{"product_id":"the-cat-who-ate-the-kysa-steele-9781971434032","title":"The Cat Who Ate the End of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMungus ate the end of the world. It tasted like chicken.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Claire Pemberton's cat consumes a cosmic artifact that was supposed to be her thesis paperweight, she expects some digestive complications. She does not expect fish showers over London, traffic lights speaking ancient Sumerian, or a government committee determined to take her cat away for \"containment.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Claire-an anxiety-ridden graduate student whose entire field nobody takes seriously-must navigate emergency bureaucracy, face down hostile treasury officials, and prove that love isn't a weakness in cosmic entity management. It's the only thing that works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer allies include a demon named Harold who considers paperwork a form of devotion, a government agent whose cat is learning to purr at pipes, and a professor who just discovered his thirty years of theoretical research are terrifyingly real. Her opposition includes a man who views kindness as a budget line item to be eliminated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe committee votes. The containment order stands. And Mungus walks into a cage to protect the person he loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Claire isn't done fighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cat Who Ate The End Of The World\u003c\/em\u003e is a cozy fantasy novella about trust, bureaucratic absurdity, and the lengths we'll go to protect the ones who matter. It features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA cosmic cat who thinks in italics about \"food lady\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA demon with an enthusiasm for proper documentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFish showers, prophetic hamsters, and a missing Tuesday\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFound family forged through crisis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe question of whether love is a sufficient basis for managing existential threats (it is)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStandalone novella. No cliffhangers. Contains one (1) deeply objectionable can of diet tuna.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kysa Steele\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1971434035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781971434032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kysa Steele\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"Kysa Steele","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48520212611327,"sku":"9781971434032","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b74bc07c-d97f-44bc-b208-3e347f10235b.jpg?v=1778741407","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cat-who-ate-the-kysa-steele-9781971434032","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}