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Samurai Cat #2
More Adventures of Samurai Cat
Swearing vengeance on his lord's treacherous murderers, the valiant cat dares to enter:
King Arthur's Court: in pursuit of the vile Mordred, whose defeat hinges upon the cat's quest for the Holy Spad, and the help of one Wisconsin Platt, an adventurer in a fedora.
Mars: the planet known to its natives as Bazoom, where the dreaded Epcopt Center reveals the secrets of the Pterns and the cult of Mrs. Blissus to the intrepid cat and his companions, the beauteous Effluvia and the suspicious but gallant Ptin Kan.
The Empire State: the dreaded entity is striking back. Its awful minion, Darth Shatner, has seized the Princess Pleia Piano, and the only hope lies on Tattooween, where the cat encounters Dobi-Wan Gillis and-strangely-Wis-consin Platt. Ahead lies the Empire State's most formidable weapon: the Deat Star planet. Has the great Tomokato met his match at last?
The earlier adventures of Samurai Cat have gained the feline a legion of fans, including Fred Saberhagen ("Wonderfully funny and satistying"), Robert Jordan ("Maniacally adventurous. I want to be Miaowara Tomokato when I grow up*), Library Journal ("A potential cult classic"), and Newsday ("Recommended to any fan who isn't an incurable sourpuss").
King Arthur's Court: in pursuit of the vile Mordred, whose defeat hinges upon the cat's quest for the Holy Spad, and the help of one Wisconsin Platt, an adventurer in a fedora.
Mars: the planet known to its natives as Bazoom, where the dreaded Epcopt Center reveals the secrets of the Pterns and the cult of Mrs. Blissus to the intrepid cat and his companions, the beauteous Effluvia and the suspicious but gallant Ptin Kan.
The Empire State: the dreaded entity is striking back. Its awful minion, Darth Shatner, has seized the Princess Pleia Piano, and the only hope lies on Tattooween, where the cat encounters Dobi-Wan Gillis and-strangely-Wis-consin Platt. Ahead lies the Empire State's most formidable weapon: the Deat Star planet. Has the great Tomokato met his match at last?
The earlier adventures of Samurai Cat have gained the feline a legion of fans, including Fred Saberhagen ("Wonderfully funny and satistying"), Robert Jordan ("Maniacally adventurous. I want to be Miaowara Tomokato when I grow up*), Library Journal ("A potential cult classic"), and Newsday ("Recommended to any fan who isn't an incurable sourpuss").
127 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1986
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Mark E. Rogers
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Mark E. Rogers was an American author and illustrator. Rogers, while a student at Pt. Pleasant Beach High School, wrote a short novel, The Runestone, which has since been adapted into Willard Carroll's 1990 film starring Peter Riegert and Joan Severance, although it remains unpublished, except as a numbered, signed limited edition chapbook published by Burning Bush Press in 1979. At the University of Delaware, he continued his interest in writing, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974. He was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
He thereafter became a professional writer. His published works include the Samurai Cat
series; a number of novels, The Dead, Zorachus, and the latter's sequel, The Nightmare of God; a series of books known as Blood of the Lamb; and another series called The Nightmare of God. He has also published three art portfolios and a collection of his pin-up paintings, Nothing but a Smile.
Rogers often had heart problems, he died from apparent heart failure while hiking with his family in California's Death Valley.
source: Wikipedia
Please see: Mark E. Rogers
Mark E. Rogers was an American author and illustrator. Rogers, while a student at Pt. Pleasant Beach High School, wrote a short novel, The Runestone, which has since been adapted into Willard Carroll's 1990 film starring Peter Riegert and Joan Severance, although it remains unpublished, except as a numbered, signed limited edition chapbook published by Burning Bush Press in 1979. At the University of Delaware, he continued his interest in writing, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974. He was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
He thereafter became a professional writer. His published works include the Samurai Cat
series; a number of novels, The Dead, Zorachus, and the latter's sequel, The Nightmare of God; a series of books known as Blood of the Lamb; and another series called The Nightmare of God. He has also published three art portfolios and a collection of his pin-up paintings, Nothing but a Smile.
Rogers often had heart problems, he died from apparent heart failure while hiking with his family in California's Death Valley.
source: Wikipedia
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
May 21, 2020
Gruesome but hilarious parody of multiple entertainment tropes. The first of the King Arthur legends, the second of pulp stories taking place on civilized Mars, the third a spoof of Star Wars. Going with the writing are a number of oil paintings which are humorous (in a good way) in their own right.
Samurai Cat is not for everyone; theere is plenty of violence in it, but that is part of the joke. No worse than many movies out there.
Samurai Cat is not for everyone; theere is plenty of violence in it, but that is part of the joke. No worse than many movies out there.
January 28, 2014
The second in the series of wicked parodies of genre stories. I first encountered the series in college and fell in love with the character: a medieval Japanese Samurai warrior who also happens to be a cat. Miowara Tomokato continues his mission of vengeance. He takes on villains from King Arthur, a Barsoom analogue, and a send up of Star Wars.
The jokes made me smile for nostalgia's sake, but may leave younger readers scratching their heads at the cultural references. Having said that, having the archaeologist character from the King Arthur parody turn out to be the same person as the roguish smuggler character in the Star Wars parody is genius.
The jokes made me smile for nostalgia's sake, but may leave younger readers scratching their heads at the cultural references. Having said that, having the archaeologist character from the King Arthur parody turn out to be the same person as the roguish smuggler character in the Star Wars parody is genius.
February 19, 2016
I loved this series as a teenager and young adult, but somehow, I'd never managed to to read this one, even though I adored all the others. Having finally had the chance to read it, I think it's clearly the weakest one in the series, although the stories (especially the one with Mordred and King Arthur) are certainly entertaining.
November 6, 2012
This book was a lot of fun. Not a masterpiece or anything, but parts of the first story especially were pretty hilarious. "Can a single man flock?"
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