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Title: The Blood Jaguar by Michael H. Payne ISBN: 0-8125-6675-0 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: October, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.44 (16 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A new twist on an old plot
Comment: We have all read the same story before (over and over again) -- small band of plucky heroes must travel long distances to overcome powerful bad guy. It's been done best in the "Lord of the Rings" series and countless times since. You can describe the plot in your sleep. I always enjoy books that take this approach and set it on it's ear (and I'm not talking about a "Bored of the Rings", I mean a real reworking of the plot). "Villains by Necessity" is a wonderful example of what I'm talking about, and so is "The Blood Jaguar". The principles of the story (Skink, Fisher and Bobcat) have only the vaguest clue what's going on, and Bobcat not even that. They aren't guided by any prophecy (at least overtly), they aren't "pure", they're just muddling along trying to save the world. Add to this a really nifty world set up (talking self-aware animals, reminds me of the "Spellsinger" series) and characters that you really care about (no large ensemble casts to confuse you) and you've got a funny, clever book that is very easy to read. I hope Mr. Payne will write more about this universe.
Rating: 5
Summary: The wonderful characters make this engrossing story a gem.
Comment: Have you ever looked at an animal and known what it was thinking? Then a moment later you shrug and laugh at yourself for anthropomorphizing? Suppose you're not. Suppose your cat really is an irreverant catnip junky snoozing through his potential.
In Michael Payne's debut novel "The Blood Jaguar", Bobcat is exactly that. Bobcat's cohorts are equally real and equally flawed in their own ways. And, just like your house cat, Bobcat and his companions are precious and dear.
I found Mr. Payne's book to be involving, his world to be clever and original, but what I liked best about this book is the characters. They are willing to do what they must if only they knew just what that was. They shine...pretty impressive for fuzzy animals.
I can strongly recommend The Blood Jaguar. It is a gem. I hope to see a lot more of Michael Payne's work in the future.
Rating: 4
Summary: READS LIKE A COMIC BOOK...
Comment: I've always liked to draw furries, and rarely do I find good novels that have anthromorphic furries in them (maybe I'm not looking hard enough though). So I run across this book.
There were two things that irritated me throughout this book:
A)The fact that Bobcat and Skink didn't have real names.
B)The relationship between a bobcat and a rabbit.
I don't really know why B) bothered me so much, considering interspecies couples about in the furry world and I see it all the time. A few times the story lagged, but overall I was satisfied. I especially liked how the gods were explained and their position in the cosmos handled. The religious aspect of these animals' world is the most convincing part of the novel. The whole time I was reading I could easily picture it as a comic book and the characters were vivid (esp. Fisher).
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Title: The Wild Road by Gabriel King ISBN: 0345423038 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Rats of Acomar (Tales of the Mornmist) by Paul Kidd, Lynn Abbey, Ed Greenwood, Robert J. King, Terrie Smith ISBN: 1887038051 Publisher: Vision Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: The Sight by David Clement-Davies ISBN: 014250047X Publisher: Firebird Books Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: A Whisper of Wings (Volume 1) by Paul Kidd, Terrie Smith ISBN: 1887038043 Publisher: Vision Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Fire Bringer by David Clement-Davies ISBN: 0525464921 Publisher: Dutton Books Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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