Songs in the Year of the Cat by H. Leighton Dickson

What would they do, peck people to death? Well, yes, that is what they do! I did give the first book four stars - despite the ludicrous premise, it’s still a very good anthropomorphic story. Of all the animals that would wage war against humanity, I think penguins would be low on the list. Sunset of Lantonne ( The Fall of Eldvar #3) by Jim Galford I can’t tell more about the plot without including spoilers, but suffice to say, this was one of the best anthropomorphic series I’ve read. Other furry races include dogs (as nomadic Mongols), monkeys (Japan and south-east Asia) and barbarian bears and rats. This takes place in a Tibet, China and Mongolia dominated by the big cats, but ruled by those of sacred blood - evolved domestic cats. He brings with him a disparate group-his happy-go-lucky brother, a cheetah sorceress, a tigress scholar, a warrior snow leopardess, and the only remaining monk/seer, a reviled ‘mongrel’ a feline of mixed blood. Captain Wynegarde-Grey, the lion head of the Imperial Guard, is sent by the empress to discover what has been killing the members of a sacred group of monk/seers. This series was a great discovery, and should be a must-read for fans of big cats.

To Journey in the Year of the Tiger - To Walk in the Way of Lions - Songs In the Year of the Cat - see also Fred's review of the first two, and the third Fans of Tolkien, GAME OF THRONES, PLANET OF THE APES or Japanese anime will be entertained in these intelligent and beautifully written pages in a blend of science, fantasy and zoological speculation.Tails from the Upper Kingdom series, by H. Half feline, half human, their culture blends those of Dynastic China, Ancient India and Feudal Japan where humans are legend and kingdoms have risen in their stead.

This is a sweeping post-apocalyptic tale of genetically altered lions and tigers, wolves and dragons in a world that has evolved in the wake of the fall of human civilization. But a mysterious woman is changing things, manipulating behind the scenes as Sherah al Shiva, ninjaah and sorceress, slips back into his life with companions that could divide the known world. Captain Wynegarde-Grey has only just returned to the capital of the Upper Kingdom and he is immediately pulled into the conflict as cauldrons of oil are burning all along the Great Wall and the drums of war force all soldiers back into duty. Ancestors are rising in the west and armies are moving from the North and the East. Leighton Dickson and picks up where TO WALK IN THE WAY OF LIONS leaves off.

SONGS IN THE YEAR OF THE CAT is the Third in the Original Series by H.

Songs in the Year of the Cat by H. Leighton Dickson