The book that convinced me it was okay to read science fiction, when I was 12 and informed that "scifi" was junk.

Thanks, Andre. ( )

Catseye is another book based in and around the Dipple slum settlement/camp, or whatever you want to call it. There are only a few options open to those that live here. In Judgement on Janus, the main character there chose one, the young man in this book chooses another, taking temporary jobs to try and get by.

He lands what is basically a pet shop job dealing with exotic animals, who turn out to be far more than they seem. This leads to a dog and his boy sort of escapades, or the other way around.

http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2007/01... ( )