{"id":4768,"date":"2014-08-03T19:35:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T00:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=4768"},"modified":"2026-03-22T10:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:37:19","slug":"cat-tales-four-stories-from-the-world-of-jane-yellowrock-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/4768","title":{"rendered":"Cat Tales: Four Stories from the World of Jane Yellowrock"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cat Tales: Four Stories from the World of Jane Yellowrock<\/a><\/em> (2011) Faith Hunter<\/a><\/p>\n

\"cat-tales\"<\/a>These are four Jane stories, two from Jane’s point-of-view and two from Rick’s point-of-view.
\nThe Early Years
\nCat Tats
\nKits
\nBlood, Fangs, and Going Furry<\/p>\n

“The Early Years” is set right after Jane ages out of the children’s home. We get a glimpse of Bobby (who appears in Blood Trade<\/em>) but mostly we see the earliest steps that made Jane who she becomes.<\/p>\n

This one feels more like a writer’s exercise, fleshing out Jane’s past rather than a true short story.<\/p>\n

“Cat Tats” is from Rick LaFleur’s point-of-view and is set before Skinwalker<\/em>. It tells how Rick got the magical tats that become such a problem for him later.<\/p>\n

“Kits” is a pivotal story, in which Molly learns about Jane, and Jane becomes a part of Molly’s family (and Angie Baby’s godmother). I particularly like Beast in this story, as we see that her personality and agenda are separate from Jane’s (although they aren’t necessarily contrary in this instance). I really<\/em> like this story.<\/p>\n

It’s also set before Skinwalker<\/em>, “Haints” and “Signatures of the Dead.”<\/p>\n

“Blood, Fangs, and Going Furry” is the other Rick story, set between Mercy Blade<\/em> and Raven Cursed. We see how Rick survives his first full moon (and how Jane becomes Kem’s alpha).<\/p>\n

For me, this had one excellent story, “Kits” and three meh stories. I don’t much care for Rick, so stories from his point-of-view are never going to be my favorites. And as I said, “The Early Years” is interesting, but not a particularly strong short story.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by ROC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cat Tales: Four Stories from the World of Jane Yellowrock (2011) Faith Hunter These are four Jane stories, two from Jane’s point-of-view and two from Rick’s point-of-view. The Early Years Cat Tats Kits Blood, Fangs, and Going Furry “The Early Years” is set right after Jane ages out of the children’s home. 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