Bookpost: Grist to the Cannon and Firebird

Charles L. Harness — Firebird July 20 So I was talking about Mina the Hollower and I managed to surprise bzedan (who was already background-discourse aware of the game) by mentioning that Mina is an anthropomorphic mouse. This is part of the base facts of the game's marketing, it's not a stealth reveal or anything, but apparently much of the ambient conversation around the game's gameplay style and approach to difficulty just never bothers to mention that it's also a piece of retro-90s furry media. So then B mentioned this book, which turns out to be a rowdy, old-fashioned, SF/romance romp in which everyone is a cat humanoid, for no particular reason beyond "why not." I’d have loved this as a kid, and I loved it now. It’s a timely reminder that you can really just go that on-the-nose/sincere/trope-y/etc. with a story, and it’s actually just rad as hell. In fact, what the vibe on this most reminded me of is that especially gonzo vein of old French SF comics, like The Incal or Metal…