Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ucla-cs.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrba!cepu!ucla-cs!wales From: wales@ucla-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Cat-People in any episodes? Message-ID: <744@ucla-cs.ARPA> Date: Thu, 9-Aug-84 19:16:13 EDT Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.744 Posted: Thu Aug 9 19:16:13 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 12-Aug-84 00:29:50 EDT References: <2172@ihnss.UUCP> Organization: UCLA CS Dept. Lines: 23 Mention might also be made of a character in Kathleen Sky's novel "Death's Angel". One of the ambassadors being ferried by the Enter- prise to a meeting to discuss a Federation/Romulan detente is Neko of Gyuunyuu -- described as a "gigantic gray cat" with a rather bel- ligerent disposition. Neko is one of several anti-detente ambassadors who seemingly will themselves to death in the middle of the night after seeing their culture's version of the Angel of Death. "Death's Angel", by the way, is an interesting book (not necessarily perfect, but entertaining), and I would recommend it to any Star Trek fan who has not read it. Larry Niven's Kzinti (a hostile, cat-like race in which only the males are sentient) make an appearance in an animated episode ("Slaver Weapon" was the title, I believe). This was nothing more than a re- writing of one of Niven's earlier stories ("Soft Weapon"?) with Star Trek characters in the key roles. -- Rich Wales UCLA Computer Science Department 3531 Boelter Hall // Los Angeles, CA 90024 // (213) 825-5683 ARPA: wales@UCLA-LOCUS.ARPA UUCP: ...!{cepu,ihnp4,trwspp,ucbvax}!ucla-cs!wales