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The Barque Cats—highly trained felines—have served interstellar vessels since Tuxedo Thomas proved a cat could pilot, navigate, and defend a ship. Chessie, the most valued crew member aboard the Molly Daise, is kidnapped from Dr. Jared Vlast’s clinic by a spacer named Carl Poindexter. Her newborn kittens possess extraordinary abilities: the newest, Chester, shares a telepathic bond with Carl’s son, Jubal. When a widespread livestock epidemic erupts, the galactic government considers destroying all exposed animals, including Barque Cats. With time running out, Janina, Jubal, Dr. Vlast, and the kittens ally with the enigmatic alien-looking cat Pshaw-Ra to save the Barque Cats, other animals, and the universe from total destruction.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Anne McCaffrey
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