The hilarious sci-fi romp The Adventures of Markus Waffler takes place on the planets of Mabog and Calypso. Calypso is a beautiful but dangerous planet inhabited by toxic, intelligent plants. The Mabogians, who live on the neighboring planet of Mabog, can't decide what to do with these plants, which from time to time swarm Mabog's cities with spores that can dissolve whole buildings into liquid goop. A military organization is set up by the Mabogians to fight the plants. Markus Waffler has just graduated (or rather flunked) school. He is only 121 years old, a fairly young age for a Mabogian. He seems to not be very good at anything in particular and ends up being drafted into the military to fight Calypso's plants. On Calypso, Markus meets Dr. Murke, a strange man who seems to be meeting with someone or something in the forest every day. What in the world (of Calypso) is happening? Will Markus finally succeed at something or will these wicked weeds get the best of him? Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/HelenRusinoff