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* ''[[Enchanted Forest Chronicles]]'' - Morwen's cats |
* ''[[Enchanted Forest Chronicles]]'' - Morwen's cats |
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* In [[H.P. Lovecraft]] canon, specifically ''The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath'', the cats of the Dreamlands cats can travel to the Moon on their own power and have a secret language. They worship Bast and aid the hero in his quest. The only thing the Earth-cats fear are the cats from Saturn, who are even more powerful than they, but are in league with the [[Eldritch Abomination]]s. |
* In [[H.P. Lovecraft]] canon, specifically ''The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath'', the cats of the Dreamlands cats can travel to the Moon on their own power and have a secret language. They worship Bast and aid the hero in his quest. The only thing the Earth-cats fear are the cats from Saturn, who are even more powerful than they, but are in league with the [[Eldritch Abomination]]s. |
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* [[Alice in Wonderland|The Cheshire cat.]] |
* [[Alice in Wonderland|The Cheshire cat.]] He can disappear and reappear, sometimes leaving his grin behind for a while after disappearing. |
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* Pretty much all the cats in the [[Chrestomanci]] books. [[Diana Wynne Jones]] likes this trope. |
* Pretty much all the cats in the [[Chrestomanci]] books. [[Diana Wynne Jones]] likes this trope. |
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* The book ''[[Never Steal A Magic Cat]]''. |
* The book ''[[Never Steal A Magic Cat]]''. |
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* [[Robert Westall]]'s fiction was often built on this trope. ''[[The Cats of Seroster]]'' is all about magical cats and short stories, ''The Creatures In The House'' and ''Fred, Alice and Aunty Lou'' involve cats having powers to perceive things beyond what humans can. |
* [[Robert Westall]]'s fiction was often built on this trope. ''[[The Cats of Seroster]]'' is all about magical cats and short stories, ''The Creatures In The House'' and ''Fred, Alice and Aunty Lou'' involve cats having powers to perceive things beyond what humans can. |
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* In Andrzej Sapkowski's ''[[The Witcher]]'' novels cats are mentioned to be the only species of animal apart from dragons to actively seek out magical Intersections which radiate Power, and rest in them, although no-one knows what they do with the Power they gather by doing so. |
* In Andrzej Sapkowski's ''[[The Witcher]]'' novels cats are mentioned to be the only species of animal apart from dragons to actively seek out magical Intersections which radiate Power, and rest in them, although no-one knows what they do with the Power they gather by doing so. |
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== Live-Action TV == |
== Live-Action TV == |
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