F/SF

Xenofiction outside of kids cartoons is a niche genre thats not for everyone, so I forgive that people keep comparing Tailchasers song to warrior cats because that and watership down are the most well known books of its genre. but i want to make this review saying that its not a rip off of warrior cats.. its WAY better. Tailchasers song puts a ton of more effort into world building and structuring the cats society and culture around their unique reality and abilities. The characters are rich, memorable and charismatic and nothing like those stock "good warrior" and "anxious queen" archetypes warrior cats and its boring clan system features and encourages. Most of the plot features fritti tailchaser exploring the world and seeing all the caveats of the kingdom of cats. Unlike in warriors, the traveling is actually fun to read and there's less human stuff along the way. All through the book stories of the cats religion and culture are told through "songs". I wont spoil much but they seem to have a greek pantheon vibe going on. each time a character was about to sing i found myself getting as excited as fritti did to listen. much more rich and interesting and well thought out than starclan vs dark forest. age rating should be about teenager I think as it has a lil bit of gore like WC, but its not as often.

My only drawbacks are that it bothers me how unequal it is for the female cats and how few of them there are in the story point one for warrior cats I guess :/. I'm also not a huge fan of when other species are on the same intellect as the main characters in xenofiction especially when there is pred/prey drama. the "politics" of it all are either never fleshed out right, or it never should have been brought up in the first place. The squirrels involvement in the story was unessecary, but luckily the squirrels don't take up too much time in the book though. I found it annoying how the main character ends up fainting and waking up somewhere else a lot esp between chapters for the drama.. these are all nitpicks maybe, but it gets tiring sometimes. ( )

Read in 1989 - pre-Goodreads

I loved this cat book! I still have it, actually. I've never re-read it but I can't bear to part with it. I don't even remember the plot, just a feeling of "Wow, that was good." ( )

Another spectacular animal fantasy, this book is probably the best stand-alone one I’ve ever read. The mythical cat-world Tad Williams creates is so vibrant and easy to lose yourself in.

This is a gripping, wild adventure tale about a young tomcat called Fritti Tailchaser, who one day sets off to find his good friend Hushpad, who vanished mysteriously. But little does he know, Tailchaser will not find this journey easy. His companions are wide and varied; a bouncy kitten, a half crazed old tom, a cool and graceful she-cat, a rough and easygoing cat prince, and a band of fearsome forest warriors. The quest will bring him though forests and plains, to the court of the cat Queen, and to the most devilish depths underground. And before it is over, Tailchaser will have met two cat gods, lived through the most awful places on earth, made a pact with squirrels, crossed a waterfall, and so much more. And he will finally find what he has been searching for…in the most unexpected way. An incredibly written book with parallels to Watership Down and other fantastic animal classics.
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Leuk verhaal. ( )