Andre Norton. Uncharted Stars (1969) A picaresque adventure story, in which shape shifting, hyperspace, mind-reading, narrow escapes, etc, figure prominently. A swords’n’scorcerers fantasy transposed into a technological universe, in other words. Murdoc Jern continues his quest for the zero stones with the help of Eet, a mutant pussy cat who teaches Murdoc to use what little ESP powers he possesses. The ending promises further adventures, as Eet is transformed into a human-type female of spectacular beauty. I don’t know if Norton produced more stories in this series; but as the characters don’t drive the plot, I don’t feel any real loss if she didn’t. The cover blurbs praise the book rather extravagantly. ** (2004)
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