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.
[2]
The series follows the adventures of four Clans of wild
cats,ThunderClan, WindClan, ShadowClan, and RiverClan, in their forest
homes. 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, 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 sub-series,
Warriors: Omen of the Stars
was published from 2009 to 2012 and continues where the third story arc
left off. A fifth sub-series has been requested by HarperCollins and is
entitled
Warriors: Dawn of the Clans.
[3] The first book of this upcoming continuation is titled "The Sun Trail", and the cover image is now released.
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. Manga published after TOKYOPOP's shutdown
is published by HarperCollins on its own. 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.
n the
Warriors universe, there are four Clans of
feral cats
that live in a forest: ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, and
ShadowClan. A fifth Clan, SkyClan, 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.
Cats in each Clan live and hunt in their own territory, which they
defend from other cats. Each Clan is adapted to its own types of 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.
However, they are not considered to be a true Clan because they do not
believe in the warriors' spiritual ancestors, StarClan, or the warrior
code, a set of rules followed by all Clan cats. BloodClan is considered
to be a group of rogues (non-Clan cats who do not respect the Clan cats'
rules).
[4]
StarClan is a group of the Clans' deceased ancestors who give
guidance to the Clans. After death, most 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, a large piece
of quartz in an abandoned mine, which is used in the forest territory
to communicate with the medicine cats' ancestors every half-moon. When
the Clans live by the lake, the medicine cats gather at the Moonpool, a
pool used as 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.
[5]
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. Dark Forest cats eventually gain the ability to walk in dreams
like StarClan.
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.
[6]
[edit] 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, 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 are formed
from the previous multitude of small groups.
[7] The dead spirits become StarClan, and the code of honour that the cats follow is gradually created, as described in
Code of the Clans.
After a little while later, the cats of the Clan's fight somewhat all
the time, especially ShadowClan who get the less territory.
[edit] 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. 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. 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. All apprentices' names end with the suffix
-paw.
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
permanently ill or disabled, 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 who return to warrior duties when no longer expecting or
nursing kits. A queen is not obligated to reveal the identity of her
mate. A kit's name always ends with the suffix -kit. Kits become
apprentices after they are six months old.
[edit] 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 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. Those are used by ThunderClan. 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.
[edit] Main series
[edit] 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. 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. 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.
[edit] 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 help the
Tribe. 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 stalactite 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. However, the warrior code says
that Leafpool, as a medicine cat, cannot have a mate; in addition, 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 the spirit of their dead 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 lake, dying it red, explaining the "blood will
spill blood" prophecy as Brambleclaw is Hawkfrost's kin.
[edit] 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
Outcast, two cats
from the Tribe of Rushing Water 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. 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 a set
of secret tunnels under the Clans' territories because she can not stand
the fact that her birth is against the warrior code which means a lot
to her. The tunnels then collapse on Hollyleaf, and she is presumed
dead. 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.
[edit] Warriors: Omen of the Stars
The fourth series is titled
Warriors: Omen of the Stars and is a direct continuation of the previous series.
[8] 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.
[9]
In
The Fourth Apprentice,
ThunderClan apprentice Dovepaw finds out that she has a special power,
which is to hear and see things even from extreme distances. 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. In
Fading Echoes,
Jayfeather goes to the Dark Forest with Yellowfang and Spottedleaf and
discovers that the Dark Forest cats are doing battle training. Later on,
a tree falls on the camp and ThunderClan manages to evacuate in time
thanks to Dovepaw's senses. Ivypaw becomes envious of the attention that
Dovepaw receives from Firestar due to her special power, and demands to
know why she is spending time 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 is actually a ploy concocted by Hawkfrost.
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 tries to convince Ivypaw not to go to the Dark Forest,
but the Ivypaw is oblivious to the dangers. Eventually, Ivypaw becomes
increasingly nervous as she goes into the Dark Forest, then finds out
the truth: that Tigerstar is training her and others to fight against
the Clans. She agrees to spy on the Dark Forest for Jayfeather,
Lionblaze, and Dovepaw. 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. Ivypool and Blossomfall go
exploring in this tunnel 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 Briarlight telling Jayfeather how she finds a tuft of black
fur in the back of the herb store, and Jayfeather recognises it as
Hollyleaf's. 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, a Dark Forest
spirit. Ivypool wins and kills Antpelt, who fades and disappears,
showing that Dark Forest cats can be killed. Molepaw and Cherrypaw
announce that they are attacked by foxes, but that 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 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. In the end, ThunderClan
wins the battle with WindClan by pushing them into the tunnels.
In
The Last Hope,
Ivypool eavesdrops on a senior Dark Forest warriors' meeting; she
listens 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. At the
Moonpool, Yellowfang tells Jayfeather that he must tell Dovewing and
Lionblaze about the new prophecy he was told in
Sign of the Moon.
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. In the climax of the series, the Dark Forest
cats attack the Clans. 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, the
flash of flame marking the end of his life. As the deputy at the time,
Brambleclaw becomes leader, then names Squirrelflight as his new deputy.
[edit] 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 5 March 2013. The second book is called
Thunder Rising and is set to be released on 5 November 2013.
[10]
[edit] Other books
[edit] 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 on 2 July 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, leader of RiverClan, and the fifth
features the former ShadowClan and ThunderClan medicine cat Yellowfang.
The sixth will feature the former WindClan leader, Tallstar. Victoria
Holmes has hinted that the seventh Super Edition will feature
Bramblestar.
[edit] Firestar's Quest
Firestar's Quest, the first
Warriors Super Edition, was released on 25 August 2007.
[11] 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.
[edit] Bluestar's Prophecy
Bluestar's Prophecy was released 28 July 2009.
[12] 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, the
backstory of 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".
[edit] SkyClan's Destiny
SkyClan's Destiny was released on 3 August 2010.
[13] The book follows Leafstar and her struggle to rebuild the once-lost Clan. The book takes place several months after
Firestar's Quest.
The Clan's members are split over whether or not "daylight-warriors",
kittypets who 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.
[edit] 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, whom he believes is a
StarClan cat, named Mapleshade. She tells him that she can give him
anything he wants 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.
[edit] Yellowfang's Secret
Yellowfang's Secret
was released on 9 October 2012. It is a Super Edition about the former
ThunderClan medicine cat Yellowfang and her life in ShadowClan. It
follows Yellowfang as she first trains to be a warrior, then later
realizes her paws are not meant for shedding blood and her decision to
switch to the role of medicine cat instead. However, she breaks the code
of medicine cats when she gives birth and can only watch as she and her
whole Clan are punished by her disloyalty to the code. In the end, she
herself is cast out of ShadowClan by her own kit Brokenstar.
[edit] Tallstar's Revenge
Tallstar's Revenge, the sixth volume in the Super Edition arc, is to be released on 2 July 2013, and will feature Tallstar.
[14]
[edit] 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.
[15] Secrets of the Clans is the first field guide to be released for
Warriors. It gives more details about the Clans previously unrevealed in the main series.
Cats of the Clans, featuring illustrations and descriptions of the cats, was released on 24 June 2008.
[16] Code of the Clans, which describes the warrior code's origins, was released on 9 June 2009.
[17]"
Battles of the Clans, released on 1 June 2010,
[18] is about past battles and each Clan's special battle tactics.
[edit] Omnibus field guide
Enter the Clans is an
omnibus field guide released on 26 June 2012.
[19] 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.
[edit] Warriors: The Ultimate Guide
In November 2013, a field guide titled
Warriors: The Ultimate Guide
will be released. HarperCollins is currently holding a contest in which
ten fans will have their names appear on the dedication page.
[20]
[edit] OEL manga series
The boxed set of Graystripe's Trilogy
Several series of
original English-language manga have been produced by HarperCollins with
TOKYOPOP.
[21]
With the shutdown of TOKYOPOP, subsequent manga volumes have been
published under the HarperCollins name alone. Four of the manga series
consist of three volumes, though
The Rise of Scourge is a standalone book.
[edit] 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.
[22] These books tell how Graystripe and Millie found their way 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.
[23]
[edit] The Rise of Scourge
The Rise of Scourge was released on 24 June 2008
[24] and unlike the other manga, is a standalone volume. It was the result of a questionnaire on the official
Warriors website, which 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.
[edit] 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.
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[edit] Ravenpaw's Path
Ravenpaw's Path is another trilogy which is centred around
former ThunderClan apprentice Ravenpaw and his life on the farm with the
farm cat 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
The New Prophecy series, soon after Firestar and Sandstorm return to the Clan in
Firestar's Quest.
[15] The three books are
Shattered Peace,
A Clan in Need, and
The Heart of a Warrior, which was released on 3 August 2010.
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[edit] 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, which was released on 5 July 2011.
[27] The second book is called
Beyond the Code and was released 22 November 2011,
[28] and the third book is called
After the Flood and was released 3 April 2012.
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[edit] 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. The book will be titled
Warriors: The Untold Stories and is due to be released on 2 July 2013.
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[edit] Hollyleaf's Story
Hollyleaf's Story was released on 3 March 2012. It takes place
starting 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.
[edit] Mistystar's Omen
Mistystar's Omen is an e-book-only work that was released on 11 September 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.
[31]
[edit] Cloudstar's Journey
Cloudstar's Journey is an e-book-only work that was released on 29 January 2013. The book follows SkyClan making its new home in the gorge.
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