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Catacombs
Now that they’ve escaped certain death in the labs of Galipolis and outrun their Galactic Government pursuers, the once-proud Barque cats have been delivered to the homeworld of the mysterious Pshaw-Ra. Broken by the treacherous actions of those they once loved and served, the bedraggled cats have been told they will begin new lives in a paradise where humans worship cats and serve at their whim.

But Mau proves less than the haven Pshaw-Ra claimed it would be. Before long, young Jubal and his cat, Chester, are thrust once again into a desperate race for survival, in an adventure that stretches from the catacombs of an underground city to a battlefield near a distant sun.

Ever since Anne McCaffrey’s Tower and Hive novels, fans have wanted to know more about the mysterious Barque Cats. Starting with Catalyst, their first cat-tastic sci-fi adventure, and now Catacombs, SFFWA Grand Master McCaffrey and Nebula Award winner Elizabeth Ann Scarborough show us how the psychic bond between humans and felines got started. Inspired by a tale by Cordwainer Smith, the bestselling authors draw on Egyptian mythology to give us a fun, fast and fascinating romp that sees the universe from a cat’s eye view!