The Kangaroo King: A Satirical Science Fiction Novel

An alien empire has abducted people from every continent on Earth except Australia. This is, for one panicked imperial auditor, a career-ending problem. The fix should be simple: send a discreet mission, retrieve one Australian, update the records, and keep the king from noticing. Instead, the mission mistakes a kangaroo for a human, gets thoroughly defeated, and returns home with the worst possible outcome for a monarchy built on vanity and control: a creature more competent than the king. Soon Joey-the silent, battle-tested kangaroo now sitting on Polarnia's throne-is dismantling an empire's favorite traditions, including kidnapping, bureaucratic cruelty, and the general belief that ordinary people do not matter. As abductees demand freedom, old elites fight to survive, and foreign powers try to contain the spread of reform, Joey's greatest impact becomes impossible to ignore: He changes what people expect from power. The Kangaroo King is a witty, politically sharp science fiction satire about empire, paperwork, witness, and what happens when the governed finally stop behaving like scenery. Not All Australians Are Human.

Pages: 103, Paperback, Independently published