Ratha and Thistle-Chaser
Reeks: The Named
Clare Bell
- The
- prehistoric
- clan
- of
- wild
- cats
- must
- face
- its
- past
- when
- they
- find
- another
- cat
- capable
- of
- speech
- in
- this
- “intriguing,
- well
- written
- fantasy/adventure”
- (Kirkus
- Reviews).A
- drought
- has
- forced
- the
- Named—a
- clan
- of
- sentient,
- prehistoric
- big
- cats—to
- seek
- temporary
- relief
- near
- the
- coast.
- Much
- to
- their
- surprise,
- they
- find
- a
- young,
- clever
- cat
- named
- Newt,
- whose
- own
- clouded
- history
- is
- intertwined
- with
- the
- Named
- and
- their
- leader,
- Ratha.Rejected
- by
- the
- Un-Named,
- carrying
- emotional
- and
- physical
- scars
- from
- a
- childhood
- incident
- she
- can’t
- remember,
- Newt
- suffers
- from
- nightmares
- of
- a
- huge
- monster
- she
- calls
- the
- Dreambiter.
- Newt
- discovers
- some
- small
- solace
- with
- the
- gentle
- sea
- creatures
- of
- her
- ocean
- beach,
- but
- she
- soon
- finds
- herself
- clashing
- with
- Ratha
- over
- their
- protection.
- In
- many
- ways,
- these
- two
- large
- cats
- are
- alike.
- Perhaps
- in
- ways
- too
- painful
- to
- remember…With
- RATHA
- AND
- THISTLE-CHASER,
- the
- third
- book
- of
- the
- Named
- series,
- author
- Clare
- Bell
- explores
- complex
- ideas
- of
- family
- and
- adversity
- while
- still
- providing
- the
- thrilling
- plots
- and
- captivating
- adventure
- her
- readers
- have
- come
- to love.
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