Did youknow?
Little secrets, hidden nods and anecdotes that only true readers of The Cat-Raptors know.
- 01
At first, it was just a bedtime story
Cassandra and Alara only meant to write a little bedtime story, short like a short story. They got lost along the way… and three books later, the entire Green Valley had been born.
- 02
The messengers are real animals
Feather, Asher, Azure and Comet: the four messengers are inspired by the personalities of Alara and Cassandra's pets. Their characters come straight from real life!
- 03
Zan-Yew changes names in every language
Zan-Yew is a pun! That's why he has a different name in each language of the saga. Why? Impossible to reveal it here… you'll have to read Book 3 to crack the secret.
- 04
A teacher who changes identity
Mr. Weis, the class's English teacher, only exists in the French version! In every other language, his name is Mr. Lacombe.
- 05
A whole herbarium on the Council
The councilors of Feliraombre all bear plant names: Castanea, Berberis, Datura, Liseron, Hop, Bramblethorn… a little botanical nod woven through the whole saga.
- 06
A heroine unlike anyone else, truly
The cat-raptor exists nowhere else: Eclipse is the very first of her kind. Even in the Green Valley, peopled with phoenixes, dragons and unicorns, no one is like her.
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