents; Flip, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror selection; many short story collections in the Weenies and Teeny Weenies series; and the Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie series. Lubar grew up in Morristown, New Jersey, and he has also lived in New Brunswick, Edison and Piscataway, NJ, and Sacramento, CA. Besides writing, he has also worked as a video game programmer and designer. He now lives in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.