Destiny’s Forge

In the wake of their defeat by the humans, an ambitious Kchula-Tzaatz seizes control of the Kzinti Patriarchy, sending Pouncer, First-Son-of-Meerz-Rritt, heir apparent to the galaxy's most powerful empire, on a desperate flight for survival following the collapse of his father's dynasty, and forcing Major Quacy Tskombe and Captain Ayla Cherenkova into a dangerous game in which the future of all humankind hangs in the balance. Reprint.