Cataract [Mass Market Paperback]

Tara K. Harper (Author), Cover Art Rowena (Drawings)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1995

On Risthmus, the Landing Pact was law: felines were off limits. And for ten years Tsia, the rogue guide, had tried to honor that Pact and ignore the irresistible pull of her forbidden link to the cats.

For ten years, she had hidden among the mercenaries. But now her latest mission was going awry. A crash landing was followed by one deadly mishap after another. The cougar cub Tsia had rescued from a storm refused to leave her -- even when she tried to send it away.

Tsia could save the mission -- if she deliberately broke the Landing Pact to enter the mind of the cat and command his help. But if she was found out, punishment would be the loss of her biogate, her telepathic link with the felines. Her past was about to catch up with her, and only if she faced it -- and used it -- could she hope to forge a new future...with the cats!

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On Risthmus, the Landing Pact was law: felines were off limits. And for ten years Tsia, the rogue guide, had tried to honor that Pact and ignore the irresistible pull of her forbidden link to the cats.

For ten years, she had hidden among the mercenaries. But now her latest mission was going awry. A crash landing was followed by one deadly mishap after another. The cougar cub Tsia had rescued from a storm refused to leave her -- even when she tried to send it away.

Tsia could save the mission -- if she deliberately broke the Landing Pact to enter the mind of the cat and command his help. But if she was found out, punishment would be the loss of her biogate, her telepathic link with the felines. Her past was about to catch up with her, and only if she faced it -- and used it -- could she hope to forge a new future...with the cats!

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 339 pages
• Publisher: A Dell Ray Book Ballantine Books; 1st edition (August 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345380525
• ISBN-13: 978-0345380524
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,986,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Call of the Cat, August 21, 2001

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This review is from: Cataract (Mass Market Paperback)

In Cat Scratch fever we learn about the psycic links between the colonists and the animals and the promise to the cats. Tsia's guide link unfortunately is to the cats. Cataract takes place ten years later, she has avoided using her link but now the mercenaries she has been hiding out among are in trouble and her link to the cats is helpful, plus has been useful to one of the cats in giving her the ability to help it. I can't wait for the third installment to the cat series.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to comprehend unless read several times., May 25, 1996

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This review is from: Cataract (Mass Market Paperback)

Unless you've read previous books in her "cat" series, it's difficult to grasp what's going on [I haven't read any by her except for all of the Wolf books]. Otherwise, detail abounds and the *telepathy* theme is marvelous [as well as the Ixia, which I didn't fully understand at first...read the book]

4.0 out of 5 stars Had to read all of Tara K.'s books, December 4, 2011

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This review is from: Cataract (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm a huge Wolfwalker fan, so I had to see what else Tara K. had out. Now, this was a good deal like the Wolfwalker story base. To me it seems her other books, like this one, are her way of working through ideas/blocks. You don't always get to read these kinds of works. Very enjoyable.