Sign of the Moon (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Lionblaze: A young ThunderClan warrior, and Jayfeather's brother. He is part of the prophecy, and is undefeatable in battle. He is the reincarnation of Lion's Roar.
• Jayfeather: ThunderClan's medicine cat, and Lionblaze's mother. He is part of the prophecy, and can walk in other cats' dreams, as well as see the past and present through other cats. In the waking world, he is blind, but in his dreams he sees perfectly. He is the reincarnation of Jay's Wing, one of the Ancients.
• Dovewing: A ThunderClan warrior apprentice, mentored by Lionblaze, who later recieves her name of Dovewing, She is part of the prophecy, and can sense things perfectly much father than any cat should be able to. Her sister is Ivypool.
• Ivypool: A ThunderClan warrior apprentice, mentored by Cinderheart, who later recieves her name of Ivypool. She is Dovewing's sister.
• Firestar: ThunderClan's brave, but aged, leader. His mate is Sandstorm, and his daughters are Squirrelflight and Leafpool. He is the grandfather of Lionblaze and Jayfeather, and the great-granduncle of Ivypaw(pool) and Dovepaw(wing).
• Brambleclaw: ThunderClan's deputy, and Squirrelflight's ex-mate.
• Teller of the Pointed Stones (Stoneteller): Teller of the Pointed Stones is the leader and the healer of the Tribe of Rushing Water in the mountains.
• Brook Where Small Fish Swim (Brook): Stormfur's mate, and prey-hunter. She is mother to Lark That Sings at Dawn (Lark) and Pine That Clings to Rock (Pine).
• Stormfur: A former RiverClan warrior, who fell in love with the prey-hunter Brook and chose to stay with her when the Clans left the mountains during the Great Journey. He is now Brook's mate, a prey-catcher, and father of Lark That Sings at Dawn (Lark) & Pine That Clings to Rock (Pine).
• Flametail: ShadowClan's former medicine cat apprentice, brother to Tigerheart and Dawnpelt, son of Tawnypelt and Rowanclaw.
• Blossomfall: A young ThunderClan warrior, sister to Briarlight and Bumblestripe, daughter of Graystripe and Mille.
• Half Moon: One of the Ancients, the first cats to settle in the mountains, whom Jayfeather speaks with in his "dreams".
• Stone Song: One of the Ancients, the first cats to settle in the mountains. He led them to their mountain home.
• Rock: One of the Ancients; a blind, hairless cat. He is deceased. One of the Ancients who used to guide young warriors through the tunnels when they lived on what is now the Clans' territory
• Flora: One of the intruders on the Tribe's lands.
• Crag Where Eagles Nest (Crag): Cave-Guard in the Tribe of Rushing Water, and Brook Where Small Fish Swim's brother.
• Talon of Swooping Eagle (Talon): A retired cave-guard, Brook (Brook Where Small Fish Swim)'s brother.
• Squirrelflight: A fluffy ginger she-cat with a white paw; ThunderClan warrior
• Foxleap: A young ThunderClan warrior, Dustpelt and Ferncloud's son, and Icecloud's brother.
• Icecloud: A young ThunderClan warrior, Dustpelt and Ferncloud's daughter, and Foxleap's sister.
• Ferncloud: A ThunderClan queen, and Dustpelt's mate. She has mothered Spiderleg, Shrewpaw (deceased) Larchkit (deceased), Hollykit (deceased), Birchfall, Foxleap, and Icecloud.
• Daisy: A ThunderClan queen. She is Berrynose, Hazeltail, Honeyfern(dead) and Mousewhisker's mother by a loner, and Toadstep and Rosepetal's mother by Spiderleg.
• Toadstep: A young ThunderClan warrior. Daisy and Spiderleg's son, and Rosepetal's brother.
• Rosepetal: A young ThunderClan warrior. Daisy and Spiderleg's son, and Toadstep's sister.
• Spiderleg: A ThunderClan warrior named after his extremely long black legs. He is father to Rosepetal and Toadstep.
• Birchfall: A ThunderClan warrior, Ferncloud and Dustpelt's son, Whitewing's mate, and Dovepaw(wing) and Ivypaw(pool)'s father.
• Dustpelt: A senior ThunderClan warrior, and Ferncloud's mate.
• Sandstorm: A senior ThunderClan warrior, Firestar's mate, and Squirrelflight and Leafpool's mother.
• Leafpool: A ThunderClan warrior, formerly the medicine cat. When it was revealed she was the mother of Jayfeather, Lionblaze and Hollyleaf(Deceased), she told Firestar she could no longer serve as his medicine cat. Squirrelflight's sister.
• Antpelt: A young WindClan warrior.
• Tigerheart: A young ShadowClan warrior, training in the Dark Forest. He is Dawnpelt's brother, and Tawnypelt and Rowanclaw's son.
• Thistleclaw: A Dark Forest warrior. In the time of Bluestar, before she was leader, he was a warrior of ThunderClan.
• Brokenstar: A Dark Forest leader. He was ShadowClan's leader in the very beginning of the Warriors series, and later revealed as Yellowfang's son.
• Tigerstar: Tigerstar was the former Deputy for ThunderClan. When he betrayed them, he was banned, so he crawled to ShadowClan. Father of Brambleclaw (a cat from thunder clan), Tawnypelt(ShadowClan), Mothwing(RiverClan), and Hawkfrost( a dark forest warrior, deceased).
• Jay's Wing: One of the Ancients, the first cats to settle in the mountains.
• Dove's Wing: One of the Ancients, the first cats to settle in the mountains.

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• “The end of the stars draws near. Three must become four, to challenge the darkness that lasts forever.”

  Cloud

• “Foxleap drew in a shocked breath. “Great StarClan! There could be WindClan warriors down there now, waiting to attack Icecloud!” Cloudtail rolled his eyes. “Oh, sure! WindClan must spend all their time down there, waiting for a ThunderClan warrior to fall in.”

  Foxleap and Cloudtail

• “She gasped. "You're all muddy!" 'Yeah, and claws are sharp! Anything obvious you also want to point out?'”

  Briarlight and Jayfeather

• “"I will wait for you forever, Jay's Wing"”

  Half Moon

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• “Three must become four, to challenge the darkness that lasts forever.”

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• Listen to your heart, because that’s where your true destiny lies.”

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• I can’t say that bothers me, Jayfeather thought. Blind cats see just as well in the dark.

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• “Today’s meal?” Foxleap sounded dismayed. “You mean you only eat once a day? Don’t you get hungry?” “Don’t you get fat?” a young she-cat countered, looking Foxleap up and down.

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• “You know what this means, don’t you?” Lionblaze spoke close to Jayfeather’s ear. “Hollyleaf is alive!”

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• “You’re all wet and muddy!” Briarlight exclaimed. Yeah, and claws are sharp! Anything else obvious you want to point out?

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• “Now,” the tabby warrior went on when he had caught his breath, “who can tell me what you’ve learned today?” “Stay away from your claws,” Tigerheart muttered, licking one bleeding paw.

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• No, Jayfeather thought. This is Lionblaze. Welcome, brother.

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• Foxleap drew in a shocked breath. “Great StarClan! There could be WindClan warriors down there now, waiting to attack Icecloud!” Cloudtail rolled his eyes. “Oh, sure! WindClan must spend all their time down there, waiting for a ThunderClan warrior to fall in.”

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• I wish I could just be an ordinary Clan cat, and then I could be with you.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Lake and Surrounding Territory: The 4 Clans live around the lake, with the place where they hold their Gatherings a small island on the lake.
• Mountains: Where the Tribe of Rushing Water lives
• The Tunnels: A series of complicated and dangerous tunnels with various entrances and exits scattered around WindClan, ShadowClan, and ThunderClan territories. Used many years ago by the Ancients.
• Dark Forest: The opposite of StarClan- kind of a hell for the forest cats.
• Twolegplace: Where twolegs (humans) live.
• Silverpelt/StarClan: Silverpelt being the night sky with stars across it, and StarClan being who dwells there. However, sometimes StarClan is used as a term to represent Silverpelt.

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• ThunderClan: One of the 4 clans around the lake
• RiverClan: One of the 4 clans around the lake
• WindClan: One of the 4 clans around the lake
• ShadowClan: One of the 4 clans around the lake
• StarClan: The warrior ancestors of the 4 Clans
• Place of No Stars: Those who do not enter StarClan go to the Place of No Stars, aka the Dark Forest
• Tribe of Rushing Water: Group of cats who make their home on the mountains.
• Tribe of Endless Hunting: The ancestors of the Tribe of Rushing Water
• The Ancients: Group of cats who first came and settled on the mountain many years in the past.

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Preceded by Night Whispers, and followed by The Forgotten Warrior.

Preceded by Night Whispers, and followed by The Forgotten Warrior.

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1. Erin Hunter (Author)

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Recommended for young adults. Small children would find it hard to understand, and there is some minor violence.

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• Books › Children's Books › Animals › Cats › Fiction
• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Action & Adventure

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