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Loading... No One Noticed the Cat (original 1996; edition 2007)by Anne McCaffrey (Author)
Work InformationNo One Noticed the Cat by Anne McCaffrey (1996)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. McCaffrey, Ann. No One Noticed the Cat. 1996. Leisure Books, 2007. No One Noticed the Cat was marketed as a children’s novella, and I suppose it is. But Ann McCaffrey does not write down to children. She adopts the somewhat formal tone of a fable, and while there is no overt sexuality or vulgar language, the plot is not overly simple, nor are the diction and syntax. Consider this sample: “Not a painting, portrait, or object d’art but wasn’t draped in sable. Their footsteps echoed through corridors totally devoid of petitioners and minor officials.” In fact, this novella could as easily have been marketed as a young adult or an adult fantasy. Here is the premise: When Prince Jamas comes of age, his wise old regent dies but is immediately reincarnated into the body of a cat named Niffy. Without language, the cat continues to offer advice, which Jamas is wise enough to take. When he is courted by a princess from a neighboring kingdom, he must deal with the evil queen bent on assassination. She is as evil as any baddie ever created by the Grimm brothers, but Jamas and his cat think things through and act with the ingenuity and audacity of the best of the jack tales. 4 stars. no reviews | add a review
After the death of wise old Mangan, the Regent of Esphania, many of the regent's skills and qualities seem to have been transferred to his beautiful and intelligent cat, Niffy, who at once attaches herself to the new ruler, Prince Jamas. When the king of a neighboring kingdom seems keen to forge an alliance with Jamas by allowing the prince to marry his niece, the real danger is Yasmin, the wicked queen wife, who poisons everyone she dislikes or suspects of interfering with her ambitions. Now, Niffy must guide Jamas through a thicket of difficulties to save the Prince Jamas from a horrible fate!. No library descriptions found. |
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One of the earlier fantasy books, the world is less detailed that later writings by the same author. Probably intended for a young teen audience. Still it is a nice light read. ( )