Biology in Science Fiction: Free Fiction » Cats http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory Sun, 06 May 2012 00:13:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/ http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:55:48 +0000 Peggy http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/?p=2229 Title: The Game of Rat and Dragon

Author: Cordwainer Smith (Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger)

Length: short story

First Publication: Galaxy Science Fiction, 1955

What the Story is About: The alien “dragons” were quick, taking out starships in a flash. The only way for humans to fight them was to be even faster, with the help of their small but fierce partners who treated the aliens like rats.

]]> http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/feed/ 0 Chess’s Game by Nye Joell Hardy http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/chesss-game-by-nye-joel-hardy/ http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/chesss-game-by-nye-joel-hardy/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:29:26 +0000 Peggy http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/?p=2085 Title: Chess’s Game

Author: Nye Joell Hardy

Length: short short story

First Publication: Nature Futures, 2008 doi:10.1038/451744a

What the Story is About: Chess is black and white and on the move.

]]> http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/chesss-game-by-nye-joel-hardy/feed/ 0 Cats in Victory by David Barr Kirtley http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/cats-in-victory-by-david-barr-kirtly/ http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/cats-in-victory-by-david-barr-kirtly/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:03:28 +0000 Peggy http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/?p=1858 Title: Cats in Victory

Author: David Barr Kirtley

Length: short story

First Publication: Lightspeed Magazine, 2010

What the Story is About: Lynx the catman and his companion monkeyman pursue the last dogmen on Earth.

David Barr Kirtley notes on his blog that the story is “a critique of some of the values (or lack thereof) of children’s television.”

You can also listen to an audio version at Lightspeed or Starship Sofa.

]]> http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/cats-in-victory-by-david-barr-kirtly/feed/ 0 Thompson’s Cat by Robert Moore Williams http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/thompsons-cat-by-robert-moore-williams/ http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/thompsons-cat-by-robert-moore-williams/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:15:44 +0000 Peggy http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/?p=1639 Title: Thompson’s Cat

Author: Robert Moore Williams

Length: short story

First Publication: Planet Stories, 1952

What the Story is About: A cat can be handy aboard a space ship. The story blurb:

The weird, invisible insect depopulated an entire planet. Now it was felling Thompson’s crew as his ship hurtled toward the sun … certain death for all, including the disease carrier. Forgotten in the panic was Buster, Thompson’s wise cat.

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Author: Maureen McHugh

Length: short story

First Publication: Science Fiction Age, 1996

What the Story is About: “Can a sing-song girl with cat ears find happiness with a sailor from the stars?”

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Author: Kent Brewster

Length: short story

First Publication: Tomorrow SF, 1995

Awards: Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 1996.

What the Story is About: A clerk checking unwanted animals into the pound finds that they speak to him.

]]> http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/in-the-pound-near-breaktime-by-kent-brewster/feed/ 0 Dysfunctional Family Cat by Paul Melko http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/dysfunctional-family-cat-by-paul-melko/ http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/dysfunctional-family-cat-by-paul-melko/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:14:40 +0000 Peggy http://sciencefictionbiology.com/directory/?p=1445 Title: Dysfunctional Family Cat

Author: Paul Melko

Length: short story

First Publication: Aberrations, 1996

What the Story is About: Plonk the cat is very much loved by its owner.

Note: story in PDF format only.

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Author: Ralph Williams

Length: short story

First Publication: Astounding Science Fiction (Analog), 1959

Awards: Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 1960.

What the Story is About: “The Warden needed to have a certain very obnoxious pest eliminated … and he knew just the pest-eradicator he needed….”

Listen to the audio version at Librivox.

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Author: Mike Resnick

Length: short story

First Publication: Nature Futures, 2007 doi:10.1038/450456a

What the Story is About: Building a better moustrap is harder than it looks.

Alternate story link (pdf).

Note: Published as a single page story as part of the “Futures” series in the scientific journal Nature.

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Author: Charles Stross

Length: novelette

First Publication: Asimov’s Science Fiction, 2001

Awards: Hugo Nomination for Best Novelette 2002, Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2002.

What the Story is About: Networked uploaded lobsters form an artificial intelligence that Manfred Macx works to liberate. This is the first chapter of the novel Accelerando.

Note: a couple of scenes may be disturbing to cat lovers.

Related Biology in Science Fiction blog post: Lobsters

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Author: Vonda N. McIntyre

Length: Short Story

First Publication: Nature 2008

What the Story is About: Designing the perfect cat.

Note: Published as one of the “Futures” single page science fiction stories in the scientific journal Nature.

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