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The Circle of the Paw
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MichaelSToledano
Complete, First published Jan 20, 2023
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A neglected housecat runs away from his family and is tempted by the alluring world of the ferals, who steal from the human society that cared for him. 

πŸ†AWARDS
1st Place - The Future Banned Writer Awards 2023, Fantasy (Score: 58/60)
1st Place - The Sapphire Awards 2023, Action/Adventure (Score: 96/100)
1st Place - Books of 2023 Awards, Fantasy
1st Place - Readers Choice Awards 2023 (SUAW Book Club), Other
1st Place - Golden Awards, Best Title
2nd Place - The Wonder Awards 2023, Fantasy (Score: 95/100)
2nd Place - The 2023 Flower Awards, Fantasy
3rd Place - Books of 2023 Awards, Best Character (Misha)
|Featured on Wattpad's UrbanFantasy reading list: Cities of Wonder| 
|Featured on Wattpad's Stories Undiscovered reading list: Tales of Adventure|  
|Featured on NewlyWrittenBooks: Going on an Adventure| 
     
*****

🐈 When his human family brings home an attention-stealing baby from the hospital, Akhi the housecat runs away from his best friend and the only home he's ever known. Upon entering the sewers, he discovers the world of the ferals, where animals rule and danger lurks just beneath the pavement. In order to survive, Akhi joins a group of bandits and finds that the freedom of being a feral has its perks - provided he can overcome the guilt of stealing from the humans that cared for him. 

🦴 Meanwhile, Misha, the family's loyal retriever and Akhi's best friend, finds herself forbidden from searching for her missing family member by the mysterious Circle of the Paw. Torn between obeying orders and finding her friend, Misha must overcome mercenaries with sordid pasts, noblebeasts in charge of underground fiefdoms, and divided loyalty in an effort to reunite her family.

βš”οΈ[Trigger Warning for violence and substance (catnip/milk) abuse]


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