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Catacombs: A Tale of the Barque Cats

Anne McCaffrey

"Written with gentle humor and a genuine understanding of the feline species, this welcome addition to a new series will appeal to cat lovers and fans of McCaffrey and Scarborough."--Library Journal

"[A] space adventure featuring super-smart cats . . . Readers of all ages will be entertained as the barque cats explore strange new worlds."--Publishers Weekly

"The cats and their observations of humans are hilarious."--SF Crowsnest

Book Details

  • Publisher: Random House Worlds
  • Publish Date: Jan 10th, 2012
  • Pages: 256
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.10in - 0.70in - 0.40lb
  • EAN: 9780345513793
  • Categories: Science Fiction - Action & AdventureScience Fiction - Space OperaLiterary

About the Author

Anne McCaffrey, the Hugo Award-winning author of the bestselling Dragonriders of Pern novels, is one of science fiction's most popular authors. She lives in a house of her own design, Dragonhold-Underhill, in County Wicklow, Ireland.


Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, winner of the Nebula Award for her novel The Healer's War, is the author of numerous fantasy novels. She has co-authored eleven other novels with Anne McCaffrey. She lives on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.

Praise for this book

"Written with gentle humor and a genuine understanding of the feline species, this welcome addition to a new series will appeal to cat lovers and fans of McCaffrey and Scarborough."--Library Journal

"[A] space adventure featuring super-smart cats . . . Readers of all ages will be entertained as the barque cats explore strange new worlds."--Publishers Weekly

"The cats and their observations of humans are hilarious."--SF Crowsnest