Exiled from his frosty home planet of GroigNopKx, an interstellar pilgrim arrives on a scorching summer day to earth and mistakes an espresso vendor's careless gesture as a personal assault. The space being's advanced powers, working in mostly auto-defense mode, remove all coffee products from the world, not to mention most of the pistachio gelato. In the ensuingHowl of chaos and pain that sweeps the world in the aftermath of this event an odd group of heroes are summoned to recover the bean and restore order in the world. In their quest they must discover what is it. This fascinating apocalyptic adventure combines speculative comedy with poetic passages hinting at a future of harmony, recognition and totally unforeseen character development. From concept to style the reader may feel like this is truly a unique offering and may find themselves murmuring over the pages: "Has anything like this ever been written before?"
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