#tailchasing

[doctordobailey]

Jolene - (Main House)

I’m dizzy just watching Jolene try to catch her tail! 😵‍💫😂

[heepthecheep]

It bothers me when people compare Tailchaser's song and Warriors and act like they're so similar when they're really not?

To me Tailchaser's Song is most similar to Watership Down, being a single novel of epic proportions, with a large focus on the fictional language/mythology, large overall battle that must be won that's not initially present at the beginning of the story but that the plot builds up to through other conflicts.

To me, Warriors is most similar to series like Wings of Fire (arc structure, novellas, etc), Redwall (Length), Guardians of Ga'Hoole (Conflict and age) and Silverwing (how our characters actually perceive the world). Actually, I think it's most similar to the various Ginga manga than anything else.

While Felidae is known for it's graphic violence, it's also not comparable really, besides featuring cats and a cat-cult. These cats are fully aware of how humans work, and at the same time, they often act more cat-like.

While writing this up, I realized that there's a distinct subgenre within Xenofiction that I'm going to refer to as "dog stories". A "dog story" is told from the perspective of a dog, but it's actually about the people in the dog's life rather than the dog itself. In essence, the story could be told from the perspective of a sentient air fryer and very little would change. Popular examples would be "A dog's purpose" and "The art of racing in the rain" amongst others. Of course, not all stories about dogs are "dog stories" but many of them are.

Also, I'm realizing that mice are super popular for Xenofiction, except most just make them tiny humans living parallel to humanity. This isn't a bad thing as many of them are pretty good stories (Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM, The Tale of Despereaux , The Rescuers, Etc), while birds outside of owls are very very underrepresented (except for Swordbird, which as a kid I thought sucked. Which is funny because I was and still am into Warriors) ...Unless you count Raptor Red?

[kittlet]

tailchasers song, book cover assignment for class :)

vers w type + some class ups

[catfindr]

[y-yuhara-tailchaser]

いい匂い…

[g0ldenfur]

One of the important characters in the in-universe mythology of Tailchaser's Song is a tom named Harar Goldeneye, and his name is a common exclamation by the cats. So where we say "Good Lord!" or "Oh my god!", they say "Harar!", which is a very cute sound for a cat to make.

[decarbry]

Grizraz Hearteater

Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams has always been one of my favorite books. Highly recommend if you like Warriors but feel too old for Warriors.

[midzukishino]

My work for the "Fluffy Zine: cats" where I did my best to draw as many cat characters that i know as I could @_@ I never drew so many characters on one canvas in my life, it was something

Game of guessing in replies is appreciated! But if you just want to check yourself here's the list of characters: The Cat Piano: the poet and the singer OFF the game: The Judge Coraline: black cat Blue Exorcist: Kuro World of Warcraft: Mr. Bigglesworth and Mischief Coco: Pepita Katekyo Hitman Reborn: gatto tempesta Uri Hetalia: Japan cat, England cat, France cat, China cat, Russia cat, America cat, Germany cat and Italy cat Castle cats: Francis, Conan and Catniss My Neighbor Totoro: Catbus Baldur's Gate 3: Tara Kid vs. Kat: Mr. Kat Shaman King: Matamune and Mic Tom and Jerry: Tom The Legend of Pipi: Pipi My Little Pony The Movie: Capper Soul Eater: Blair Pokemon: sprigatito, litten, espeon, purrloin, meowth, skitty The Legend of Luo Xiaohei: Luo Xiaohei Alice in Wonderland: The Cheshire Cat Homestuck: Vodka Mutini Cinderella: Lucifer The Cat Returns: Yuki and Prince Lune, Baron Humbert von Gikkingen and Muta A Whisker Away: Miyo and Kinako 101 Dalmatians: Sergeant Tibbs Lady and the Tramp: Si and Am Кот, который гулял сам по себе: Кот Dog in Boots/Пёс в сапогах: Milady Warrior Cats: Scourge and Firestar Tailchaser's Song: Fritti Tailchaser Mad Rat Dead: Mad Rat and Heart Varjak Paw: Varjak Paw, Holly, Tam Oliver & Company: Oliver Иван Царевич и Серый волк: Кот-учёный Three from Prostokvashino/Трое из Простоквашино: Matroskin Tutenstein: Luxor The Ancient Magus' Bride: Molly Felidae: Francis Chi's Sweet Home: Chi Котёнок по имени Гав: Гав Bolt: Mittens Rudolf the Black Cat: Rudolf and Gottalot Eleceed: Kayden and Kartein Puss in Boots: The Last Wish: Puss in Boots, Kitty Softpaws and Perrito The Aristocats: Berlioz, Toulouse, Marie, Duchess and Thomas O'Malley League of legends: Yuumi Re:zero: Puck Thunder and the House of Magic: Thunder Kiki's Delivery Service: Jiji Story Of Fifty Centimeters: Nanao and Machi and prints on the bottles: Hallmarks of felinity: Solange Кошки-мышки: Кот и Мышь Simon's Cat: Cat Nyan Cat

[art-of-tek]

The lesser known non-Warriors cat xenofiction protags.

Fritti Tailchaser (Tailchaser's Song) and Solo (Solo's Journey)

Refs used: Link | Link

[fishsplash]

Fritti and little Pouncequick!

[since-times-long-forgotten]

in your opinion, is Watership Down like Warrior Cats?

Kind of, yeah! Similar vibes, but I'd say it's perhaps more directed towards an older audience. I haven't read it in a while, but it definitely falls under the same umbrella.

relevant memes (source, source):

this post kind of explains it lmao

If Warriors and Watership Down were people, I would respect Watership Down way more than Warriors, if that makes any sense. It's more whimsical.

some watership down tumblr posts I like:

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this

[pitviperofdoom]

Any book recommendations? That remind you of fanfics you write? That inspire you? Or you just plain like?

Pretty much anything by Tamora Pierce, she's the kind of writer I want to be. The Protector of the Small series is my favorite of the bunch, but you do kind of have to read Song of the Lioness and The Immortals first, which are both also extremely good. They're all four-book series but I race right through them.

Favorite Neil Gaiman books are: Good Omens, The Graveyard Book, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane.

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao is Pacific Rim meets Handmaid's Tale meets Hunger Games in a science fantasy version of China. Great book if you love it when a female character is also a rabid honey badger.

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee. Bisexual british lordling goes on his Grand Tour with his best friend/crush, hijinks and manhunts ensue. I haven't read the other two books of the trilogy yet but I intend to.

Currently rereading The Lord of the Rings and loving it.

Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams: cat-based xenofiction, but tone-wise it's more Watership Down than Warrior Cats. Rich animal fantasy with a kiss of cosmic horror.

Big fan of Jane Austen, favorites are Northanger Abbey and Pride and Prejudice. In the same vein, Evelina by Fanny Burney came out before Jane Austen's novels but occupies a similar vein of romantic satire of 18th century British society.

The original Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes stories are genuinely so good, I need to reread The Hound of the Baskervilles.

The Redwall series basically raised me as a child. A lot of my feelings about how stories should go come from what I absorbed from Redwall.

If graphic novels count, Mouse Guard by David Petersen.

[the-owl-tree]

is the tail a sexy part for cats in this universe. cat equivalent of a sensual hip walk

[y-yuhara-tailchaser]

待ってれば風がくるんだ。

[g0ldenfur]

Cat Jesus thinks he found a pretty girl but it's actually a eunuch, curses humanity for making him have gay thoughts.

"They took my balls, Firefoot."

[tailchaser-fritti]

Tailchaser's Song limited edition illustrations by Stephanie Law, 2022