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Cat Tales
Cat Tales
Cat Tales
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Cat Tales

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Cat lovers rejoice! This collection of speculative shorts from the pen of Anne B. Walsh has something for everyone:

"Qui Sola Ambulat": In 1750's England, will Anthea marry for a home, or will she heed a fortune teller's advice and walk the Way of the Cat?

"Wreathed About with Peace": Join Carle Farra on the magical world of Trycanta as he and his feline companion pick flowers for their friends' wedding day.

"Music Hath Charms": Elspeth was only trying to search her ship's computer for songs. Instead she found the mysterious, quasi-human Aelur...

And many more!

LanguageEnglish
PublisherAnne B. Walsh
Release dateMay 12, 2013
ISBN9781301885428
Cat Tales
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Anne B. Walsh

Anne B. Walsh was telling stories about magic and intrigue from the time she could talk, but it took her twenty years to realize she could make a living at it. Her first novel, historical fantasy "A Widow in Waiting", has its origins in a PBS special which changed her life; her second, family-focused fantasy "Homecoming", takes its inspiration from some of her other writing; and her third, soft science fiction "Killdeer", stems from her constant interest in the ways in which the future and the past coincide. Anne lives east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with one roommate (Krystal), two black Labs (Buddy and Brando), and two black cats (Starsky and Hutch). Sadly, their Cane Corso mastiff, Bruce, passed away in mid-August 2013, and their first cats, Poppy and Sesame, who helped inform Anne's first collection of short stories, "Cat Tales", passed out of their lives after an accident on Christmas Day 2013. No one ever said life was fair. Anne's parents and siblings live two hours north of her, otherwise known as just far enough away. She has also been writing Harry Potter fan fiction for more than ten years and is known best in that genre as the creator of the "Dangerverse" alternate universe (which inspired "Homecoming"). Beyond writing fiction, Anne's preoccupations include reading fiction; singing anywhere that will have her, including her church and local galas; theatre, especially musicals; all forms of cooking; and her family and friends. Within writing fiction, her preoccupations are much the same, meaning most of her stories involve loving families, delicious food, and good music. Consider yourself warned. A number of projects continue to need Anne's attention as she writes her original novels. Among these are her ongoing fanfiction works in various fandoms such as Harry Potter and Frozen, and the themed fantasy anthologies she co-authors with her friend and fellow author Elizabeth Conall.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Fun!
    This is a hard book to review due to it being composed of unconnected short stories. There were little bits I loved in pretty much all the stories and a few that brought back loved characters.
    It is nice mix of stories, some fantasy, a few sci-fi, and a great variety in all of them. For the most part the cats were tangentially connected, which is where I like them. They're cute and sometimes very important, but they aren't overwhelming everything.

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