The Planet Perfecters

He was a nameless drunk, forgotten and ignored. Then the star creatures came. Infinitely recombining, seemingly indestructible, the creatures brought answers to every problem. They promised perfection, asking nothing in return.
Except it wasn't that easy. It never is.
By the time the last question is answered, the last human will be dead. Half the world's population is ecstatic, believing they can stop asking questions once their problems, along with all the riff raff, are gone. The other half is appalled, believing the worth of a single human soul exceeds the worth of a perfect world.
Cosmologist Peter Lowgoss is the first to see them coming and the first to recognize the danger. Uniting with a small-town diner chef, an abnormally competent politician, a hillbilly militia leader, and four slacker teens, Lowgoss leads the charge to save humanity. But how can such a small band of heroes stop the unstoppable? How can they destroy the indestructible? How can they save humanity from the curse of imposed perfection?
The drunk could tell them, if only someone asked.

I'm from Renton, Washington, originally and except for two years in Rexburg Idaho and four months in Kingston, New York, lived there from 1960 (the year I was born) until 2008, when Mary and I moved to Spokane.
Here are a few more ridiculously compelling details about me, in case you're interested: I have five sons, one daughter, 8-10 grand kids (it changes periodically) and a miniature poodle named Copper; I am a born-again believer in Jesus Christ; I love cookies; I have read more than two thousands books - novels, texts, tomes, manuscripts, what have you - in the last three decades; I love cooking; I love eating; I love eating other people's cooking; I spent more than two decades driving truck but now work as a Certified Nurse's Aid - it's often messier than driving, but more satisfying at the end of the day.