Readers will find enough suspense, adventure, and even romance to satisfy them.

—Booklist

As Ratha struggles to reconcile with Thistle-chaser, the daughter she once tried to kill, the Named are locked in another struggle when they confront a strange clan of hunter cats who are driven by and completely dependent on the telepathic song of their leader, True-of-voice. When an accident leaves True-of-voice on the brink of death, Ratha must choose whether to destroy or to save the hunters. It is her daughter who has the knowledge to show Ratha the way.

Ages 12 and up
272 pages (paperback)

Imaginator Press has acquired the rights to Ratha's Challenge and will be publishing a new edition with new cover art. This is the edition published by Firebird Books. Copies are brand new, unread and unmarked.