num_pages: 259
description: Ratha and her clan are the Named, a band of intelligent wild cats whose society is based on herding deer. The Named have laws, language, traditions, and leaders. They also have enemies. The predatory raiders of the un-Named are driving them close to the edge of survival. Then Ratha, a mere yearling, discovers what she calls the Red Tongue: fire. Her new weapon gives the Named a new defense, but it also rouses the ire of Meoran, the tyrannical clan leader. Soon Ratha finds herself in exile among the un-Named, but determined to survive.
language: English
title: Ratha's Creature
titlecomplete: Ratha's Creature (The Named, #1)
characters: Fessran, Thistle-chaser, Meoran, Ratha, Bonechewer, Thakur
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Animals, Adventure, Prehistoric, Cats, Young Adult, Anthropomorphic, Animal Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 2137
series: The Named
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: PEN Center USA Literary Award
category: Young Adult
publisher: Firebird