Moggies in Space: A Galaxy Fur. Fur Away (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 24) by Lee Allred

Moggies in Space: A Galaxy Fur. Fur Away (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 24) Reviews

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  Pat Patterson

  Moggies in Space: A Galaxy Fur. Fur Away (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 24) . Raconteur Press. Kindle Edition.
  
  New Hires, by Becky R. Jones. The ship's captain was prepared to deal with problems with snooty university students as passengers, but that should have been a warning: trouble ALWAYS comes from an unexpected direction. So, don't look a gift cat in the mouth.
  Furtive Friends, by Samuel Nettles. Being down and out on a space station ain't no picnic. You use what you have to get what you need, and try to stay out of sight. Having little friends helps make the difference between what passes for freedom and what certainly is slavery.
  The Great Escape, by Nicki Kenyon. An engineered biological weapon causes cats to gain sentience, plus some physical changes, while humans devolve. Explaining the mechanics of that to young kittens is problematic, due to the choices the remaining humans made (ie, they were stupid choices).
  Paws to Consider, by Paul Williams. Joshua Wall is investigating misappropriation of funds when he wakes up in the body of a cat. This is suboptimal, and he has to use cat tactics to solve his problem.
  Kindled Embers, by TC Ross. Arielle is a gardener on a universe ship, rotating between duty and cryo-sleep on a voyage planned to last for 20 years. Everyone has a job; hers is to pamper the plants. The uplifted cats' job is to do maintenance and be left to their own devices. As long as that works, it's all good.
  Apogee & Perigee, by Bokerah Brumley. Apagee and Perigee are brother cats, and while Apogee is reserved, Perigee loves to roam. Unfortunately, even in the cat friendly environment of the space-ship, there are some places kitties should not go, because they can get into trouble. Those are precisely the places Perigee likes best.
  A Practical Method for Dealing with Stowaways, by J.R. Armstrong. Felicia is a biological services technician (she takes care of the garden) on the freighter Haughtsawse (which I really hope is pronounced “Hot Sauce”). Some rodent-adjacent critter is eating her turnips and spoiling what they don't eat. The best solution: Get some cats to get the rats. Will the side effects be beneficial, or will they eventually have to get some polar bears to fix the prior fixes?
  It's Raining Cats and Dogs, by A. Kristina Casasent. It isn't really rain; it's an airborn drop, viewed from below. These uplifted cats and dogs work as a team, accompanied with a human. Certainly they have other talents, but combat seems to be what they do best. That, and make literary references.
  Crisis on Halcyon Station, by Melissa McShane. A lot is at stake: the Galactic Union has made joining conditional upon the humans developing a working relationship with another sentient species, and since there WEREN'T any of those on planet Earth, cats were uplifted. Any conflicts MUST be worked out, or the benefits of Galactic Unity will be forfeited. Ivan is the senior cat on small space station Halcyon, and there are some minor glitches in his relationship with the human senior, Thombert. When an immature command-track potential replacement shows up, it's NOT the right time for problems.
  Stowaways, by Cedar Sanderson. Something has invaded the ship, and it's not going to be easy to find. Unfortunately, it is interfering with the coffee machine, and that can't be tolerated. However, Maja Solveig, maintenance technician, has a secret weapon: Julian the cat. If they can be found, he's the one who can find them.
  Charliedelphia, by Lee Allred. Civilization didn't collapse all the way; the various outlying planets just got cut off from communications with the core civilization. Since trans-dimensional travel had been discovered to have a need for mental manipulations, it took people with non-standard thinking to make it happen. For the REALLY tough jobs, though, you need a REALLY non-standard thinker; in other words, a cat. This was a tough job, because the newly rediscovered planet wasn't answering the phone, and so: send in Koop. But take away his weapons, first.
  
  
  
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  Lori

  A fun book, even better than the first book.
  
  If you like sci-fi, and you like cats, then read it.
  If you don't like cats, then you're wrong, and need to read it anyway.