Cats in Science Fiction

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I've never thought about cats and science fiction before, so never noticed that connection. But I feel fantasy has the opposite, there seems to be a lot of dogs (especially wolves). Game of Thrones with the Starks and their dire-wolves; Robin Hobb's series the best character (in all of fantasy) is a wolf; Wheel of Time has a big thing about Perrin and his wolves, Harry Potter has Sirius Black as a big dog, and werewolves pretty big in a bunch of others.
Can't think of much where cats have a dominant role in the story. Only thing I can think of is the Narnia lion.
 
therapist said:
I've never thought about cats and science fiction before, so never noticed that connection. But I feel fantasy has the opposite, there seems to be a lot of dogs (especially wolves). Game of Thrones with the Starks and their dire-wolves; Robin Hobb's series the best character (in all of fantasy) is a wolf; Wheel of Time has a big thing about Perrin and his wolves, Harry Potter has Sirius Black as a big dog, and werewolves pretty big in a bunch of others.
Can't think of much where cats have a dominant role in the story. Only thing I can think of is the Narnia lion.
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In fantasy you have Tailchasers Song by Tad Williams.
 
therapist said:
I've never thought about cats and science fiction before, so never noticed that connection. But I feel fantasy has the opposite, there seems to be a lot of dogs (especially wolves). Game of Thrones with the Starks and their dire-wolves; Robin Hobb's series the best character (in all of fantasy) is a wolf; Wheel of Time has a big thing about Perrin and his wolves, Harry Potter has Sirius Black as a big dog, and werewolves pretty big in a bunch of others.
Can't think of much where cats have a dominant role in the story. Only thing I can think of is the Narnia lion.
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 Aslan
He is best kitty. He works hard for the kibble.
 
And the cat hybrid officer in the Star Trek animated series - I can't remember her name, think it was M'something
 
There's the Aslan from the rpg Traveller. (named from Narnia, inspired by Niven's Kzinti)
There was the cat that carried the galaxy in Men in Black.
Then there is Cats in
 
Diane Duane's Feline Wizards (The Book of Night with Moon, and On Her Majesty's Wizardly Service) have cats.
Andre Norton's The Mark of the Cat has cats and cat creatures.
There is also The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett.

The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones has a goat...
 
One of the Gibson Neuromancer books refers to cats having truly alien minds that people could scan and experience.
 
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Giant cat in Keith Laumer's Galactic Odyssey.
 
smellincoffee said:
Gary Seven's cat/person Isis comes to mind, from "Assignment :Yesterday" in ST TOS.
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That reminds me, of course, of Korob's familiar (or is it the sexy Sylvia? or is it a tiny alien made out of pipe cleaners and feathers?) in the season 2 episode "Catspaw" (but that may have been mentioned already, too).
 
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