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"To call "The Blood Jaguar" a talking animal fable for adults would be both true and misleading, like calling "Moby Dick "a whaling adventure novel. These talking animals are variously hip, intellectually subtle, cynical, mystical, and portrayed with real characteroloigcal depth. Bobcat, the main catnip-head protagonist, may be superficially reminiscent of Fritz the cat, but emerges as a true hero in the archetypal sense. The novel has plenty of humorous moments, but these water run deep. "The Blood Jaguar" is the sort of thing for which the word 'sui generis' was invented. Believe me, I have never read anything like it before, and neither have you."--Norman Spinrad

"To call "The Blood Jaguar a talking animal fable for adults would be both true and misleading, like calling "Moby Dick a whaling adventure novel. These talking animals are variously hip, intellectually subtle, cynical, mystical, and portrayed with real characteroloigcal depth. Bobcat, the main catnip-head protagonist, may be superficially reminiscent of Fritz the cat, but emerges as a true hero in the archetypal sense. The novel has plenty of humorous moments, but these water run deep. "The Blood Jaguar is the sort of thing for which the word 'sui generis' was invented. Believe me, I have never read anything like it before, and neither have you."--Norman Spinrad