Catseye (novel)
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Catseye is a 1961 science fiction novel by American writer Andre Norton. It tells the story of a boy living as a member of the underclass in the "Dipple", a deprived part of a colony on a distant planet, who discovers an ancient secret that changes his life.[1] Catseye is the first of her Dipple series of novels. The other novels in the Dipple series are (1963), (1964), and (1973).
Plot summary[]
Troy Horan is working in a luxury pet shop on his repressive planet when he learns he can communicate telepathically with the animals – notably a kinkajou and some exotic Terran cats. He uncovers a conspiracy and flees to the dangerous Wilds with the animals.
References[]
- ^ John Bankston Who Wrote That? Andre Norton - 2010 p80 1604136820 "For 11 years, from Star Man's Son to 1963's Judgment on Janus, Norton's novels depicted young people having to survive in difficult circumstances, often protected by animals. For example, in her 1961 novel Catseye, Troy Horan works at a ..
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- 1961 American novels
- Novels by Andre Norton
- American science fiction novels
- 1961 science fiction novels
- Novels set on fictional planets
- Novels about animals
- Novels about cats
- Books with cover art by Richard M. Powers
- 1960s science fiction novel stubs