Some mild reading creases to spine, which is slightly cocked from being read, otherwise a bright, clean copy. Some very faint tanning towards the edge of the pages; hardly noticeable. In the imperiled queendom of Kahulawe the most feared enemy is the sand cat. Ancient enmities divide mankind from these highly intelligent and beautiful animals. The boy Hynkkel, refusing to take up a trade in arms, is brutally outcast into desert lands populated by giant rats and scoured by sandstorms that can flay a man in seconds. His chances are small. Until, that is, he is accepted into cat society. Hynkell's fate will lead him and his cat companions into adventures that will enmesh them in the affairs of empire. His choices mean he has chosen a hard path. Or maybe it has chosen him.

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Title: The Mark of the Cat
Publisher: Legend, London
Publication Date: 1992
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0712653996
ISBN 13: 9780712653992
Binding: Large Soft Cover
Illustrator: Cover: Melvyn Grant
Edition: First British Paperback.
Condition: Very Good
Book Type: Book

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Printed in the UK, May 1992, legend, clays limited, London, England 1992; 0.9 x 9.1 x 5.8 Inches; Softcover; Very Good; Book is clean and tight. Corners and top edge are lightly bumped and shelf worn. Pages have yellowed a bit."The queen of cat fantasies returns with a dazzling desert-world adventure"; 248 Pages . DGS 1550a BS 1 8B

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An amulet bearing the image of a sandcat becomes the focus of a young man's quest for his manhood and heritage in the latest fantasy by one of the genre's undisputed greats. Drawing its background from the world created by Karen Kuykendall in her "Tarot of the Cat People," the story of Hynkkel's journey through the Outer Region to the sacred Diamond Queendom is filled with familiar themes. Norton's distinctive style, however, transcends the limitations of the "rite-of-passage" fantasy as characters and cultures come to life under her expert guidance. A young protagonist makes this a suitable novel for both YA and adult fantasy collections.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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