Alone and lost, a young cat called Mati is struggling to be accepted by a colony of street cats in the bustling marketplace at Cressida Lock. What Mati doesn’t know is that he is the last of a vital, age-old breed and that a mysterious feline assassin named Mithos is close on his trail. With his enemy nearing, can Mati learn to harness his ancient powers.

Related: England (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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• ISBN: 9780763637989
• Author: Iserles, Inbali
• Published: 2008, Candlewick
• Themes: Acceptance, cat, Dark, Identity, Loneliness, Secret
• Descriptors: England (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)
• No. of pages: 256