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Fifteenth in the Katherine "Kitty" Katt romantic science fiction — and humorous — series and revolving around Kitty Katt-Martini, our new First Lady.
My Take
It’s always an adventure in this textual comic with all the overblown abilities and the craziness of superheroes and enemies with the musically inspired Kitty, and Alien Education doesn’t disappoint, especially with that first person protagonist point-of-view from Kitty’s perspective. She is the cra-cra girl in this series, so it makes perfect sense, lol.
I do enjoy trying to figure out what the clues are from the music Algar plays for Kitty when she’s in action mode. And things do get pretty exciting with all the replicas of our side running around. Ya just don’t know who to believe in this. And it’s not just the -Bots wreaking havoc, it’s Prince Wasim’s arrival and how to protect and welcome him, the surprise attack of the Back-to-School bake sale and Charmaine’s attitude, the attacks at the schools, the “planned” party, and the flying-pucks fight at the game — dance to the beat!
The annoying part of this was how much time Koch spent on rehashing past events and fitting people in, in their various Operations, aka, stories, i.e., the first half of the book! And there are so many characters! Kitty picks ‘em up and does not let go. And not just friends, but also fake people and enemies.
Oh, oh, oh…Kitty may be crazy, but wait’ll you hear the Tinkerer’s proposal! ROFLMAO.
The Story
As if learning as much as possible about every alien race in the galaxy, fending off the advances of both business and personal from a variety of Hollywood types, dealing with the assimilation of various alien races, and navigating the Embassy Daycare kids' first day of "real" school wasn't bad enough, President and First Lady Jeff and Kitty Katt-Martini must now deal with new robotic attacks that endanger every alien child on Earth, the resurgence of a bigger, nastier Club 51, and a variety of murders, all while facing the most truly terrifying organization they've ever encountered — the school's Parent-Teacher Association.
The Characters
I've had to leave off some of the characters and a good bit of the "color", as Goodreads doesn't allow for that lengthy of a review. For the full cast, check out the review on my website.
Katherine "Kitty" Katt-Martini, a.k.a., Megalomaniac Girl, is a human with enhanced abilities who is married to the “Alien of Aliens”, Jeff Martini, who fell into being President of the United States. He’s the world’s strongest empath. The Alpha Four have declared him King Regent of Earth. Jamie-Kat is their very talented daughter. Charlie is their ten-month-old who has a scary ability for telekinesis. Oh, and Kitty also has Dr. Doolittle powers.
Kitty’s best male friend, Charles “Chuckie” Reynolds, is the director of the CIA. Angela Katt, a.k.a., Nana Angela, is the head of the Presidential Terrorism Control Unit (PTCU) and Kitty’s mother. Kevin Lewis is Angela's right-hand man. Devon Jones is a PTCU agent. Evander Horn is now secretary of Homeland Security. Tom Curran took Horn’s place as director of the FBI.
Amy Gaultier-White is married to Christopher White, one of the best imageers among the A-Cs and the one with all the Patented Glares. Elizabeth “Lizzie” Jackson Vrabel, a.k.a., Quick Girl, was adopted by Siler and is Kitty’s ward. Nadine Alexis, Colette’s sister, is the nanny.
The White House
Rajnish Singh, a troubadour, is Jeff’s Chief of Staff. Antoinette Reilly is the chief usher. Chef is in charge of the kitchens. P-Chef is the official executive pastry chef. Dr. Tito Hernandez is the in-house doctor. Melanie and Emily are part of the White House medical staff. Benjamin Siler Vrabel, a.k.a., Mister Dash and Monsieur Meurtrier, used to work with the uncles, Peter “the Dingo” and Victor “Surly Vic” Kasperoff.
Kitty’s Staff
Vance Beaumont is her chief of staff; he’s married to the head lobbyist for Big Tobacco, Guy Gadoire. Colette Alexis, a troubadour, is her press secretary (and part of the stealth A-C CIA). Abner Schnekedy is her chief decorator and floral designer; he’s married to Lillian Culver, the top lobbyist for the defense industry. Nancy Maurer is her White House social secretary; the former VP nominee Cameron Maurer, who was partially androidized, is her son (Alien Nation, 14). Chance and Cassidy Maurer are Nancy’s grandchildren. Akiko is a fashion designer on exclusive retainer for Kitty and the A-Cs. Francine Alexis is Kitty’s body double (and part of the stealth A-C CIA).
Protective details
Len Parker and Kyle Constantine are Kitty’s personal driver and bodyguard. Evalyne Green is the head of Kitty’s Secret Service detail; Phoebe Manning is Evalyne’s second-in-command. Manfred, a troubadour, is the head of Kitty’s A-C detail, which also includes Daniel and Marcus (both empaths) and Joshua and Lucas who are imageers. Joseph is the head of Jeff’s Secret Service detail with Rob as part of Jeff’s detail. Keith heads up the security team for the kids. Walter Ward is the unofficial head of security at the White House; Malcolm Buchanan with his Dr. Strange powers is the official head.
Elaine Armstrong, widow of the late president, is secretary of state. Nathalie Gagnon-Brewer, widow of Rep. Edmund Brewer, is secretary of transportation. Uncle Mort Katt is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Senator Donald McMillan is another trusted friend. Caroline Chase is a sorority sister of Kitty’s and McMillan’s aide. Fritz Hochberg is vice-president. Howie is the secretary of education.
Alpha-Centaurions (A-Cs) on Earth
Alfred and Lucinda Martini are Jeff’s parents. Richard White is Christopher’s father, the former Pontifex, and Kitty’s partner in the field; Terry had been Christopher’s mother. Paul Gower is Naomi and Abigail’s brother and the Supreme Pontifex of the Earth A-Cs. Abigail Gower is Paul’s sister. Francis Carruthers is Jeff’s brother-in-law working for Ansom Somerall at Gaultier; Constance is Jeff’s sister. Jonathan is another of Jeff’s brothers-in-law. TCC, a.k.a., The Clarence Clone, has taken Clarence Valentino’s place with the family. Louise is one of Clarence’s daughters; she’ll be a teacher’s aide at Sidwell.
Centaurion Division encompasses…
…various departments for the A-Cs including Airborne Command, Alpha Team, Field, and the A-C CIA. Dulce Science Center is the main base for all of Centaurion Division worldwide where William Ward, a very powerful imageer and Walter’s older brother, is in charge of Dulce Security and security for all A-Cs throughout the world.
Airborne for Centaurion Division
Tim Crawford is head of Airborne. Navy pilots Lieutenant Joe Billings and Captain Randy Muir have been partially androidized. Jerry Tucker, Matt Hughes, and Chip Walker are also on the team.
Field and Alpha Team are…
…led by James Reader, a former top international male model, one of Kitty’s two best guy friends, and Paul Gower’s husband. Captain Lorraine, a Dazzler, is married to Joe Billings. Captain Claudia Muir, another Dazzler, is married to Randy.
Stealth A-C CIA
Serene Dwyer, Richard White’s very-much-younger sister, is Head of Imageering and their spy network (with troubadour talents and is an explosives genius). She’s married to Brian Dwyer. Raj is her second-in-command. Camilla is a deep cover agent and a natural-born liar; she’s married to Rhee.
The A-C Embassy
Doreen Coleman-Wiseman is the Head Diplomat; Irving is her husband. Denise Lewis runs the Embassy School and Daycare Center. Raymond and Rachel are Denise and Kevin's equally gorgeous kids. Pierre is the incredibly efficient concierge majordomo. Mahin Sherazi, an A-C hybrid, is a cultural attachée along with Abigail. Nurse Magdalena Carter has taken over medical now that Tito is at the White House; she’s also Richard’s main squeeze. Melissa is now running security.
Hacker International is…
…a small group of the world’s best hackers, including Chernobog the Ultimate and the world’s best hacker, who is Russell Kozlow’s mother.
The critters include…
…both alien and regular earth animals. Peregrines are Alpha Four birds raised to protect the royal family. Bruno and Lola are the head birds; Edgar is one of the younger ones and attached to Lizzie. Poofs were brought here by Algar with Harlie as Head Poof and belongs to Jeff, although Murphy is Jeff’s real Poof; Poofikins is Kitty’s.
Alpha Four is…
…the A-Cs' home planet which is ruled by Emperor Alexander, Jeff and Christopher’s cousin.
Washington D.C. Police Department includes...
...the canine corps: Prince, Duke, and Riley. Detectives Sawyer and Beckett crash the party to arrest Kitty.
Other allies include…
…Colonel John Butler and Cameron Maurer who have been androidized. Thomas Kendrick is another lobbyist. Prince Gustav Drax of Vatusus is a newcomer. Mister Joel Oliver has risen from being considered a crackpot to the top investigative journalist in the world. “Bellie” is MJ's African gray parrot. Bruce Jenkins, a.k.a., the Tastemaker, is another of the A-Cs’ media allies. Dion Callan France is a photographer. ACE, a superconsciousness being, has started pulling others into his superconsciousness: Mephistopheles, Antony Marling, and so many others. Sandy is another superconsciousness (Alien Collective, 9). Florida Governor Gideon Cleary had been an enemy and tight with the Mastermind.
King Raheem rules Bahrain. Prince Wasim is his eldest grandson. Captain Naveed Murad is Wasim’s bodyguard. Mona Nejem is the ambassador from Bahrain. Major Khalid Daba is Mona’s bodyguard. Mahdi is an Iman who leads Islam’s rapture.
Ali Baba Gadhavi is the head of a very dangerous Indian mob in Bahrain. Oren, Jakob, and Leah are Mossad agents and friends with the A-Cs and Bahrainis.
Good Day USA is a…
…talk show with the perky Kristie and Adam as the hosts.
The proposed movie Code Name: First Lady is…
…not at all near-and-dear to Kitty’s heart. Jürgen Cologne intends to produce it.
Sidwell
…is “the finest preparatory school in the country”. Miranda Paster is the principal; Hiroki Yamaguchi is the assistant principal. Miss Lisa is one of the teachers. That bitch, Charmaine Cordell is President of the Sidwell Friends School Parent Teacher Association. Trust me, you’ll want to kill her too! Bob is her venture capitalist husband.
Students will include Jamie Katt, Patrick Dwyer, Ross Billings, Sean Muir, and Ezra Weisman for early-starters kindergarten; Jonathan Price II is in first grade; Miriam Price is second grade; Rachel Lewis is third grade; Cassidy Maurer is fourth grade; Kimberly “Kimmie” Price and Raymond Lewis are fifth grade; Chance Maurer is sixth; Elizabeth Vrabel and Anthony Valentino are ninth; Claire Valentino is tenth; and, Sidney Valentino is eleventh. Zachary Kramer’s kids (and Marcia’s stepkids) include Clinton, a senior; Mason; and, Maverick. Seth and Shelby Cordell are that nasty Charmaine’s kids.
The Chupacabras versus the Capitals participate in…
…a fundraiser hockey game. Killer is the Chupacabra mascot. Carcento is the Capitals’ goalie; Bays is the Chups’. Other Chups players include Donovan as captain and Pulley as enforcer. Jack Johnson will sing the national anthem. Sandie is PR for the Chupas. Johnny and Mitch are the announcers.
The Aligned Worlds of the Milky Way Galaxy include:
…Earth and the Solaris System, with Kitty as its ambassador. Some of the aliens we've already met include the Reptilians, Feliniads, Canus Majorians, and the Free Women from Beta Twelve with Renata as their queen. She sent her daughters, Rahmi (she’s married to Tito now) and Rhee, to earth ages ago. The Galactic Freehold encompasses those whom the Yggethnian Jewel of the Sky and the Faradawn Treeship were able to rescue.
The Intergalactic School is…
…designed for both alien and human students and is near Dulce in New Mexico. Three hookers from Alien Nation — Meriel, Rhonda, and Jane — are responsible for the propaganda job at the school. Two street bums — Mickey and Garfield — (from the same story) are the heads of maintenance and janitorial. Troidl is a Themnir and is in charge here.
The Ancients have…
…been at war with the Z’porrah for years. Rudolph "John" Wruck, an Ancient and is the only survivor from LaRue DeMorte Gaultier's traitorous attack on her own crew.
A-Cs think the Operations Team (Kitty calls 'em Elves) do the work behind the scenes, but it’s actually Algar, a being from the Black Hole Universe who is on the run.
Enemies
Prime among them have been the Masterminds, starting with Ronald Yates, Jeff and Christopher’s grandfather AND Siler’s father. Cliff Goodman was the latest Mastermind. Stephanie Valentino is one of the A-Cs — Jeff and Christopher’s niece, but she’s gone to the bad. She’s allied up with the Tinkerer, a.k.a., Trevor, who had helped her great-grandfather become the First Mastermind. Clarence Valentino had been her traitorous father. More of Jeff’s family gone to the bad include Elizabeth Guerra’s and Lauren Fontana’s older kids: Patricia, Bonnie, and Darius Guerra and Lloyd and Laura Fontana. And their husbands, Oscar Guerra and Nero Fontana, work for YatesCorp.
"Created people” include Fem-Bots, androids, and cyborgs — Kitty-Bots, Christopher-Bots, Amy-Bots, Lizzie-Bots, and many more.
Doctor Trevor Rattoppare and his “granddaughter” are offering the transition from human to eek!! Senator Zachary Kramer and his wife Marcia are on evil’s side. Simon “Homophobe” Hopkins is an Alcohol lobbyist. Myron Van Dyke is boring.
Dealers of Death include…
…Ansom Somerall,chairman of the board for Gaultier Enterprises; Janelle Gardiner had been part of a triumvirate (Camp Alien, 13) but ended up needing rescuing. Talia Lee, the chief lobbyist for the firearms people, has been heavily involved.. YatesCorp and Titan Security (Amos Tobin is in charge there) are more evil corporations.
Hate groups include…
…Club 51 with Harvey Gutermouth its leader. Mr. Not My Queen is one of the True Believers of the Club. The Church of Hate and Intolerance is led by Farley Pecker.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a battle scene from the hockey game with a grays and blues background as the besuited Jeff swings his stick and a Kitty in ripped jeans and a black-white-red V-neck T keeps an eye out to see which tentacled puck she’s gonna hit. The title is at the top in a two-tone pink and sky blue while the author’s name is in white at the bottom left. An info blurb, in white, is just under the title.
The title covers Alien Education two ways: Kitty has to learn all those protocols for each alien planet becoming part of the earth alliance and the Embassy kids are going off to “real” school. Eeek!
My Take
It’s always an adventure in this textual comic with all the overblown abilities and the craziness of superheroes and enemies with the musically inspired Kitty, and Alien Education doesn’t disappoint, especially with that first person protagonist point-of-view from Kitty’s perspective. She is the cra-cra girl in this series, so it makes perfect sense, lol.
I do enjoy trying to figure out what the clues are from the music Algar plays for Kitty when she’s in action mode. And things do get pretty exciting with all the replicas of our side running around. Ya just don’t know who to believe in this. And it’s not just the -Bots wreaking havoc, it’s Prince Wasim’s arrival and how to protect and welcome him, the surprise attack of the Back-to-School bake sale and Charmaine’s attitude, the attacks at the schools, the “planned” party, and the flying-pucks fight at the game — dance to the beat!
The annoying part of this was how much time Koch spent on rehashing past events and fitting people in, in their various Operations, aka, stories, i.e., the first half of the book! And there are so many characters! Kitty picks ‘em up and does not let go. And not just friends, but also fake people and enemies.
Oh, oh, oh…Kitty may be crazy, but wait’ll you hear the Tinkerer’s proposal! ROFLMAO.
The Story
As if learning as much as possible about every alien race in the galaxy, fending off the advances of both business and personal from a variety of Hollywood types, dealing with the assimilation of various alien races, and navigating the Embassy Daycare kids' first day of "real" school wasn't bad enough, President and First Lady Jeff and Kitty Katt-Martini must now deal with new robotic attacks that endanger every alien child on Earth, the resurgence of a bigger, nastier Club 51, and a variety of murders, all while facing the most truly terrifying organization they've ever encountered — the school's Parent-Teacher Association.
The Characters
I've had to leave off some of the characters and a good bit of the "color", as Goodreads doesn't allow for that lengthy of a review. For the full cast, check out the review on my website.
Katherine "Kitty" Katt-Martini, a.k.a., Megalomaniac Girl, is a human with enhanced abilities who is married to the “Alien of Aliens”, Jeff Martini, who fell into being President of the United States. He’s the world’s strongest empath. The Alpha Four have declared him King Regent of Earth. Jamie-Kat is their very talented daughter. Charlie is their ten-month-old who has a scary ability for telekinesis. Oh, and Kitty also has Dr. Doolittle powers.
Kitty’s best male friend, Charles “Chuckie” Reynolds, is the director of the CIA. Angela Katt, a.k.a., Nana Angela, is the head of the Presidential Terrorism Control Unit (PTCU) and Kitty’s mother. Kevin Lewis is Angela's right-hand man. Devon Jones is a PTCU agent. Evander Horn is now secretary of Homeland Security. Tom Curran took Horn’s place as director of the FBI.
Amy Gaultier-White is married to Christopher White, one of the best imageers among the A-Cs and the one with all the Patented Glares. Elizabeth “Lizzie” Jackson Vrabel, a.k.a., Quick Girl, was adopted by Siler and is Kitty’s ward. Nadine Alexis, Colette’s sister, is the nanny.
The White House
Rajnish Singh, a troubadour, is Jeff’s Chief of Staff. Antoinette Reilly is the chief usher. Chef is in charge of the kitchens. P-Chef is the official executive pastry chef. Dr. Tito Hernandez is the in-house doctor. Melanie and Emily are part of the White House medical staff. Benjamin Siler Vrabel, a.k.a., Mister Dash and Monsieur Meurtrier, used to work with the uncles, Peter “the Dingo” and Victor “Surly Vic” Kasperoff.
Kitty’s Staff
Vance Beaumont is her chief of staff; he’s married to the head lobbyist for Big Tobacco, Guy Gadoire. Colette Alexis, a troubadour, is her press secretary (and part of the stealth A-C CIA). Abner Schnekedy is her chief decorator and floral designer; he’s married to Lillian Culver, the top lobbyist for the defense industry. Nancy Maurer is her White House social secretary; the former VP nominee Cameron Maurer, who was partially androidized, is her son (Alien Nation, 14). Chance and Cassidy Maurer are Nancy’s grandchildren. Akiko is a fashion designer on exclusive retainer for Kitty and the A-Cs. Francine Alexis is Kitty’s body double (and part of the stealth A-C CIA).
Protective details
Len Parker and Kyle Constantine are Kitty’s personal driver and bodyguard. Evalyne Green is the head of Kitty’s Secret Service detail; Phoebe Manning is Evalyne’s second-in-command. Manfred, a troubadour, is the head of Kitty’s A-C detail, which also includes Daniel and Marcus (both empaths) and Joshua and Lucas who are imageers. Joseph is the head of Jeff’s Secret Service detail with Rob as part of Jeff’s detail. Keith heads up the security team for the kids. Walter Ward is the unofficial head of security at the White House; Malcolm Buchanan with his Dr. Strange powers is the official head.
Elaine Armstrong, widow of the late president, is secretary of state. Nathalie Gagnon-Brewer, widow of Rep. Edmund Brewer, is secretary of transportation. Uncle Mort Katt is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Senator Donald McMillan is another trusted friend. Caroline Chase is a sorority sister of Kitty’s and McMillan’s aide. Fritz Hochberg is vice-president. Howie is the secretary of education.
Alpha-Centaurions (A-Cs) on Earth
Alfred and Lucinda Martini are Jeff’s parents. Richard White is Christopher’s father, the former Pontifex, and Kitty’s partner in the field; Terry had been Christopher’s mother. Paul Gower is Naomi and Abigail’s brother and the Supreme Pontifex of the Earth A-Cs. Abigail Gower is Paul’s sister. Francis Carruthers is Jeff’s brother-in-law working for Ansom Somerall at Gaultier; Constance is Jeff’s sister. Jonathan is another of Jeff’s brothers-in-law. TCC, a.k.a., The Clarence Clone, has taken Clarence Valentino’s place with the family. Louise is one of Clarence’s daughters; she’ll be a teacher’s aide at Sidwell.
Centaurion Division encompasses…
…various departments for the A-Cs including Airborne Command, Alpha Team, Field, and the A-C CIA. Dulce Science Center is the main base for all of Centaurion Division worldwide where William Ward, a very powerful imageer and Walter’s older brother, is in charge of Dulce Security and security for all A-Cs throughout the world.
Airborne for Centaurion Division
Tim Crawford is head of Airborne. Navy pilots Lieutenant Joe Billings and Captain Randy Muir have been partially androidized. Jerry Tucker, Matt Hughes, and Chip Walker are also on the team.
Field and Alpha Team are…
…led by James Reader, a former top international male model, one of Kitty’s two best guy friends, and Paul Gower’s husband. Captain Lorraine, a Dazzler, is married to Joe Billings. Captain Claudia Muir, another Dazzler, is married to Randy.
Stealth A-C CIA
Serene Dwyer, Richard White’s very-much-younger sister, is Head of Imageering and their spy network (with troubadour talents and is an explosives genius). She’s married to Brian Dwyer. Raj is her second-in-command. Camilla is a deep cover agent and a natural-born liar; she’s married to Rhee.
The A-C Embassy
Doreen Coleman-Wiseman is the Head Diplomat; Irving is her husband. Denise Lewis runs the Embassy School and Daycare Center. Raymond and Rachel are Denise and Kevin's equally gorgeous kids. Pierre is the incredibly efficient concierge majordomo. Mahin Sherazi, an A-C hybrid, is a cultural attachée along with Abigail. Nurse Magdalena Carter has taken over medical now that Tito is at the White House; she’s also Richard’s main squeeze. Melissa is now running security.
Hacker International is…
…a small group of the world’s best hackers, including Chernobog the Ultimate and the world’s best hacker, who is Russell Kozlow’s mother.
The critters include…
…both alien and regular earth animals. Peregrines are Alpha Four birds raised to protect the royal family. Bruno and Lola are the head birds; Edgar is one of the younger ones and attached to Lizzie. Poofs were brought here by Algar with Harlie as Head Poof and belongs to Jeff, although Murphy is Jeff’s real Poof; Poofikins is Kitty’s.
Alpha Four is…
…the A-Cs' home planet which is ruled by Emperor Alexander, Jeff and Christopher’s cousin.
Washington D.C. Police Department includes...
...the canine corps: Prince, Duke, and Riley. Detectives Sawyer and Beckett crash the party to arrest Kitty.
Other allies include…
…Colonel John Butler and Cameron Maurer who have been androidized. Thomas Kendrick is another lobbyist. Prince Gustav Drax of Vatusus is a newcomer. Mister Joel Oliver has risen from being considered a crackpot to the top investigative journalist in the world. “Bellie” is MJ's African gray parrot. Bruce Jenkins, a.k.a., the Tastemaker, is another of the A-Cs’ media allies. Dion Callan France is a photographer. ACE, a superconsciousness being, has started pulling others into his superconsciousness: Mephistopheles, Antony Marling, and so many others. Sandy is another superconsciousness (Alien Collective, 9). Florida Governor Gideon Cleary had been an enemy and tight with the Mastermind.
King Raheem rules Bahrain. Prince Wasim is his eldest grandson. Captain Naveed Murad is Wasim’s bodyguard. Mona Nejem is the ambassador from Bahrain. Major Khalid Daba is Mona’s bodyguard. Mahdi is an Iman who leads Islam’s rapture.
Ali Baba Gadhavi is the head of a very dangerous Indian mob in Bahrain. Oren, Jakob, and Leah are Mossad agents and friends with the A-Cs and Bahrainis.
Good Day USA is a…
…talk show with the perky Kristie and Adam as the hosts.
The proposed movie Code Name: First Lady is…
…not at all near-and-dear to Kitty’s heart. Jürgen Cologne intends to produce it.
Sidwell
…is “the finest preparatory school in the country”. Miranda Paster is the principal; Hiroki Yamaguchi is the assistant principal. Miss Lisa is one of the teachers. That bitch, Charmaine Cordell is President of the Sidwell Friends School Parent Teacher Association. Trust me, you’ll want to kill her too! Bob is her venture capitalist husband.
Students will include Jamie Katt, Patrick Dwyer, Ross Billings, Sean Muir, and Ezra Weisman for early-starters kindergarten; Jonathan Price II is in first grade; Miriam Price is second grade; Rachel Lewis is third grade; Cassidy Maurer is fourth grade; Kimberly “Kimmie” Price and Raymond Lewis are fifth grade; Chance Maurer is sixth; Elizabeth Vrabel and Anthony Valentino are ninth; Claire Valentino is tenth; and, Sidney Valentino is eleventh. Zachary Kramer’s kids (and Marcia’s stepkids) include Clinton, a senior; Mason; and, Maverick. Seth and Shelby Cordell are that nasty Charmaine’s kids.
The Chupacabras versus the Capitals participate in…
…a fundraiser hockey game. Killer is the Chupacabra mascot. Carcento is the Capitals’ goalie; Bays is the Chups’. Other Chups players include Donovan as captain and Pulley as enforcer. Jack Johnson will sing the national anthem. Sandie is PR for the Chupas. Johnny and Mitch are the announcers.
The Aligned Worlds of the Milky Way Galaxy include:
…Earth and the Solaris System, with Kitty as its ambassador. Some of the aliens we've already met include the Reptilians, Feliniads, Canus Majorians, and the Free Women from Beta Twelve with Renata as their queen. She sent her daughters, Rahmi (she’s married to Tito now) and Rhee, to earth ages ago. The Galactic Freehold encompasses those whom the Yggethnian Jewel of the Sky and the Faradawn Treeship were able to rescue.
The Intergalactic School is…
…designed for both alien and human students and is near Dulce in New Mexico. Three hookers from Alien Nation — Meriel, Rhonda, and Jane — are responsible for the propaganda job at the school. Two street bums — Mickey and Garfield — (from the same story) are the heads of maintenance and janitorial. Troidl is a Themnir and is in charge here.
The Ancients have…
…been at war with the Z’porrah for years. Rudolph "John" Wruck, an Ancient and is the only survivor from LaRue DeMorte Gaultier's traitorous attack on her own crew.
A-Cs think the Operations Team (Kitty calls 'em Elves) do the work behind the scenes, but it’s actually Algar, a being from the Black Hole Universe who is on the run.
Enemies
Prime among them have been the Masterminds, starting with Ronald Yates, Jeff and Christopher’s grandfather AND Siler’s father. Cliff Goodman was the latest Mastermind. Stephanie Valentino is one of the A-Cs — Jeff and Christopher’s niece, but she’s gone to the bad. She’s allied up with the Tinkerer, a.k.a., Trevor, who had helped her great-grandfather become the First Mastermind. Clarence Valentino had been her traitorous father. More of Jeff’s family gone to the bad include Elizabeth Guerra’s and Lauren Fontana’s older kids: Patricia, Bonnie, and Darius Guerra and Lloyd and Laura Fontana. And their husbands, Oscar Guerra and Nero Fontana, work for YatesCorp.
"Created people” include Fem-Bots, androids, and cyborgs — Kitty-Bots, Christopher-Bots, Amy-Bots, Lizzie-Bots, and many more.
Doctor Trevor Rattoppare and his “granddaughter” are offering the transition from human to eek!! Senator Zachary Kramer and his wife Marcia are on evil’s side. Simon “Homophobe” Hopkins is an Alcohol lobbyist. Myron Van Dyke is boring.
Dealers of Death include…
…Ansom Somerall,chairman of the board for Gaultier Enterprises; Janelle Gardiner had been part of a triumvirate (Camp Alien, 13) but ended up needing rescuing. Talia Lee, the chief lobbyist for the firearms people, has been heavily involved.. YatesCorp and Titan Security (Amos Tobin is in charge there) are more evil corporations.
Hate groups include…
…Club 51 with Harvey Gutermouth its leader. Mr. Not My Queen is one of the True Believers of the Club. The Church of Hate and Intolerance is led by Farley Pecker.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a battle scene from the hockey game with a grays and blues background as the besuited Jeff swings his stick and a Kitty in ripped jeans and a black-white-red V-neck T keeps an eye out to see which tentacled puck she’s gonna hit. The title is at the top in a two-tone pink and sky blue while the author’s name is in white at the bottom left. An info blurb, in white, is just under the title.
The title covers Alien Education two ways: Kitty has to learn all those protocols for each alien planet becoming part of the earth alliance and the Embassy kids are going off to “real” school. Eeek!
katyanaish's review against another edition
4.0
***3.5***
Honestly... it was too much to buy that they'd let themselves get bullied by a moronic head of the PTA in such an obvious way. It's firstly just not who they are. Secondly, it makes them look weak and ridiculous - how can they handle galactic war and not this uppity sniffing bitch who is so inept that they have her on camera starting a food fight? With their PR machine, they could have destroyed this woman - and the school right along with her, if the school was part of the problem - by laying out how they'd been treated from the outset with the surprise bake sale, and showing the video of her team starting the fight. That along with the security risk of advertising to the world, for weeks, that the First Lady was there... it was just stupid. Way, way beyond any ability to suspend disbelief. And it was so wrapped through the book that it dragged everything down.
Also, man, I'm so tired of Reader. The way he lectures and blames Kitty for ridiculous things that she is in no way responsible for... Kitty needs to stop putting up with it, and start throwing some of Reader's fuck-ups into his face the way he tries to do to Kitty for everything that goes wrong in her general vicinity. Like This could easily all have become an assassination attempt (and it was frankly shocking that it wasn't), and that would ALL have been on Reader... Mr. I-am-in-charge-and-you-people-need-to-stop-doing-my-job. Maybe Kitty wouldn't do Reader's job so much if Reader actually gave even the smallest hint that he was capable of doing it himself. But no, he's too busy pissing in his territory to actually do shit.
Honestly... it was too much to buy that they'd let themselves get bullied by a moronic head of the PTA in such an obvious way. It's firstly just not who they are. Secondly, it makes them look weak and ridiculous - how can they handle galactic war and not this uppity sniffing bitch who is so inept that they have her on camera starting a food fight? With their PR machine, they could have destroyed this woman - and the school right along with her, if the school was part of the problem - by laying out how they'd been treated from the outset with the surprise bake sale, and showing the video of her team starting the fight. That along with the security risk of advertising to the world, for weeks, that the First Lady was there... it was just stupid. Way, way beyond any ability to suspend disbelief. And it was so wrapped through the book that it dragged everything down.
Also, man, I'm so tired of Reader. The way he lectures and blames Kitty for ridiculous things that she is in no way responsible for... Kitty needs to stop putting up with it, and start throwing some of Reader's fuck-ups into his face the way he tries to do to Kitty for everything that goes wrong in her general vicinity. Like
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how his team utterly missed that Kitty had been set up for this bake sale, for weeks. How they even went along with her being bullied into it, rather than handling the petty bullshit so she can stay on stuff that really merits her attention. How the whole thing was a spectacular security fail - they had busloads of people coming to a place where they had light security because it was supposed to be private!!!blodeuedd's review against another edition
3.0
Kitty does deal with a new scary big bad here, PTA. Dang those women, well woman ;), are scary!
One thing that I am very happy that have changed is that there were less music talk. 500+ pages of constant music references can be tiresome so this book was a total improvement.
Right, to the book then! Book 15, omg I know! When did that happen? Did I not just start reading these?! Now she has 2 kids and her husband is president. And she has a lot more animals ;)
There is always something bad coming. It's like you take down one tentacle and then 2 more come out. Arms that sends out robots, aliens, you never know who to trust. And then there are those stupid Humans first idiots too. They hate all aliens and want them gone.
And then there was the PTA at the new school Jamie is going too. That will give her some trouble too, but then when is Kitty not in trouble? Luckily she is kick-ass and has great friends.
Action, aliens and I need another A! I can't think of a good ending. Dang. Lol.
I read it fast. It felt light and fun.
One thing that I am very happy that have changed is that there were less music talk. 500+ pages of constant music references can be tiresome so this book was a total improvement.
Right, to the book then! Book 15, omg I know! When did that happen? Did I not just start reading these?! Now she has 2 kids and her husband is president. And she has a lot more animals ;)
There is always something bad coming. It's like you take down one tentacle and then 2 more come out. Arms that sends out robots, aliens, you never know who to trust. And then there are those stupid Humans first idiots too. They hate all aliens and want them gone.
And then there was the PTA at the new school Jamie is going too. That will give her some trouble too, but then when is Kitty not in trouble? Luckily she is kick-ass and has great friends.
Action, aliens and I need another A! I can't think of a good ending. Dang. Lol.
I read it fast. It felt light and fun.
lalabristow's review against another edition
5.0
Going back into the Kitty Katt-Martini world is like going back home after a long stretch away.
I love going back into this world and seeing all these characters that feel like part of my family already.
In Alien Education Kitty and the gang have to deal with not only the different types of bots, droids and borgs that keep popping up, but also with with the kids' first day of school... I bet you don't know which of those is the most complicated ;)
Alien Education is a fast-paced thrill from start to finish and a joy to read. Fifteen books in and I cannot imagine not having this world and people to connect with.
Yes, Alien Education will be better enjoyed if you have read the rest of the series. A lot has gone on and I bet you won't want to miss every single adventure Gini Koch has concocted. As usual it took me a little bit to get into things and remember what had happened, but Gini does the recap so expertly that is practically unnoticeable and even enjoyable at times.
Alien Education is a joy ride that I absolutely adored. Koch has done it again and I am utterly ecstatic that the series is confirmed until book 20 already... I cannot accept a world without more Kitty and co.'s adventures.
If you love this world, Alien Education is a must-read... If you have yet to meet Kitty and the gang, what the h*ll are you waiting for? You won't regret it!
I love going back into this world and seeing all these characters that feel like part of my family already.
In Alien Education Kitty and the gang have to deal with not only the different types of bots, droids and borgs that keep popping up, but also with with the kids' first day of school... I bet you don't know which of those is the most complicated ;)
Alien Education is a fast-paced thrill from start to finish and a joy to read. Fifteen books in and I cannot imagine not having this world and people to connect with.
Yes, Alien Education will be better enjoyed if you have read the rest of the series. A lot has gone on and I bet you won't want to miss every single adventure Gini Koch has concocted. As usual it took me a little bit to get into things and remember what had happened, but Gini does the recap so expertly that is practically unnoticeable and even enjoyable at times.
Alien Education is a joy ride that I absolutely adored. Koch has done it again and I am utterly ecstatic that the series is confirmed until book 20 already... I cannot accept a world without more Kitty and co.'s adventures.
If you love this world, Alien Education is a must-read... If you have yet to meet Kitty and the gang, what the h*ll are you waiting for? You won't regret it!
jbrooxd's review
5.0
4.5 stars - fantastic addition to the series. New villains to unmask, new friends, new tricky situations for Kitty to negotiate. Love that the kids get a little more "screen time" in this book - love the additions there as well.
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
Oh, wow, another amazing, fantastic book! Not as much happens change wise, as big as all those aliens coming, but the start of a new bad guy, or at least, more Kitty-found connections! Can't wait for the next on!
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