Someone broke the interplanetary elevator, and no one knows how to fix it, not even Jeff Abel, the Galactic Commons newest citizen.
But mankind's first ambassador to another world has other problems.
Two thousand extraterrestrials are stranded back on Earth.
Jordan, the only other human in the alien city, isn't returning his calls.
And Irving the Grey, the mastermind behind the city's woes, has escaped.
It has begun to dawn on Jeff that getting a job with Galactic Commons security wasn't his brightest idea.
House of the Galactic Elevator is the sequel to 2015's A Beginner's Guide to Invading Earth.
Gerhard Gehrke is the international bestselling author of dark science fiction and adventure novels including Refuge, Midnight Monster Club, and Goblin.
Besides writing he can be found hiking the hills and trails of California with his wife, looking for snakes, insects, and raptors to annoy, and poking dead things with a stick.
You can connect with him at gerhardgehrke.com.