University student Alister Bane is a neat, tidy, ordinary person living a neat, tidy, ordinary life. But all this changes when the flamboyant, other-worldly, and extraordinary Professor Odd waltzes into class and turns his world inside out. Suddenly Alister is thrown into the middle of a cat-and-mouse game between the Professor and alien tentacle monster, while a shadowy group of scientists tries to capture them all. Can Alister convince them that he is only a hapless bystander? Can life ever return to normal? One thing is for certain: things are going to get a little bit odd. "The False Student" was first published electronically in 2011. It is the first in a series of novellas chronicling the adventures of Professor Odd and her wayward companions.