Divide and Rule

Three hundred years in the future, kangaroo-like aliens have taken over the Earth and reeducated the population to forget their independent past, promoting a reversion to feudalism in order to decrease the likelihood of a unified revolt against the alien overlords.

"Divide and Rule" (1939) has many of the same elements that would make de Camp and Pratt's Incomplete Enchanter popular a few years later--a wholesome hero who becomes a better man through trial and adventure, a righteous quest, romantic misunderstanding with just a little sexual titillation, and an odd combination of comedy and carnage.

Reactions to all this will probably come down to whether or not readers find the comedy successful. The premise is absurd, in particular the explanation of the aliens' backstory, and the way it is exploited by the human rebels. As long as I didn't insist on examining the plot too closely, the story was an enjoyable romp.