The Golden Cat: A Novel (del Rey Fantasy) - Softcover

King, Gabriel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345423054 ISBN 13: 9780345423054

Publisher: Del Rey, 1999

Synopsis

In The Golden Cat, Gabriel King continues the enchanting quest that began with The Wild Road—the novel the San Francisco Chronicle crowned “mythical,” and Richard Adams, author of Watership Down, deemed “absolutely magical. . .” 

The ancient prophecy speaks of a golden cat whose coming will heal the troubled world. But the Queen of Cats has three golden kittens—and when two are stolen away, the distraught parents turn to Tag, the brave young cat who is the protector of the magical Wild Road.

The desperate search moves from the water-lit Oceanarium and sun-dappled Tintagel to the distant Louisiana bayous and the pyramids of Egypt. As Tag and his friends struggle on, so does a terrifying, unearthly force—a preternatural vortex threatening the Wild Road, tearing at the very fabric of existence. But Tag is disastrously unprepared for the powerful darkness that threatens to consume everything in its wake . . .

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Review:

Have you ever wondered what your cats get up to when they go out at night? Do they just sit in the garden and watch the world go by, or do they travel into the night on wild adventures that take them to faraway places human eyes have never seen?

The Golden Cat is a follow-up to the highly successful The Wild Road and the fairy-tale story of Tag the tabby cat, who after the death of his mentor Majicou inherits the task of the caretaker of the wild roads. When two of the King and Queen's three golden kittens go missing, Tag is asked to find them. One of the three kittens is the famous Golden Cat, but which one is it? Tag soon finds himself on yet another perilous journey across the wild roads with Leonora, the third kitten, in tow.

It's obvious that Gabriel King has a great love for the feline species, which shines out with great warmth from her writing. Observational detail rubs shoulders with moments of comedy strong enough to evoke a reaction from the hardest of hearts. There are also elements of high drama as she delves into the darkest side of vivisection and animal cruelty. A great read in its own right and a worthy follow-up to The Wild Road. --Elly Russell, Amazon.co.uk

About the Author:

A lifelong cat lover and critically acclaimed author of The Wild Road, Gabriel King has shared a home with every variety of feline, from stray to pedigree. He lives in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Del Rey
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0345423054
• ISBN 13: 9780345423054
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 366