I picked up Tailchasre's Song not expecting it to capture my interest, although I am a cat-lover. I was between Warriors Books. When I started reading it, it was amazing to me how much it was like the Warriors, which I LOVE. I'm not finished with it yet but I will be soon. It's so hard to put it down.
Tailchaser and young Pouncequick set off on a journey to find Tailchaser's fela(girl cat)friend, Hushpad. Along the way they meet Roofshadow who is also missing some friends. They suspect strange "cats" with red claws (as Pouncequick put it).
Roofshadfow's family and friends were attacked by them yet there were also some cats missing.
Roofshadow, Tailchaser and Pouncequick set off into the unknown to try to find their missing friends.

this is tolkein for cat lovers. this book is exciting, touching, fun. words can't begin to describe the pleasure this book gave me, i read it as a child and continue to love it as an adult.run out and get this for yourself but buy extra copies because you'll want everyone you know to step into this world.

Tad Williams creates a complex and convincing culture for cats in this novel, complete with folklore, a language, values, and beliefs about the world, including a clever legend about how humans came to exist. The protagonist is likeable and easy to identify with, and we share in his discoveries about the world as he ventures forth from his sheltered forest home. Every plot point introduces new mysteries and questions to be answered. Yes, there are some similarities both to Tolkienn and to Watership Down, but the author puts enough of an original spin on everything that I never felt like I was reading a rip-off of someone else's work. (Besides, most writers are inspired by other, previous authors to some extent).

One reviewer mentioned being dissatisfied with the climax. I can certainly understand how it could come across as a deux ex machina ending that comes out of nowhere, but I found it satisfying. Looking back over the novel, the author leaves many clues that Eatbugs is not what he seems, so I didn't feel like it was totally out of left field. Though it was a little disappointing that Tailchaser himself played such a minor role in the grand, epic ending battle, perhaps that's only realistic, since he has no special powers and wouldn't be a match for Grizraz Hearteater, the evil cat-god. I do agree, though, that the frog scene was kind of pointless and silly.

All in all, though, this was a thoroughly fun read and I recommend it to anyone who likes either epic fantasy or cats.

This book its trully great. It really reels you in, then keeps you moving along at a nice, yet swift pace. You really feel like you're in the story. Also, you know how sometimes when you're reading an animal story, and in the middle you forget that the characters are even animals, they're so human-like? Well, that NEVER happens here. There is so much description and nature-like activity that you'll always remember that the characters are CATS.

Summary - Fritti Tailchaser is a young cat who wishes to find his missing friend, Hushpad. Along the way, he meets up with many dangers as he and his friends try and save the world of the cats.

One of the only things I found could be edited was the plot itself. Fritti goes on the journey to find his friend, but that mission is almost, like, forgotten in the middle because of the other plot. Then, at the end, Hushpad finally pops up SPOILER>>>>>>AHEAD>>>>>>, but its like she doesn't matter anymore.

However, despite this slight flaw, this was trully a great book. Read it!

This book was a delight. I was skeptical about reading a quest type story about cats, but I was shocked to find out that you forget about that after about 5 minutes into it and the concern about that aspect never returns. I quite enjoyed this story. It did not have a typical Williams ending, which I found myself a little bothered by, but other than that it was great.
Tad Williams is my favorite author and I read all of his other books and avoided this one because of the subject matter. I am not a cat person! Finally, I decided to give it a whirl and you should too. You won't be sorry.