- Hardcover: 333 pages
- Publisher: Daw Books; First Printing Brown Spots edition (Nov 1985)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0809900025
- ISBN-13: 978-0809900022
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.7 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,240,093 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is the story of a young ginger tomcat named Fritti Tailchaser. When Hushpad his fiancée mysteriously disappears, he goes to see the Elders. Many strange things have indeed happened lately and a group of valiant cats are elected to leave and seek help at the Court of Harar. But Fritti's too young, and he's left behind. Restless, he sets out on a quest of his own to rescue his friend.
As he makes his way in the Old Woods, encountering all sorts of animals, helping a fox and sealing a pact with squirrels, he hears more and more rumours of tyrannic cat-shaped, red-clawed beasts devastating the land. Luckily he'll also join up with Pouncequick, a small kitten from home who had lost his way in the forest, and meet the senile Eatbugs and a pack of cats who set out to help him. What he doesn't know yet is that at the end of the road lies the nightmarish mound of Vastnir, source of all evil.
Even though it is a nice story, halfway between a fantasy and a fable, I am sad to admit that Tailchaser's Song failed to hold my attention, and I often found my thoughts wandering while I was reading.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Thought I'd try Tailchaser as I loved other stuff by Tad Williams, but this one seemed to fall short of its potential. Somewhere between fantasy and fairytale, it was sweet but never really gripping.
I can recommend the author, but this isn't his best work.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is an adventure of greater proportions than Watership Down with heroes more endearing than those of Lord of the Rings. I was pleased to receive the edition with a marvellous foreword by the author as it reveals the unexpected details of how and why he came to write the saga. I have read the book before and it stands out as one of the most enjoyable reads I can remember. The ginger hero, Tailchaser, undertakes a journey of epic proportions in search of a lost friend and encounters friends and foes along a perilous path that leads him to the heart of feline darkness. It should appeal to fantasy fans as well as to cat lover who like a story that realistically describes feline quirks and characteristics. I have purchased at least 15 copies of this over the years since I first read it in the 1980s, either to give as gifts or to replace copies lent out but never returned or lost in a house move, and I always seem to end up without a copy. I have no doubt based on past history, this will not be the last copy I buy.
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Tailchaser's Song
I think this was Tad's first full novel and it's a cracker (as long as you like cats!!) the story portrays a world where cats have their own society. Read more
Published 7 months ago by R. Burn-smith
A great story!
This is a great and enjoyable story and I loved it very much but I think you must have a love of cats to really get the best out of this book
Published 11 months ago by MSUH
A great book
Most regular readers have a short-list of very personal favorites.
I first read this when I was 12 years old and since then several times. Read more
I first read this when I was 12 years old and since then several times. Read more
Published 18 months ago
Magicial feline journey
I love this book I have a cat named after one of the characters. I read it 15 years ago and have re-read it often, and discover new aspects to the book each time I read it. Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2008 by CMKB
Its a Cats Life
I read this book when I wasnt a cat lover. I had 2 dogs and they werent keen on cats either.
Now I do own a cat and this book is brilliant. Read more
Now I do own a cat and this book is brilliant. Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2007 by T. KELLY
A great idea that tries too hard
I suspect that when I've read more Tad Williams than I have at the moment, I'll be saying this is not his best work... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2007 by S. Bailey
One I will read again.
This was the first Tad Williams book I read as soon as it was published in paperback. It made a deep impact on me. Read more
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