The 9 Lives, Volume 1: Volume 1

by Rachel Manija Brown

Alien refugees have come to Earth. They call themselves 9-Lives. Humans call them cat-boys, and force them to live as collared pets. Conri, a rebellious young 9-Life, ran away to escape this fate. But when a human named Adrian saves him from capture, Conri is torn between his desire for freedom and another desire he can't quite admit, even to himself... Can two people meet as equals in a world divided between masters and slaves?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1427806152
• ISBN13: 9781427806154
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Tokyopop Classics
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 15 to 1 year
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 1

Customer Reviews

The 9-Lives

This is a cute and not complex introduction into a world where humans own a species of cat-humanoid form aliens. The 9-lives are misunderstood and are kept as pets, any that wish to remain free have to disguise themselves or remain hidden. Overall great story developement, setting up for further plot developement in the near future.

Not a complex tale

If you like shonen-ai I think that you will be interesting in this tale. He is human and the boy is a cat-human form, the boy need a master and the human have a preview experience that mark his life. Is a stray forward history. The mangakapa didn't try to make the history unique, and I love to reed something that is not complex but good.

Touching and fun.

this manga is a nice first book. i hope ahtt there are more. it is a nice begingin with bits of back story for the history of why the world is like it is without being boring or throwing off the rest of the story or bogging it down. The art is well drawn and the chapters are interesting. The fun bits are thrown into a serious story to lighten it now and then. This is NOT a fluf manga But is Very good.

Cute Kitties

Okay so 1st off I'm a furry and if you don't know what that is poo to you. This book is leaning towards Yaio but no there yet. But I like the stroyline so far can't wait for the second one to come out. The story is about an alien race that comes to earth and have to be kept by a human, therefore a little S & M, but over all 5 stars.