Project Gutenberg 2009-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 162 Schmitz, James H. 1911 1981 Schmitz, James Henry Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Novice Produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction June 1962. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Novice" by James H. Schmitz is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story centers around the character Telzey Amberdon, a 15-year-old law student with exceptional intellect and mental abilities. The narrative explores themes of telepathy, the nature of intelligence, and the relationship between humans and alien species as Telzey navigates challenges involving her peculiar pet, Tick-Tock, on the exotic planet of Jontarou. The plot follows Telzey as she grapples with mysterious occurrences surrounding her Aunt Halet and her enigmatic pet, which turns out to be a crest cat, a type of alien creature. As the story unfolds, Telzey discovers that the crest cats are not only intelligent but potentially vital to averting a crisis involving their extinction. Through remarkable mental communication, Telzey must confront the threats posed by those who wish to exploit these animals, including her scheming aunt. Ultimately, Telzey's combination of legal knowledge and newly acquired telepathic skills leads to a groundbreaking agreement between humans and the crest cats, ensuring the species' survival and opening doors to further understanding between species. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 105464 2025-08-12T12:06:18.649997 text/html 82532 2024-10-24T20:31:56 text/html 402152 2025-08-12T12:06:23.766995 application/epub+zip 402986 2025-08-12T12:06:21.145972 application/epub+zip 106136 2025-08-12T12:06:20.079948 application/epub+zip 486238 2025-08-12T12:06:25.653976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478492 2025-08-12T12:06:23.122989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169228 2022-09-14T06:24:32.466127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97519 2025-08-12T12:06:18.337000 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77785 2024-10-24T20:31:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17211 2025-08-12T12:06:25.792936 application/rdf+xml 11445 2025-08-12T12:06:20.569953 image/jpeg 2981 2025-08-12T12:06:20.323956 image/jpeg 393138 2025-08-12T12:06:18.674968 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 en.wikipedia