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Here are thirteen stories, three haiku, and a conventional poem, all involving cats. A few, like "The Cats of Ulthar," by H. P. Lovecraft, and "Kreativity for Kats," by Fritz Leiber, are wellknown classics; others, like "Creeper Shadows," by Fred Chappell are freshly written and came meowing to us in search of a home. This volume in this series is devoted mostly to fantasy stories -- a deal with the Devil, a re-incarnation, and a long tale of Medieval magic, even a dragon -- along with a couple of murders and a science-fiction story.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction (Cat Tales) - essay by George H. Scithers
• Not Another Black Cat Story - shortfiction by Geoffrey Maloney
• Scout - shortfiction by Mary A. Turzillo
• American Curls - shortfiction by Nancy Springer
• The Cats of Ulthar - [Dream Cycle] - (1920) - shortstory by H. P. Lovecraft
• Kreativity for Kats - [Gummitch the Cat] - (1961) - shortstory by Fritz Leiber
• Non-Existent Cats - (2002) - shortstory by Tony Richards
• Angelique's - shortfiction by Sandra Beswetheric
• Three Haiku - poem by Mark Budman
• The Cat - poem by Charles P. Baudelaire (variant of Le Chat 2004) [as by Charles Baudelaire ]
• Black Pumps & a Skanky Tom - shortfiction by Pat Esden
• Dragon Dreams - shortfiction by Shereen Vedam
• Cat Call - shortfiction by K. D. Wentworth
• A Christmas Carol - shortstory by Jack Williamson
• The Eyes of Ra - shortfiction by Jim C. Hines
• Creeper Shadows - shortfiction by Fred Chappell

The second volume in the Cat Tales series collects 17 original tales and poems concerning cats (plus one classic story by Edgar Pangborn and an essay by H.P. Lovecraft) into the purr-fect anthology for cat lovers! Here you will find "If Wishes Were Fishes," by P.D. Cacek; "The Case of the Unfortunate Mrs Ripley's Cat," by Jeff Crook; "The Problem with Polly," by Scott William Carter, and much more. Edited by four-time Hugo Award-winning editor, George Scithers.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by George H. Scithers
• If Wishes Were Fishes - shortstory by P.D. Cacek
• A Cat's Wish - poem by P.D. Cacek
• The Case of the Unfortunate Mrs. Ripley's Cat - shortstory by Jeff Crook
• Alphonse - shortstory by Sandra Beswetherick
• Tree - poem by Geoffrey A. Landis
• A Small Sacrifice - shortstory by Michael Northrup
• Muezza's Garden - shortstory by Paula A. Stiles
• The Clowder - shortstory by Orrin Grey
• The Scribe Vanishes - shortstory by T. Lee Harris
• The Problem With Polly - shortstory by Scott William Carter
• Delayed Reaction - shortstory by Gareth D. Jones
• MRRRAR! - shortstory by Edgar Pangborn
• Two Haiku - poem by Rae Schidlo
• Homing Instinct - shortstory by Ann Marstong
• Princess of Sozopol - shortstory by Anna Sykora
• A Cry to Wake the Dead - shortstory by Christine Sutton
• Invasion Thwarted - shortstory by Marcie Lynn Tentchoff
• Romeo's Kiss - shortstory by Gabriel Beyers
• Cats and Dogs - essay by H.P. Lovecraft