Robert Arnold Kay, PhD

Today’s science was yesterday’s fiction. His fiction will be tomorrow’s science.

Five decades in elite science, then crime-science fiction, written in Interlachen, Florida, among more than 5,000 pollinator and host plants.

Robert Arnold Kay in a straw Panama hat, paisley bandana, tinted glasses and a cream jacket
Fig. 1The author. Human brain wrinkles.
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Plants vs Humans cover: a green-skinned woman crowned with leaves
Fig. 2Plants vs Humans, 2023

Plants vs Humans

It’s nothing personal, it’s just evolution · Novel, 2023

Intense, provocative, fantastical. During a live presentation, Dr. Griffin Pennyroyal is violently abducted by nefarious forces. US Federal Marshals Aidan and Tannin are tasked with saving him. Enjoy being human while you can.

First line, Chapter 1: Taboo You!The softest of cautious knocks at the wood garage door announced a visitor.
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“Great and profound writing!! Looking for more from this author.”

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“The mix of science fiction and conspiracy theories gives it a unique flavor.”

SMdragon · 6 December 2023

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Cultivated Meat American Sashimi

A trilogy · 2024

What counts as food and what happens when a global criminal enterprise combines two of humanity’s most terrifying inventions, cannibalism and Multi Level Marketing? The Yakuza discover a technology to cultivate human meat from the DNA of A-listers. Foodies love it.

With Aidan, Tannin, Anechka, Ari and the Twins

Fig. 3Cultivated Meat American Sashimi, Books One to Three, 2024

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Book One

It’s not rocket science, it’s food science · Shocking. Intense. Profound.

First lineThe dogs were sound asleep in their open-slat wooden night carriers.
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No longer in the company of nice guys · Intense. Graphic. Emotional.

First lineMr. Sivart had deliberately set his holophone to an obsolete telephone announcement: Ring, ring…
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Book Three

A reckoning is beckoning · Shocking. Transgressive.

From the jacketThe Marshals go to all-out war with the Yakuza.
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One world

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Eight works, one world.

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Plants vs Humans

“The softest of cautious knocks at the wood garage door announced a visitor.”

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Short stories

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  1. A muscle car streaking through a neon city at night

    Phoenix, at night · Aidan and Anechka

    Don’t Make Me Pop the Trunk

    A suspenseful tale following Aidan and Anechka. Their journey is marked by mystery and urgency, blending elements of drama and intrigue.

    His note: Gang Bangers, Triggering Violence Images, Strong Language

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  2. A dark trophy room full of antlers and artifacts

    Travis and his artifacts · Anechka

    Endangered Species

    Anechka’s intriguing encounter with Travis and his collection of exotic artifacts, culminating in a dramatic and thought-provoking ending.

    His note: Extremely Triggering, Strong Language, Violent Theme, Racism

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  3. A figure before a glowing machine intelligence and a wall of screens

    The future · standalone

    Terminal Computer

    A future where artificial intelligence and human ethics intersect. The story will make you ask questions about the evolving relationship between humans and advanced technology.

    His note: Intriguing, Thought Provoking, Mystical, Triggering Violence

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  4. A singing bowl before a quiet house at dawn

    Between reality and dream · standalone

    Twimare

    Gunney’s enigmatic journey, blending reality with dream. An ideal read for those fascinated by the thin line between reality and imagination.

    His note: Intriguing, Thought Provoking, Mystical, Revealing

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The naturalist

Nobody really owns land, we borrow it for our brief lifespan.

Monarch butterflies feeding on orange slices on a glass dish
Fig. 6Danaus plexippus on orange slices. His photo.
“I think of them as elegant air swimmers.”

Robert Arnold Kay, PhD, brings science, experience, and a bold, stimulating, unconventional voice to original fiction. After over five decades employed within the worlds of elite science, he decided that today’s science was yesterday’s fiction.

He is a nutrition scientist (MS, PhD, RD, University of Connecticut) and a former Chief Science Officer. His career includes Alacer (Emergen-C), Pfizer, Bayer and Renew Life Formulas.

Stories came first. His mother patented the Talking Book in 1961; his father’s film company distributed well over 2,500 films; the house held over 1,100 books. In elementary school he won Junior Scholastic Gold Keys for his short stories.

Now he writes in Interlachen, Florida, on land he shares with more than 5,000 pollinator and host plants, banana cultivars, butterflies, and two cats, Shiva and Shakti, who let him clearly know how he may be of service to them.

“He’s a purist. So, it needs to be 100% fiction, no artificial intelligence additives woven into his word-art tapestries.”

From his About page

“Be a grateful shepherd to all that live where you live.”

From his Natural World notes

Coming next

Four novels in progress. No covers yet.

  1. Plants vs Humans: Extinction extinct is only temporary

    A time jump forward 150 million years where humans are kept on preserves and sanctuaries and protected by highly evolved, intelligent humanoid plants.

    In progress

  2. Eye of the Needle from thread to dead

    An intense novel regarding the heroin drug trade in Willimantic, CT during the 1980s.

    In progress

  3. Blackface a finger on the twiga

    The most endangered species is not what you think. A present-day dark story about human trafficking and the use of humans as commodity items.

    In progress

  4. Perfect Genocide it’s not genocide if we all do it

    Yup. It’s the end of us in a squeak, and not a yell as we all take a fast bullet train to hell.

    In progress

Tell me when Extinction is out.

One email when it’s published. Nothing else.

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