In , no one believes Rod Allbright when he says that an alien is responsible for the disreputable state of his homework—which is a good thing, because that way no one gets curious about the aliens or their secret mission, for which Rod has been drafted to help them. , Rod and his annoying cousin Elspeth are kidnapped and brought to Dimension X, where they find themselves stuck in the middle of an interstellar power play. , an alien villain named BKR has made off with Rod Allbright’s body. Now while Rod is trying to get it back—without giving up his brain—he uncovers some secrets about his past and the universe that provide more answers then he’d ever imagined. Rod Allbright and his alien friends face the biggest mystery of their lives: where in the wide, wide galaxy is their missing friend Snout, the Master of the Mental Arts?