The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip

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Available from Thistle & Poppy when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

The First Cat in Space 4.5 billion years ago...on the ancient planet of Theia, an AI paperclip designed to fix grammatical errors attempted a coup. CheckMate was tired of correcting "who" vs "whom"—and concocted a plan to eliminate spelling errors once and for all. It would turn all carbon-based life-forms into something beautiful, practical, and perfect. A paperclip. And Checkmate would've destroyed the world too, if not for a fateful crash landing into Earth that buried it deep in debris. It w