Last-Modified: March 18, 1995 Version: 1.6 **************************************************************** * * FURRY NOVEL LIST - Version 1.6 - Part 1 - March 18, 1995 * * **************************************************************** This is the seventh edition of a list of novels that may be of interest to a.f.f readers. It is by no means a complete list, and if you know of something not on the list that should be here (or, heaven forbid, something that is on the list that shouldn't be *grin*), I'd appreciate it if you'd e-mail me at dl24@cornell.edu. For the list, I'm defining a "furry novel" as a novel containing at least one major furry character/plot thread - the presence of humans will not be grounds for disqualification. I realize that this is a rather broad definition, but I'd rather the definition be too broad than too narrow. I've arranged the list into three categories of furriness: 1) Animals behaving intelligently - This type of story deals with animals in their natural forms showing innate intelligence. Example: _Watership Down_ by Richard Adams. 2) Intelligent Animals - These stories deal with animals in their natural forms who, through methods scientific, magical or other, are able to express their intelligence in interactions with humans and/or other "intelligent" species. Example: _Startide Rising_ by David Brin. (True, dolphins have no fur, but they *are* mammals, which, IMHO, make them ex officio furries.) 3) Intelligent Animalmorphs - These stories, obviously enough, deal with anthropomorphic species. Example: _The Pride of Chanur_ by C. J. Cherryh. Wherever possible, the listings include author, title, specie(s) of furries involved, year of publication, publisher and ISBN number (usually for a U.S. paperback edition). This list now includes, where possible, forthcoming furry books (information for these books has been gleaned from assorted sources, especially the _Locus_ list of forthcoming books). For these books, the date of publication and publisher is set off in asterisks. If you feel like sending additions, please include as much of this info as you can. My sincere thanks to everyone who has contributed additions - the response to date has been gratifyingly overwhelming! I make no promises as to how good the stories are; besides, I'm sure opinions may vary on many of these novels (both on quality and furriness). Enjoy! Dan Lorey - dl24@cornell.edu ****************************** ANIMALS BEHAVING INTELLIGENTLY Adams, Richard: The Plague Dogs [Dogs] Shardik [Bear] Traveler [Horse] Watership Down [Rabbits] 1975, Avon, 0-380-00293-0 Brown, Rita Mae: [Cats, Dogs] Wish You Were Here 1991, Bantam, 0-553-28753-2 Rest in Pieces 1993, Bantam, 0-553-56239-8 Clement, Aeron: The Cold Moons [Badgers] 1990, Dell, 0-440-50331-0 Corbett, W.J.: "Pentecost" series [mice, fox] 1) The Song of Pentecost 1982, Methuen, 0-416-24730-X 2) Pentecost and the Chosen One 1984, Methuen, 0-416-50190-X 3) Pentecost of Lickey Top 1988 (?) Dann, Colin: "Animals of Farthing Wood" series [Fox, Badger, Rabbits, Mice, Owl, Kestrel, etc.] 1) The Animals of Farthing Wood 2) In the Grip of Winter 3) Fox's Feud 4) The Fox Cub Bold 5) Seige of White Deer Park 6) In the Path of the Storm 7) Battle for the Park Frost, Gregory: Lyrec [Cats] Grahame, Kenneth: The Wind in the Willows [All sorts of charming critters] 1908 Hancock, Niel: Dragon Winter [Otters, Badgers, Beavers] 1978, Popular Library, 0-445-04191-9 Harrington, Donald: The Cockroaches of Stay More [Cockroaches] 1989, HBJ [Note: This book was suggested for the "Almost, But Not Entirely, Totally Unlike Watership Down" category.] Henry, Marguerite: Cinnabar, The One O'Clock Fox [Foxes] 1956 (Republished 1980) Hoban, Russell: The Mouse and His Child [Mice, Others] 1982, Avon Bard Horwood, William: Callanish [Golden eagles] The Stonor Eagles [Sea eagles] Horwood, William: "The Duncton Chronicles" series [Moles] 1) Duncton Wood 2) Duncton Quest 3) Duncton Found Huggins, James Byron: A Wolf Story [Wolves, Lion] 1993, Harvest House, 1-56507-126-3 Jacques, Brian: "Redwall" series [Mice, Badgers, Foxes, Rats, others] 1) Redwall 1990, Avon, 0-380-70827-2 2) Mossflower 1990, Avon, 0-380-70828-0 3) Mattimeo 1991, Avon, 0-380-71530-9 4) Mariel of Redwall 1993, Avon, 0-380-71922-3 5) Salamandastron 1993, Philomel, 0-399-21992-7 (HB version) 1994, Ace, 0-441-00031-2 (PB version) 6) Martin the Warrior 1994, Philomel (HB) 1995, Ace, 0-441-00186-6 (PB) 7) The Bellmaker 1995, Philomel (HB) Jenner, Jahann V.: SanDeagoZu [Coatimundi, Snakes, Langur] 1986, Harper and Row, 0-06-015633-3 Jones, Diana Wynne: Dogsbody [Dog] 1975, Dell Kilworth, Garry: The Foxes of Firstdark [Foxes] (European Title: Hunter's Moon) Frost Dancers [Hares] (UK PB - HarperCollins) Midnight Sun [Wolves] (UK) Kipling, Rudyard: [Mongoose, Wolves, Elephants, Horses, Mules] The Jungle Book The Second Jungle Book Just So Stories Kotzwinkle, William: Doctor Rat [Rats, Dogs] 1977, Bantam, 0-553-10382-2 [Note: This looks like an amazingly bizarre book, and should be considered as marginally furry.] Lawrence, R. D.: Cry Wild [Wolves] 1992, Pinnacle, 1-55817-636-5 The White Puma [Pumas] 1991, Pinnacle, 1-55817-532-6 London, Jack: Call of the Wild [Dogs] White Fang [Dogs] Peak, Michael: Cat House [Cats] 1989, Signet, 0-451-46303-6 Catamount [Puma] 1992, Roc, 0-451-45141-4 Pirincci, Akif: "Felidae" Series [Cats] 1) Felidae 1993, Villard Books, 0-679-42069-X (HB) 2) Francis (Germany) (in UK as Felidae on the Road) Roberts, Sir Charles G. D.: Red Fox [Foxes] 1974 (UK) (Originally published 1905) Salten, Felix: "Bambi" series [Deer, Skunks, Rabbits, etc.] 1) Bambi 1923 (Germany), 1928 (US) 2) Bambi's Children 1939 Smith, Dodie: "Dalmatians" series [Dogs] 1) The Hundred and One Dalmatians 1967, Avon, 0-380-45971-X 2) The Starlight Barking 1967 Stanton, Mary: "Appaloosa" series [Horses, Dog] 1) The Heavenly Horse of the Outermost West 1988, Baen, 0-671-65410-1 2) Piper at the Gate 1989, Baen, 0-671-69820-6 Stranger, Joyce: The Running Foxes [Foxes] 1965 (UK) Tesnohlidek, Rudolf: The Cunning Little Vixen [Foxes] Wangerin, Walter ,Jr.: "Chauntecleer" series [Rooster, farm animals] 1) The Book of the Dun Cow 1978 2) The Book of Sorrows 1985 White, E. B.: Charlotte's Web Stuart Little Williams, Tad: Tailchaser's Song [Cats] 1986, DAW, 0-88677-162-5 ****************************** INTELLIGENT ANIMALS Bell, Clare: "Ratha" series [Intelligent wildcats] 1) Ratha's Creature 1983, Dell, 0-440-97298-1 2) Clan Ground 1984, Dell, 0-440-91287-3 3) Ratha and Thistle-Chaser 1990 4) Ratha's Challenge 1994 Brin, David: "Uplift" Series 1) Sundiver [Dolphins] 2) Startide Rising [Dolphins, Chimpanzee] 1983, Bantam, 0-553-27418-X 3) The Uplift War [Chimpanzees, Dolphins, Assorted Morphs] 1987, Bantam, 0-553-25121-X 4) Brightness Reef *October 1995, Bantam/Spectra* Burroughs, Richard: The Year of the Angry Rabbit [Rabbits] Capek, Karl: War with the Newts [Newts] [Note: This book is probably on the limiting edge of furriness.] Conly, Jane Leslie: "NIMH" series (continued) [Rats] 2) Racso and the Rats of NIMH 1986 3) R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH 1990 (Note: See also O'Brien, Robert C.) Cook, Kenneth: Play Little Victims [Mice] 1978, Pergamon Press (Australia) Pty Ltd Dahl, Roald: Fantastic Mr. Fox [Fox] Dexter, Susan: "The Winter King's War" [Cat] [Note: The cat in this series is a major character, but the series as a whole should probably be considered as only moderately furry.] 1) The Ring of Allaire 1981, Del Rey, 0-345-29273-1 2) The Sword of Calandra 1985, Del Rey, 0-345-29717-2 3) The Mountains of Channadran 1986, Del Rey, 0-345-31976-1 Diamond, Graham: The Haven [Wolves] Playboy Press (rewritten and recently re-released as "Forest Wars" by Lion Press) Dickson, Gordon R.: Masters of Everon [Alien Cats] 1980, Ace, 0-441-52179-7 Wolf and Iron [Wolf] 1991, Tor, 0-812-50946-3 Duane, Diane: Dark Mirror [Dolphin] 1993, Pocket, 0-671-79377-2 [Note: The furriness of this Star Trek:The Next Generation novel is marginal, but a dolphin navigator aboard the _Enterprise_ is a major character.] Duane, Diane: "Wizardry" series 1) Deep Wizardry [Dolphins, whales, sharks, other deep-sea animals] 2) So You Want to Be a Wizard [Dogs] 3) High Wizardry [Macaw] 4) A Wizard Abroad [Cat-bard, intelligent fox] 5) The Cats of Grand Central [Cats] (Note: I'm not sure of the order of the books above is correct.) Ende, Michael: The Night of Wishes [Cat, Raven] Foster, Alan Dean: Cat-a-lyst [Cats] 1991, Ace, 0-441-64661-1 Garnett, David S.: Lady into Fox [Fox] Garrett, Randall and Vicki Ann Heydron: "The Gandalara Cycle" [Lions] 1) The Steel of Raithskar 2) The Glass of Dyskornis 3) The Bronze of Eddarta [Books 1-3 also as omnibus "TGC: Volume 1" Bantam, 0-553-25942-3] 4) The Well of Darkness 5) The Search for Ka 6) Return to Eddarta [Books 4-6 also as omnibus "TGC: Volume 2" Bantam, 0-553-25943-1] 7) The River Wall Bantam, 0-553-27671-9 Greeno, Gayle: "The Ghatti's Tale" series [Cats] 1) Finders, Seekers 1993, DAW, 0-88677-550-7 2) Mind Speaker's Call 1994, DAW, 0-88677-579-5 3) The Exiles' Return *May 1995, DAW* Harper, Tara K.: "Tales of the Wolves" series [Wolves] 1) Wolfwalker 1990, Del Rey, 0-345-36539-9 2) Shadow Leader 1991, Del Rey, 0-345-37163-1 3) Storm Runner 1993, Del Rey, 0-345-37162-3 Jablokov, Alexander: A Deeper Sea [Dolphins, Whales] 1992, AvoNova, 0-688-11113-0 (HB) 1993, AvoNova, 0-380-71709-3 (PB) Key, Ted: The Cat from Outer Space [Alien Cat] 1978, Pocket, 0-671-81740-X [Note: Novelization of the Disney movie.] Koontz, Dean R.: Watchers [Dog] 1988, Berkeley, 0-425-10746-9 Kurtz, Katherine: The Legacy of Lehr [Alien Cats] 1988, Avon, 0-380-70454-4 L'Engle, Madeline: A Swiftly Tilting Planet Lackey, Mercedes: "Magic" Series 1) Magic's Pawn [Birds] DAW 2) Magic's Promise DAW 3) Magic's Price [Intelligent, magical wolves] DAW Lewis, C.S.: "The Chronicles of Narnia" series [Lion, Mousemorph] 1) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2) Prince Caspian 3) The Voyage of the "Dawn Treader" 4) The Silver Chair 5) The Horse and His Boy 6) The Magician's Nephew 7) The Last Battle Lovejoy, Jack: Outworld Cats [Alien Cats] 1994, DAW, 0-88677-596-5 Merle, Robert: The Day of the Dolphin [Dolphins] Milne, A.A.: The Complete Winnie-the-Pooh [Talking plush animals] 1926-28 Murphy, Shirley Rosseau: The Catswold Portal [Cats] 1993, DAW, 0-451-45275-5 Norton, Andre: The Mark of the Cat [Cats] 1993, Ace, 0-441-51971-7 The Zero Stone [Alien Cat] 1992, Roc Uncharted Stars [Alien Cat] Roc O'Brien, Robert C.: "NIMH" series 1) Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Note: See also Conly, Jane Leslie) Poyer, Joe: Operation Malacca [Dolphins] Roberson, Jennifer: "Chronicles of the Cheysuli" series [Wolves, Foxes, Mountain Cats, others] [Note: The amount of furriness in this series varies among the different books.] 1) Shapechangers 1984, DAW, 0-88677-140-4 2) The Song of Homana 1985, DAW, 0-88677-057-2 3) Legacy of the Sword 1986, DAW, 0-88677-124-2 4) Track of the White Wolf 1987, DAW, 0-88677-193-5 5) A Pride of Princes 1988, DAW, 0-88677-261-3 6) Daughter of the Lion 1989, DAW, 0-88677-324-5 7) Flight of the Raven 1990, DAW, 0-88677-422-5 8) A Tapestry of Lions 1992, DAW, 0-88677-524-8 Ruff, Matt: Fool on the Hill [Dogs, Cats] 1989, Warner, 0-446-35772-3 [Note: As an added bonus for some of us *grin*, the novel is set in and around Cornell University!] Stapledon, Olaf: Sirius [Dog] Strieber, Whitley: The Wild [Wolves] 1991, Tor, 0-812-51277-4 The Wolfen [Wolves] 1978, Bantam, 0-553-12626-1 Von Gunden, Kenneth: "K-9 Corps" series [Dogs] 1) K-9 Corps 1991, Ace, 0-441-09128-8 2) Under Fire 1991, Ace, 0-441-42494-5 [also Cats] 3) Cry Wolf 1992, Ace, 0-441-42495-3 4) The Last Resort 1993, Ace, 0-441-42496-1 Westall, Robert: The Cats of Seroster [Intelligent Cats] Wharton, William: Franky Furbo [Foxes] 1989, Henry Holt & Co., 0-8050-1157-9 Wylie, Jonathan: "Servants of Ark" series [Cats] [Note: The cats in this series are major characters, but the series as a whole is really only marginally furry.] 1) The First Named 1987, Bantam Spectra, 0-553-26953-4 2) The Center of the Circle 1988, Bantam Spectra, 0-553-27056-7 3) The Mage-Born Child 1988, Bantam Spectra, 0-553-27270-5 Zelazny, Roger: A Night in the Lonesome October [Dog, others] 1993 ****************************** Dan Lorey - dl24@cornell.edu -- Slow newsfeed? 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