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Summary: Short, sweet. and wonderful!
Review: Prince Jamas is left to rule his kingdom without his regent, Mangan. He finds solance in Mangan's cat, Niffy, who is more than just a housecat. Amongst the trails and tribulations of ruling, Jamas realizes that there is more than meets the eye with this cat.
Anne McCaffrey has done a wonderful job! This story is short, but it is soo well told. Within 124 pages we know and feel for Jamas and have such a sense of Niffy. I know all about the Kingdom, the history and neighoboors that I didn't feel lost. This wasn't hurried story, all the details that were needed, were in there. Anne left out all those stupid fillers that most authors use.
A very sweet and fast moving story. I recommend to all of Anne's readers. (Even to those who don't like Anne's stories!)
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Summary: A Nice Little Furrytale
Review: The basic premise of this short little novella is that the very wise old regent of Esphania leaves behind a very special cat to help guide the young prince, Jamas, through the trials that he'll face as ruler of his country. The big trial that Jamas must face in this story is the danger presented by a sinister and ambitious queen who is willing to dispose of anyone who happens to be in her way. The cat is, of course, integral to the downfall of queen. The title is a bit of a misnomer, as Prince Jamas and some of his closest friends are well aware of the important part played by Niffy (the cat).
Without delving into magic and wizards, it still maintains that essence of make-believe that all fairytales have. An excellent little book to read to children or a quick shot of feel-good reading for adults. There was no content that I would object to as a mother of a young child, but the writing has enough complexity to not bore a more mature reader.
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Summary: Cute and very short!!!
Review: The story "Nobody Noticed The Cat" by Anne McCaffrey is about a Prince whose father dies leaving him a large kingdom, a lot of dangerous neighbors, and a cat. However, the cat proves to be his most helpful friend, protecting him from the scheming plans of a hateful woman and other evil people and generally, being his ears and eyes. I felt that this story was cute and interesting. It is not Anne McCaffrey's best writing( In fact I would rate it quite low againest her other work) It is not something to go goggilie-eyed over. 1, it is unbelievably short!!!! 2, It gets a little boring and predictable at certain parts of the book 3, It is very exspensive for the reasons above. (I don't know about you people but I could by 2 good books for that same price almost!!) So my recommendation is to get it out of the library or if you have time, go to the book shop and read it off the rack!!! It is really not worth buying(I read it in an hour and I will probably not read it again).
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Summary: Cute and very short!!!
Review: The story "Nobody Noticed The Cat" by Anne McCaffrey is about a Prince whose father dies leaving him a large kingdom, a lot of dangerous neighbors, and a cat. However, the cat proves to be his most helpful friend, protecting him from the scheming plans of a hateful woman and other evil people and generally, being his ears and eyes. I felt that this story was cute and interesting. It is not Anne McCaffrey's best writing( In fact I would rate it quite low againest her other work) It is not something to go goggilie-eyed over. 1, it is unbelievably short!!!! 2, It gets a little boring and predictable at certain parts of the book 3, It is very exspensive for the reasons above. (I don't know about you people but I could by 2 good books for that same price almost!!) So my recommendation is to get it out of the library or if you have time, go to the book shop and read it off the rack!!! It is really not worth buying(I read it in an hour and I will probably not read it again).
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Summary: I loved it as one of Anne's best short stories.
Review: The story unfolded a little slowly but was none the less on of great interest. Not only did the characters have depth but the story was unlike some of Anne McCaffery's usual fare.
The cat Niffy was a character I would like to know more about. Along with how she and the prince do further down the road of life. If this story ever gets expanded into a larger version I will definetly buy it. I have read all of Anne's work and some are not as captivateing as this one.
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Summary: A wonderful quick read
Review: There are only a few authors that inspire such complete loyalty that I will buy anything with his/her name on it. Ms. McCaffrey is definitely one of them and this little book is why. It is a complete departure from any of her other series -- and I have enjoyed them all!! It introduces us to some very human, and very fun characters as they navigate a series of challenges using their wits and the abilty to "translate" Cat. My husband and I chose it as one of our "bedtime stories" since it was too good not to share. Ms McCaffrey's astounding talent at re-creating herself into so many different types of stories shows what a truly magificent (yes, the pun is intended) writer she is.
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Summary: Yuck. The worst book McCaffrey's ever written!
Review: What is with Anne McCaffrey lately? She seems to bedeteriorating into the Look-I'm-A-Popular-Author-Now-I-Can-Write-Crappy-Books-And-Still-Make-Alot-Of-Money mentality. Her recent "books" (I'm not sure if you can call something five inches tall and one hundred pages thick that costs $15 a "book"--more like a rip-off, I'm very glad I took it out of the library and didn't buy it!)ahem,please excuse that little rant...her recent "books", such as Dolphins of Pern, Dragonseye and An Exchange of Gifts have been relatively low quality for the author, but not as bad as THIS! The characters were boring, the plot stupid, and that little pun with "Niffy-cat" and Magnificat/Magnificent...ugh, like we hadn't figured that out from the first page. Okay, so maybe I'm a little prejudice--I've always been a dog-person, and the only character I even somewhat liked was Selinah (also a dog-person, though this was treated as an INSULT by the other characters...hmph!) But even with this "prejudice", I should have at least enjoyed the book--perhaps it's a good thing it was so short; I'm sure I couldn't have read another page without tearing the thing up, and then the library wouldn't be too pleased with me, and I might have to BUY McCaffrey's next piece-of-junk. The only thing that will keep me reading her stuff from now on will be my fondness for Dragonflight and her earlier stuff--and the hope she remembers how to write. I am now in mourning, the world has possibly lost a great author. (Okay, so maybe I'm overdoing it...But it was a REALLY bad book!)
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Summary: Loved it.
Review: When the regent, Mangan Tighe died, he had already provided for the future peace and prosperity of Esplania. Young Prince Jamas had a smooth ascension to the throne and he was seldom seen without his cat, Niffy. Unknown to all, Niffy had been Mangan's last safety touch for the young prince. She was not an ordinary cat. When Jamas takes Willow as his bride, caution becomes almost second nature. A treacherous and greedy Queen had plans of killing Jamas, and a few others, to gain their kingdoms. As always, no one notices Niffy, so she is able to do as Mangan intended. Niffy would save the kingdom and the new royal family. ***Ahhh, if only there were more cats like Niffy! This book is only available in hard back, but it is worth it! A KEEPER!***
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