The initial story about the Catteni preceded the books by many years. The Thorns of Barevi first appeared in 1970 (and is included in the collection Get Off the Unicorn, 1977).
A preceding account of the Catteni preceded the books by many years. The story "The Thorns of Barevi" was first published in 1970 and is now part of the collection "Get Off the Unicorn."