Eye of Cat

Rating:
Summary: A highly literate action-adventure.
Review: The action never lets up once it gets rolling, but this book manages to be as literate as anything you can find. The prose is lyrical and intense. Zelazny uses it make you feel the exhaustion, pain, fear, et cetera the Singer is feeling. You get right into his mind. This book is also chalk full of Navajo folklore. The very end turns into a struggle between Singers light and dark halfs. The world needs more books like this.

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Summary: Spiritual indian Vs. Shape-shifting alien.
Review: William Blackhorse singer is a retired hunter of alien zoo specimens. He is also the last Navajo indian in the world.

The world goverment calls upon his skils when an alien diplomat is threatened by a shape-shifting assasin. Singer's got an awful suspicion - that one of his many catches - the last of its kind , one-eyed , cat-like shape-shifter , is intelligent.

He goes to the zoo , where Cat communicates with him telepatically , and promises Cat his own life if only he'll agree to protect the alien diplomat. Cat agree's and indeed kills the assasin.

But then , he wants to change the deal. Cat want's a return match , another hunt , but this time as the hunter. Singer agree's but his past does'nt allow him to fight for his life without reservasions. He has an unconscience death-wish. He must come to terms with his roots - his indian beliefes , mithology and power-songs. He must also overcome his wife's death , and connect with the new era - learn to think as a modern man , inorder to survive this hunt where his skils are pitted against a shape-shifting telepath that hates him like the devil!

I gave the book only 4 stars 'cause i've read better from Zelazney , but you can feel the familiar touch , although in this book , there's less use of mithology and alot more writing about indian spirituality. As always a bit philosophical but not to heavy on the mind.

A nice book I recommend , espacialy to fans of Zelazney's work.

Rating:
Summary: Perhaps Zelazny's best
Review: Wonderful exploration of alienation as well as a gripping tale.