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The Clans are in turmoil. ShadowClan has turned its back on StarClan and pledged to follow the dark predictions of Sol, the strange cat who foretold the solar eclipse. But not all the cats have lost faith in their warrior ancestors. . . .

Jaypaw is convinced that StarClan still holds an important place in the warrior code, and his search for answers leads him far back into the past, farther back than even StarClan can remember. Lionblaze, tortured by violent dreams and bloody visions, wishes he had never been prophesied to be one of the three but to turn his back on his littermates would be the ultimate betrayal. And Hollyleaf is terrified that once the Clans lose their faith, the warrior code will fall apart. She's willing to fight tooth and nail to preserve it—whatever the cost.

And when murder stalks into the heart of ThunderClan, the cats realize that the darkest shadows don't always lie outside the territory.

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In the fifth episode of the Warriors: Power of Three series, one cat's decision thrusts the entire StarClan into crisis. When ShadowClan leader Blackstar announces that his clan is abandoning the Warrior Code, the future itself seems endangered. To reclaim a sense of purpose, Jaypaw must search deep into memories forgotten or long-buried. A significant hinge novel in a reader favorite series.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780060892142
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 11/25/2008
Edition number: 5
Pages: 316
Sales rank: 188,206
Age range: 10 - 12 Years
Lexile: 750L (what's this?)
Series: Warriors: Power of Three Series, #5
Product dimensions: 8.48 (w) x 5.86 (h) x 1.21 (d)

Meet the Author

Erin Hunter

Erin Hunter is the nom de plume of three British writers who create enthralling, animal-centric YA fantasies in the tradition of Brian Jacques's Redwall books.

Biography

Erin Hunter is the nom de plume of three British writers who create enthralling, animal-centric YA fantasies in the tradition of Brian Jacques's Redwall books. In 2003, they launched their bestselling Warriors series with Into the Wild, the story of a domesticated kitten who leaves the comforts of his human home to join a family of feral cats living in the woods. Introducing a captivating world where rival cat clans struggle for survival, the book was an immediate sensation with animal- and adventure-loving preteens. Since its debut, Warriors has become a genuine publishing phenomenon, spawning a string of six-book miniseries, each with its own distinct story arc.

The Erin Hunter collaboration is an unusual but highly successful one. Characters and story ideas emanate from editor Victoria Holmes, who keeps track of previous plot lines, ensures continuity, and coordinates the details of a complex and growing cast of characters. Kate Cary and Cherith Baldry take turns writing individual books; then everything is vetted again through Holmes, who checks carefully to make sure the stories are told in a single, unified voice. With different writing styles at work, this would seem a daunting task. However, in a 2006 interview, Holmes explained her modus operandi: "I think of it as being able to "speak Erin Hunter", like speaking a different language, and after working on [so many] scripts, I know pretty much at once if a line or phrase doesn't sound right."

Although the Erin Hunter books are written for young readers, they do not shy away from difficult material. The animals face life-threatening dangers and experience pain, grief, and loss -- sometimes even treachery within their own ranks. But the authors are always careful to reinforce positive messages about family, friendship, loyalty, and love. Independently, Holmes, Cary, and Baldry stay busy with their own writing and editing projects; but in 2008, they reunited for a second animal fantasy series. Seekers: The Quest Begins features a trio of bears from different species (black, polar, and grizzly), who join together for an adventure-filled odyssey that will change their lives forever.

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Fun facts about "Erin Hunter" and the Warrior books, plus advice for aspiring writers:
Cherith Baldry and Kate Cary have always loved cats -- and writing fantasy stories! Cherith is particularly interested in the stories of King Arthur, with all those glorious battles, knights, and a courtly code of behavior. Kate is fascinated by animal interaction and the way you can read all sorts of hidden motivation into what cats do. She's also not afraid of describing the goriest scenes!

Says Victoria Holmes, "I love being one of the Erins and frequently dream of being a cat running through a forest when I am coming up with new story lines. Teaming up with Kate and Cherith on the Warriors books is an unconventional way of working, but we love writing the books together and it means we can produce them much faster than a single writer could."

They came up with the single name, Erin Hunter, to avoid confusing their readers by having books from the same series filed in different places on the bookshelves.

Erin's advice for aspiring writers: "Read, read, and read some more! Make sure you read a wide variety of stories: fantasy stories teach you about making up completely new worlds, crime-solving stories teach you about handling a complicated plot, stories with lots of characters teach you how to describe relationships. Also, write as many stories as you can, even if no one else reads them. And remember that the best inspiration comes from what's around you -- Kate and Cherith go for long walks through the woods to find new locations for the cats to explore. They also spend hours watching their cats -- and other people -- to see how they behave in certain situations."

1. Also Known As:
  
  Erin Hunter is the pseudonym for three writers: Cherith Baldry, Kate Cary, and Victoria Holmes
2. Hometown:
  
  All three writers live in the U.K.

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Warriors: Power of Three #5: Long Shadows

Chapter One

The moon was huge, a golden circle resting on a dark ridge of hills. Stars blazed above Hollyleaf's head, reminding her that the spirits of her ancestors were watching over her. Her fur prickled as something stirred on the ridge. A cat had appeared there, outlined against the moon. She recognized the broad head and tufted ears, and the tail with its bushy tip; even though the shape was black against the light, she knew the colors of its pelt: white with brown, black, and ginger blotches.

"Sol!" she hissed.

The outlined shape arched its back, then reared up on its hind paws, its forepaws stretched out as if it was about to rake its claws across the sky. It leaped upward, and as it leaped it swelled until it was so huge that it blotted out the moon and the blazing stars. Hollyleaf crouched, shivering, in darkness thicker than the deepest places of the forest.

Screeches of alarm rose up around her, a whole Clan of hidden cats wailing their fear of the shadow cutting them off from the protective gaze of StarClan. Above the noise, a single voice rang out: "Hollyleaf! Hollyleaf! Come out!"

Hollyleaf thrashed in terror and found her paws tangled in soft moss and bracken. Pale gray light was filtering through the branches of the warriors' den. A couple of foxlengths away, Hazeltail was scrambling out of her nest, shaking scraps of moss from her pelt.

"Hollyleaf!" The call came again, and this time Hollyleaf recognized Birchfall's voice, meowing irritably outside the den. "Are you going to sleep all day? We're supposed to be hunting."

"Coming."Groggy with sleep, every hair on her pelt still quivering from her nightmare, Hollyleaf headed toward the nearest gap between the branches. Before she reached it, her paws stumbled over the haunches of a sleeping cat, half hidden under the bracken.

Cloudtail's head popped up. "Great StarClan!" he grumbled. "Can't a cat get any sleep around here?"

"S-sorry," Hollyleaf stammered, remembering that Cloudtail had been out on a late patrol the night before; she had seen him return to camp with Dustpelt and Sorreltail while she was keeping her warrior's vigil.

Just my luck. My first day, and I manage to annoy one of the senior warriors!

Cloudtail snorted and curled up again, his blue eyes closing as he buried his nose in his fur.

"It's okay," Hazeltail murmured, brushing her muzzle against Hollyleaf's shoulder. "Cloudtail's mew is worse than his scratch. And don't let Birchfall ruffle your fur. He's bossy with the new warriors, but you'll soon get used to it."

Hollyleaf nodded gratefully, though she didn't tell Hazeltail the real reason she was thrown off balance. Birchfall didn't bother her; it was the memory of the dream that throbbed through her from ears to tail-tip, making her paws clumsy and her thoughts troubled.

Her gaze drifted to the nest where her brother Lionpaw-no, Lionblaze now-had curled up at the end of his vigil. She wanted to talk to him more than anything. But the nest was empty; Lionblaze must have gone out on the dawn patrol.

Careful where she put her paws, Hollyleaf pushed her way out of the den behind Hazeltail. Outside, Birchfall was scraping the ground impatiently.

"At last!" he snapped. "What kept you?"

"Take it easy, Birchfall." Brambleclaw, the ThunderClan deputy and Hollyleaf's father, was sitting a tail-length away with his tail wrapped neatly around his paws. His amber eyes were calm. "The prey won't run away."

"Not till they see us, anyway," Sandstorm added as she bounded across from the fresh-kill pile.

"If there is any prey." Birchfall lashed his tail. "Ever since the battle, fresh-kill's been much harder to find."

Hollyleaf's grumbling belly told her that Birchfall was right. Several sunrises ago all four Clans had battled in ThunderClan territory; their screeching and trampling had frightened off all the prey, or driven them deep underground.

"Maybe the prey will start to come back now," she suggested.

"Maybe," Brambleclaw agreed. "We'll head toward the ShadowClan border. There wasn't as much fighting over there."

Hollyleaf stiffened at the mention of ShadowClan. Will I see Sol again? she wondered.

"I wonder if we'll see any ShadowClan cats," Birchfall meowed, echoing her thought. "I'd like to know if they're all going to turn their back on StarClan, and follow that weirdo loner instead."

Hollyleaf felt as if stones were dragging in her belly, weighing her down. ShadowClan had not appeared at the last Gathering, two nights before. Instead, their leader Blackstar had come alone except for Sol, the loner who had recently arrived by the lake, and explained that his cats no longer believed in the power of their warrior ancestors.

But that can't be right! How can a Clan survive without StarClan? Without the warrior code?

"Sol's not such a weirdo," Hazeltail pointed out to Birchfall with a flick of her ears. "He predicted that the sun would vanish, and it did. None of the medicine cats knew that was going to happen."

Birchfall shrugged. "The sun came back, didn't it? It's not that big a deal."

"In any case," Brambleclaw interrupted, rising to his paws, "this is a hunting patrol. We're not going to pay a friendly visit to ShadowClan."

"But they fought beside us," Birchfall objected. "WindClan and RiverClan would have turned us into crow-food without the ShadowClan warriors. We can't be enemies again so soon, can we?"

"Not enemies," Sandstorm corrected. "But they're still a different Clan. Besides, I'm not sure we can be friends with cats who reject StarClan."

What about our own cats, then? Hollyleaf didn't dare to ask the question out loud. Cloudtail has never believed in StarClan. But she knew without question Cloudtail was a loyal warrior who would die for any of his Clanmates.

Brambleclaw said nothing, just gave his pelt a shake and kinked his tail to beckon the rest of the patrol. As they headed toward the thorn tunnel they met Brackenfur pushing his way into the hollow with Sorreltail and Lionblaze behind him. The dawn patrol had returned. As all three cats headed for the fresh-kill pile, Hollyleaf darted across and intercepted her brother.

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harstan

Posted November 15, 2008

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exciting middle school fantasy

Since the solar eclipse occurred shaking many of the cat clans because the pale yellow eyed Sol, belonging to no one, predicted it. ShadowClan Leader Blackstar consulting with his Deputy Russetfur and his Medicine Cat Littlecloud announces to his loyal followers they will no long adhere to the ancient warrior code of the StarClan, but instead pledge their allegiance to Sol. His pronouncement has shocked his clan and stunned ThunderClan, WindClan and RiverClan. The Ancients led by Furled Bracken and his Sharpclaws are also taken aback.

ThunderClan apprentice Jaypaw is not convinced that tossing the code of StarClan for the enigmatic nomadic Sol is the right thing for the communities; he seeks the truth in the long forgotten ancient past. ThunderClan warrior Lionblaze wants out of his destiny as it is killing him even when he sleeps, but the litter-mate sibling code will not allow him to betray his two comrades. The third destined one Thunderclan warrior Hollyleaf fears that Blackstar¿s ruling is the beginning of the end as the StarClan warrior code has been the underlying ethical base of the clans forever and that will crumble under a Sol cult. However, as each of the threesome struggle with the radical change, the LONG SHADOWS of death by murder stalks ThunderClan.
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The latest Powers of Three Warriors book is an exciting middle school fantasy. The story line rotates perspective between the three youthful heroes as the understanding they have gained in THE SIGHT and DARK RIVER is abruptly unraveling. Each is confused by what is happening to the code that they are pledged to follow as their previous experiences may turn out to have been for naught as obsolete adventures. As they go on their separate journeys to find the truth, all three subplots are well written and exciting, but also contain the trademark impending doom which seems inevitable. Once again the Power of Three is a winner with a great twist on the coming of age theme.
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Harriet Klausner

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Stormtail

Posted April 11, 2009

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Top secret! WARNING CONTAINS SPOILERS! ONLY READ IF YOU WANT INFORMATION ON THE NEXT BOOK!

Are you alone? Come into the heather with me. My name is Stormtail, the deputy of StoneClan. Anyway, i have something you can not tell any other cat in your clan. Seriously, don't tell anyone or i will find u and claw your tail off. I was a guest at the ThunderClan hollow for a while. They sheltered me when i had an ingured leg. What was i doin in the terriotry? A friend once was a part of the Clan and he told me about the other four clans. Anyway, the medicine cat, Leafpool, seemed to be a little shy and her apprentice was always sharp. What was his name? Jayfeather? a light gray mottled tom with sightless blue eyes that look at you as if he can see you? Yep thats him. Leafpool was looking at the apprentice very weird, like there was more then a mentor and apprentice relationship. I asked her what was her issue. In a nice way, of course. She told me that it was none of my business. But she told me that seeking answers would make me find out things that i didn't want to know. I mean, Leafpool was a good looking cat and a great medicine cat, but she had a dark secret. I didn't want to go asking every cat in the Clan, but somehow i would find out what her secret was. "Stormtail?" Jayfeather mewed quietly. His sightless eyes eyed me as if he could really see me. "How does your paw feel?" For a young cat he sure did know about medicine and herbs really well. "Fine, Jayfeather. Thank you." I stood up and shook out my dark tabby fur. Jayfeather sniffed and left the medicne den, leaving me alone with Leafpool, watching the young cat with warm eyes. "hes a good cat." I mewed curtly "Yes he is. Reminds me of....no one." Leafpool turned away, her eyes darkening."Forget i said anything." Leafpool will you tell me whats wrong please?" I asked nicely. Leafpool stiffened and turned to me with hostile eyes.
"Your not my Clanmate. Your a guest. Now leave."With that she exited the den.
What was with her? What did i say? Anyway, it was time for me to leave. Guess my quest was over. I started to pad out the den before the medcine cat padded back in.
"Stormtail, i'm sorry. this secret hurts me and i just don't want u hurt too." She pressed her pelt against mine. I licked her ear afffectionately and she looked at me with amber eyes."moons ago, i gave away my three kits here in the clan. Jayfeather is one of them. Lionblaze and Hollyleaf are my kits also. I gave them to my sister, Squrrielflight." She shivered and put her head on her paws."Oh." Thats all i could say. This cat had broken the warrior code by mating and having kits of her own. "Who is the father? From this Clan i hope."That i cannot tell you.""Please leave now, Stormtail." Leafpool once again exited the den, her paws dragging on the ground. She looked back, her amber eyes sad "You cannot tell them i am their mother." I nodded promising to keep her secret.I wanted to head right back to the mountains, but then i noticed Ashfur, the weird cat that always looked at Squirrelflight weird, since the fire, that i noticed that looked very prideful. Now i overheard him ask Firestar for attendece at the Gathering, which was two nights away. I saw one of Leafpools kits, Lionblaze, looking very angry. I ran away from the camp and then ended up here. Now you understand you can not tell anybody leafpool's secret. Now go!

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Anonymous

Posted September 22, 2008

Icefur of ThunderClan Warriors are AWESOME!!!

Oh my gosh, i just LOVE these books!! They are amazin! So, i loved eclipse and can't believe that long shadows is alredy about to come out. Usally it takes like 6 months! I just love lionpaw's and hollypaw's warrior names, Hollyleaf and Lionblaze, but i did think lionblaze's name was gonna be lionclaw bcuz' that was the end name for his father and grandfather, Brambleclaw and Tigerclaw. I hope in this book Jaypaw will get his name, but i already know it, Jayfeather. I really don't think that he is Leafpool's and Crowfeather's son though bcuz' how in the world could she hide the fact that she was pregnent from the others? He has to be Squirrelflights kit. I do think that Heatherpaw was telling the truth about not telling the clan about the tunnels bcuz when she and lionblaze used to play there together, she was always honest and she looked truly terrified at the battle. it would be hard to lie when you are really scared! I also think that on the front cover of Long Shadows it is Sol cuz' in eclipse, it said he had really big ears and long fur, and the cat on the cover meets that description. I'm really scared that Starclan are going to die out though. That doesn't really work! i mean, when the cats die, then where are they going to go?? i think that starclan will still exist, but hollyleaf, lionblaze, and jaypaw will rule over all. i have a really bad feeling about sol, i think he used to belong to the group of ancient cats. i think that he had ancestors who failed him once, so he has learned not to trust them and wants the other cats to see his views too. Ok, last thing. i do believe that Skyclan will return to the other clans and find territory not far from the others, like at the base of the mountain where all the clans first came to in dawn and starlight, or, the group of rouge cats living in the mountains with the tribe are actually skyclan, bcuz' in outcast, erin took care in describing the young tortiseshell apprentice looking cat. She could be kin to leafstar, leader of skyclan. Well, those are my views about Warriors and you can always expect more from Icefur of ThunderClan!!!!!!!!

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Foxstar

Posted February 27, 2009

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THE BEST ONE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!WARNING:Do NOT Read This If You Haven't Read Or Finished Long Shadows!Contains *Spoilers*)

It's me, Foxstar, Leader of IceClan. Okay so the parents of Lionblaze,Hollyleaf,and(my fave)Jayfeather are definatly Leafpool and Crowfeather and the traitor is Ashfur. But Ashfur was killed... So how do I know they're the parents???? It's pretty obvious. And who killed Ashfur???? For my theories check my review in Warriors: Sunrise. Okay so this was THE BEST WARRIORS BOOK YET!!!! I was so sad when Jayfeather left Half-Moon in the past(sniffle)....And I love that you got to know more about Tigerpaw,Flamepaw,and Dawnpaw.Thery're not bad or selfish cats, they were just raised under Sol's leadership as apprentices. For the cover it could either be two things: #1-Sol and the three cats for the background are Lionblaze,Hollyleaf,and Jayfeather-or #2-Tawnypelt and the three cats are her kits.
Never mind its the first one. I just looked at the book under'Alleciances' and it says Sol has pale yellow eyes and Tawnypelt has green eyes. The cat on the cover has yellow so never mind. Oh well...I can't always be right. And I was watching the movie 'Akeelah and the Bee'. When her spelling coach broke down the word, it had 'Sol' in it. Sol is Latin, I think, for Sun, just to say because I always wondered what Sol meant.Now before I go I have a request for you. Well this June a new Warriors Field Guide called 'Code Of The Clans' goes on sale. I have NO idea what its about(and I'm sure they didn't just put one rule from the warrior code on each page-that would be stupid).So PLEASE find out as much as you can for me and write a review on it under 'Codes Of The Clans'.
OH AND MAKE SURE YOU MEET MY CLAN MEMBERS IN MY REVIEW "MEET ICECLAN" UNDER WARRIORS: OUTCAST.BUT READ UNDER 'ALL REVIEWS'.IF YOU"D LIKE TO MY CLAN JUST ASK.AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'LL GLADLY ANSWER.
Thank You, and may StarClan light your paths.

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Birchfall

Posted December 10, 2008

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Close run with Eclipse for best in series(so far).

Wow. One word. Wow. That pretty much sums it all up. Picking up this book, my thoughts were downcast. I thought that nothing could top the big battle in Eclipse, and that the fifth and sixth books would wrap up quickly and cheesily. Not so my friends, not so. Before reading this book, I had thoughts of the downfall of the Warriors series. The first two arcs were great. When I say great, that's exactly what I mean. Some of the best books I have ever read come from the first two series. The third series, however, seemed to lack something special the other two had. At one time I even had a doubt that I really liked Eclipse as much as I thought I did, and my mind was merely creating that impulse to satisfy my thoughts of downfall. As you may imagine, I banished that thought quickly. Throughout the first hundred pages, the thought kept creeping back and taunting me. Again and again I expelled it as pure folly, but it wouldn't leave. The last two hundred pages are a work of pure genious. I'll say one thing; no major battle, but it made me hold onto the book tighter and tighter. I honestly am head over heels waiting for Sunrise(which I nominate for best Warriors cover ever over Outcast) and hoping that Great Bear Lake will quench my thirst for a few months. One more major piece of news for all of you Warriors fanatics(myself included). It's no longer a rumour. New Line Cinema has purchased the rights to a warriors movie. The timeline to when it will be done is between 2010 and 2011. Elijah Wood(Frodo!) will be voicing Firestar, the voice of aslan in narnia will voice Lionheart, and Rihanna will voice Bluestar. Graystripe will be voiced by either Chris Brown or Zac Efron(depends on which report you read). The cats will be realistic CGI, like Aslan in Narnia(that came from Vicky Holmes herself!). Please, let Graystripe be Chris Brown! One final thing; if this movie is a total bust like Eragon(terrible acting, horrific script, and no faith to the book whatsover) I will be one unhappy warrior.

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Anonymous

Posted September 20, 2008

Um...

Look at what I found on the HarperCollins site! ''The Clans are in turmoil. ShadowClan has turned its back on StarClan and pledged to follow the dark predictions of Sol, the strange cat who foretold the solar eclipse. But not all the cats have lost faith in their warrior ancestors. . . . Jaypaw is convinced that StarClan still holds an important place in the warrior code, and his search for answers leads him far back into the past, farther back than even StarClan can remember. Lionblaze, tortured by violent dreams and bloody visions, wishes he had never been prophesied to be one of the three but to turn his back on his littermates would be the ultimate betrayal. And Hollyleaf is terrified that once the Clans lose their faith, the warrior code will fall apart. She's willing to fight tooth and nail to preserve it¡ªwhatever the cost. And when murder stalks into the heart of ThunderClan, the cats realize that the darkest shadows don't always lie outside the territory.''

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Anonymous

Posted November 11, 2008

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Evidence

Before I start, I have to say that I love the warriors series! I am suprised that the next book is coming so soon. Usually you have to wait much longer. Anyway, everyone is asking the same question. Who's is whos parents. I think that Brambelclaw is definetly the father of Lionblaze. In Outcast he was paying so much attention to him, you could tell he was a proud father. Plus, Tigerstar hates half-clan cats. He wouldn't teach Lionblaze if he was. I am still uncertain about Holleyleaf, buy her name might be a clue(hense LEAFpool & HolleyLEAF). Jaypaw has so many clues it is not funny. For one, every medicine cat has a consequance to having children, such as Yellowfang having crookedstar(disaster). If he belonged to Leafpool, Jaypaws would be his blindness. Also, Squirelflight happened to "have HER three kits outside the den". Im guessing somone elses litter was involved. Other question: Who is the traitor that helped try kill Firstar? Hypathetically lets say it was Ashfur. It was him who got the cats to come right away. If he did help he would be able to expose that Brambelclaw killed Firstar, exhile him out of the clan, and have Squirrelflight to himself. You may say that Ashfur is too nice..........but isnt it true that Lionblaze is nice too. For some reason he is turning evil?(hope he doesnt in the end)
Read more of my reviews for evidence!-Mudfire

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Runningpelt

Posted November 16, 2008

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Ashfur?

I can't wait to find out who the traitor is. I think its Ashfur because he hates Brambleclaw and remember that birchpaw(ashfur's apprentice, now birchfall.) said that he found something and led firestar to the trap.(I doubt it was birchpaw, though. ashfur probably told him 2 do it.) I don't want it to be Ashfur-he's one of my favorite characters, but also they say that he never got along with lionpaw-the son of BRAMBLECLAW ad SQUIRRELFLIGHT- as well as he should have. duh! I hope its not him, but it probably is. I hope its spiderleg. I don't like him or berrynose.

CROWXLEAF THING

I think its Jaypaw only...Not Hollyleaf. There are a lot of reasons why but above all, Leaf likes Jay a little more than Holly. When Jaypaw was her apprentice, she said something like "Oh, horray! I'm so happy!" and when it was Hollyleaf, it was just "Oh, really? It's hard, being a medicine cat..." Thats just my opinion.

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Anonymous

Posted November 12, 2008

What I think

Ok I absolutley love warriors and I spend alot of time investigateing the hints in the books.What I have found out is.I am almost positive that at least Jaypaw is Leafs and crows kit probabley Hollyleaf too.It makes sense the Erin Hunters wouldn't give us that many hints for nothing.
I don't think Lionblaze wiil go evil that would be way to obvious.Hollypaw is the one that is truning evil you don't notice it now but she is becomeing a control freak about the warrior code.
As for the traitor I have to admit I am a little stumbed but I'm guessing it,s someone nobody expects like spiderleg.

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Lunarpaw

Posted November 16, 2008

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traitor

ASHFUR IS THE TRAITOR!! he was gonna kill all the three, but someone ine thunderclan killed him. Leafpool is the mother of ALL THREE KITS! AND leafpool MAY have been in love with ashfur! whitewing is carrying birchfalls kits too! its ALL true, u wanna know how i found out? go to harpercollins, look up the book, an the side there is an option were u can look up certain topics, look up 'squirrelflight' 'bramblclaw' 'mother' father' and 'killed ashfur' OO! also, i think shadowclan may leave, and tawnypelt and her kits come to thunderclan. its awesome

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Anonymous

Posted October 8, 2008

WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

I have been reading the reiviews and I hear that Jaypaw is Leafpool's & Crowfeather's SON!!!! THAT CANNOT BE TRUE!!!!'at least i hope it is not' Why would Leafpool break her comandment as a medicaine cat?!?!? I THINK LIONBLAZE WOULD BE A GREAT NAME FOR LIONPAW!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!!! My mom said we don't have enough money to bye books #4 Eclispe or #5 Long Shadows. I HOPE I GET THEM!!!!!!!! I recomend this book to everyone on the planet! PEACE YAL!!!

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Anonymous

Posted September 19, 2008

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH RAINCLAW

Ok as my caption says, I totally agree with Rainclaw. Blackstar is reminding me of Bluestar and how she lost her faith. Also in the The New Prophecy, it reveals that Tawnypelt is loyal to ShadowClan, but her love for StarClan in greater and so she will probably rejoin ThunderClan. I really don't like Sol since he a problem but I have a hunch that one of Tawnypelt's kits is going to be a medicine cat. I also hope that Lionblaze will ditch Tigerstar as Brambleclaw did. Oh and for the 'helper' to assassinate Firestar is more than likely Ashfur think about it. Ashfur sent Birchfall to Firestar saying Blackstar was on ThunderClan territory, Squirrelflight rejected Ashfur, it all adds up.

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Anonymous

Posted September 24, 2008

Bouncestar from winclan!!!!!!!!!! Go warriors! Windclan rocks!

OMG!!!!!!! I am so excited for this book to come out! I already read eclipse and I thought it was great. Lionblaze has the coolest warrior name. I love it. I also really like Hollyleafs name. Jaypaw should definitely get his name soon. I think that it should be Jayfeather. I also think that Heatherpaw and Breezepaw should get their warrior names soon. I think Heatherpaw should be Heathereyes and Breezepaw should be Breezestorm. I hope that Lionblaze learns to control his 'power' in the next book. I also hope that Lionblaze and Heatherpaw will get back together. Sol is probably the cat on this cover and I wonder why Sol is trying to lead the clan cats astray from their ancestors. Maybe his ancestors abandon him and he doesn't trust anybody now. I wonder who the murderer in Thunderclan could be? I don't think it's ashfur, he still a sweeeet cat, I think it will be someone unexpected. I also think that skyclan will come back to the clans, and they might even replace shadowclan as the fourth clan. Starclan may die and go away forever., If they do, does that mean that Jaypaw, Hollyleaf, and Lionblaze control the clans, or does the time of the warrior end forever? I hope my review was helpfull, and I can't wait to read the new book. I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Silverwind

Posted June 29, 2009

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BEST OF THE THIRD SERIES (WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!)

SPOILERS ARE AHEAD! DON'T READ UNLESS YOU'VE FINISHED THIS BOOK!!

this book was absolutely awesome! After every chapter, it kept you thinking, and making you want to read more. Simply awesomee. I can't say anything more. If you love the warriors seris, you will LOVE this book! It was my favorite out of the third series, so far anyway, because I have not read Sunrise.
I couldn't believe all the things that happened, like how Jayfeather had somehow lived a second life as Jay's Wing. That was my favorite part of the book, when he was visiting the ancient cat's lives. And the fact that Squirrelflight is not the kits' mother wasn't necessarily a shock to me, but i still couldn't believe that Ashfur had always been angry with Squirrelflight, not Brambleclaw. Here I was thinking his battle was always with Brambleclaw! But Ashfur isn't the cat everyone thinks he is
SPOILERS ENDING HERE!
So I've gotta say. this book is amazing. I cannot wait to read Sunrise!!

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Dan40

Posted June 10, 2009

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Must have for series fans.

I got into these books when I was littil and I cant grow out of it. This book is great but if you havent read any other books going back to at least the first you will be lost and lose out on all the mentions of the first few book (i.e old forest). Now like every other book their are a large host of characters like that of a greek drama. This may be confusing for younger ages but if you you have read the other books qith no problum it should be fine.This is a must have for fans of the series.

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KittyRa

Posted March 21, 2009

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Best book of series 3!

Great book is all I can say. I loved the unexpected twist at the end those of you who are beginning to read this exciting novel or series you'll see and won't be disappointed!

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Anonymous

Posted March 6, 2009

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it was okay

this book wan't the best book i've read but i wasn't a bad book either

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KierannaK

Posted March 1, 2009

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As a long time Warrior Fan this is another good book that carries you off into the world of the Clans and beyond

I enjoy how all the characters continue to develop, the unexpected plot twists, guessing who, what, where, when and what next. Trying to unravel the prophecy along with those that think they know what it means and find themselves not so sure but growing in character, finding their true worth and value. Building moral values of what it means to live in community, honesty, giving, integrity, reaching across "borders".

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Posted February 9, 2009

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LOVED THIS BOOK

This was the very best book so far, and i have read ALL the Warriors series. i would totally and completely recommend it! The plot was awesome and i was engrossed throughout the whole book. I would have never guessed the ending! when i finished it, i couldn't wait for the next one to come out!!!!! however, if u r a newbee to the warriors series's, you REALLY SHOULD start at the very first book, "into the wild", (not the one i recommended below, the warriors into the wild) this series is one of my fav books--right up there with Harry Potter. i would reccomend this to anyone--kids, adults, teens, everyone. although maybe not for kids under 8 years.

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Odyssey2341

Posted December 28, 2008

great, great, great, awful (spoiler, sorry)

When I finished the book, I threw it on the floor and cussed at it. It was fantastic. Until Squirrelflight said the 3 weren't her kits. I was actually thinking that maybe, just maybe, Jayfeather might be Leafpool's. But all 3 of them? Come on. Now they hate her, Brambleclaw will probably hate her (we have seen that already), Leafpool will hate her for telling the secret, the clan will notice that she and Brambleclaw aren't speaking, and will get suspicious (we've seen that before, too).... and so on. In my opinion, there are 2 ways this could have been less traumatic. The first would be to let us have known in the first place, the second and way better one would have been to let Brambleclaw know in the first place, because now he'll hate Squirrelflight for faking that they were theirs!! I'll give it 3 stars because it was good until the end, but the series finale better have a better climax-conclusion than this one, and I hope the next few books aren't as repetative as the last couple, which were still good.
I just really can't believe that Hunter would tell us about the three without letting either us or Brambleclaw know first. I can't get over it, because I was rock solid that she wanted to suprise us by saying they were S & B's kits, or that she [they] didn't know about the rumors. There is a fine line between plot twists and making readers angry, and they crossed that line. I repeat: Jayfeather? Maybe Leafpool's. The others? That's too much. Way too much.
And Ashfur. This next venting will be about him. He was part of the plot twist, but I don't see why he had to be. He lost Squirrelflight 6 books ago! He seemed to not mind it as much later on, even seeming to be friendly to Brambleclaw, and then, now, he almost kills Firestar (unneeded, if I were the author I would've gone for Leafpool, they're much closer, or, better yet, Brambleclaw), and the three while one was his own apprentice? No. Just no. Too much at once. Hunter bit off more than she could chew here, and I'm very dissapointed with the plot decisions.
My next vent will be about the attitudes of the 3. Lionblaze, suck it up and go get the stupid catmint. Hollyleaf, shut up about the stupid code, they're more guidelines than rules, and she can't bring herself to do anything against it now, whereas when she was a kit, she chased foxes. Jayfeather's name was much too predictable, and I don't really get the part where he was in the past. But other than that he was (as usual) the best and most fun to read about, because he did break rules and if he could see, he would have gotten the catmint, and his sharp attitude is always funny.
Last vent? Sol. The end of Eclipse made it seem as if Long Shadows was going to be about defeating Sol. He was taken care of by the halfway point of the book! To say the least, this was unexpected. I don't think it's totally awful, but I was expecting more on the subject. The last half was more about mediocre, mundane things such as greencough (not exactly mundane, but the antagonist in a story like this shouldn't be disease), Firestar losing a life (again, not mundane, but I don't think it was important unless it plays a role in later books, which I'm guessing it will), and Lionblaze struggling about heatherpaw/tail and catmint. The last half wasn't terrible, but it wasn't what I wanted.
Overall, well, I can't say. It had many pros, but a few serious cons that I count as more t

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