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Published: 2011-07-07 05:01:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 2368; Favourites: 80; Downloads: 73
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Edit: SQUEE! This won third place!! Many thanks to everyone who voted! And the most gratitude goes to ~rathacat who wrote the wonderful Named books for us all to enjoy!Ratha finds solace from her cares in the soothing presence of her treeling (the lemur), Ratharee. I like the way the little treelings soothe the restless tendencies of the Named cats. What is Ratharee doing? I think she has found a tick. Tasty!
This is my entry for the Ratha Fan Art contest. [link] I am so glad I found out about it thanks to =KaiserTiger . Ratha's Creature and the other Books of the Named were some of my favorites when I was in middle school and had a big influence on me! The grand prize is a T-shirt plus the whole series, autographed and "kitty doodled" by the author herself, Clare Bell!
Besides just being awesome and exciting stories about intelligent prehistoric cats, the books are thought-provoking and inspiring. They go deeper than simple adventures, and explore ethical and psychological issues, too.
If you'd like to see my process for painting this piece, I took over 80 screenshots of my progress while I worked. [link]
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is this the same book on Kickstarter you're referring to?
Love that drawing.
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It is the same one, yes! 
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This reminds me of Flouride Plains in a game called Feralheart, this is very beautiful.
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Oh neat! I've run around on Feralheart a few times but I can't remember if I have been there or not. xD Thanks for the kind words!
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COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ratha art!! I feel like it's been AGES since I've seen Ratha! I love Rathaaa, lookit that. Love the way you did the treeling, aaahhh. It's been too long since I read these. I love the way you did the sky, and... arr, love it. <3
I heard that she'd published a new one, but I could never FIND IT online. It was always marked unavailable. v_v
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Yay for Ratha! She is such a wonderfully interesting character! She deserves a lot more fan art.
And thank you so much for the encouraging words.
I found the 2008 book on Amazon [link] if you can get at it that way... They are also re-releasing the series with pretty new jackets.
Ratha's Courage was the first book I ever downloaded for Kindle, and a very good read. After looking at it recently I think I'm going to have to make some more fanart soon.
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I want to read those books but I cant find them anywhere!!
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Yeah, they've been out for a while so they can be difficult. I originally read them when my library had them. The easiest place I've found them for sale is on Amazon.com! I got one for Kindle but the books themselves are usually pretty cheap.
With some new covers being released soon, I imagine they might start being available at mainstream large bookstores again. We'll see!
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Aww, thank you, Amy! That means a lot to me!
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AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW this reminds me of Sionnach(fox) and Chiromifi(Aye-aye) omg I want to draw that now haha, this is again, very beautiful!
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SQUEE! Haha, I'm glad you like it!
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Sooo chocolate snow leopards again 
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THOSE are always a good idea! OH MAN! I want to start RIGHT NOW! :3
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I think chocolate snow leopards are always a good idea!! I want to start THIS INSTANT!
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But go ahead. I'll be delighted (or just freaky happy) to see the result
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