The Books of the Named
First edition of the first book | |
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| Author | Clare Bell |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Prehistoric fiction, Speculative fiction, Adventure |
| Published | 1983–2008 |
| No. of books | 5 |
The Books of the Named (also known as the Ratha series) is a series of young adult prehistoric fiction novels by Clare Bell. The books center around a society of sapient prehistoric cats, the Named, who herd prehistoric horses and deer and are in conflict with a non-sentient group of cats called the Unnamed. The series follows Ratha, who discovers the "Red Tongue", fire, permanently changing their society. The series has received positive reviews and has been compared to the book Watership Down.