The Named — by Clare Bell

• 1983
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Conquering the Red Tongue, Ratha claims the flickering creature as her own, for no wild cat before could tame mysterious fire. But now the bold she-cat must suffer for her triumph: the jealous leader of her clan orders her into exile. Banished, Ratha...

• Jul-2007
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Because she has shown her mastery of the red tongue, ratha now leads the Named. she oversees the Firekeepers--members of the clan with a special charge--and the rituals, herding, and governance; but she often wonders if the power of fire has corrupte...

• May-1990
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Crippled and tortured by paralyzing nightmares, Newt, a solitary cat, finds a new life for herself with the strange tusked creatures of the seashore until her peaceful existence is disrupted by Ratha's scout, Thakur, who brings welcome companionship ...

• Nov-1994
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An encounter with a group of unusual cats helps bring Ratha, leader of the prehistoric cat clan called the Named, and her estranged daughter, Thistle, to a better understanding of each other. Reprint....

• Sep-2007
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Ratha and her clan, the Named, are sentient prehistoric big cats. In Ratha's Courage, the first book about the Named since 1994 Ratha extends the use of the Red Tongue--fire--to a hunter tribe. One of the hunters ignites a blaze that sets off a devas...