*Not an anachronism, now that I think about it. It is well worth it, appropriate for listeners of all ages.

Norton's estate is arranging to have all of her work recorded. There are other books set in this world, however, and I hope that Ms. It screams for a sequel, though this will never be, RIP, Ms. This book seems to be a stand-alone novel. As his ability develops, the exploitation of the underclass ratchets up quickly to the intensely personal, and the stakes quickly lead to violence, flight, and pursuit. This is a busy book, crammed full with ideas of oppression and freedom, coercion and control, and social class struggle, though the hard sci-fi elements are sometimes a. But he also finds himself in possession of…a gift. Andre Norton, aka Alice Mary Norton, is one of the grande dames of sci-fi, and in Catseye she keeps true to this tradition, serving us up a creative and classic sci-fi tale. Little does he know that his new employment is about to open up a can of Her-Hers* on him. Our protagonist, Troy, is a sub-citizen who gets a week-long contract for labor, and is poignantly relieved to get it. Norton had a gift with language, and I had a mental movie of this world no matter the scene (a teeming, caste-divided city, an eerie, dead(ish) jungle, even travel in a futuristic flitter. This action-packed, classic outsider story will be enjoyed by listeners of all ages.Ĭatseye This book is superbly suspenseful with excellent world building. With no one he can trust and an entire government under siege, Troy leads his extraordinary band of warriors in a final bid for freedom none of them may survive.

He works as a day laborer in an interplanetary pet shop and has no idea why the Terran animals have been imported to Korwar or why he has the ability to silently communicate with them, especially the Kinkajou.īut a murder forces him to flee with his animal friends into the Wild, where mysterious, sealed ruins conceal Korwar's most fiercely guarded secret. Under the watchful eye of the police state, he lives in the slums in a restricted area for sub-citizens. The classic far-future novel about the telepathic bond of friendship between human and animal from the grande dame of science fiction and fantasy.Įxiled after his home planet was turned into a military outpost following an interstellar war, Troy Horan is relocated to the planet of Korwar.

Catseye by andre norton