Warrior Cats In The Forest

Warriors is a series of children's fiction novels published by HarperCollins; it written by authors Kate Cary,Cherith Baldry, and Tui Sutherland with plot is developed by editor Victoria Holmes, who collectively use the pseudonym Erin Hunter.^[2] 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, and are featured later in the novel SkyClan's Destiny.

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. Warriors: Omen of the Stars began with The Fourth Apprentice, which was released on November 24, 2009, 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.^[3]

Other books have been released in addition to the main series, including four lengthier stand-alone novels entitled Firestar's Quest, Bluestar's Prophecy, SkyClan's Destiny, and Crookedstar's Promise, with a fifth upcoming title called Yellowfang's Secret and " Hollyleafs story". Four field guides and several volumes oforiginal 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 criticized 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, includingTrinidad and China.