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Clan Ground

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I found Clan Ground in my library and didn't like the cover, so I didn't get it. Ages later I saw it again and thought I might as well have a read as it's about cats. At first I was a bit lost, as I hadn't read Ratha's Creature, but I soon picked it up and found it to be the best book ever! Clare Bell has a real talent, and I want to get the other books! You can really love the characters, and hate the others. My faveourites are Ratha, of course, Thakur, Fessran and Bira. I hope I can get the other books some time, though I doubht it, as I want to know what happened Bonechewer, and if Ratha has any more cubs. Does she? I hope so. This is an excellent book and I recomend it to all cat and fantasy lovers! In fact, I think everyone should read it. Keep up the good work Clare!

I think I am slowly becoming addicted to Clare Bell books. She is someone who has somehow made the concept of prehistoric kitties absolutely brilliant. This is the second in her series of "The Named" and is a thoroughly fine adventure of her feline heroine Ratha. Ratha and her clan are strugging to keep up their new life using fire until they are challenged by a newcomer who has other plans for the fire. Bell's writing is simple but well-crafted with plenty of attention to detail and emotion. Besides the evident adreline-pumped storyline, Bell deals with an ancient way of life and the struggle between mercy and the harshness that keeps this clan of sentient cats alive and the battle between physical and spiritual. And this is all told via a story of prehistoric cats. Brilliant. This is a fantastic book for anyone who loves a thought-provoking adventure.

This is a wonderful sequel to the most loved book: Ratha's Creature. This book also holds a valuable lesson for both Ratha and the reader. The characters spring to life, evil and good. Clare Bell is a wonderful author!

The Ratha books are based in a real world, not a fantasy world, and tread a fine and believable line between human emotion and animal reality. The story pulls you on and grips you by the scruff of the neck. The whole series is outstanding.

It took me forever to find the book "Clan Ground" for some reason... but I finally found it. I am thrilled to say that first it was a great sequel and second, the transaction for the book went well. I paid a reasonable price and the book was in great condition!

There are some sequels that are poorly written and badly thought out.I am extremely happy to say that that is NOT the case with this book! Clan Ground is even better and more thought provoking than Ratha's Creature was. The suspense never let up,and I had to be almost literally torn away from it because I couldn't put it down! This book,although short in comparison to other stories,is very deep. It is a harshly realistic example of how power corrupts even those with the purest intentions,and one of the best books I have ever read.It teaches important lessons.Read this book-you will love it,and you will learn from it.

I don't know what age this book was written for but let me say I am well over 40. I ordered this book because of its cover and knew nothing about the author or the story. When it arrived I noticed it was the second in a series so I ordered the first book (Ratha's Creature)and put this one aside. I have been hooked for several years on the Warrior serices by Erin Hunter, and this is equal to it with a lot less neames to remember. It is just a great story that keeps you turning the pages until you are finished. I have the next two books already and have pre-ordered the fifth one. I just hope the author keeps them coming like the Warrior series.

I read this book when I was a kid, but had almost forgotten it. When I saw it was going to be re-released I was very excited. It's a great book for all ages.

"Ratha's Creature" is a marvelous piece of genre writing. It certainly was wonderful to find that author Clare Bell keeps the saga flowing so smoothly with the follow-up publication of "Clan Ground." I find CG to be as engrossing, exciting, and as well-written as the original. I couldn't wait to crack the 3rd book in 'Tne Named' series after reading "Clan Ground."

Clan Ground is the second book in Clare Bell's Named series. It is a fantastic sequel to Ratha's Creature. At the time this series was written, I had never read anything of its like. Since then, I've noticed some other series in the Young Adult section that seem to have the same sort of premise, but Clare Bell did if first and she did it best!

I highly recommend this series, as it tops my list of best Young Adult books ever written. Luckily for potential new readers, they are now back in print!