I Came to Play Your Game: A Talent from Beyond Sees Football and Life Through a Different Lens

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Craig Garner

I Came to Play Your Game

Name: I Came to Play Your Game
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ISBN: 9781969679186

A Talent from Beyond Sees Football and Life Through a Different Lens

Craig Garner

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Munn Avenue Press
16 December 2025

Science fiction (Children's&YA); UFOs & extraterrestrial beings (Children's&YA)

What if the new kid on the football field wasn't from your town, or even your world?

When Sublimious Z. Hormats (better known as ""Clancy"") arrives at Callister Cascades High, he looks like any other lanky teenager trying to fit in. But behind his strange mannerisms and blazing speed is a secret mission: to master America's most sacred ritual, high school football, and report back to a distant homeland.

Thrown into the rough and tumble world of teenage athletes, eccentric classmates, and small-town pride, Clancy must balance loyalty to his mysterious Emissary with the friendships, rivalries, and heartbreaks of human life. As victories mount and suspicions grow, one question lingers: can he keep his identity hidden long enough to secure a future for his people and himself?

Fast paced, funny, and full of heart, I Came to Play Your Game is a coming-of-age tale with a sci-fi twist, where Friday night lights meet otherworldly stakes.

If you love underdog stories with a touch of the extraordinary, crack open this book and discover the game changing secret for yourself.

Craig Garner earned a B.A. in history from Ursinus College in Pennsylvania and a Masters in journalism from Ohio University. In the U.S. Army he was a correspondent for 15 months with Pacific Stars and Stripes in Korea. For 20 years he was an issues and employee magazine editor and executive speechwriter at Du Pont Corp. In early retirement he worked in restaurants and catering, delivered auto parts and flowers while continuing to write. He published a memoir, ""Keeper of the Flame: How Quiet Bonfires & Good Neighbors Helped Me Discover What Matters."" He and wife Peg live in Honey Brook, PA and have two children and four grandchildren.

By: Craig Garner
Imprint: Munn Avenue Press
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9781969679186
ISBN 10: 1969679182
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 16 December 2025
Recommended Age: From 13 to 18 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Craig Garner earned a B.A. in history from Ursinus College in Pennsylvania and a Masters in journalism from Ohio University. In the U.S. Army he was a correspondent for 15 months with Pacific Stars and Stripes in Korea. For 20 years he was an issues and employee magazine editor and executive speechwriter at Du Pont Corp. In early retirement he worked in restaurants and catering, delivered auto parts and flowers while continuing to write. He published a memoir, ""Keeper of the Flame: How Quiet Bonfires & Good Neighbors Helped Me Discover What Matters."" He and wife Peg live in Honey Brook, PA and have two children and four grandchildren.