A Constellation of Cats — Denise Little

MARY JO PUTNEY
ANDRE NORTON * JODY LYNN NYE
KRISTINE KATHRYN RUSCH * KAREN HABER
MICKEY ZUCKER REICHERT * DIANE A. S. STUCKART
JANET PACK * BILL MCCAY * PAMELA LUZIER
ELIZABETH ANN SCARBOROUGH
NINA KIRIKI HOFFMAN * VON JOCKS

From those regal beauties with impeccable pedigrees to the scruffy scavengers who sometimes prove the most noble of all, cats have staked their claims to virtually all territories containing humans as well as many where humans wouldn't even dream of venturing. They amuse us, fascinate us, protect us, and offer the companionship of equals to those they fmd deserving. Those of us who've fallen to their magic spell couldn't dream of living without them.

Now some of fantasy's finest tale-spinners have once again risen to the challenge, creating cat adventures and legends sure to captivate anyone who's ever had their home and heart taken over by a cat. Here are tales of such brave defenders as : the astrologer's familiar who made prophecy come true when an evil lord threatened all he held near and dear; a spaceship's feline protector who alone stood a chance when matched against a life-form inadvertently released aboard the ship by her human; a guardian called up by the request of ten thousand cats to defend Egypt from seemingly unstoppable foes; and a modern-day feline ready to brave any trials for the woman she'd chosen as her own....