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Lists with This Book. Dec 12, Shazza Maddog rated it it was amazing. Oh, I loved this book. It's a story about The People, who are genetically engineered cats, though they don't really remember this. The People are fighters, survivors, but their lives, and the lives of all the others on their world might be threatened by the return of the demons human beings, who engineered the animals, then left the planet. I cannot say how many times I re-read this book when I was in middle and high school.

I'd recommend it to any cat lover, or fan of YA science fiction. I'd Oh, I loved this book. I'd like to find it and re-read it, and see if Ms. Norton's writing stands up to my memories.

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The 'Demons' who come again are perfectly normal humans, with a serious problem that's never resolved they came back to Earth after generations on their refuge planet because the refuge planet was also inexplicably becoming uninhabitable. If they leave, where can they go? Earth is presented as a planet that has become untenable for humans. If it doesn't kill them, it will poison The 'Demons' who come again are perfectly normal humans, with a serious problem that's never resolved they came back to Earth after generations on their refuge planet because the refuge planet was also inexplicably becoming uninhabitable.

If it doesn't kill them, it will poison their minds, and then probably kill them anyway. Why are the Rattons represented as inevitably cruel and hostile? The other peoples are personated they have individual and quite variable natures. Why would the Rattons be impersonal and uniformly cruel and hostile? What's not true about rats wouldn't be true about their humanized descendants, surely? My personal feeling is that Norton was just phobic about rodents, and so prepared to believe any slander alleged against them.

But I, having worked with rodents quite often, and lived peacefully in their territories, have to question such reflexive slanders. The blurbs say that the 'lairs' are a university complex. Not only is it way too big, but any university I'VE ever been associated with is embedded in parklike vegetation--the 'lairs' are represented as being almost completely unvegetated.

May 14, S. Gibson rated it it was amazing Shelves: I enjoyed this story immensely this week. Although Andre Norton is one of the authors that got me into science fiction, I don't remember this one from my childhood.

The Iron Breed

This story is one that puts her in the top level of the great writers of the genre. Breed to Come does what science fiction rightly is known for. The what if of the story combines with human interest to lead you to suspend disbelief and go with the wild ideas until you get to the end. I was riveted by the story of Furtig and the peopl I enjoyed this story immensely this week. I was riveted by the story of Furtig and the people he finds in the lairs.

I admire his spirit. He is not a great fighter and suffers a defeat near the beginning of the book.


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His defeat is accepted as a step on his journey to uncover the secrets of his world and grow as an individual. Breed to Come is superior to many science fiction books written in the same years. There are several strong characters who carry out important tasks separately from Furtig. We care about those other characters and look forward to finding out the results of their endeavors when Furtig meets up with them. This book is written in 3rd person, mostly from Furtig's POV.

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The story is told in past tense. It took me 3 days of several hours each day to finish. I recommend to all ages. I think kids as young as 8 years old would probably be OK with it. No sex and moderate violence. The ideal audience will be made up of cat lovers. I would classify this story as a futuristic post-apocalyptic adventure. Apr 14, Doris rated it it was amazing. This book was the first Sci-Fi book I ever read, and it hooked me on the genre. This book starts with a being searching for game, and finding evidence of an invader. He makes his way back to the caves of his clan, where he reports on the trouble.

Unfortunately, this also happens to be the time of the mating ritual - the Choosing - where the females choose mates from the visitors from other clans. Our intrepid hero, a cat who walks like the Demons humans who long ago fled Earth for the stars, c This book was the first Sci-Fi book I ever read, and it hooked me on the genre.

Our intrepid hero, a cat who walks like the Demons humans who long ago fled Earth for the stars, chased by viral diseases they created, is cast out when he loses a fight for the mate of his choice. He goes to Gammage, an elder, who also happens to be his several-generations-past grandsire, and asks to join what amounts to a group of archaelogists.

While there, he gets involved with a group of Demons who return to try to reclaim the Earth. This book is a strong cautionary tale of things that could come to pass, both to humans and to their animal companions. It reminds us that just because something looks different, it isn't necessarily bad, and someone who sweet talks you isn't necessarily the good guy.

Oct 07, Ash rated it it was amazing. I read it for the first time when I was in 5th grade I think, I know it was before 6th. After switching to a new school building I couldn't find it anymore, though only remembering the front cover image, and the basic storyline, along with the quote at the beginning of the book didn't help. After about 9 years with details fading and reemerging during this time of idle searching for the book using various keywords in Google, I finally found it again.

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I instantly purchased i My favorite book. I instantly purchased it on Amazon, one of surprisingly few copies available from what I saw. Oct 12, Rie rated it liked it. I read this book as a kid, perusing the sci fi stacks at the library. I don't remember the cover being so cheesy, but I liked the story, though there was probably a lot I couldn't grasp as a kid. The main character was a cat named Furtig, and I remember naming my pound kitty after him.

I'm a terrible book reviewer. I read this book as a 10 or 11 year old and loved it. I would still recommend it for young sci fi lovers. When I reread it years later for nostalgia's sake, it wasn't quite the masterpiece I remembered. Sometime I telligence and sense can be learned from those we once treated as pets. Jan 10, Carolyn rated it really liked it Shelves: Read Breed to Come in grade school and still remember it vividly. This is on the must-buy list!

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Aug 18, Dale Crowe rated it really liked it. A good, solid sci-fi novel.

The action is done well and the story flows without too much padding. For the furry minded reader, the anthropomorphic aspects of the story are subtle but prevail throughout the arc of the tale. May 06, Rachel rated it it was ok Shelves: I like a lot of Andre Norton's books, but I found these two title way to preachy. I don't mind books having a theme or "lesson", but these two books seemed to want to bludgeon me with it. Kit Riggins rated it really liked it Jan 12, John Pinkerton rated it it was amazing Nov 15, Allison rated it really liked it Mar 19, Nokomarie rated it really liked it Nov 21, Ken rated it it was amazing Nov 18, Ann Brookens rated it it was amazing Aug 18, Bryan Caddy rated it liked it Nov 11, Maryjane Rhett rated it really liked it Nov 22, Farmer rated it it was amazing Dec 25, Jason rated it it was ok Mar 01, William Perry Harkrader rated it it was amazing May 22, Judith Hickson rated it really liked it Apr 07, Hannah Blakeman rated it liked it Mar 03, Susan Kite rated it really liked it Jul 18, Petrie rated it liked it Mar 30, Donna rated it really liked it Jan 07, Derek rated it it was amazing Sep 27, Emily Poole rated it really liked it Jan 02, Please login or sign up for a new account.

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