The Book of the Night with Moon

By: Diane Duane

Narrated by: Angele Masters

Rhiow seems a perfectly ordinary New York City cat. Or so her humans think - but she is much more than she appears. With her partners Saash and Urruah, she collaborates with human wizards, protecting the earth from dark forces and helping to maintain the network of magical gateways between different realities.

©1997 Diane Duane (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

philosophical and entertaining

I've read and listened to this book around five times and each time I discover something new to love about it. I first found Diane Duane through her Young Wizards series, but I honestly enjoyed this even more.

Told from the perspective of a cat wizard

TWs: death, and harm to animals.
Sensitive readers note: the main characters have to deal with deaths and they are not gentle and offscreen. One primarily (but deeply) affects the main character; another is very traumatic and spelled out in detail.

Outside of those horrifying moments, this is a mostly positive and wholesome story. It's fun living inside a cat's head, and as a cat owner, I found the majority of the cat-isms to be very accurate! (with the exception that cats are partially color blind, seeing mainly blue and yellow; one can handwave the descriptions of red or green things as a special skill the wizards have, perhaps)

The best

This is one of my favorite books of all time and I was so happy to find the audible version. The narrator was very good

Loved it

Love the narrator, something about her voice reminds me of a cat. It was interesting following wizards of another species on Errantry. Cant wait to start on the next book.

An unexpected joy

I picked this book on a whim and was intrigued by the idea of magical cats in New York City. But the book took turns that only a strange dream could have and I very much enjoyed the playing out of it. I am eager to try the sequel.