In 1997 Richard Baker wrote a story featuring his family - a rip off of a childrens book simply substituting the names of the characters and adding a few in-jokes. A family tradition was born. Reading of a new story became part of the Christmas day routine.
In the new millennium Richard got kidnapped by aliens. He learned their language and was released after being provided a communicator. He also won his first Grand Prix.
The aliens had assessed the human race and determined that by galactic standards the number of objectionable people was significant. A list of names contained individuals...