Catacombs: A Tale of the Barque Cats -- Anne McCaffrey

<p>The spacefaring Barque Cats are valued members of every vessel's crew, thanks to their special bond with humans. Then Pshaw-Ra, a mysterious cat with highly advanced knowledge, gives the felines the power of telepathy. When panic over a virulent plague drives the government to exterminate animals, Pshaw-Ra guides the cats and humans of the starship <i>Ranzo</i> to safety on his home planet, Mau. But Pshaw-Ra has a hidden agenda. His ultimate goal? Mate the Barque Cats with their godlike counterparts who rule on Mau and create a superior race to conquer the universe. His plans, however, may be doomed by his daughters' battle royal to become queen, by a suspicious Barque Cat with an equally curious human friend--and by something stirring deep beneath the city with a hunger to devour all life . . . and an undying hatred for cats.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough<br><b>Publisher:</b> Del Rey Books<br><b>Published:</b> 01/10/2012<br><b>Pages:</b> 256<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.40lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780345513793<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Anne McCaffrey</b>, the Hugo Award-winning author of the bestselling Dragonriders of Pern novels, is one of science fiction's most popular authors. She lives in a house of her own design, Dragonhold-Underhill, in County Wicklow, Ireland. <p/><br><b>Elizabeth Ann Scarborough</b>, winner of the Nebula Award for her novel <i>The Healer's