Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!

Recebi pelo correio o 'clássico' da ficção científica "Cat Karina", comprado em um sebo de Minnesotta pela Amazon. O livro, de 1982, está em perfeito estado, é uma pérola! Eis a contra-capa, para que vcs entendam do que se trata:

"On a far future Earth, the descendants of ancient experiments in genetics live together peacefully, along with the few remaining True Humans. Well, fairly peacefully.

The cai-men, whose ancestors were crocodiles, were bred for solitary work in the swampy land, and are slow and cunning. The shrugleggers, sturdy bearers of burdens, came from an alien race brought from the stars so long ago that no one remembers what they were like in the beginning. But more successful than any of those who call themselves Specialists are the felinas, descended from jaguars. They are beautiful, carefree and casually cruel, and the loveliest of them all is Karina. This is the story of her destiny, and of how it changed the world...

Karina crept through the jungle, following her quarry by scent as much as by sound. It was strange to be alone. All her life she had been used to the strength of the grupo; and now there she was, unprotected, following two True Humans into the secret recesses of the Delta.

Why?

Because of her stubbornness. Because she was loyal to her people. Because she wanted to prove to her father that she was capable of looking after herself. Because she was sure there was something in the Delta which the felinos ought to know about.

But basically because she was a felina, born to hunt but condemned by her religion to play hunting games -- until now."

Mais tarde vou escanear a capa e colocar aqui, para vossa apreciação. :-)