Simply the best stand-alone book that has ever been written. Very entertaining and highly recommended. Especially for those who love books about transformations.

This book will be lost somewhere in my growing list of 'favorites' for a long time. Amazingly well-written; I'm surprised it can't be purchased here. The perspective was completely unique (any cetacean lover will enjoy it) and the plot was exceedingly engaging. Steve Senn has created resilient characters and by the end of the novel you find yourself thinking of them in terms of actual people. Compelling and charmingly captivating, the book actually has something to say to the world. It truly deserves the five stars I gave it!

I read this book in Junior High School (which feels like a verylong time ago now) and have not forgotten it. I started looking for acopy to purchase about a year ago and haven't been able to find it yet! This is the kind of heart-warming story that every young reader should have on his or her bookshelf.

I know, I know, my first reaction on seeing this title (which is also the main character's name) was "what? Is that anything like wonderbread?" I actually read the sequel to this book, BORN OF FLAME, years before I ever found a copy of this title. Since it is out of print, it can be mighty hard to find. The book is probably best described as a young reader's space opera or science-fantasy. And despite the rather disconcerting names, it turns out to be a fairly good read.

Spacebread is a large white cat who is an intergalactic space traveller and adventuress--sort of a Han Solo of the feline persuasion. Having just returned from a dangerous mission, she's ready for some rest and relaxation--that is, until a murderous theif steals her belt buckle and kills an one of her friends. Now, Spacebread is off on another adventure, to reclaim her belt buckle, avenge the death of her friend--and possibly to stop more dastardly plots that surround her quest. Along the way, she gains an unusual mix of allies. A vegetable alien slave being who Spacebread rescues from harm, a blind woman who can see what others cannot, and a very dashing black cat. Soon, Spacebread's quest becomes about more than a missing belt buckle--and the fate of an entire world may hang in the balance.

This is delightful space opera! Think spaceships, swords and swashbucklers! The author writes a fairly serious and dramatic story, and despite the unconventional characters he people's his worlds with, the story is convincing in its melodrama. I have to admit, the pictures included in this book tended to jar me. Because, unlike the text, which treats the existence of intelligent cats in capes and boots, and floating vegetable aliens with ice guns, as normal and likable characters, the pictures tend to take a less serious approach. The resulting art feels like a caricature and doesn't quite match the tone of the writing.

For a light read with plenty of adventure, this might just fit the bill. Young readers who are interested in cat fantasy stories will probably like this. While not as archetypal as Star Wars, or as memorable as The Three Musketeers, it is an entertaining adventure--pure fun for a rainy afternoon or a late night under the covers with a flashlight. If you can find this book, and enjoy it, be sure to check out Born of Flame which continues the adventures of Spacebread.

Happy Reading! ^_^
--shanshad

i was waaaaay too into this book when i was a kid. it's shaped my life. definitly give it to your sci-fi-prone, cat-loving daughters. it'll give 'em confidence and a great little world to get lost in.

I've read this book thousands of times, and im still entranced by the exiting story and the memorable charactors. This is a book well worth reading!

I realized after I wrote it that there was not enough info given for this book. Walking, talking, starship flying cats and hovering vegtables make up this book. But please dont let that make you not read this book. There is deep friendship, gun fights, and a little bit of romance thrown in for good measure. Spacebread has to travel across the galaxys looking for a cure for her best friend who was made an outcast with her at the end of the first book. She will also have to find meaning to her own life and make peace with the past before she can save her friends life. Thats about it, but it is a highly imaginitive book with a great story line. If you can find it or any of his other books, which I believe are no longer available, please get them. You wont be dissapointed.

I bought this book before it went out of print years and years ago. I still love it along with the first book to the series. If you can find it I highly recomend it.