Cats In Space: A Review

Cats in Space is an anthology of seven short stories about, as the title makes very clear, cats in space. Of course, though some might be typical cats (C. L. Holland’s Miss Davenport’s Ugly Cat), others are aliens in feline form (Star Born, Star Bound, by Dantzel Cherry and Distant Cousins, by Jody Lynn Nye), genetically engineered cats (Beth Cato’s Headspace), and other intriguing variations. The atmosphere of the stories range from the humorous (Phase Change, by Joy Kennedy-O’Neill) to the tragic (A Slow Constant Path, by Erica L. Satifka) and even to the horrific (Leona R. Wisoker’s faint nod to John Carpenter’s The Thing in her story, Leftovers).

Cat lovers will find many a satisfying tale about our feline friends in futuristic fantasies. With only 93 pages, it can easily satisfy an evening’s literary demands.

Cats in Space is edited by Elektra Hammond and published by Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen’s publishing house, Paper Golem, LLC.