'Monty? Why Monty?' his mother asked. 'Montezuma, the Aztec king. He was a survivor, a great fighter ...' Montezuma, the farmyard cat, survives nine exciting lives of danger and adventure. As he grows from fiery kitten to grand old tomcat, he is always special, independent -- a law unto himself. A beautifully observed account of the life of a farm cat and his kingdom.