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ChazInAz

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1. I'm fond of them.

Sat Dec 19, 2020, 11:47 AM

Dec 2020

Especially when written by someone who truly understands the psychology of cats.
Fritz Leiber wrote a few talking and many non-talking cat stories. Among the former were his short story "Ship of Shadows" in which an ill-tempered ship's cat tries to get his drunken "ssssot" of a human to do something about the vampires on board a space ship. His hefty novel "The Wanderer" features intelligent alien felines who are intent on stealing the Moon. These creatures are elegant, erotic, sarcastic and scary...as one would expect from cats grown large and smart!

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POLL: Do you like talking cat stories, or do you hate them? [View all] AmyStrange Dec 2020 OP

I'm fond of them. ChazInAz Dec 2020 #1

I'll have to check them out, and... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #2

my favorite talking cat books chillfactor Dec 2020 #3

Thank you so much for the suggestion! AmyStrange Dec 2020 #4

My all time favorite "The Abandoned" by Paul Gallico TexasProgresive Dec 2020 #5

I'm on it, and... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #6

Mr Gallico is a great writer TexasProgresive Dec 2020 #7

Thank you... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #8

Ty for sharing! SheltieLover Mar 2021 #19

Somehow I have never stumbled across any talking cat stories. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2020 #9

I never did either until I finished writing my first three books, but... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #10

Well, yeah. But the it was a relatively small, if creepy part of the story. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2020 #11

Especially when they are also SciFi books LearnedHand Dec 2020 #12

The Cat Who Walked Through Walls... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #13

Heinlen must have had cats. I have always been convinced they disappear into a yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #16

By the way... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #14

Check out 'Midnight Louie" a long and ongoing light mystery series set in Las Vegas. yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #15

Ty for sharing! SheltieLover Mar 2021 #18

update to add information on Midnight Louie and his creator yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #20

I love the Joe Grey series! SheltieLover Mar 2021 #17