Project Gutenberg 2009-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 19145 Norton, Andre 1912 2005 Norton, Alice Mary Norton, Andre Alice North, Andrew All cats are gray Published in Fantastic Universe Science Fiction, August–September 1953. Greg Weeks, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "All Cats Are Gray" by Andre Norton is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story follows the journey of a woman named Steena, along with her cat Bat and a spacer named Cliff Moran, as they uncover the mysteries of the derelict spaceship, the "Empress of Mars". The novella explores themes of perception, the unseen forces that guide our lives, and the importance of unlikely companionship. The plot centers around Steena, who is colorblind and sees the world only in shades of gray, which becomes crucial in their adventure aboard the "Empress of Mars", a ship that has mystified many spacers for years due to its ghostly appearance and the strange occurrences surrounding it. After Cliff, desperate to reclaim his reputation and ship, agrees to seek out the derelict, Steena follows him, offering her unique insight into the ship's secrets. Throughout their journey, they encounter an invisible entity, leading to tense moments and eventual revelations about the ship and themselves. Ultimately, Steena's unusual perspective saves them, while the bond between her, Cliff, and Bat blossoms, revealing that true connections can transcend even the darkest of circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Science Fiction by Women Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 43801 2025-06-12T05:38:45.667419 text/html 44108 2021-08-16T16:03:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 62840 2021-08-16T16:05:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 67889 2025-06-12T05:38:47.637430 application/epub+zip 66748 2025-06-12T05:38:46.141436 application/epub+zip 66748 2025-06-12T05:38:45.896438 application/epub+zip 102935 2025-06-12T05:38:49.037430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94279 2025-06-12T05:38:47.387414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94346 2022-09-13T12:40:40.029572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36830 2025-06-12T05:38:45.527441 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36613 2021-08-16T16:05:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 14131 2021-08-16T16:05:37 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19493 2025-06-12T05:38:49.178407 application/rdf+xml 29033 2025-06-12T05:38:45.966424 image/jpeg 4569 2025-06-12T05:38:45.930438 image/jpeg 62939 2025-06-12T05:38:45.674427 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia