A Cat and His Human

League of Losers, Book 1

By: Michael Atamanov, Alix Merlin Williamson - translator

Narrated by: James Fouhey

When our protagonist, Andrei, discovers that his girlfriend has cheated on him, he finds himself with an unexpected choice to make: a quick death or a new life in another world he knows absolutely nothing about.

Andrei chooses life and sets off alongside his pet, a ginger cat with a limp, for a primeval world fraught with danger. The trouble is...who is whose pet becomes entirely unclear; the man's consciousness is split between both creatures, and the little cat gets a far greater share of intelligence and wit than his hulking master. What do you do as a weak little kitty? Abandon the clumsy human who always seems to get into trouble and go in search of a new master? Or protect your human body in the hope of one day returning to it?

©2020 Michael Atamanov (P)2020 Tantor

Such a fun ride!

I couldn't put this book down. Like all of his books, it's incredibly imaginative and makes me want to play D&D. Dive in and swim like a fish!

Kool story

great book
I'm starting the second one now
I hope the story continues until it concludes

A Sneaky Buddy Comedy in the LitRPG genre

I wasn't expecting much when I started this book, the main character seemed somewhat like a thug; a bit dumb and brutish. But I gave it a chance because it had a cute kitten in it that somehow was a main character. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that this was actually somewhat of a buddy comedy with the kitten being the smarter of the two.

The POV is shared between the two main characters, with chapters alternating between the two perspectives constantly shifting how a scene can be interpreted. in some cases a scene will be revisited from the other perspective to give additional context. The dynamic is a bit odd with both characters attempting to survive with one having the capabilities to act and the other struggling to do so when he knows better. the strange thing is is that this pattern actually kind of works.

The book isn't always haha funny but it is greatly entertaining and fun to see where a main character is clearly making mistakes while somehow being "lucky" enough to survive and even often succeed in crazy plans. All the while the reason for a success is sitting right next to him as a lucky charm with four paws.

This is clearly a Russian translation with some aspects of the culture and history only Russians might know showing through a few times in the book, but overall it was not distracting.

There is a bit of a cliffhanger at the end, but certainly worth picking up the next book for.

A great and unexpected jorney

This one I got due to the tittle of saying the cat but the whole thing was so great I finished really quickly and will go to the next one right away it's incredible

Love the cat

I could listen to a whole story just on whiskers. Such an enjoyable title, with compelling characters. Could do without the furry love though.