Fifth edition includes only change of cover.
This is non-fiction in a fictional wrap. It is a story, partially based on a true event of 20 years ago, a real UFO encounter on a mountain near the border between France and Switzerland.
One of the UFOs crashed on the slope. The Alien pilot got rescued by a small group of mountaineers. Before the Alien got picked-up by its fellows a few hours later, the mountaineers had the opportunity to ask questions to this Alien.
They used a similar list of questions as was asked by the people of Orphalese in the book The Prophet by Khalil Gibran.
But this book The Alien Prophet is nowhere near the style of The Prophet. It contains frank and rude language and does not do any effort to raise to any level of poetry. It is hard, clear, crisp and harsh reality about what and how humans on planet Earth really are.
For those who are into mediation, religion, philosophy and other spiritual endevors, this book is may not be compatible with your bookshelf.
If you have the feeling that the world is not as it seems, and you want to have your eyes opened-up a bit more, then this book is for you. It is not for entertainment.