Mastodons on Mars

By Ken Albertsen

Winston Churchill is quoted as saying, "A cat looks down on man, a dog looks up to man, but a pig will look man right in the eye and see his equal.” The four stories in this sci-fi compilation all have a related theme, yet each is totally unique. Former pets evolve over time, to become masters. Concurrently, humans devolve to become their pets or slaves. Each scenario features two quasi-intelligent species. After reading this, you'll never look at dogs, horses, elephants, or swine - the same as prior to reading these stories. Read how humans devolved to servile ape-like beings, while their former pets developed analytical thinking abilities - and the ensuing interactions are surprising, and sometimes bloody.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ken Albertsen
• Release date: Feb 10, 2018
• ISBN: 9781879338166

Ken Albertsen

Ken is a .westward-moving guy. Started out in Denmark in 1952, then westward to Washington DC three years later. At age 22, Ken moved westward to northern California where he farmsteaded for 25 years. Then westward again at age age 47 to farmstead in northern Thailand. 20 years hence, and Ken is like whirled peas (world peace) leaving Thailand and landing on his feet, but where? Ken has over a dozen books showcased online - on as many topics, ranging from Tibetan Buddhism (Life Story of Milarepa) to diet (Fasting for Health and Highness), to history (Hong Kong, What if ....?) with a couple of sci-fi stories thrown in for good measure (Robon Take-Over and Mastodons on Mars). Additionally, Ken has written a novel (Lali's Passage), a humorous book (Buddha, Jesus and the Hippie), plus two memoirs. One is his auto-bio from age zero to 22 (C.I.A. Brat) and the most recent was written after serving time in a Thai prison on false charges (1 Pill = 28 Years). Ken will next release his first children's book titled: "Mabalo's Balloon." plus a crossword puzzle book and a dictionary of idioms. Ken has narrated two audio books, the latest: Himalayan Adventures features readings from the diaries of seven great explorers of the Himalayan region, five of whom did their explorations during the 19th century. Adventure1.com.

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