Books of the Named

Books of the Named, or the Ratha series, is a sequence of five novels written by Clare Bell, about a clan of intelligent, sapient, prehistoric cats known as the Named. The titles in the series are Ratha's Creature, Clan Ground, Ratha and Thistle-chaser, Ratha's Challenge, and Ratha's Courage.

Novels

 * Ratha's Creature
 * Clan Ground
 * Ratha and Thistle-chaser
 * Ratha's Challenge
 * Ratha's Courage

Characters
Characters within the Ratha series include:
 * Ratha, the young female who tames fire and becomes the clan leader.
 * Thakur, the clan herding teacher, who instructs the cubs how to care for the animals that the Named keep.
 * Fessran, the feisty Firekeeper leader who is in charge of the torchbearing Firekeepers.
 * Thistle-chaser, Ratha's crippled and abandoned daughter who returns to the clan.
 * Bira, a gentle and patient female Firekeeper with a gorgeous red-gold coat and plumed tail.