"The Game of Rat and Dragon" is a science fiction short story by American author Cordwainer Smith, written in 1954[1] and published in Galaxy Science Fiction in 1955. It is set in the far future, though no date is given. It occurs in the same universe as other Cordwainer Smith novels, with a passing reference to the super-powerful regulatory 'Instrumentality'.
The "dragons" are mysterious aliens which attack human starships and drive the inhabitants insane.
Cats guided by telepaths are used to fight the "dragons", because of their very quick reactions. They see the aliens as giant rats, hence the story title. The human telepaths form very strong bonds with these cats, seeing them as almost human. Non-telepaths sometimes mock them for this.
^J.J. Pierce (ed.), The Best of Cordwainer Smith (1975), p. 67.
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