In this historic book, a retired L.A. Times editor who has shared a Pulitzer Prize reports on a coalition of humans and aliens now engaged in extensive interplanetary diplomacy -- with a goal of open contact. Mr. Krapf, the designated writer and herald for this epic project, shares the daunting challenges this role has forced upon him, in this sequel to his controversial 1998 book, The Contact Has Begun.

"I ask that people regard the revelations in Phillip Krapf’s book with the same attention they directed to the Pentagon Papers in 1971."
--Daniel Sheehan, Chief counsel for civil litigation in the Iran-Contra affair and Chief counsel, Karen Silkwood case

"There was just something about Phillip Krapf that rang true, I guess that's all I can say. Over several hours the story held up -- he held up."
--Art Bell, Coast to Coast Radio

The Challenge of Contact is Krapf’s continuing story of the secret deliberations between a race of alien observers called the Verdants, and some 850 world leaders known as "ambassadors" -- an interplanetary liaison that will soon lead to a formal and public announcement of contact. This book chronicles the dramatic events of Krapf’s second period of sojourn on the Verdant craft which occurred in 1999. It also reports key events of "ground contact" with a Verdant representative, with two unnamed Ambassadors -- including a former editorial executive at the L.A. Times -- and with his own guardian angel.

Upon his initial abduction onto the Verdant craft in 1997, Krapf discovered that he was hand-picked by this advanced alien race to be their designated "star reporter" for the contact project. This eagerly-awaited second book explains the predicament faced by the human/Verdant team that is planning imminent contact, picking up the thread of what may be the most important story Mr. Krapf, or any other journalist, has ever reported.

Phillip H. Krapf worked for 25 years as an editor on the Metro copy desk at the Los Angeles Times. 

During that time, he shared in a Pulitzer Prize as a member of the Metro team that covered the L.A. riots of 1992. Before his retirement in 1993, Krapf had spent a total of 30 years in the newspaper business, starting out as a cub reporter and eventually becoming the managing editor of the newspaper for the San Fernando valley community, before moving on to the L.A. Times. He has remained active in retirement as a freelance writer, and lives with his wife in Southern California.

Origin Press, Sept 2001
186 pages, Cloth
ISBN 1-57983-008-0
US$19.95 

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