Alien In a Small Town

It is The 24th century, and the Mennonites of rural Pennsylvania live much as they always have, while the world around them has changed enormously. Indira left this place years ago to travel the Earth and beyond, but now for personal reasons she has returned. It is here, of all places, that she encounters "Paul" (his real name unpronounceable), a lumbering, stone-skinned, yet soulful alien who has now settled on Earth as penance for a crime he committed long ago. This is their story.

"A wonderful story, beautifully told." — Brynne Chandler, screenwriter for Gargoyles and Batman: The Animated Series

"Jim Cleaveland's first novel, Alien In a Small Town, is a philosophical meditation on Science and Theology. It's also a lot of fun. A truly alien extraterrestrial, appropriately named Paul, goes on a moral quest in a world of humans. From a sexy female android to space hermits, Cleaveland presents a universe of wild possibilities that never loses its moral center." — Brad Linaweaver, author of Moon of Ice and The Land Beyond Summer.

Jim Cleaveland (born Jan. 2, 1975) is an American writer, cartoonist, and classical animator originally from Pennsylvania but currently living in California. He is the creator of the long-running science fiction webcomic, The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob! and the author of the novel, Alien In a Small Town.