Catseye - Korwar/Dipple, Bk 1 Author:Andre Norton Deported from his own planet in a galactic war, Troy Horan was permitted to hire out as a daily laborer on Korwar, where he had been relocated. Temporary work in a strange interplanetary pet-shop led Troy to the realization that with certain animals, he could hold wordless communication. — Why were these animals being brought to Korwar? — Who was ... more »the controlling agent they feared and hated?
The night on which the pet-shop owner was killed, a few of the pieces in the puzzle fell into place. Just enough to involve Troy personally, and force his escape to a dead underground city and a bid for freedom that challenged time itself and the plans of mighty planetary rulers.« less
Action, intrigue, adventure - centers around an interplanetary pet shop which specializes in rare and unusual pets - rarest and most unusual coming from earth.