THE GOLDEN CAT completes the story begun in THE WILD ROAD, and tells the tale of a young male cat's fantastic journey through several worlds and with a variety of cohorts to find the mystical Golden Cat whose powers are said to be the salvation of the world. Not a book for the extremely young, sensitive, or squeamish, THE GOLDEN CAT ultimately ends on a positive note, and is recommended for all who began the saga with its predecessor.

This is an excellent book. The storyline interweaves a cat lover's obsession with a mix of fantasy and mythology. The reader almost gets into the mind of the cats and sees through their eyes. I would definitely recommend this book.

As a cat lover, I just loved this book. Would highly recommend to any of you cat lovers out there.

The first book I read during a long event where I had lots of time to sit by myself. I'd read and read and read and then wonder, where is this going and when is he going to get to the point? But during the busier times that I wasn't reading, I kept finding myself thinking about the story... wanting to get back to the book and find out what came next.

The second book is paced better. I don't have problems with multiple subplots - switching points of view isn't a big deal for me. The writing and plot were both tighter, the conclusion satisfying.

Interestingly, I've noticed that nobody else has mentioned here in reviews the obvious: "Gabriel King" is not one person, folks. These two books were a collaboration between Jane Johnson and M. John Harrison, published under the name "Gabriel King."

I give this book 5 stars, and I think it's much better than "The Wild Road," King's first book. It's not nerely as hard to stay interested to, and I particularly liked the focus on the character of Sealink, and how you learned a lot more about her origins. One thing that I found a little confusing is how the personalities of the characters changed, rather too abruptly into the second book to be realistic, Tag and Ragnar in particular. Other than that I found this book an interseting, enjoyable read, and much better and easier to follow than "The Wild Road".