Catacombs: A Tale of the Barque Cats (Barque Cats Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (617 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1455843121 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 559 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Chester and his 10-year-old human friend Jubal are likable young heroes who make a good foil to the charismatic, shadowy Pshaw-Ra. All rights reserved. Readers of all ages will be entertained as the barque cats explore strange new worlds and save the day. Oddly, no one--including the humans--is bothered that he plans to take over the universe on behalf of felinekind. . From Publishers Weekly McCaffrey and Scarborough follow January 2010's Catalyst with another light space adventure featuring super-smart cats. (Jan.) (c) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. The barque cats, mistaken for a public health hazard, flee Earth for the feline-dominated
But Pshaw-Ra’s actions are less noble than they appear. But that’s not all they uncover. Behind the seeming miracle is a mysterious cat named Pshaw-Ra, who possesses knowledge and technology far beyond anything the Barque Cats or their humans have ever seen. Pshaw-Ra’s other daughter, the rightful queen Renpet, is exiled, running for her life in the only direction available to her down into the vast catacombs beneath the Mauan desert. Something that hungers to devour all light and life and that bears an undying hatred for cats.. In the forgotten catacombs deep below the Mauan capital, something has awakened. Highly evolved, the cats share an almost telepathic bond with their minders, or Cat Persons until, suddenly, there is no “almost” about it, and a particular Barque Cat, Chester, learns to ex- change thoughts with his human friend, Jubal. I
Rotten Roger said YA and fans of authors only.. YA and fans only. This story continues from the last book, where cats want to be our rulers. This is a nice YA story but not much meat or suspense.. Only my opinion Kindle Customer A Great read. For many years I have read McCartney books. As always I am engrossed I the story. Love from a fan.. "A Sequel Written for Cat Lovers" according to David Bower. I must agree with some of the other reviewers that this book did not seem to be as captivating as the first one. I didn't really have all that much trouble finishing it as I really did get a kick out the writer's insights into cats. These were brought in by casual touches that would be familiar to cat lovers everywhere.One that immediately comes to mind is where the Grand Vizier, Pshaw-Ra is teaching the kittens to control gravity so as to make themselve