Catfantastic III

Catfantastic

by Andre Norton (Co-editor), Martin H. Greenberg (Co-editor), Mercedes Lackey (Contributor)

Here are all-new tales about those magical, mysterious dominators of humankind: the cats! Return to the cats' hunting ground with this third collection of stories. Twenty fur-flying fantasies are sure to capture the hearts of cat lovers everywhere.

Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories, Anthologies, Fiction, Cats, Science Fiction, Animals

320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 1994

About the author

Andre Norton, born Alice Mary Norton, was a pioneering American author of science fiction and fantasy, widely regarded as the Grande Dame of those genres. She also wrote historical and contemporary fiction, publishing under the pen names Andre Alice Norton, Andrew North, and Allen Weston. She launched her career in 1934 with The Prince Commands, adopting the name “Andre” to appeal to a male readership. After working for the Cleveland Library System and the Library of Congress, she began publishing science fiction under “Andrew North” and fantasy under her own name. She became a full-time writer in 1958 and was known for her prolific output, including Star Man’s Son, 2250 A.D. and Witch World, the latter spawning a long-running series and shared universe. Norton was a founding member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America and authored Quag Keep, the first novel based on the Dungeons & Dragons game. She influenced generations of writers, including Lois McMaster Bujold and Mercedes Lackey. Among her many honors were being the first woman named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy and SFWA Grand Master. In her later years, she established the High Hallack Library to support research in genre fiction. Her legacy continues with the Andre Norton Award for young adult science fiction and fantasy.

Reviews

[Kris · Rating 4 out of 5]

All fantasy, all about cats, what's not to like? I have read other books in this series (this one was published in 1994). I'm guessing that some of them were written for the anthology, because they were clearly following previous stories, and I have read sequels in another volume. Well worth reading if you are a cat lover, although give yourself a break between stories - it can be a bit much if you read a lot in one sitting!

[Angela Perry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This collection had one of those life-changing stories in it. I loaned my copy and never got it back, so I can't remember the name of the story, but it was the one based around Cats the musical. It taught me how to silence the negative nagging voices in my mind.

[Laura Sanner · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun re-read! Teddy Cat and Ask Mr Bigelow remain my favorites!

[Michelle Swanson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good catfantstic book, some characters from volume 2. Some sad stories warning!

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Shelli Ingle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book that I got from the Ark Thrift Store. It was supposed to be to part of Holly's Medieval-a-thon, because I was supposed to get a cat companion. Sadly, it was too late.

This book is about a part of a series that filled with short stories by different Fantasy writers that are cat lovers. I thought some of cat short stories reminds me of my bond that I had with my cat when I was a teenager when I was growing up (her name was Kitty,she was sweet and adorable but she was feisty sometime. She was a little gray tabby. I miss that little furball. :'(), because it was mostly focuses on cats had developed bond with their human companions as their saviors, being their protectors, or their spiritual guide. I even like some of the authors had expressed their personalities through the eyes of the cats (I don't like Andre Norton's writing style,but I do like the short story that Andre Norton had written and I thought her short story was cute).

But I DNF'ed couple of the short stories that was about people turning into cats or cats turning into people.

I highly recommend it for cat lovers. XD

[bluetyson]

Catfantastic 3 (Daw Book Collectors) (1994)