OK 5 stars is a bit much but this is the best [a:A. Lee Martinez|63669|A. Lee Martinez|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg] book I've read so far.

I'm giving it 4.5 stars.

Think of the alien from Monsters vs Aliens.
A slightly more competent (and well more grown up) version of him is the main character.

Martinez makes the evil genius alien into his main character and he balances him with a Star Trek security chief type companion.

This was a very good laugh during a stressful week.