Ratha's Creature (The Named)

About “Ratha's Creature (The Named)”

Ratha's Creature (1983) by Clare Bell follows Ratha and her clan, the Named, intelligent wild cats whose society herds deer and has laws, language, and traditions, threatened by the predatory unNamed raiders. Yearling Ratha discovers fire, giving the Named a new defense but angering tyrannical leader Meoran, leading to her exile among the unNamed.