From the back cover: “It was a sultry summer day in 1981, and the 3 billion or so inhabitants of the world went about their daily routine unaware that, possibly, the fate of the human race lay in the shaking hands of one George Mercer, an insignificant and slightly neurotic employee of the New YYork City Department of Welfare. For George has been informed, by an accredited emissary of the Galatic Overlords, that he had 12 hours in which to prove the people of Earth worthy of admission into the Galactic Federation. george, and George alone, would represent all of mankind. If he failed the entire planet would be destroyed. Was all this a nightmare of delusion dredged up by his tortured subconscious Or a very real nightmare that would end in the Day of the Burning… Excellent condition. No cosmetic issues. First edition. Nice book especially for its age! Thank you for looking.