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Synopsis
Cat, the halfbreed telepath hero of Catspaw and Psion , joins a research team on Refuge, homeworld of his mother's people, the Hydrans. Immediately, he finds trouble when he helps a Hydran woman escape human pursuers. The decimated Hydran population of Refuge is confined to a bleak "homeland," by a huge corporate state, Tau Biotech. Tau also controls Refuge's one unique natural resource, "Dreamfall." The tangible residue of cast-off thoughts from beautiful, enigmatic "cloud whales," dreamfall forms vast reefs, sacred to the Hydrans, but mere exploitable data to Tau. Caught between Tau and desperate Hydrans who fight to reclaim their world, Cat must somehow forge the ruins of the past into a means to defeat Tau's brutality to save his people--and himself. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Is Dreamfall (Cat, 3) appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
A telepathic half-human/half-alien protagonist confronts corporate exploitation and colonialism on his mother's homeworld. Themes of systemic oppression, cultural decimation, and resistance with moderate violence but no explicit content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include genocide, racism, and colonialism (see the full list above).
Publisher ages reflect reading level; our rating reflects content maturity — they can differ.
Who'll love this
Teens will appreciate Cat's struggle to find his place between two worlds while fighting corporate brutality and protecting an oppressed people.