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Books about cats

Books with cats who matter to the story: companions, guides, familiars and occasionally bosses. Princess Donut steals scene after scene in Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl, the black cat in Neil Gaiman's Coraline knows more than it says, and Mogget in Garth Nix's Abhorsen hides an ancient power. Erin Hunter's Into the Wild opens the Warriors series about clans of wild cats.

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The best, according to readers

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    Dungeon Crawler Carl
    Dungeon Crawler CarlMatt Dinniman · 2020 · 3.7K ratingsYou are the heroEnd of the worldAliens
    8.78.7 / 10
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    Dog Man
    Dog ManDav Pilkey · 2016 · 193 ratingsGraphic novelDogsSuperheroes
    8.58.5 / 10
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    Abhorsen
    AbhorsenGarth Nix · 2003 · 416 ratingsMagicQuest & journeyZombies
    8.48.4 / 10
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    Coraline
    CoralineNeil Gaiman · 2002 · 1.8K ratingsFairy talesFamilyGhosts
    8.38.3 / 10
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    The Road to Tender Hearts
    The Road to Tender HeartsAnnie Hartnett · 2025 · 83 ratingsFamilyLoss & griefQuest & journey
    8.28.2 / 10
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    Into the Wild
    Into the WildErin Hunter · 2003 · 321 ratingsWildernessWarComing of age
    8.18.1 / 10
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    The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
    The Amazing Maurice and His Educated RodentsTerry Pratchett · 2001 · 301 ratingsThieves & heists
    8.08.0 / 10
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    The Cat in the Hat
    The Cat in the HatDr. Seuss · 1957 · 633 ratingsFamily
    8.08.0 / 10
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    Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
    Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat ShelterHeather Fawcett · 2026 · 93 ratingsCozy fantasyMagicLoss & grief
    8.08.0 / 10
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    My Father's Dragon
    My Father's DragonRuth Stiles Gannett · 1948 · 63 ratingsDragonsIslandsQuest & journey
    8.08.0 / 10
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    The Book Witch
    The Book WitchMeg Shaffer · 2026 · 33 ratingsWitchesMagic
    8.08.0 / 10
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    Kafka on the Shore
    Kafka on the ShoreHaruki Murakami · 2002 · 94 ratingsQuest & journeyComing of age
    8.08.0 / 10
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    The Master and Margarita
    The Master and MargaritaMikhail Bulgakov · 1967 · 98 ratingsAngels & demonsMagic
    8.08.0 / 10
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    The Olympian Affair
    The Olympian AffairJim Butcher · 2023 · 74 ratingsSteampunkWarSpies
    8.08.0 / 10
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    The Magicians of Caprona
    The Magicians of CapronaDiana Wynne Jones · 1980 · 58 ratingsMagicFamily
    8.08.0 / 10
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    Pet Sematary
    Pet SemataryStephen King · 1983 · 1.6K ratingsFamilyLoss & griefSmall town
    7.97.9 / 10
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    Catwings
    CatwingsUrsula K. Le Guin · 1988 · 50 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
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    Calling on Dragons
    Calling on DragonsPatricia Wrede · 1993 · 99 ratingsDragonsWitchesWizards
    7.97.9 / 10
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    Black Water
    Black WaterD. J. MacHale · 2004 · 97 ratingsQuest & journeyWildernessFriendship
    7.97.9 / 10
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    Tuf Voyaging
    Tuf VoyagingGeorge R. R. Martin · 1986 · 84 ratingsOuter spaceShort storiesGenetic engineering
    7.97.9 / 10
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    Tailchaser's Song
    Tailchaser's SongTad Williams · 1985 · 61 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
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    The Last House on Needless Street
    The Last House on Needless StreetCatriona Ward · 2021 · 467 ratingsMissing & kidnapped
    7.77.7 / 10
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    The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
    The Cat in the Hat Comes BackDr. Seuss · 1958 · 75 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
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    The Door into Summer
    The Door into SummerRobert A. Heinlein · 1956 · 132 ratingsTime travelRobots & AI
    7.67.6 / 10
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    The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
    The Cat Who Could Read BackwardsLilian Jackson Braun · 1966 · 60 ratingsMurder mysteryDetectives
    7.57.5 / 10
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    The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
    The Cat Who Walks Through WallsRobert A. Heinlein · 1985 · 105 ratingsOuter spaceTime travelConspiracy
    7.37.3 / 10

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