The language uses the word “twolegs” to mean humans, “kittypet” to describe a cat who was not feral or wild but human owned, and “mewed” or “purred” to mean “said”, when the cats are talking. The pseudonym Erin Hunter was specifically chosen for the proximity to Jacques’ in a library as they believed followers of the Redwall series would also be open to the fantasy world of intelligent animals in their own, unique domain. The novel also utilizes a combination of a cat and human language English lexicon that uses more cat like works in a fashion that has been compared to Harry Potter and the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. The ancestors tell Spottedleaf that fire alone can save the ThunderClan.īlueStar, leader of the cats, says that it will never be possible. Once they have forfeited the battle, Spottedleaf, the tribe’s medicine cat receives a prophecy from the spirit ancestors, the StarClan. Cat Redtail calls for the Thunderclan to retreat. The book opens up into a fight between the ThunderClan and the RiverClan over a piece of land. Meanwhile, some of the respected noble Warriors are dying, and it’s up to the clans to stop it.

The fifth clan, Sk圜lan, was driven out due to humans building on their home and find shelter in the gorge but quickly disappear. The ShadowClan grows ever more threatening with each day. However, the law and peace of the forest and ThunderClan may be threatened by the suspicious ShadowClan. He joins the ThunderClan and is trained in their ways. The story follows a domestic cat who leaves his house to join the wild cats in the woods.

The clans live within the forest and by water and pursue their own type of prey in addition to having or being taught special skills relevant to their clan and territory. The Four Clans are called the ShadowClan, ThunderClan, WindClan, and RiverClan. It tells the story of wild cats whose ancestors passed down the tradition of sharing the forest among the four clans. Into The Wild is the first novel in the Warriors series.

All four use the collective pen name of Erin Hunter. Harper Collins decided to green light for a six book series. Holmes used classical themes of love, politics, war, and religion and soon had enough material for a first novel. Harper Collins asked Victoria Holmes to develop a story about a group of feral cats. Sutherland as well as editor Victoria Holmes, who develops the story for the books. The series is published by Harper Collins and is written by the three authors, Cherith Baldry, Kate Cary, and Tui T. There are over 80 books featuring the tales and adventures of a group of Warrior Cats.

There are six books total in the primary series. Erin Hunter is the author of the acclaimed best selling junior fantasy books for young adults called the Warriors series.

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