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Adam Costello wants to paint while aliens change life on Earth. Their money swamps human money. Their tools take the place of human workers. His father leaves home, fed up. His mother keeps looking for work. The middle class has gone. A few get rich through deals with the aliens. Most struggle to meet their daily needs.

Adam and Chloe film their romance for aliens to watch. They hope to earn money this way. An art contest for young humans gives Adam another chance. It spans planets and could help him save his family.

Matthew Tobin Anderson wrote this science fiction novel for young adults. It uses satire to show a bleak world gone wrong. It looks at love, art, and family under alien capitalism. Dry, sharp wit takes aim at markets and wealth. Short accounts frame this harsh world. Each has a title like a work of art. The story asks how loss changes what people value. Ruxandra Gogu translated this edition from English into Romanian.