Underhill is a pinlighter, a telepath who guards ships travelling between the stars from the dragons that lurk in the dark of space. The dragons strike faster than any human mind, so each pinlighter is paired with a cat, a partner who perceives the dragons as giant rats and kills in milliseconds. Between missions, Underhill draws his favourite partner, the Lady May.
One of the most admired short stories in science fiction, strange and tender, first printed in Galaxy in 1955. Download the free EPUB.