Catspaw - Softcover

Vinge, Joan

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ISBN 10: 0445205318 ISBN 13: 9780445205314

Publisher: Popular Library, 1989

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Telepathic, tough, and cool, orphaned future punk Cat is kidnapped by an interstellar corporation and dragged to Earth, where he is forced to protect those he most hates, those who most hate him--the taMings. Seeking answers, Cat follows a trail of lies and savagery that leads from homicidal enclaves of drug kings to a fanatic's pulpit.

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About the Author:

Joan D. Vinge has won two Hugo Awards, one for her novel The Snow Queen. Author of ten novels and a number of film adaptations, her books have been bestsellers here and abroad. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

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When murder attempts are made on a corporate dynasty of old Earth, the wealthy taMings send offplanet for help. Their shanghaied bodyguard is Cat, a half-human, half-alien telepath whose psychic powers were blocked when he used them to kill in self-defense. Given a temporary cure so that he can protect idealistic Assembly member Lady Elnear taMing, Cat discovers secrets that endanger his own life. The stuff of yesterday's headlines, these include revelations that scion Daric taMing is a drug dealer and holier-than-thou evangelist Sojourner Stryger a closet sadist. Vinge again displays her talent for weaving a complex web of relationshipspersonal, political and socialbut the mass of detail slows this romantic melodrama to a crawl rather than giving life to its bland characters.
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