Breed to Come (1972)

by Andre Norton

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This story was very enjoyable read. It was well written and the characters were very likable. This adventure is Andre Norton at her best. (

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marysneedle | May 10, 2013 |

A postapocalyptic style story. In the far future, humans are no longer. Cats, dogs etc. have evolved, and are the dominant species on the planet. These aren't your average useless feline, but do have some intelligence.

They have legends and mythology, especially of demons e.g. humans. So, of course, some of these come back.

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Breed to Come

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Breed to Come

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the Five Caves (fictional)

the Lairs (fictional)

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Man is old enough to see himself as he really is - a mammal among mammals...He is old enough to know that in the years to come he may be crowded out like the prehistoric monsters of the past, while life breaks out in some ascendant form that is better suited to survive...
- Homer W. Smith, Kamongo

What monstrous folly, think you, ever led nature to create her one great enemy - man!
- John Charles van Dyke

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With invaluable appreciation for their aid in research, my thanks to my resident people-in-fur (in order of seniority)
Timmie
Punch
Samwise
Frodo
Su Li

and to the valiant memory of
Thai Shan
Sabina
Samantha
who were with us for far too short a time

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There was a light breeze, just enough to whisper through the leaves.

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It was Hia-Hang, one of the Elders of the Western tribe who spoke - "There are Ratons in the lairs, and Demons. If they have indeed returned, it is best to let them have the lairs. those of our kind saved their lives before by taking to the wilds."

Forkatt spoke for the first time. "Ony just, Elder. It was only because the Demons fought among themselves that they escaped. These Demons are neither sick nor fighting among themselves, If they come in strength, how long will it be before they hunt us again?"

A sharp growl arose among the tribes, ears flattened and tails lashed. The warriors rose, their claws ready for battle.

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CATS TAKE OVER THE WORLD! When desperate measures failed to control what men had begun and could not stop, they fled their polluted planet, leaving behind an epidemic virus born of experimentation. Yet unlike men, whom the disease could destroy, the animals of the planet thrived. Each generation was more forceful and intelligent than the last. In the ruins of what was once a university complex, a vast band of cats, more highly evolved than those on the outside, sought to master the works of men. And they learned that the demons (as men were called) were not legendary but real. Then one day a spaceship landed . . .

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