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Hans Ness

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Hans Ness is currently stationed on Earth in the San Franciscio Bay Area to observe and report on the adorable earthling species. He studied earthling psychology to exploit their quirky idiosyncrasies. His first mission was to infiltrate a middle and high school to mind-control juveniles in the subjects of writing and literature. He was later embedded as a edtech founder (JupiterEd.com), critical thinking researcher (CriticalThinkingProject.org), and author of imaginary stories. He also experiments in earthling amusements of art, music, theater, and social media. All hail Zorxablorg!

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Average rating: 4.53 · 64 ratings · 46 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Planet of the Cats by Hans Ness (Goodreads Author), Sofia Komarenko (illustrator) 4.56 avg rating — 36 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rolo the Pet Earthling by Hans Ness (Goodreads Author), Sofia Komarenko (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 28 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Are pets like slaves?

Readers of my novel Rolo the Pet Earthling sometimes question if it is like slavery because the aliens own humans as pets. This is a worthy discussion, both morally and semantically.

In sci-fi like Star War and Star Track,* if Ewoks own Ewoks for forced labor, that would be slavery. But if Klingons own Tauntauns, that is not slavery. Why? Because Klingons are smarter than Tauntauns, just like human Read more of this blog post »

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Published on August 09, 2023 13:32

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Hans Ness finished reading The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest (Newbery Honor Book) by Aubrey Hartman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Hans Ness liked Katorah Kenway's review of Planet of the Cats: "Creative and entertaining I received this book as a free giveaway through Goodreads. I found it to be fun, creative, and imaginative. Perfect for the young adventure reader. A must read. "
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Hans Ness made a comment on Sanjin’s review of Planet of the Cats " Thanks for the review, but why did you use AI? The main character is human, not a cat. "
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Hans Ness liked Club Hemingway's review of Planet of the Cats: "Such fun! My friend told me about this book and the illustrations are amazing. Any cat lover will jump at this young or old. "
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Hans Ness liked Valery's review of Planet of the Cats: "Rolo on the Planet of the Cats by Hans Ness is a charming and clever sci-fi adventure for kids that is packed with humor, heart, and lots of fun. The story follows Rolo, a hooman who crash-lands on a cat-ruled Earth while searching for his ancestral " Read more of this review »
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Hans Ness made a comment on Iqra Faiz’s review of Rolo the Pet Earthling " Thanks for the review! But it's the wrong book. This should be posted on the sequel: "Rolo on the Planet of the Cats". Also, Rolo is a hooman, not a c ...more "
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