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"When the cat Fritti Tailchaser's girlfriend Hushpad disappears, he goes on a journey to rescue her, accompanied by the wild little kitten Pouncequick and an insane old tomcat named Eatbugs (who has a secret identity.) Fritti and his friends get help from the first-borns, the superior race of cats, and journey to the evil mound of the villainous cat god Grizraz Hearteater, where it is believed that Hushpad is being kept. The first-borns, and Eatbugs, who is more than he appears, show up to rescue Tailchaser and his associates, destroy the mound, and kill Hearteater."
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Composition of Book
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 15%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 45%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 35%

Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....) - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - rescue mission/escape from confinement
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Animal Story Yes
Kind of animal - cat

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - killer
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - is very quick
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being - animal
Age: - 20's-30's - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - slave - religious figure
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind reading
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Water - Mountains - Forests - Domed/Underground City
Earth setting: - general past
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue? - mostly dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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