Outworld Cats [Paperback]

Jack Lovejoy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1994

When two extraterrestrial felines are stranded aboard a space station, they are captured and brought to Earth, where they use their skill as telepaths to stop an industrial mogul from taking over the planet. Original.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

A pair of telepathic extraterrestrial cats become fugitives on Earth.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: DAW (March 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0886775965
• ISBN-13: 978-0886775964
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,452,971 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just for Fun, November 20, 2002

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Dunkin Woody (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outworld Cats (Paperback)

1. Comic Book/Austin Powers-like? Yes (VBG). This story reminded me of some of the early Science Fiction I read 45 years or so ago as a teenager. Heavy on plot and action rather than characterization. A fun, quick read, reminiscent of simpler times.

2. The genetically evolved "cats" were well thought out and are clearly the strongest characters in the story. The kind of main characters that would be perfect for a Science Fiction series for Teenagers. Maybe someone will pick up on that someday.

3. Lovejoy must have planned for at least one sequel to this story. At the end of the story there is otherwise unexplained dialog indicating that a picture of the "cats" was found in an ancient Tomb, and some ground laying for an archeology expedition. In fact, it was a search for that "sequel" that lead me here.

Enjoy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For Cat-lovers, those who enjoy lil' green men and paranoia, January 16, 2000

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S. F. (L. A. CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outworld Cats (Paperback)

This book is a stellar example of something that should have had a sequel. The cats are great, the plot twists and turns too fast for those of slow wit, so do read carefully! I picked it up at a used book store and haven't put it down. It starts out with great Sci-Fi tugs and then moves into the antics of the two cats... who remind me of every trouble-making/overly-smart cat I have ever had. It touches on the occult and paranormal interests and the good guys are all funny, if not completely odd, characters. These cats have all the right moves at only the right moments. I do believe the only reason he wrote the book was because of the cats!

I will say that if he had written it later in his career it would have been better. The bad guys are written a little flat and with assorted neurosis and paranoias. The main plot faults revolve around the irritating behaviors of the typically bungling thugs, who can't seem to outwit these very brainy cats. But, on the whole I can tell that Lovejoy enjoyed writing this book. I enjoy pulling this book out for a completely turn-my-brain-off reading night.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Outworld cats is a VERY good book. I highly recommend, January 5, 2000

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Robert M Twardowski (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outworld Cats (Paperback)

The book starts out describing the race Masters who breeded and engineered cats as a useful race for engineering in their spaceships. The concept and the idea was fascinating and remarkable. And the idea of using "intelligent" cats for such a purpose (small size, genetically evolved to include hands, and there agility in space) is probably the more ingenious idea I seen in an author in some time.

From the beginning, I was NOT disappointed in this book. This book was very well written and unless you are ridiculously critical of whether or not such-and-such a character fits the model-role of what a character should be, then I think you will enjoy this book immensely. There are many funny scenes involving the intelligent cats. Everything from them playing chess, and they would usually win :) To them battling the villians in the story. Very good book, and I look forward to reading more Lovejoy works involving these feline companions.