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    Catseye
    Catseye
    Catseye
    Audiobook6 hours

    Catseye

    Written by Andre Norton

    Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer

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    The classic far-future novel about the telepathic bond of friendship between human and animal from the grande dame of science fiction and fantasy.

    Exiled after his home planet was turned into a military outpost following an interstellar war, Troy Horan is relocated to the planet of Korwar. Under the watchful eye of the police state, he lives in the slums in a restricted area for sub-citizens. 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. But a murder forces him to flee with his animal friends into the Wild, where mysterious, sealed ruins conceal Korwar's most fiercely guarded secret. 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.

    This action-packed, classic outsider story will be enjoyed by listeners of all ages.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateApr 24, 2018
    ISBN9781977372673
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    Andre Norton

    Andre Norton was one of the most popular science fiction and fantasy authors in the world. With series such as Time Traders, Solar Queen, Forerunner, Beast Master, Crosstime, and Janus, as well as many standalone novels, her tales of adventure have drawn countless readers to science fiction. Her fantasy novels, including the bestselling Witch World series, her Magic series, and many other unrelated novels, have been popular with readers for decades. Lauded as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, she is the recipient of a Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Convention. An Ohio native, Norton lived for many years in Winter Park, Florida, and died in March 2005 at her home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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    • 2/5
      Wholly unremarkable. A six hour audiobook that fails to capture your attention.
    • 4/5
      Read this book years ago and recently listened to it as an audiobook in one sitting. I am now an older reader and I see the story as less nuanced and more youth oriented than I prefer today. That’s the audience that it was written for so many years ago. Even after so many years it is a fun story. This audiobook version was very atmospheric though I found the pacing too rapid to appreciate AN’s word pictures properly
    • 5/5
      I love the communication between animals and the hero of the store!
    • 5/5
      Andre Norton is one of the greats of Si-go writing. This was an classic example of her style:
    • 5/5
      Great plot, characters, new ideas. One of Norton’s more uplifting novels.
    • 4/5
      Set on the pleasure world of Kowar, generally considered to be the jewel of the local sectors and one of the few planets that still thrived after the latest interstellar war had left it's trail of burnt off world and destroyed fleets, with Terra demoted in the subsequent peace treaties. And amongst the hordes of refugees from the worlds destroyed and traded between the victors. One such was Troy Horan who was stuck in the dipple, the refugee camp hidden away in corner where the rich and powerful couldn't see it. Troy's father had died in those wars and his mother in the despair of the camp leaving Troy to keep body and soul together by the occasional day job offered by the merchants of Korwar looking for temporary, and cheap, workers. Troy reckons he's got nearly the perfect job when he lands a week long contract with Kyger's Pet Shop, purveyor of rarities to the rich and powerful of Korwar and it's visitors. When Zul, Kyger's assistant is injured and the contract is extended until the strange man is fit enough to get back to work he's near enough in heaven as he looks after Kyger's pets, especially the imported fussel that only he could handle. A creature brought in from far Terra took his attention, however as he became aware of thoughts that could only eminate from the creature. But sold to a local potentate, he doesn't think anything of it until the creature is sent back to the shop after its owner dies in mysterious circumstances and in the meantime, more Terran creatures ended up in Kyger's shop and by this time, Troy realises there's something odd about Kyger and his setup but it isn't until the shopkeeper is killed only to be found by Troy with a strange device in his hands that the young man is made aware that Kyger is a member of a spy team trying to expand Tera's lost influence and he escaped retribution for the murder into the wilds of Korwar, overseen by the mysterious clans only to call up the mysteries of a lost alien civilisation.Despite Troy's abilities to hear the thoughts of the Terran animals, this doesn't seem to be related to the Beats Master skills as described in that series of books, and is definitely not to be considered to be part of that series, as Earth is still an inhabited planet in this novel. It's particularly interesting in that the alien technology is a fairly minor part of the story, and it's probably the nearest that Andre Norton comes to writing a mystery novel.
    • 4/5
      Can see why this is a beloved classic. Don’t give five stars to many and it doesn’t quite achieve that level but I bought a copy when I returned this to the library. Know I’ll want to read it again.
    • 5/5
      Catseye by Andre Norton is an older story but just as good the second time around! I loved it as a young girl and love it now. It brings out the need to fight for the underdog, or cat, and whoever else is downcast in this society despite species, skin, fur, or colors and to make things right for them. An orphan is with many animal species, esp. cat-like creatures, and traders with no good intentions. An exciting story with an excellent plot, great dialogue, and well developed, unique characters. A thriller, adventure, and yet fun novel of befriending animals while trying not to get caught. Loved it. I received this book for a honest review and it in no way effected my review or rating.
    • 4/5
      Another of my real favourites from my childhood. talking to animals and science fiction, and I never noticed that there were no female characters at all!
    • 4/5
      An interplanetary petshop specializing in the rarest and most exotic pets to be obtained - for Troy Horan, left homeless and outcast by galactic war, the shop offer temporary employment and a chance to improve his status. But something isn't right... Intrigue and adventure from a grand master of both.