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A collection of 14 stories from the 1940's to the present by such
masters of science fiction as Fredric Brown, John Christopher, Poul
Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, and Paul Di Filippo, as well as
others. These tales explore the evolution of sentient animal
characters in modern fiction through comedy, drama, and suspenseful
tales. Here you will find talking cats, elephants, mice, and
wolves; experimental subjects, and twisted fairy tales; creatures
of science and fantasy, all for your enjoyment.
Over 24 of the best furry fiction stories of the past 15 years.
Winner of Furry Fandoms' Ursus Award. Furry fiction revolves around
sentient animals or characters who have animal aspects, ranging
from genetically engineered creatures to aliens to werewolves.
Although related to science fiction, fantasy, and horror, this
branch of speculative fiction has a style all its own. This volume,
in addition to the wide-variety of entertaining stories, contains
non-fiction material explaining the origin and development of furry
fiction.
Tales featuring anthropomorphic animals have been around as long as
there have been storytellers to spin them, from Aesop's Fables to
Reynard the Fox to Alice in Wonderland. The genre really took off
following the explosion of furry fandom in the 21st century, with
talking animals featuring in everything from science fiction to
fantasy to LGBTQ coming-out stories. In his lifetime, Fred Patten
(1940-2018)-one of the founders of furry fandom and a scholar of
anthropomorphic animal literature-authored hundreds of book reviews
that comprise a comprehensive critical survey of the genre. This
selected compilation provides an overview from 1784 through the
2010s, covering such popular novels as Watership Down and Redwall,
along with forgotten gems like The Stray Lamb and Where the Blue
Begins, and science fiction works like Sundiver and Decision at
Doona.
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