Our third offering of kitty delights and delectables features 25 cat stories, 2 nonfiction compilations of cat anecdotes, and 9 poems--but the emphasis overall is decidedly more modern than in our previous cat Megapacks. Heading the list this time are: Mary A. Turzillo, who contributes 8 tales and poems; A. R. Morlan, author of 6 stories; Michael Hemmingson, who's penned 3 moving poems; Damien Broderick, writer of 2 otherworldly cat tales; Kathryn Ptacek, contributor of 2 fantasies; Douglas Menville, who provides a couple of kitty poems; and pieces by Darrell Schweitzer, David C. Smith, and Marilyn "Mattie" Brahen--not to mention Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Bram Stoker, and Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. So, settle back in your chair, your couch, and your bed, cat-lovers everywhere, and enjoy this new anthology of frisky feline tales!

"The Cheshire-Cat, " by Lewis Carroll

"All in the Golden Afternoon, " by Marilyn "Mattie" Brahen

"Fat Cat, " by Robert Reginald

"Alex, " by Mary A. Turzillo

"The Cat-Tracker Lady of Asad Alley, " by A. R. Morlan

"A Limp Dead Cat in My Arms, " by Michael Hemmingson

"The Ruined Queen of Harvest World, " by Damien Broderick

"Stories of Cat Sagacity, " by W. H. G. Kingston

"Mau, " by Douglas Menville

"Cat in the Box, " by A. R. Morlan

"Purple, " by Mary A. Turzillo

"Ebenezer Wheezer (c1972-1990), " by Douglas Menville

"Concerning the 'Pretty Lady', " by Helen M. Winslow

"The Boys, " by Kathryn Ptacek

"Reverence for Cats, " by Mark Twain

"'… And Mongo Was His Name-O', " by A. R. Morlan

"Tommy's Cat, " by David C. Smith

"Tatiana, " by Mary A. Turzillo

"Lin Jee, " by Mary A. Turzillo

"The Squaw, " by Bram Stoker

"How the Former Pets Survive or Die, " by Michael Hemmingson

"Cat Burglar, " by Kathryn Ptacek

"Puss in Boots: Two Versions, " by Charles Perrault and Dinah Maria Mulock

"No Heaven Will Not Ever Heaven Be… , " by A. R. Morlan

"The Queen's Cat, " by Peggy Bacon

"Chocolate Kittens from Mars, " by Mary A. Turzillo

"Cats Can Colonize Mars, " by Mary A. Turzillo

"Cat Anecdotes, " edited by Adam White

"The Adventure of the Hanoverian Vampires, " by Darrell Schweitzer

"The Beancounter's Cat, " by Damien Broderick

"A Little Pinch Is All You Need, " by A. R. Morlan

"They Always Die, " by Michael Hemmingson

"Scout, " by Mary A. Turzillo

"The Cat, " by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

"The Hunter's Mothers, " by Mary A. Turzillo

"Hunger, " by A. R. Morlan

"Ryah's Guest, " by Robert Reginald

And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in the series, covering mysteries, westerns, science fiction, adventure -- and much, much more!

© 2013 Wildside Press (Ebook): 9781479401598

Release date

Ebook: 22 November 2013