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When human attempts to contain an experimental virus fail, the polluted planet’s remaining inhabitants—a population of increasingly intelligent cats—rampage through the ruins of an abandoned university complex. These cats, more evolved than their predecessors, learn to wield the lost science left by their former creators. As they pursue the truth behind the disease and the enigmatic "demons," a spaceship finally lands, setting the stage for the next chapter in this speculative conflict.
First publish date: 1972
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Andre Norton
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