The classic far-future novel about the telepathic bond of friendship between human and animal from the grande dame of science fiction and fantasy.

Exiled after his house planet was turned into a military outpost pursuing an interstellar battle, Troy Horan is definitely relocated to the earth of Korwar. Beneath the watchful vision of the authorities condition, he lives in the slums inside a limited region for sub-citizens. He works as a day time laborer in an interplanetary pet shop and does not have any idea why the Terran animals have been brought in to Korwar-or why he has the ability to silently communicate with them, specifically the kinkajou. But a murder forces him to flee with his pet friends in to the Wild, where mysterious, covered ruins conceal Korwar’s most fiercely guarded key. Without one he can trust and an entire federal government under siege, Troy qualified prospects his extraordinary music group of warriors in a final bet for freedom none of them can survive.

This action-packed, classic outsider story will be enjoyed by listeners of most ages.