Catseye | Themes and Characters

Andre Norton has said she writes "space operas"—science-fiction adventure stories. Her protagonists are usually loners who refuse to give up, who do not "cop out" when the going gets rough. Certainly Troy Horan is a loner, an individualist who lives by a code of honor even though that code may force him to oppose everyone on the planet Korwar, even the much-respected Hunters.

Troy discovers he can communicate mentally with Earth animals that have been imported as luxury pets. For a time, he works for a pet store owner who has been using his animals to spy on and kill their owners. When...

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