Cat Tales: Fantastic Feline Fiction

Here are thirteen stories, three haiku, and a conventional poem, all involving cats. A few, like "The Cats of Ulthar," by H. P. Lovecraft, and "Kreativity for Kats," by Fritz Leiber, are ­well-­known classics; others, like "Creeper Shadows," by Fred Chappell are freshly written and came meowing to us in search of a home. This volume in this series is devoted mostly to fantasy stories—a deal with the Devil, a re-incarnation, and a long tale of Medieval magic, even a dragon—along with a couple of murders and a science-fiction story.


Included are:



INTRODUCTION, by George H. Scithers

NOT ANOTHER BLACK CAT STORY, by Geoffrey Maloney

SCOUT, by Mary A. Turzillo

AMERICAN CURLS, by Nancy Springer

THE CATS OF ULTHAR, by H.P. Lovecraft

KREATIVITY FOR KATS, by Fritz Leiber

NON-EXISTENT CATS, by Tony Richards

ANGELIQUE'S, by Sandra Beswetherick

3 HAIKU, by Mark Budman

THE CAT, by Charles Baudelaire

BLACK PUMPS & A SKANKY TOM, by Pat Esden

DRAGON DREAMS, by Shereen Vedam

CAT CALL, by K.D. Wentworth

A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Jack Williamson

THE EYES OF RA, by Jim C. Hines

CREEPER SHADOWS, by Fred Chappell