Gotham Kitty

by Ann Greyson

This heartwarming imaginative story is about a half-feline half-human extraterrestrial, Catusapien, from another galaxy, who escapes her cell aboard a Brozian insectoid cargo vessel and flees in an escape pod after the ship slips into a wormhole and spits out into the Milky Way Galaxy. The spaceship explodes in mid-air and crash lands in the forest of Arusha National Park in Tanzania right before Allison Banes' very eyes, who is in East Africa working on a Doctor of Philosophy degree in zoology from Cornell University. She discovers the Catusapien sleeping next to the escape pod, takes the alien to her house for observation and names her Kitty. What Allison doesn't know is that according to Chagga prophecy, the alien is necessary to partake in a ritual that will end the nearly two hundred-year-old supernatural curse of the Evil Shadowy Figure, a havoc wreaking spirit, on the Bantu tribe. Desperate to stop the ritual from happening, the Evil Shadowy Figure, wants to eliminate the alien and anyone who gets in its way including Allison Banes. While members of the Chagga try to find the alien, Cassidy Mkama, an 11-year-old African girl, stumbles upon her in the forest surrounding Lake Duluti. They soon form a lifelong bond and Cassidy names her Gotham Kitty.

352 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2021

About the author

As a performer with a background in acting and dance, I consider myself a storyteller with a definite eye for details and the desire to entertain, crafting wide-ranging stories a notch more complex by raveling out clever plots with interesting characters. And every novel I’ve written is “PG,” character-rich reads that don’t include depictions of sex or profanity.

Reviews

[N.N. Heaven · Rating 4 out of 5]

The sci-fi aspect of this book is simply brilliant. Gotham Kitty (or Kitty as she was called by Alison) is the best character in the book. The book covers a lot of ground, both in the universe and on earth. Fans of mystical paranormal will appreciate the more terrestrial aspects of this story.

The scenes with Alison and Kitty are some of the best I have ever read in my entire life. Had the book been solely focused on this relationship and the hijinks that could have been, it would have made this book possibly the finest book ever written. That this literary gem is merely part of the story is a touch melancholy for me.

There were parts of this book that simply passed over conceivably great scenes. I could have read a book about the life of Kitty living in a treehouse and never gotten bored.

Fans of sci-fi that mixes with paranormal will want to read this book. There are scenes of intense thriller that could captivate a reader. A book that could mean something different to each reader. A creative story that could have been so much more if it had been a little less.

Disclaimer: I received a copy from the author in the hopes I'd review it. My thoughts are all my own.

My Rating: 4.75 stars

Reviewed by: Mr. N

This review first appeared: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/po...

[Ann Greyson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The idea for this story came to me in 2013. Eight years later, I'm happy to release the book after adapting it from the screenplays of two short TV programs, Gotham Kitty, which was broadcast on Community Media Center Channel 19 of Westminster, Maryland and puRR, where I portray the character of Allison Banes and which was broadcast on Manhattan Neighborhood Network's Culture Channel 4. The Evil Shadowy Figure character adds a horror twist to the novel which encompasses the story of an alien stranded on Earth and how she plays a role in ending a supernatural curse and the friendships she makes along the way.