Young rat Gabble is always being dragged into trouble by his brother Ash. But this time it's bad. Really bad. Gabble finds himself drawn into a dangerous adventure, from which he and his brother cannot return unchanged.

First a rat must earn his name. Then he must live up to it.

This is the story of Gabble, a young rat with a wild, beloved, but unpredictable brother, Ash. At the start of the book Ash tricks Gabble into going out with him on a 'name raid', a dangerous mission to earn a True Name, normally reserved for older rats. Gabble finds himself drawn into a perilous adventure, crossing boundaries, fighting with enemy rat packs, and eventually being forced to confront both his brother and himself in the most dramatic fashion.

'A book to dig down deep into, and make a nest with.'

'The world of rats is carefully created and delicately described.'

This is a beautifully told story