Warriors (novel series)

Warriors

Boxed sets of the Warriors and Warriors: The New Prophecy series
Warriors Warriors: The New Prophecy Warriors: Power of Three Warriors: Omen of the Stars Warriors: Dawn of the Clans
Author	Erin Hunter
Illustrator	Wayne McLoughlin
Country	United Kingdom/United States/Canada
Language	English
Genre	Children's literature Fantasy
Publisher	HarperCollins
Published	2003–present

Warriors is a series of children's fiction novels published by HarperCollins; it is written by authors Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, and Tui Sutherland with the plot developed by editor Victoria Holmes, who collectively use the pseudonym Erin Hunter. The series follows the adventures of four Clans of wild cats in their forest homes. The four Clans are ThunderClan, WindClan, ShadowClan and RiverClan. SkyClan, the long-forgotten fifth Clan of the forest, is later introduced in the stand-alone novel Firestar's Quest. It receives additional focus in the novel SkyClan's Destiny, the manga trilogy SkyClan and the Stranger, and the upcoming 2013 novella "Cloudstar's Journey".

There are currently four sub-series called "arcs", each containing six books. The first, Warriors, was published from 2003 to 2004. Warriors: The New Prophecy, published from 2005 to 2006, follows the first sub-series, chronicling the Clans as they move to a new home. The third story arc, Warriors: Power of Three, was published from 2007 to 2009. The fourth arc, Warriors: Omen of the Stars was published from 2009 to 2012 and continues where the third sub-series left off. A fifth sub-series has been requested by HarperCollins and will be entitled Warriors: Dawn of the Clans.

Other books have been released in addition to the main series, including five lengthier stand-alone novels entitled Firestar's Quest, Bluestar's Prophecy, SkyClan's Destiny, Crookedstar's Promise, and Yellowfang's Secret with a sixth upcoming title called Tallstar’s Revenge, and e-book only titles called Hollyleaf's Story, Mistystar’s Omen and the upcoming Cloudstar’s Journey. Four field guides and several volumes of original English-language manga, produced as a collaboration between HarperCollins and TOKYOPOP, have been published as well. In addition to the books, the authors have also written several short stories and two plays. The Warriors series, with the exception of the manga, has been released in e-book format for popular e-readers such as the Barnes & Noble Nook and Amazon Kindle. The series has also been translated into several languages. In addition, the series has a website, which features games, promotional videos, quizzes, a message board, and news.

Major themes in the series deal with forbidden love, the concept of nature versus nurture, the reactions of different faiths meeting each other, and characters being a mix of good and bad. The authors draw inspiration from several natural locations and other authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien, J. K. Rowling, and William Shakespeare.

Warriors has received mostly positive reviews, but has also been criticised for being confusing due to its large number of characters. Critics have compared it to the Redwall series, though one reviewer commented that the series is less elegantly written. Although nominated for several awards, Warriors has yet to receive any major literary prizes. The series has also reached the New York Times Bestseller List and has found popularity in many countries, including Trinidad and China.

Setting and characters

In the Warriors universe, there are four Clans of feral cats that live in a forest: ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, and ShadowClan. SkyClan is the fifth Clan; the Clan is driven out by the other Clans when its territory is destroyed by humans building a town, and scatters shortly after arriving at a new home in a gorge. SkyClan is later rebuilt in Firestar's Quest and is given a new leader. Cats in each Clan live in their own territory, which they defend from other cats and in which they hunt. Each Clan is adapted to its own prey and members usually possess (or are taught) special skills which suit the territory's terrain. BloodClan is a group of stray city cats introduced in The Darkest Hour (Book 6 in the original Warriors series). However, they are not considered to be a true Clan because they do not believe in StarClan or the warrior code as they are basically a group of rogues (rough loners).

StarClan is a group of the Clans' deceased ancestors who give guidance to the Clans. After death, most of the Clan cats join StarClan. StarClan is said to be represented by Silverpelt (the Milky Way), and each individual star represents the spirit of a single dead warrior. Upon joining StarClan, the cats' spirits take the form in which they were most happy while living (i.e. blindness and deafness can be cured, and wounds can be healed). StarClan warriors keep watch over the Clans, usually watching the Clan they lived in while alive. They provide guidance to the Clans, often through dreams and other signs or omens. Often, this occurs when medicine cats go to the Moonstone, which is used in the forest territory to communicate with the medicine cats' ancestors from their respective Clan every half-moon. When the Clans live by the lake, the medicine cats gather at the Moonpool, the replacement for the Moonstone. In an author chat, Hunter said that StarClan can "just get glimpses of" the future, which they occasionally pass on.

In addition to StarClan, there also exists the Dark Forest, also known as The Place of No Stars. The spirits of cats who cause great pain and suffering to others during their lives reside there instead of in StarClan. Cats known to walk the Dark Forest include Tigerstar, Thistleclaw, Hawkfrost, Brokenstar, Darkstripe, Hawkheart, Shredtail, Snowtuft, Mapleshade, Sparrowfeather, Redwillow, Clawface, and Antpelt. Dark Forest cats gain the ability to walk in dreams like StarClan but project more sinister images.

Beyond the Clans' territories lies a mountain range, inhabited by the Tribe of Rushing Water. The Tribe is shown to be similar to the Clans, yet follows a different set of ancestors: the Tribe of Endless Hunting. The Tribe has a Healer, cave-guards, and prey-hunters, who each serve a different function in the Tribe. The Healer leads the Tribe, heals the ill and wounded, and communicates with the Tribe of Endless Hunting, while the cave-guards defend the Tribe and the prey-hunters hunt.

The origins of the Clans

The Clans' origin is described in Secrets of the Clans. Originally, many small groups of wild cats live in the forest. Without a code of honour to follow or ancestors to provide guidance, they fight constantly for food and territory. One night at Fourtrees, a large battle occurs and many cats die. The spirits of the cats killed in battle return and tell the remaining cats to "unite or die". In this way, the Clans were formed from the previous multitude of small groups. The dead spirits become StarClan, and the code of honour that the cats follow is gradually created, as described in Code of the Clans.

Clan hierarchy

The Clans have a hierarchical system, with different cats having different positions within the Clan. The leader receives his or her nine lives and leader name ending with the suffix -star from StarClan after he or she goes to the Moonstone/pool. The leader conducts important ceremonies, such as promoting warriors and making kits into apprentices. The deputy is second-in-command and succeeds the leader when the leader loses his or her last life. The deputy's job is mainly to organise patrols and other everyday tasks. In order to be appointed deputy by the leader, a cat must already be a warrior and have mentored at least one apprentice. An exception to this rule occurs if the medicine cat receives a prophecy indicating that a cat not normally eligible ought to be chosen; the only known cat appointed in this way is Brambleclaw. There is also a medicine cat in each Clan, who receives messages from StarClan and uses herbs to heal sick or injured cats. Medicine cats are not allowed to have kits or mates, as it would distract them from their duties. This rule has been broken twice, once by the ShadowClan medicine cat Yellowfang, and once by the ThunderClan cat Leafpool. At each half-moon, the medicine cats from each Clan meet at the Moonpool to talk with StarClan. In a Clan, there is never more than one medicine cat apprentice at any one time: a medicine cat apprentice helps gather herbs and learns medicinal knowledge, but is considered an apprentice until the current medicine cat dies or retires, even if he or she has already received a full medicine cat name. There are also warrior apprentices (usually referred to simply as apprentices) who train to hunt for and defend their Clan, the duties of a warrior. These apprentices are mentored by warriors who pass down knowledge and skills they have learned from their own mentors. Apprenticeships usually last approximately six months. Apprentices occasionally undergo assessments, and become warriors when their mentors deem them ready. Warrior name suffixes (e.g. -claw, -heart, -pelt) are selected by the leader during the warrior ceremony. When a cat becomes old or injured severely and permanently, he or she retires to become an elder. Elders share their knowledge with the Clan and are cared for by the apprentices. The only task they carry out is burying dead Clanmates. Clans also have queens, who are she-cats expecting or caring for their kits, but return to warrior duties when no longer expecting or nursing kits. A queen is not obligated to reveal the identity of her mate. The name of a kit is decided by the mother, occasionally the father, and has something to do with its appearance, or in some cases, something special to the namer of the cat (e.g. Brokenkit broke Yellowfang's heart). A kit's name always ends with the suffix -kit. Kits become apprentices after they are six months old. All apprentices' names end with the suffix -paw.

Clan terminology

The characters have their own words for certain objects and ideas. Examples of these are the terms twoleg (person), horseplace (stable), and halfbridge (dock). The cats also use ways of measuring time and distance more related to the natural world: sunhigh and moonhigh refer to the positions of celestial bodies as an indication of time. A moon is a used to indicate a month. The seasons have their own names as well, with newleaf meaning spring, greenleaf meaning summer, leaf-fall meaning autumn, and leaf-bare meaning winter. Distance terms vary, from a kittenstep (1.25–2.5 centimetres (0.49–0.98 in)) to a tree-length (15 metres (49 ft)), but the most common examples are fox-length (80 centimetres (2.6 ft)), tail-length (30 centimetres (12 in)), and mouse-length (5–7.5 centimetres (2.0–3.0 in)). Insults, exclamations, and phrases are also used. Mouse-brain, mouse dung, and fox dung are common expressions; mouse-brain is used as an insult, whereas mouse dung and fox dung are exclamations, usually used in frustration and anger. There are other examples of common phrases: a mouse-hearted cat is cowardly, while a fox-hearted cat is cruel or sly. The term fish-face is used by ThunderClan to refer to RiverClan cats. Great StarClan, and What in StarClan's name? are used as exclamations of surprise and shock. Thank StarClan! is used as an exclamation of gratitude.

Main series

Warriors

The original Warriors series, released from 2003 to 2004, consists of six books: Into the Wild, Fire and Ice, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, A Dangerous Path, and The Darkest Hour. The series follows a pet cat named Rusty who dreams about the forest that lies beyond the neighbourhood he lives in. One day, he ventures into the forest and is invited to join ThunderClan, one of four groups of wild cats in the forest. He accepts the invitation and receives the apprentice name Firepaw after a fight with one of the Clan cats, Longtail. Later, Firepaw receives his warrior name, Fireheart, and discovers that Tigerclaw, the deputy of ThunderClan, wishes to kill ThunderClan leader Bluestar in order to succeed her and become leader himself.

In the third book, Forest of Secrets, Fireheart becomes deputy of the Clan after Tigerclaw tries to kill Bluestar, fails, and is banished from ThunderClan. Graystripe's forbidden RiverClan mate, Silverstream, gives birth to his kits but dies shortly after their birth. Bluestar dies in A Dangerous Path, sacrificing her life to protect the Clan from dogs sent by Tigerstar, who becomes the leader of ShadowClan after his banishment. Fireheart then becomes the leader, receiving nine lives and the name Firestar.

Tigerstar then, in The Darkest Hour, attempts to take over all four Clans, telling them that the leaders will rule together. Leopardstar, leader of RiverClan, agrees, but Firestar and Tallstar, leader of WindClan, refuse. Tigerstar tries to use BloodClan, a vicious group of city cats, to take over the Clans, but BloodClan leader Scourge kills Tigerstar (taking all nine of Tigerstar's lives at once by slicing him from neck to tail) and decides to take over the forest for himself. The four Clans unite and fight BloodClan. Firestar loses the first of his nine lives in battle against Scourge, but kills Scourge after returning to life, defeating BloodClan and saving the forest.

Warriors: The New Prophecy

The second series, Warriors: The New Prophecy, was released from 2005 to 2006, and contains six books: Midnight, Moonrise, Dawn, Starlight, Twilight, and Sunset. In the series, four cats, Brambleclaw, Tawnypelt, Crowpaw, and Feathertail, are sent on a mission by StarClan to the ocean, with Feathertail's brother Stormfur and ThunderClan apprentice Squirrelpaw accompanying them. There, a badger named Midnight tells the six cats that all four of the Clans are in danger from humans and must leave for a new home.

On the way back to the forest, the travelling cats meet a group of cats called the Tribe of Rushing Water who are being terrorised by a mountain lion called Sharptooth. The Clan cats stay with the Tribe but later run away after realising that they are being held prisoner and expected to kill Sharptooth. However, before having gone far, they have a change of heart and return to defeat Sharptooth. After luring Sharptooth into the cave where the Tribe lives, a plan to poison Sharptooth fails, and the cats are forced to attempt to fight him off. Feathertail jumps onto a rock spike on the roof of the cave and plummets to the cave floor with it, falling on and crushing Sharptooth, sacrificing her life to save the Tribe.

In Starlight and Twilight, ThunderClan medicine cat apprentice Leafpool and Crowfeather (formerly Crowpaw) fall in love with each other. Crowfeather admits to Leafpool that he loves her when he saves her from falling off a cliff in a situation similar to Feathertail's death (Crowpaw loves Feathertail before her death). However, the warrior code says that Leafpool, as a medicine cat, cannot have a mate, as well as Clan cats may not be mates with cats from other Clans. They eventually abscond, but return when Midnight warns them that a large group of badgers plans to attack ThunderClan. Upon returning, they find that a badger has killed Cinderpelt, the ThunderClan medicine cat, while she was helping Sorreltail give birth. Shortly after, Leafpool discovers that Cinderpelt is reincarnated as Cinderkit, one of Sorreltail's kits.

The series then centres around the prophecy "before there is peace, blood will spill blood, and the lake will run red". Hawkfrost and Brambleclaw have been meeting with their father Tigerstar in dreams, in which he is teaching them how to become Clan leader by force. Hawkfrost follows Tigerstar every step of the way, but Brambleclaw is split between loyalty to his leader and his own ambition. Firestar appoints Brambleclaw deputy after finally accepting the possibility that Graystripe might never return. The series reaches its climax when Hawkfrost traps Firestar in a fox trap and tells Brambleclaw to kill him. Brambleclaw decides that he does not want to become leader by force, and refuses to kill Firestar; instead, he frees him from the trap. Hawkfrost attacks Brambleclaw, but Brambleclaw kills Hawkfrost with the sharp stick that kept the fox trap into the ground. Hawkfrost's blood runs into the river, dying it red, explaining the "blood will spill blood" prophecy.

Warriors: Power of Three

The boxed set cover for Power of Three

The third series, titled Warriors: Power of Three, was released from 2007 to 2009 and includes The Sight, Dark River, Outcast, Eclipse, Long Shadows, and Sunrise. The plot is centred on the prophecy, "there will be three, kin of your kin, who hold the power of the stars in their paws", which was given to Firestar in Firestar's Quest by Skywatcher. The series follows three young cats named Hollyleaf, Jayfeather, and Lionblaze who are Firestar's grandkits, which makes them the cats of the prophecy. Jayfeather is blind, but soon discovers he has a unique power, as does one of his siblings. Jayfeather has the power to feel emotions and memories coming off of other cats and to walk in their dreams, where he is then able to see. Lionblaze has the power to never get hurt in a fight. Hollyleaf does not have any power and is later revealed not to be the third cat foretold in the prophecy.

In Dark River, the siblings search for missing WindClan kits with help from two WindClan apprentices, Breezepaw and Heatherpaw. While they are searching, the tunnels flood, almost killing them; however, everyone eventually emerges safely. In Outcast, two cats from the Tribe request help to drive away a group of loners that is stealing prey from the Tribe. The Clans send a patrol to help. There, Jayfeather learns that the Tribe came from the lake and tells his siblings about the prophecy.

In Eclipse, a loner cat called Sol warns Jayfeather and Leafpool that the sun will disappear. During a battle involving all four Clans, the sun disappears in an eclipse. Sol then persuades ShadowClan to lose faith in StarClan in Long Shadows. Jayfeather, Lionblaze and Hollyleaf fake a sign from StarClan to convince Blackstar, leader of ShadowClan, that StarClan is real and should be followed, eventually real StarClan cats join in the attempt. Sol is banished.

Jayfeather, Hollyleaf, and Lionblaze learn in Sunrise that their true parents are Leafpool and Crowfeather, not Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw. During a Gathering, Hollyleaf reveals this to all the Clans and then runs away into the tunnels because she can not stand the fact that her birth is against the warrior code which means a lot to her. The tunnels then collapses on Hollyleaf, trapping her. The novel ends with Jayfeather realising that Hollyleaf was never meant to be part of the Three and that either Dovekit or Ivykit, grandkits of Firestar's nephew Cloudtail, is meant to be the third cat of the prophecy.

Warriors: Omen of the Stars

The fourth series is titled Warriors: Omen of the Stars and is a direct continuation of the previous series. Like the three series before, the series consists of six books. All six books have been published, entitled The Fourth Apprentice, Fading Echoes, Night Whispers, Sign of the Moon, The Forgotten Warrior, and The Last Hope.

In The Fourth Apprentice, ThunderClan apprentice Dovepaw finds out that she has a special power, which is to hear and see things that nobody else can. Dovepaw sees beavers building a beaver dam that is blocking the river upstream far away, causing the lake to dry up. When Dovepaw reveals this, Jayfeather and Lionblaze both realise that she is the third cat in the prophecy, as the beavers are in fact very far away. Firestar is told of Dovepaw's discovery and he announces it at the Gathering without revealing its origin. After discussion, he and the three other leaders decide to send a patrol with two cats from each Clan to go upstream in an effort to restore the river flow and end the drought. Rippletail is killed when a beaver rips his shoulder during an attempted battle to destroy the dam. Lionblaze and Dovepaw recruit three kittypets to help destroy the dam. Just before the beavers return and the dam is about to collapse, the water floods and destroys it. While the patrol is away, Jayfeather is attacked at the Moonpool by Breezepelt and the spirit of a Dark Forest cat. He is rescued by Honeyfern, a StarClan warrior, who fights them off. When Lionblaze and Dovepaw return, Poppyfrost gives birth to Molekit and Cherrykit. Jayfeather then tells Lionblaze that the Dark Forest is rising and Lionblaze confesses to once being trained by Tigerstar. Jayfeather then realises the Dark Forest is training cats in their sleep to fight.

In Fading Echoes, Jayfeather goes to the Dark Forest with Yellowfang and Spottedleaf and discovers that the Dark Forest cats are doing battle training. Firestar admits to the three that he knows about the prophecy and is surprised to find they already know. Later on, a tree falls on the camp and ThunderClan manages to evacuate in time thanks to Dovepaw's far-reaching senses. However, Longtail dies when he tries to re-enter camp, and Briarlight, who tries to stop him, has her backbone broken, causing her to lose the ability to move her hind legs. Ivypaw becomes envious of the attention that Dovepaw receives from Firestar due to her special power, and demands to know why she is hanging out with the older warriors and visiting Firestar often. Hawkfrost visits Ivypaw in a dream pretending to be her friend, playing on her envy of her sister. The book ends in a battle between ShadowClan and ThunderClan after Ivypaw claims to receive a sign from StarClan, although it was actually a ploy concocted by Hawkfrost. Russetfur, ShadowClan's deputy, is killed and Firestar loses a life. After the battle, Lionblaze and Jayfeather are sure that the battle should not have happened and suspect the Dark Forest causes it.

In Night Whispers Ivypaw continues to meet with the Dark Forest in her dreams and Jayfeather finds out. After he finds out, he tells Lionblaze. Dovepaw overhears this. She confronts Lionblaze and Jayfeather and demands that they ask Ivypaw to stop; however, Jayfeather thinks they should use Ivypaw to learn how the Dark Forest warriors are training their recruits. Dovepaw gets angry when she hears this. Dovepaw tries to convince Ivypaw not to go to the Dark Forest, but the young she-cat is oblivious to the dangers. However, Ivypaw eventually begins to think that the Dark Forest is a bit dangerous. Ivypaw becomes increasingly nervous as she goes into the Dark Forest, then finds out the truth: that Tigerstar is training her and the others to fight the Clans. She agrees to spy on the Dark Forest for Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Dovepaw. Meanwhile, Lionblaze and Cinderheart fall in love with each other, as do Dovepaw and Tigerheart, who start meeting each other every night. Later on, Dovepaw's extreme senses let her patrol know that the camp is being attacked by a fox. No cat is badly injured, but Lionblaze begs Firestar to let him drive off the fox. Lionblaze manages to drive off the fox without being injured. Lionblaze reveals the prophecy to Cinderheart, who becomes convinced that Lionblaze is too good for her. When Dovepaw goes to meet Tigerheart one night, Ivypaw follows her sister. She confronts Dovepaw and Tigerheart because they are breaking the warrior code, and when she fails to convince Dovepaw to end the relationship, she tries to convince her to stop seeing Tigerheart by telling Dovepaw that he is training in the Dark Forest as well. Dovepaw refuses to believe Ivypaw. They are interrupted by a ShadowClan patrol. Tigerheart shoves Dovepaw under some bracken but Ivypaw gets captured by the patrol. Ivypaw is later exchanged for catmint that Littlecloud, the medicine cat, needs. Dovepaw believes that Tigerheart uses her on purpose to acquire the herbs and thinks that he never loves her. In ShadowClan territory, the lake freezes over and Flametail plays games on the ice with his Clanmates. Unfortunately, the ice breaks and he is thrust under the water. Jayfeather tries to save him, but Rock appears and tells him to let Flametail die. That same night, Ivypaw returns to the Dark Forest in her dreams. Brokenstar finds her and says he will test her loyalty to the Dark Forest. He leads her to a clearing in the Dark Forest where a confused Flametail is standing. Brokenstar commands Ivypaw to kill Flametail. Ivypaw refuses to kill Flametail, so Brokenstar threatened to take Dovepaw's life if Ivypaw does not do as he says. Having no choice, Ivypaw leaps on Flametail, but is stopped by Tigerheart. Tigerstar joins in, praising Tigerheart for his bravery and adding that Flametail only knows how to mix herbs, so his presence does not bother him. The novel ends with Tigerstar telling his companions he is confident Ivypaw will fight for the Dark Forest when the time arrives.

In The Sign of the Moon, Ivypaw and Dovepaw get their warrior names: Ivypool and Dovewing. Jayfeather and Lionblaze find signs that indicate the possibility that Hollyleaf might not be dead when a tunnel close to the spot where rocks supposedly buried Hollyleaf is discovered. At a Gathering, Dovewing searches for Tigerheart but denies loving him. Jayfeather, Dovewing, Foxleap, and Squirrelflight then visit the Tribe of Rushing Water when Jayfeather receives a dream from Rock, who insists he go to the mountains for a mysterious purpose. While there, Jayfeather is again sent into the past to convince the Tribe's ancestors to stay in the mountains, at a time when they are weary and very close to returning to the lake, their previous home. Jayfeather, known as "Jay's Wing" in the ancient time he is visiting, succeeds in the mission Rock assigns him, and assigns the new Stoneteller of the Tribe in the ancient times and in his own time as well. He appoints Half Moon as the Stoneteller of the ancient times (whom he has a brief relationship with) and Crag Where Eagles Nest as the Stoneteller of modern times. While in his relationship with Half Moon, Jayfeather is tempted to never return to his own time and stay with her to become mates. Meanwhile Ivypool and Blossomfall go exploring in the cave discovered by Icecloud earlier and get lost, but a mysterious cat leads them out after the spirit of Fallen Leaves, a dead ancient cat, tells them to follow a path out. Jayfeather is told a new prophecy at the end of the novel: "The end of the stars draws near, three must become four, to battle the darkness that lasts forever".

The Forgotten Warrior begins with Jayfeather waking up from a nightmare. He remembers that Lionblaze tells him about how Briarlight sneaks out with Bumblestripe once and is almost eaten by dogs, though Lionblaze saves them without getting hurt. Briarlight tells Jayfeather how she finds a tuft of black fur in the back of the herb store, and Jayfeather recognises it as Hollyleaf's. While Dovewing and Ivypool are on patrol, Dovewing fears that she loses her special power, being unable to hear, see, or smell farther than an ordinary cat. Dovewing confesses to Lionblaze that she is afraid that she had lost her powers. Lionblaze comforts her but he feels nervous. Bumblestripe is in love with Dovewing and the two go on a midnight walk. Her power finally comes back during this walk, much to Dovewing's delight. Afterward, she and Bumblestripe start getting closer to one another. Birchfall reveals to Ivypool that he is training in the Dark Forest, to Ivypool's horror, though she hides it. Ivypool is still visiting the Dark Forest at nights. When she tells Brokenstar that she wants to teach the cats, he tells her to kill Antpelt again. Ivypool wins and kills Antpelt, who fades and disappears, showing that Dark Forest cats can be killed. On the way back from the patrol, a WindClan patrol accuses them for washing their paws in the river, believing the river to be WindClan territory. Sorreltail stops them before there is a fight, but tensions between the two Clans increase. When chasing a squirrel, Dovewing almost passes the ShadowClan border. Tigerheart spots her and tells Dovewing that his sister Dawnpelt wants to take revenge on ThunderClan because she suspects that Jayfeather kills her brother Flametail. Later, Molekit and Cherrykit become apprentices. Shortly after, Molepaw and Cherrypaw enter camp with their mentors announcing that they are attacked by foxes. They tell them how a stranger scares the fox off before any serious injuries are inflicted. The rest of the Clan thinks that the new apprentices are making it up, but Jayfeather and Lionblaze thinks that it might be Hollyleaf's doing. Lionblaze convinces Firestar to let him track down the stranger so he does. He discovers Sol and brings him back to camp. While on a walk, Dovewing and Ivypool go into the tunnels underground. They hear Sol discussing an attack on ThunderClan with WindClan. Dovewing and Ivypool are overheard by the cats and they try to escape. Hollyleaf appears and helps them get out. Lionblaze sees her and brings her back to the Clan. Hollyleaf reveals that she kills Ashfur with Brambleclaw's support. Brambleclaw lies to the Clan, saying Ashfur's death is an accident. Hollyleaf also tells everyone that she saves the apprentices from the fox attack, not Sol. Everyone welcomes her except for only a few. Hollyleaf begins tunnel training to help with the fight with WindClan. Brackenfur tells the Clan that Sorreltail will be having kits. Sorreltail later goes on a walk, gives birth outside of the hollow, and names her kits Lilykit and Seedkit. In a dream, Yellowfang tells Jayfeather to tell Cinderheart about her past as Cinderpelt so she can help the Clan with her medicine cat abilities. He refuses but tells Cinderheart later anyway. Cinderheart becomes convinced that she should be a medicine cat, revealing to the Clan that she is Cinderpelt, reborn. Yellowfang is mad at Jayfeather for telling Cinderheart her past, but Jayfeather points out it is her idea. Yellowfang becomes nervous, saying she made a mistake. In the end, ThunderClan wins the battle with WindClan by pushing them into the tunnels. Afterwards, Dovewing and Hollyleaf go back to ThunderClan.

In The Last Hope, Ivypool is training apprentices of the Dark Forest when Applefur appears with Blossomfall and Hollowflight, and states that the two want to battle Dark Forest warriors instead of living apprentices. Tigerstar appears and states that the apprentices need to know each other's moves in case they need to fight alongside each other. He orders the apprentices to wake up back in their nests because there is a private senior warrior meeting going on. Ivypool insists that she go because she is a mentor, but Mapleshade dismisses this. Ivypool eavesdrops as Brokenstar explains the Dark Forest's master plan, using his claws to create a diagram. They agree to attack at the very heart of the Clans. After all of the cats leave, Ivypool sneaks forward to take a peek at the diagram, but is awakened by her sister, Dovewing. Jayfeather debates whether to go to the Moonpool or not, as he was asked to step down from being a medicine cat due to Dawnpelt's false accusations in the previous book claiming that he killed Flametail. Briarlight urges Jayfeather to go to the Moonpool, but he dismisses this. He heads out of the hollow but realises that Firestar is following him. Firestar speaks to him and he decides to go to the Moonpool. At the Moonpool, Yellowfang tells him that he must tell Dovewing and Lionblaze about the new prophecy he was told in Sign of the Moon. He asks her to talk to Flametail, but due to boundaries in StarClan, she cannot help him. Later in his dream at the Moonpool, former RiverClan medicine cat Brambleberry tells him that they must unite all the Clans together as one to fight the Dark Forest. After that, he has another dream, but in the Dark Forest. Brokenstar appears and shows Jayfeather the training warriors and apprentices. Jayfeather is horrified as he realises that so many cats from all Clans are secretly training at night while their Clanmates are sleeping. Before his dream ends, the Dark Forest warriors lunge at him and hit him as a wave. He then wakes up, blind again. He finds Mothwing at the Moonpool, and she asks if he is alright. Mothwing is aware that something is wrong with the Clans and Jayfeather confirms this. He reveals all of the secrets to her about the Dark Forest, the final battle, and their own Clanmates training with the evil cats. Mothwing observes that many of her Clanmates act odd lately: restless and argumentative. Jayfeather tells her that her brother Hawkfrost is in the Dark Forest. In the climax of the series, the Dark Forest cats attack the Clans, and Hawkfrost almost kills Ivypool before Hollyleaf saves her. Hollyleaf dies, from her wounds inflicted by Hawkfrost, however, and Ferncloud dies protecting the nursery. Firestar is confronted by Tigerstar, and after a fight, kills Tigerstar. Afterwards, lightning strikes a tree next to Firestar, and ThunderClan discovers that Firestar has died as well, from a raccoon that castrated him. He died of blood loss. As the deputy at the time, Brambleclaw becomes leader, then names Squirrelflight as his new deputy. He is now Bramblestar. Dovewing sees the Ancient cat Rock and the badger Midnight, and finally hears the complete prophecy. Firestar then came back from the grave and gave Bramblestar a Darwin award. Bramblestar refused, buy was castrated by a flying magical pony. Then the My Little Pony began to tap dance and then shot his best friend, Magic pony. Firestar began to roll over in his grave and then shot his grandpa in the foot. This all happened after the My Little Pony urinated on all of the land, drowning every single cat. Finally the sotry was over.

Warriors: Dawn of the Clans

The fifth series is titled Warriors: Dawn of the Clans and goes back to the beginning of the Clans.

The first book is called The Sun Trail and is set to be released on March 5, 2013.

The second book is called Thunder Rising and is set to be released in December 3, 2013.

Other books

Super Editions

Super Editions are books in the Warriors series that are approximately double the length of a normal Warriors book. There are five Super Editions as of October 2012: Firestar's Quest, Bluestar's Prophecy, SkyClan's Destiny, Crookedstar's Promise, and Yellowfang's Secret. Another Super Edition, Tallstar's Revenge, is set to be released July 2, 2013. Super Editions are standalone stories and as the titles imply, the first features Firestar, the second features Bluestar, the third features the modern SkyClan a few months after Firestar's Quest, the fourth features Crookedstar, the leader of RiverClan, and the fifth features the former ShadowClan and ThunderClan medicine cat Yellowfang. The sixth will feature the former WindClan leader Tallstar.

Firestar's Quest

Firestar's Quest, the first Warriors Super Edition, was released on 25 August 2007. It covers the time between The Darkest Hour and Midnight, and fills many plot gaps between the books, explaining Longtail's blindness, Willowpelt's death, and the births of Leafkit, Squirrelkit, Spiderkit, and Shrewkit. The book details Firestar and Sandstorm's journey to restore SkyClan, the fifth Clan of the forest that is driven out when a town is built, and is scattered when it is attacked by rats in its new home.

Bluestar's Prophecy

Bluestar's Prophecy was released 28 July 2009. It covers Bluestar's life from her birth to the beginning of Into the Wild. It explains Bluestar's constant and unfailing trust of Whitestorm, her kits Stonekit , Mistykit, and Mosskit and her secret mate Oakheart, and tells about her struggle between her Clan and her heart. The book describes a prophecy given to Bluestar by her uncle, Goosefeather, the medicine cat at the time. The prophecy is "Like fire you will blaze through the forest, but beware even the most powerful flames can be quenched by water". However, Goosefeather eventually becomes insane, pushing Bluestar to follow the prophecy at all costs.

SkyClan's Destiny

SkyClan's Destiny was released on 3 August 2010. The book follows Leafstar, and her struggle to rebuild the once-lost Clan. The book takes place several months after Firestar's Quest. After Firestar leaves, SkyClan prospers, but not without challenges. The Clan's members are split over whether or not "daylight-warriors", kittypets that join the Clan in the day and return to their owners at night, should be allowed to be part of the Clan. As well, a group of visiting rogues create challenges for the Clan. SkyClan is next seen in the manga series SkyClan and the Stranger.

Crookedstar's Promise

Crookedstar's Promise was released on 5 July 2011. It takes place during the same time as Bluestar's Prophecy and explains how Stormkit became Crookedkit. The book describes the promise that Crookedkit made to a Dark Forest cat, who he believed was a StarClan cat, named Mapleshade. She tells him that she can give him anything he wants, power over his Clanmates and the other Clans as long as he is faithful to his Clan and puts all other things aside. As a young warrior, Crookedjaw pledges his undying loyalty to RiverClan in exchange for the promise of power, not realising that his pledge will haunt him when he becomes the leader of his Clan.

Yellowfang's Secret

Yellowfang's Secret was released on 9 October 2012. It is a Super Edition about the past ThunderClan medicine cat Yellowfang, and about her life in ShadowClan. Yellowfang was already known to have had a harsh life in the first series of Warriors, but Yellowfang's Secret gives the readers the in depth life story of the medicine cat.

Tallstar's Revenge

Tallstar's Revenge is the sixth volume in the Super Edition arc, is to be released 2 July 2013, and will feature Tallstar.

Field guides

Four field guides have also been published. They offer extra information, usually in the form of short stories, and are usually about 150 pages long. Secrets of the Clans is the first field guide to be released for Warriors. This book gives more details about the Clans never before revealed in the books. Cats of the Clans, featuring illustrations and descriptions of the cats, was released on 24 June 2008. Code of the Clans, which describes the warrior code's origins, was released on 9 June 2009." Battles of the Clans, released on 1 June 2010, is about past battles and each Clan's special battle tactic introduced in the form of short stories.

Omnibus field guide

Enter the Clans is an omnibus field guide released on 26 June 2012. It is a collective work of the field guides Secrets of the Clans and Code of the Clans, although four pages of color artwork and the double foldout map inserts in the middle of Secrets of the Clans, as well as five pieces of color artwork in Code of the Clans are not included in Enter the Clans.

OEL manga series

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The boxed set of Graystripe's Trilogy

Several series of original English-language manga have been produced by HarperCollins with TOKYOPOP. Four of the manga series consist of three volumes, though The Rise of Scourge is a standalone book.

Graystripe's Trilogy

Graystripe's Trilogy is a three volume series following Graystripe from the time that he was taken by Twolegs in Dawn until he returns to ThunderClan in The Sight. It was published as the first part of a partnership between TOKYOPOP and HarperCollins. These books tell how Graystripe and Millie found their way back to ThunderClan. It consists of 3 books: The Lost Warrior, Warrior's Refuge, and Warrior's Return. The final volume was published on 22 April 2008.

The Rise of Scourge

The Rise of Scourge was released on 24 June 2008 and unlike the other manga, it only has a single volume. It was the result of a questionnaire on the official Warriors website, which had asked fans what they wanted to see in a new Warriors book. The story follows Scourge, the leader of BloodClan, one of the antagonists in The Darkest Hour. It centres around his early years, when he was bullied as a kit for being small. The book follows him until he kills Tigerstar, who had attacked Scourge when he ventured into the forest as a kitten.

Tigerstar and Sasha

Tigerstar and Sasha, a manga trilogy about Tigerstar and Sasha has also been published. The story details how Tigerstar and Sasha met each other and what happens after Sasha leaves Tigerstar and ShadowClan. The books are Into the Woods, Escape from the Forest, and Return to the Clans. The third was released on 9 June 2009.

Ravenpaw's Path

Ravenpaw's Path is another trilogy which is centred around Ravenpaw and his life on the farm with Barley after the BloodClan battles. Holmes has said that the story takes place in the second half of the year between the original series and the New Prophecy series, soon after Firestar and Sandstorm return to the Clan in Firestar's Quest. The three books are Shattered Peace, A Clan in Need, and The Heart of a Warrior, which was released on 3 August 2010.

SkyClan and the Stranger

SkyClan and the Stranger is another trilogy which is about SkyClan and how Sol came to know about the Clans. It begins with The Rescue (Warriors), which was released on 5 July 2011. The second book is called Beyond the Code and was released 22 November 2011, and the third book is called After the Flood and was released 3 April 2012.

E-book only works

HarperCollins has said on the official Warriors fan page that Hollyleaf's Story, Mistystar's Omen, and Cloudstar's Journey will be included in a printed book within the next year.

"Hollyleaf's Story"

"Hollyleaf's Story" was released on March 3, 2012. It takes place from the time when Hollyleaf went into the tunnels and was thought to be dead in Sunrise. The book goes on until she goes to the tunnels beneath ThunderClan territory to find that Ivypool and Dovewing are spying on Sol and the WindClan cats. When she first goes into the cave, she is saved by Fallen Leaves and lives with him for the remainder of her time in the caves. The book also tells of her helping the ThunderClan cats in several ways. It was released in e-book form only and is currently unavailable in print.

"Mistystar's Omen"

"Mistystar's Omen" is an e-book only work that was released on September 11, 2012. In this original Warriors novella, when Leopardstar loses her ninth life, her longtime deputy, Mistyfoot, steps up to receive her new name—Mistystar—and lead her Clan through a troublesome time. But Mistystar is about to discover a shocking secret about RiverClan, and her leadership is plunged into crisis as soon as it begins.

"Cloudstar's Journey"

"Cloudstar's Journey" is an e-book only work that is set to be released on January 29, 2013. Cloudstar, leader of SkyClan, has watched over his Clanmates at the edge of the forest for many long seasons. But Twolegs are encroaching on SkyClan's land and SkyClan is in danger of being driven away. Cloudstar is forced to turn to the other Clans for help—but will they be willing to come to SkyClan's rescue?

Inspiration and origins

New Forest, which became the base for the forest the cats live in

The series first began when HarperCollins asked Vicky Holmes to write a fantasy series about feral cats. Initially, Holmes was not very enthusiastic, since she "couldn't imagine coming up with enough ideas". She worked with the concept, however, expanding the storyline with elements of war, politics, revenge, doomed love, and religious conflict. Although the original plan was a stand-alone novel, enough material was created for several books, and the publisher decided upon a six volume series. The first volume, Into the Wild, was written by Kate Cary, under the pseudonym "Erin Hunter", and was completed in about three months. Holmes then began to work behind the scenes, editing and supervising details. Cherith Baldry joined the Erins to write the third book, Forest of Secrets.

The authors have named several other authors as sources of inspiration when writing the novels. In an online author chat, Cherith Baldry listed the authors that inspire her as including Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Shakespeare. In the same chat, Victoria Holmes stated that Jacqueline Wilson, Kathy Reichs and J. K. Rowling are some of the authors that inspire her. According to the official website, other authors who have inspired the writers include Enid Blyton, Lucy Daniels, Ellis Peters, Tess Gerritsen, Kate Ellis, Lisa Gardiner, Jaqueline Wilson and Meg Cabot. The authors have also mentioned several other sources of inspiration. The New Forest in southern England was the base for the forest where the original series took place. Other influential locations include Loch Lomond, and the Scottish Highlands. Nicholas Culpeper, a physician who used materials occurring in the natural world as medicine, has also had an influence on the Warriors series. His book, Culpeper's Herbal, is used as a source by the authors for the herbal remedies that the cats use in the books. In addition, the authors mentioned that they may use some fan-created names in future books. Also mentioned as a source of inspiration was Rambo.

Critical reception

The first book of the series, Into the Wild, was generally well-received, with reviewers calling it a "spine-tingling," "thoroughly engrossing" and "exciting ... action-packed adventure." One reviewer praised the authors for "creating an intriguing world ... and an engaging young hero, but another criticised the characters and imagined world as being "neither ... consistent nor compelling."

The large number of characters involved in the series has often been seen as a negative point; though one reviewer compared the "huge cast" to that of a Greek drama, others wrote that it was "hard to follow" and "a little confusing." The characters have also been criticised as being "somewhat flat" and "limited essentially to each individual's function within the clan."

As one reviewer put it, the cats in the series are "true to their feline nature," leading some critics to jokingly comment that the books will "leave readers eyeing Puss a bit nervously" and "[wondering] what dreams of grandeur may haunt the family cat." However, this realism also means that the series contains a relatively large amount of violence, with one critic stating that it is "not for the faint of heart." Several critics have compared Warriors to Brian Jacques' Redwall series, though one commented that it was "not as elegantly written." The New York Times called the series a "hit with young readers," specifically because of its "sprawling universe," and the series was able to appear on the New York Times Bestseller List for a total of 112 weeks, as of 6 May 2012.

Awards and recognitions

Into the Wild was nominated for the 2006 Young Reader's Choice Awards, but lost to Christopher Paolini's Eragon. It was also listed on Booklist's Top 10 fantasy books for youth in 2003 and was a Book Sense 76 Pick. The Sight was nominated as the best Middle Readers book at Amazon's Best Books of the Year (2007), and placed sixth out of the ten nominees, with six percent of the total votes. It was also nominated for the Children's Choice Book Awards. In 2006, Warriors also received an honourable mention for the best book series for Publisher Weekly's "On the Cuff" awards.

Themes

A theme in the series is forbidden love, examples being Bluestar with Oakheart, Graystripe with Silverstream, Leafpool with Crowfeather, Yellowfang with Raggedstar, and Dovewing with Tigerheart. These loves were not allowed as some were with medicine cats while others were with cats in other Clans which are both against the Warrior Code, the code of honour the Clans must follow. Another theme featured in the novel is the reactions of different faiths when meeting each other. To show this, the Tribe of Rushing Water was introduced in Moonrise. In an author chat, Holmes explained that the books never say that the Clans or the Tribe of Rushing Water are right about faith, because both are "equally valid." This leads to fear and suspicion between them because they are afraid of things they do not understand. Holmes said that "ignorance is a very scary thing!" Non-belief, such as where Mothwing or Cloudtail do not believe in StarClan, is also featured in the storyline. On the other hand, Holmes said that another central theme of the series is "faith and spirituality" in StarClan. All books in the series heavily feature the influence of StarClan, not just as the cats think of them, but in terms of explicit prophecies for StarClan which inevitably come true. A few scenes actually take place within StarClan itself, with no earthly cats present as point-of-view characters. Thus, while the differences in belief is a clear minor theme, the existence of an afterlife and the influence of "cat spirits" who have passed on and yet retain their earthly identities is integral to all of the plot arcs in the series.

Another theme surfaces in how the books show characters that can be a mix of good and evil. Holmes has said she is fascinated by these "shades of gray" in personalities. Her example of this was when Bluestar, a relatively noble and honourable cat, gave up her kits for her own ambitions so an evil cat would not take over. Another example she gave of this is how Tigerstar, even with all of his faults, is still courageous and fiercely loyal. Similarly, Holmes has also compared the theme to Brambleclaw and how nobody knew whether he was good or evil. A third major theme, often referred to as nature versus nurture, relates to whether a person is born the way he or she will be, or if other things shape that, as in the example of Brambleclaw. This theme ties into the "shades of gray" theme.

Publishers Weekly noted that friendship and responsibility were things that were taught to characters in the novels, while booksforyouths.com had a review which pointed out the idea that just as Clan cats shun house cats for their soft life, people should realise that it is necessary to experience hardships in life. A Storysnoops review noted that one of the themes was that "it doesn't matter where you come from, only who you are inside". In Dawn, the theme of cooperation is explored. The four Clans, normally hostile to each other, are forced to work together in order to find a new home. Other themes that have been pointed out include family, loss, honour, bravery, death, loyalty, and following rules.

Holmes has said that one of the good things about writing a book about cats is that "we can tackle difficult human issues such as death, racial intolerance, and religious intolerance [without seeming so heavy]."

Editions

All of the Warriors books except for the manga have been published as hardcovers, and the majority of them have also been published as paperbacks. Starlight, Twilight, and Sunset from The New Prophecy, as well as all of the Omen of the Stars books so far, are available in an audiobook format. The New Prophecy audiobooks are spoken by Nanette Savard, whose performance has been praised by reviewers. AudioFile wrote, "Nanette Savard brings out the youth of the cats who are struggling to help their clan survive and to protect each other from outside danger." The Omen of the Stars audiobooks are spoken by Kathleen McInerney, a pseudonym of Veronica Taylor, who is best known for having provided the voice of Ash Ketchum of the Pokémon anime in the past. The books in the four main series have also been released in an eBook format.

Foreign editions

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The Japanese cover of A Dangerous Path.

The Warriors series was first published in the USA and the United Kingdom. Warriors is also sold in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada. Translations from English into other languages such as Czech, Lithuanian, Finnish, Japanese, French, Russian, Chinese and Korean have been published more recently. The first six books have been published in Korea and the first two series in Germany. Fandom even exists in Trinidad and Singapore. The first two books have been printed in Poland and Italy.

Other media

Website

The Warriors website features Warriors screen savers, and E-cards, along with videos on "How To Draw Graystripe," the process of writing a manga book, and a video to promoting Cats of the Clans. There is also a "How To Draw Manga" page. In addition, there are games, including: quizzes, the New Prophecy Adventure, the Warriors Hunting Game, and the Warriors Adventure Game, a paper-and-pencil-based role-playing game. On the Q&A section of the site, Erin Hunter said that they are working on an online game that would be released in late 2010. It finished the first round of testing in summer 2010, but by January 2011, had not been released. Whether it will be a role-playing game is unknown. Erin Hunter has stated on the official Warriors website that there is still no plan for an official video game, but if there was, it would probably be based on a movie version of the Warriors series, which is currently not under consideration. Many fans have also created their own forum-based role-playing games.

Movie

During a July 2009 author chat, Victoria Holmes stated that there are currently no planned Warriors movies, and none under consideration:

"Oh, the fickle world of movie making, well, there are currently no Warriors movies in production or even under consideration. The economy is not in a state to invest in a rather dark animation about feral cats, apparently. I promise I'll let you know if there are any changes."

In August 2010, she stated:

"Well, never say never, but there are currently no Warriors movies in production, and no immediate plans."

Short stories

The first short story written by Erin Hunter was called Spottedleaf's Honest Answer. In it, Spottedleaf talks about her love for Firestar. It gives information on what happened in the Warriors series from Into the Wild to Firestar's Quest.

On 20 January 2009, another short story, called The Clans Decide, was released on the Warriors Ultimate Leader Election site, starring Firestar, who won an election through an online vote conducted in recognition of President Obama's Inauguration Day. The story is about the four Clans voting for a way to survive a tough leaf-bare (winter). Every cat at the meeting voted whether or not the Clans would work together to survive the leaf-bare. In the end, the Clans decided to work together to survive leaf-bare.

Two short stories, titled After Sunset: The Right Choice? and The Elders' Concern were included with the Warriors mobile application. The Elders' Concern has been noted to contain timeline errors. Taking place after Bluestar's selection of Fireheart for deputy, it is about the elder Halftail, who is unhappy with the decision, and wakes the other elders to discuss it with them. In After Sunset: The Right Choice?, Leafpool runs into Brambleclaw in the evening of the day he had killed Hawkfrost; Brambleclaw confides in her his worry that the event was a sign that he was unfit to be deputy.

Plays

Written by Victoria Holmes for a tour, a play entitled After Sunset: We Need to Talk was first premiered on 28 April 2007, at the Secret Garden bookstore in Seattle, Washington. It details a meeting between Leafpool of ThunderClan and Crowfeather of WindClan after the events of Sunset. The script was released to the public at the official site for the Warriors series.

During a fund raising event in Russellville, Arkansas, Brightspirit's Mercy was performed by various high school drama students. The second of the two plays by Erin Hunter, Brightspirt's Mercy is about Jaypaw, Lionblaze, and Hollyleaf. After going to a Gathering, where it is obvious all of the Clans except for ThunderClan are starving, three cats from StarClan appear to them: Brightspirit, and her parents, Shiningheart and Braveheart, characters created on Wands and Worlds, a fantasy fiction forum, in memory of a 10-year-old Warriors fan, Emmy Grace Cherry, and her parents, Dana and Jimmy Cherry, who were killed in a tornado in February 2007. They tell the three young cats that they must help feed the other Clans. Jaypaw is easily convinced, but Hollyleaf and Lionblaze are harder to win over. Eventually, they agree and hunt, then wait at the WindClan border for a patrol. Ashfoot, WindClan's deputy, accepts the gift, but Breezepaw, too proud to have help from another Clan, refuses to eat it. Jaypaw, Lionblaze, and Hollyleaf then head towards another Clan's territory.

Trading cards

An example of a trading card, depicting Brambleclaw

In the Chinese translation of the series, "3-D trading cards" are packaged in each book. The 3-D effect is caused by stereoscopic lenticular printing. These cards feature pictures of the cats on the center of the bookcover with the Chinese and English names, and biographical information on the back. Current cards feature Firestar, Bluestar, Tallstar, Graystripe, Tigerstar, a collage of the 5 previous cats, Brambleclaw, Feathertail, Leafpool, Onestar, Crowfeather, Hawkfrost, Hollyleaf, Jayfeather, Lionblaze, Blackstar, Squirrelflight, Breezepelt, Sandstorm, Oakheart, Dovewing, Ivypool, Flametail, and Stormfur.

Mobile application

On 30 June 2011, an official iOS application was released on the iTunes App Store. It contains information about the books in the series, profiles of the Clans and major characters (including app-exclusive information such as the name of Firestar's mother), an interactive timeline and maps, two application-exclusive short stories, and a trivia game.

External links

• Official website