Title: Ratha's creature
First published: 1983
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 unNamed 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.
Subjects: cheetahs, prehistoric, anthropomorphic, big cats, furry, Fiction, Fantasy, Cats, Cats, fiction, Children's fiction, Fantasy fiction
Time periods: prehistory, Miocene Epoch
LC classification: PZ7.B3889153 Rat 1983