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| Author | Erin Hunter |
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| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's, Fantasy, Animals |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Publication date | 2003 |
Warriors is a series of fantasy novels written by Kate Cary and Cherith Baldry, with their editor Victoria Holmes, under the pen name Erin Hunter, that follows the adventures of various wild cats as they try to survive in their forest homes. The series is divided up into three miniseries with six books in each series. The first of these miniseries, usually referred to as the Original Warriors, was published in 2003, beginning with the book Into the Wild. The second series was written under the title Warriors: The New Prophecy and published in 2005. The first book was called Midnight. The first book of the third series Warriors: The Power of Three, The Sight, was added to shelves on April 24, 2007. Another book, Secrets of the Clans, was released early in 2007. This provides information about the Clans never known before. Firestar's Quest was released on August 21st, 2007.[1] A three volume manga series is being printed as well. The title of the first volume is The Lost Warrior, and the book was released on the same day as The Sight.[2] The second volume, Warrior's Refuge, was released on December 26, 2007,[3] and the second book of Power of Three, Dark River, was also released December 26, 2007.[4]
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Warriors books
Warriors: Original
The first series follows the adventures of Rusty, a young house cat who is taken into ThunderClan as an apprentice with the new name Firepaw. As the series progresses, he earns a new name and he learns what being a Clan cat is all about. Rusty, with his new warrior name, Fireheart, learns the true meaning of loyalty, belonging, and friendship. He will call upon an unknown inner strength, and witness heartbreaking experiences, along with heart-pounding battles and adventures across the lands of the four warrior Clans.
- Book 1: Into the Wild
- Book 2: Fire and Ice
- Book 3: Forest of Secrets
- Book 4: Rising Storm
- Book 5: A Dangerous Path
- Book 6: The Darkest Hour
Warriors: The New Prophecy
The second series is centered around seven cats from all four different Clans; the ThunderClan representative Brambleclaw (formerly known as Bramblepaw), the ShadowClan representative Tawnypelt, the WindClan representative and apprentice Crowpaw, the RiverClan representative Feathertail, Feathertail's brother Stormfur, the ThunderClan apprentice Squirrelpaw, and her sister, Leafpaw. As the series progresses, six of the cats find a new home for their Clans and guide them there. It also follows Leafpaw's life as a medicine cat apprentice. It takes place roughly one year after The Darkest Hour. It takes a while to get caught up on that one year, and the main character is no longer Firestar, like in the original series, but told by the 3rd person viewpoint of Brambleclaw (Midnight, Starlight, Sunset), Squirrelpaw (Dawn, Twilight), Leafpaw (all), Feathertail (Moonrise), and Stormfur (Moonrise) .
Warriors: Power of Three
The third series follows three young cats named Hollypaw, Jaypaw, and Lionpaw. They are the grandchildren of both Tigerstar and Firestar, and children of Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw. The Sight takes place roughly six months after Sunset, and is the series centers around the prophecy: There will be three, kin of your kin, who hold the power of the stars in their paws.
- Book 1: The Sight
- Book 2: Dark River
- Book 3: Outcast - To be released on April 22, 2008[citation needed]
- Book 4: Eclipse[citation needed]
Warriors: Super Edition
- Firestar's Quest
Another super edition book is expected, which will have a silver cover and will center around Bluestar. [citation needed]
Warriors: Field Guides
- Secrets of the Clans
- Cats of the Clans - Expected release on June 24, 2008[citation needed]
Warriors manga
Graystripe's Trilogy
There is a three volume manga series based on what happened to Graystripe between the time that he was taken by Twolegs in Dawn until he returned to ThunderClan in The Sight.
- The Lost Warrior
- Warrior's Refuge
- Warrior's Return - Expected release on April 22, 2008[citation needed]
Other Manga
- The Rise of Scourge - Expected release on June 24, 2008[citation needed]
As revealed by Vicky Holmes during her October 2007 tour of the United States, one of the future manga will focus on the BloodClan leader Scourge. The title was confirmed on the Library of Congress website.[5]
Warriors play
Written by Vicky Holmes for a tour, a play entitled After Sunset: We Need to Talk was first premiered on April 28, 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 www.warriorcats.com, the official site for the Warriors series.[6]
Warriors movie
There are currently no planned Warriors movies or plans to make any, despite common rumors that have spread across the Warriors community.[2] As her answer to the main question of a movie possibility, Victoria Holmes replied:
Okay, this is a really important issue to clear up. I'm sorry to say that there are NO plans for a Warriors movie, even though we have had lots and lots of discussions with major film companies about this. This isn't to say that there will NEVER be a Warriors movie, but please don't get your hopes up! The reason for this is that the animated movies around at the moment tend to be larger-than-life, laugh-out-loud family films that adults can laugh at as well as kids - think Shrek or Cars. A Warriors movie would be much more serious, dealing with big issues like death and loyalty, which doesn't translate well to conventional animation just now. It might fit with a manga-style approach, but there isn't a mainstream market for this in the film world just yet. So we'll have to keep our fingers crossed![2]
Warriors references
- ^ Author Interview: Erin Hunter. Writers Unboxed.
- ^ a b c Second Erin Hunter Chat. Wands and Worlds.
- ^ Comic Book Bin Tokyopop News Release. www.comicbookbin.com.
- ^ Dark River Amazon Sales Page. www.amazon.com.
- ^ The Library of Congress' entry on The Rise of Scourge. The Library of Congress.
- ^ Warriors. www.warriorcats.com.
Warriors links
- The Official Warriors Site The official site of Warriors.
- The Guttersnipe Author Kate Cary's personal site.
- Warriors Wiki A comprehensive Warriors Encyclopedia.
| Erin Hunter's Warriors series | |
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Original: Into the Wild | Fire and Ice | Forest of Secrets | Rising Storm | A Dangerous Path | The Darkest Hour
The New Prophecy: Midnight | Moonrise | Dawn | Starlight | Twilight | Sunset Power of Three: The Sight | Dark River Manga: The Lost Warrior | Warrior's Refuge | Warrior's Return Authors: Kate Cary | Cherith Baldry | Victoria Holmes |
