A nail-biting tale of good versus evil involving one man, his dog, and a group of 18th-century scientists – who just happen to be cats. When you are an inoffensive retired librarian with bitter personal experience of Evil Talking Cats, do you rescue a kitten from the cold on a December night? You might expect the answer to be a resounding NO. But you'd be wrong. This librarian takes the kitten indoors and offers her a home. And the consequences, which involve a journey that delves deep into the secret history of the Lunar Society and a round-the-world voyage with Captain Cook, are as unexpected as they are terrifying...
