Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat

For generations, the highly evolved planet of Lyttyrboks exiled its criminals to “a vast wasteland of a planet, inhabited by a race of carnivorous ogres” before outlawing the practice as cruel. But former Lord High Emperor Wyss-Kuzz’s crimes are so dastardly that they resurrect the practice and send Wyss-Kuzz to Earth. He lands in a small Oregon town and heads to the nearest house, where he is taken in by Raj, who has just moved from Brooklyn’s wealth of pizza, candy, and comics. Raj is miserable, and adopting the cat—whom they name Klawde—helps. Chapters alternate between Klawde, who is hard at work creating a device to return to Lyttyrboks and exact his revenge, and Raj, who is attending a nature camp led by an antitechnology survivalist counselor. Klawde learns English so the two can communicate, and while he does his best to disdain his humans, he may just come to care for them. Klawde’s ruthless attitude captures feline haughtiness in humorous moments (“I had vaporized ambassadors and kings for lesser insults”), while the escalating camp adventures entertain. Dynamic illustrations capture the energy, humor, and heart of this strong series kick-off. Also available: Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat: Enemies. Ages 10–up. [em](Feb.) [/em]