Why and how is spaceship run by human size rats (aka rhats or mutos) landing in Napolean era France looking for cheese (and wine)? Can the Granum's executive officer Cedric explain a messed up mission satisfactorily to muto bureaucrats without him and his captain's tails getting docked? Can mutos survive in a world run by "umans?"
"Rhataloo" is technically a prequel to the Muto Chronicles ("Rhats!," "Rhats Too!," and "Rhats Free!"). I am not sure how
"Rhataloo" compares timeline wise with either the later Chronicles or how the Takamo Universe relates to ours (in other words, are rhats travelling space before our 1800's, or is this a parallel universe where their Napolean showed up centuries after ours), but author Kerry Nietz has created an enjoyable series. (What would you expect from the author of
"Amish Vampires in Space?")
The story has a lot of plot twists and entertaining moments, jumping from the current debriefing with the powerful bean-counters and Sedric's recollection of what had happened previously. The characters are creative and fun as well.
I'm looking forward to reading the next Rhats installment, and for that matter anything else by Kerry Nietz.
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