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. <P> Included are: <P> INTRODUCTION, by George H. Scithers<BR> NOT ANOTHER BLACK CAT STORY, by Geoffrey Maloney<BR> SCOUT, by Mary A. Turzillo<BR> AMERICAN CURLS, by Nancy Springer<BR> THE CATS OF ULTHAR, by H.P. Lovecraft<BR> KREATIVITY FOR KATS, by Fritz Leiber<BR> NON-EXISTENT CATS, by Tony Richards<BR> ANGELIQUE&apos;S, by Sandra Beswetherick<BR> 3 HAIKU, by Mark Budman<BR> THE CAT, by Charles Baudelaire<BR> BLACK PUMPS & A SKANKY TOM, by Pat Esden<BR> DRAGON DREAMS, by Shereen Vedam<BR> CAT CALL, by K.D. Wentworth<BR> A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Jack Williamson<BR> THE EYES OF RA, by Jim C. Hines<BR> CREEPER SHADOWS, by Fred Chappell