Jed the Dead

By Alan Dean Foster

Ross Ed Hager is a good ol' boy from Texas, headed to the coast and expecting to see things he's never seen before. Jed is something he's never seen before--a three-eyed, six-limbed, alien corpse. And even though he's dead, he's still the life of the party.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441003990
• ISBN13: 9780441003990
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Damn Fine

Great Reading very enjoyable, "DARK STAR" meets "ET".

Alien encounters, Texas style.

I've read a lot of Alan Dean Foster's work and much of it is funny. Some is more serious, like "The Damned" books but I like his humor the best. And of his lighter writing, my hands down favorite is Jed the Dead. It's quirky, full of pathos and has a straight man to beat them all. Even the basic idea is funny; a good ol' boy called Ross, taking a driving holiday, stumbles on the body of a dead alien. Rather than bringing in Mulder and Skully, Ross decides the alien corpse might like to see the west coast as much he does. Thus starts the mother of all driving holidays, buddy stories and fugitive chases. You see, Ross is a laid back kind of guy and thinks nothing of having a bit of fun with an alien body. And of course, nobody would suspect the truth, not with the alien blatently riding shotgun in Ross's convertable. But the happy times can't last forever, and when Ross starts showing smarts he wasn't born with, we start to suspect Jed may not be quite as dead as we thought. The fed's are hot on the trail, a bunch of loony UFO freaks jump on the bandwaggon, hollywood takes an interest and in his spare time Ross find a shapely friend to share his ride. All of this is well within the capabilities of your average boot wearing Texan but when extraterestrial police start making a fuss, things leave the relms of even Ross's ability. This book is laugh out loud funny so don't read it in public places but do read it. You'll thank me.

Greatly underrated

This book was GREAT! It demonstrates Foster's talent for capturing the color and depth of a character. I thought it was funny and chock full of colorful images. Who else can make a great story out of a DEAD alien..except Foster... Long Live Jed the Dead.

extremely creative - as good as spell singer series

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was light-hearted fun and showed a lot of creativity.

a light hearted look at first contact.

this story shows you what could happen when a good ole boy from Texas meets up with an alien corpse.The ensuing road trip is not only humourous but informative when they are hunted first by the military and then by other alien races.Why? Jed may be dead but he's not done yet. Another outstanding novel by Alan Dean Foster.