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The Mark of the Cat

Andre Norton (1992)

SubgenreSpace Opera
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages ()
SeriesMark of the Cat #1
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Synopsis - In the imperilled queendom of Kahulawe the most feared enemy is the sand cat. Ancient enmities divide mankind from those highly intelligent and beautiful animals. The boy Hynkkel, refusing to take up a trade in arms, is brutally outcast into a desert lands populated by giant rats and scoured by sandstorms that can flay a man i seconds. His chances are small. Until, that is, he is accepted into cat society. Hynkkel’s fate will lead him and his cat companions into adventures that will enmesh them in the affairs of the empire. His choices mean he has chosen a hard path. Or maybe it has chosen him.