New Fandom? Felidae!

[Swan]

Well, new to me! I understand there are five books (only two in English sad to say,) an animated film , a wiki, a roleplaying forum, chatboards and more around this...

I know this is not *quite* on topic but.......
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If you love the world of Anna Marie and the involvement of humans in mysterious experiments on cats I HIGHLY recommend a film to you called Felidae. It's not about Nekomimi, but it has the same intense flavor that MADh has, with cats taking destiny into their own paws. The possibilities for "non cutesie dolliehs" of the characters is intriguing!

I viewed the film over at Veehd which is a great site for watching films on the Internets, and I definitely plan on buying it and the novels the film comes from, on Amazon!

Felidae (the book and the movie) follows the story of Francis, an intelligent housecat who has recently moved into a new neighborhood. Almost on his first night there, he discovers Bluebeard, a battered up old cat, who has very little regard for Francis, nicknaming him "Smart Ass". The film is DEFINITELY NOT safe for work or children, as it shows cats being cats, mating, fighting, blood guts and gore et cetera. If you're sensitive to that sort of thing... it's a trigger!

francis and Bluebeard work to solve the murders of neighborhood cats. With a mordant wit that reminds me VERY much of MADh and with a population of cats that range from incredibly intelligent (Francis, who reads at night, and Pascal who uses his owner's computer and writes programs) to completely dense (the Claudandus Cult followers who ritually electrocute themselves, and the two neutered brothers, Hermann and Hermann). Eventually Francis discovers that there is a breeding program going on, an attempt, by cats, TO cats, to create a cat super-race, the felidae, to wreak revenge on humans for the cruel experiments done to helpless cats by Professor Preterius.

As I said, the similarities between Felidae and MADh are thrilling. They are definitely NOT the same... but they are both thrillers in their own right. The author, the German-Turkish writer Akif Pirinçci, has written several books in the series, sadly only two of which have been translated into English: Felidae and Felidae on the Road.

The possibilities for fandom are truly compelling! I WISH I actually had money! I would SO be creating dolliehs based on this film! ENJOY! I would love to see reactions by those who have read the books or seen the film

Swan

[richila]

Thank you for the recommendation! I just found out that Felidae is available from Amazon's Kindle Lending Library! Woo Hoo!