By the gods Ive read so many books since my last post its unlikely Ill review them all, so lets just do one that I quite enjoyed huh?
Catseye by Andre Norton
Troy Horan is a refugee from a galactic war, orignally welcomed to the rich pleasure planet of Korwar in the heady rush of the war, things soon sour as the war drags on and finally ends in a stalemate. Relegated to the makeshift town called the Dipple, with no friends or family, his prospects are grim. There is little hope for the future for a "Dippleman", chances of a job are slim, chances of citizenship even less. So when he gets a temporary job at an exotic pet shop in the city things are looking up.
Unfortunatly things are not what they seem, Troy realises that he can communicate mentally with some of the animals. When the owner of the petshop turns up dead, Troy is on the run, not just for himself, but for animals that flee with him.
I really enjoyed this book, it is quite short but has great atmosphere. The writing is well concieved and when Troy eventually arrives in the wilderness realises the tables have turned, and now relies on the animals for survival and not the other way around. The animals are not overly humanised and think and behave in a very believable manner. Seeing him become part of their world is very satisfying and I reccomend this book to all animal lovers.
7 out of 10 for this one, only because I wish it were longer. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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