The novel “The Universe Versus Alex Woods” celebrates bizarre coincidences, astronomy and astrology, the works of Kurt Vonnegut, and the unexpected threads connecting everything and everyone that shape this world. A meteorite struck Alex Woods when he was 10, leaving scars and preparing an unusual future for the boy. The son of a fortune-teller, pedantic and strange, an easy target for bullies, Alex could not boast of a happy childhood. His whole life changes when he meets Mr. Peterson, a man who teaches him a simple truth: you only get one chance in life. And you must not miss it. Alex’s story balances on the fine line between light and darkness, laughter and tears, and may well strike you as the funniest and at the same time the saddest novel you have ever read.