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Finders-Seekers (Ghatti's Tale #1)
by
Gayle Greeno
Stranded on the world of Methuen for more than two hundred years, a colonizing expedition from Earth depends for their continued survival on the healing powers of the Eumedicos and the Seekers Veritas. Original.
Paperback, 512 pages
Published
May 1st 1993
by DAW
(first published 1993)
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Finders Seekersis the first book in Gayle Greeno’s Ghatti’s Tale series. The Ghattis are large telepathic catlike creatures who lifebond with humans. Together, the two serve as a truthseeker team, sifting through the thoughts of people involved in civil and criminal disputes. When someone starts killing the Ghattis and their human companions, the Ghatti Khar and her bondmate Doyce set out to unlock the secret behind the deaths, and attempt to hold the world of Methuen together.
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I would just like to reiterate what a few others said. The book was definitely an enjoyable read, with an imaginative world. However, the overuse of commas (bordering on grammatical errors) made reading a bit of a chore at times. And while the plot was indeed predictable, it was the characters that made the story enjoyable. While the characters had depth, I felt they lacked development throughout the book, which was dissapointing for me. Also, the end left me with less closure than I feel is app...more
Finders Seekers is the first of a mixed genre trilogy known as The Ghatti's Tale. Doyce, a Seeker, is leading the investigation in a number of gruesome murders where the victims are found with their brains scooped out their heads. All the while her ghatti companion is trying to keep Doyce's nightmares at bay.
The book is a mixture of horror, fantasy and science fiction. The different genres don't always mix perfectly and he jumps between these genres are sometimes jarring. What saves the book is...more
The book is a mixture of horror, fantasy and science fiction. The different genres don't always mix perfectly and he jumps between these genres are sometimes jarring. What saves the book is...more
Another first in a trilogy, and fun reads all of them.
Main characters are "bonded" to a large native cat (either a ghatt or ghatta) and they are able to "mind-speak" with them, which, in turn allows them to travel the country being "truth-seekers" in judgment cases among the villages and cities.
I always like stories that involve animals that can communicate in some way, and these are sweet, mystical and interesting enough that you end up loving them and wanting one of your very own.
Main characters are "bonded" to a large native cat (either a ghatt or ghatta) and they are able to "mind-speak" with them, which, in turn allows them to travel the country being "truth-seekers" in judgment cases among the villages and cities.
I always like stories that involve animals that can communicate in some way, and these are sweet, mystical and interesting enough that you end up loving them and wanting one of your very own.
I enjoyed the concept of the bonding between human and Ghatt or Ghatta. I liked the truth seeking of the pairs. First book dragged for me until about half way through, then became more interesting. Second book interesting for the inclusion of more characters and storyline. I will read the third, but felt the characters overall were a bit one-dimensional and it seemed they would have caught onto context sooner than they did. Maybe I'm too old and jaded, eh?
I know I've read this once before but it's been at least 15 years so the only thing I remember is not being to crazy about it. That was pretty much my response this time. It took a long time for me to get into this book. A very, very long time.
I'm still planning on reading the second book, after all it's on my bookshelf already. It would be a waste not to read it. Perhaps I'll like it more since the story will have some additional background to it.
I'm still planning on reading the second book, after all it's on my bookshelf already. It would be a waste not to read it. Perhaps I'll like it more since the story will have some additional background to it.
Jan 03, 2009
Susan
marked it as to-read
I started this book after finishing Tailchaser's Song, but I put it down because I needed something a little lighter and less wordy to read. I enjoyed what I read and I plan to finish it at some point
very slow to get started but a good story if you can stick it out long enough (my best friend gave up). After this one I read the rest of the series and the others are a lot better paced.
This a fun series...with really smart cats.. and as a huge cat lover, I picked them up and found them even more fun than I thought they would be.
I loved these as a teenager, but when I went back to read them as an adult, something just didn't click.
I enjoyed this whole series. Really. But there were spots that were dull.
Great world, storyline and characters. To wordy and author loves words that you need a dictionary for. Other than that a good one read book. Hope the book two is even better.
any cat person wishes for real life ghatti
An interesting take in the fantasy sense and the animal bonding sense. Very good in parts, but can drag at some points.
This is the second time reading this book, and I found it marginally more satisfying this time around. The story is a good one and I love the Ghatti, but the main character is not very empathetic and the prose is sloppy--lots of comma splices, lots of halting and dragging sentences, lots of awkward constructions. The author, I'm assuming, is attempting to convey mood and emotion through her choice of words but it only words part of the time and often just looks melodramatic.
Really good. Characters are well developed and the story line is complex enough to hold my interest.
This book is a facininating look at another world that is almost like ours but different.
Really different.
The twists and turns of the plot keep you interested through the whole thing and you really become attached to the characters you meet along the way.
Not to mention...who doesn't like the idea of telepathic cats?
Really different.
The twists and turns of the plot keep you interested through the whole thing and you really become attached to the characters you meet along the way.
Not to mention...who doesn't like the idea of telepathic cats?
This is a very interesting and easy read. I love fantasy, so for a quick summer read this was perfect. The characters were easy to relate to and the story was easy to follow. I was hooked enough to read the following two in the series, but it definitely was not a challenging book and is easily finished in a couple days.
Love it :)
I read this at least twice as a teen, trying to convince myself I liked it and the sequels. I finally gave up and decided that, yes, I really disliked it. I remember the main character frustrating me and just thinking it was sloppy writing all around.
Sep 21, 2008
Erica
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommended to Erica by:
Alma Baumwoll
Shelves:
sci-fi-fantasy
Wonderful premise - reminds me of Anne MacCaffrey's Dragonriders in many ways. The plot was a bit predictable, but the characters more than made up for it. Language a little too flowery for my tastes.
Jan 16, 2008
Vanessa
added it
Is there a way to give a negative number of stars to a book? I mean, I can take a lot in the way of schlock fantasy, but this book exceeded even my seemingly endless crap-tolerance.
this book is awesome! I read it a long time ago and when I found it in a half priced book store I just had to buy it. I think this book was as good as I remember!
It was slow up to the middle, but then picked up towards the end and had what I felt was a great plot twist at the end.
this was a well-chosen gift from rachel. (thanks, rach!) how can anyone resist telepathic cats (sorry, ghatti)? 100% delightful.
I don't remember much of this book, beyond the fact that I didn't like it.
Jun 16, 2013
Beth
marked it as to-read
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