Tamiu: A Cat's Tale

Cats today can be found just about anywhere there are people. But long ago these furry little feline hunters lived entirely on their own in the wild, with no idea people existed at all. People had no idea they existed either. This means that once upon a time, there must have been a very first cat in history to make contact with humans.

What might that first encounter have been like?

With a rich, thought-provoking, and soulful cat's-eye-view of the very beginnings of human civilization, Tamiu: A Cat's Tale is a gorgeously illustrated mythic adventure of discovery and self-discovery for readers young and old, portraying the "discovery" of prehistoric humans by the ancestors of the modern housecat.

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Bold young Tamiu of the Woodland Cat Clan is a gifted hunter who has only once in her life had to run from anything: a mysterious and insatiable beast called Fire.

But when she hears stories of Outer World giants called Lions who have mastered the magic of cooperation -- the one power Tamiu's mother always said was beyond the reach of Cats -- Tamiu realizes she could be even more than she is. With Lion magic, surely not even Fire could frighten her ever again.

Setting out to find these legendary giants and gain their power, Tamiu discovers the World Island to be far bigger and teeming with much stranger creatures than even the tales of the Sages could ever convey.

Most mysterious of all are the humans (who can do almost anything and yet understand nothing) and the assortment of once wild and free creatures who live under the control of their taming magic -- even, incredibly, Fire.

Luckily, no one can tame a Cat. Especially not one destined to become a Lion...

...can they?