Space Cat by Ruthven Todd

Space Cat by Ruthven Todd
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A curious cat and a whimsical story.

We got this out of the library after yet again seeing covers for "Space Cat" books on another jigsaw puzzle. Written at the dawn of the space age, this tells the story of "Flyball" a very independant and sure of itself cat who stows away - first on an airplane, and then on a rocket ship. Flyball is adopted by the pilot/astronaut destined to make the first moon voyage - AND Flyball get to go along.

Clearly not the MOST scientific of SF stories, this was an interesting snapshot from the 1950's before anyone (feline or human) had been in space.


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Precious Blood by Jane Haddam

Precious Blood by Jane Haddam
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The second of Haddam's Demarkian stories, this has lots of interesting tension and puzzles. I can't say I care for the Cardinal, but his insistence on NOT allowing the police to inspect the possibly poisoned sacramental wine added a clever dimension to the story.


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