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Allegiances are shifting among the Clans of warrior cats that roam the forest. With tensions so delicately balanced, former friends can become enemies overnight, and some cats are willing to kill to get what they want. Fireheart is determined to find out the truth about the mysterious... read more
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Tigerclaw becomes deputy and Fireheart is still trying to make Bluestar believe that Tigerclaw is a murderer and killed Redtail, but she just will not belive him. hi sukas
Characters edit
- Fireheart: A medium size tom, with fur the color of fire (ginger). He is the main character of the series
- Graystripe: Fireheart's best friend who he grew up apprentices with. long-haired solid gray tom
- Tigerclaw: A big dark brown tabby tom with unusually long front claws. He is Fireheart's worst enemy, and ThunderClan's Deputy. Fireheart is suspicious about Tigerclaw's treachery.
- Bluestar: A blue gray she-cat, tinged with silver around her muzzle. She is the leader of ThunderClan
- Sandstorm: A pale ginger she-cat. Another one of Fireheart's friends.
- Silverstream: A very pretty silver tabby RiverClan cat who is in love with Graystripe
- Cloudkit: long-haired white tom. A Thunderclan kit. Fireheart's sister's kit, aka his nephew
- Cinderpaw: A ThunderClan apprentice, crippled by a monster; dark gray she-cat
- Mistyfoot: River clan queen
- Yellowfang: The ThunderClan medicine cat. Old dark gray she-cat with a broad, flattened face. Former Shadowclan medicine cat.
- Brokenstar/Brokentail: long-haired dark brown tabby. A ThunderClan prisoner and elder. He was the former leader of ShadowClan, until he was driven out. Now blind
- Darkstripe: A ThunderClan warrior; sleek black-and-gray tabby tom
- Nightstar: The leader of ShadowClan; old black tom
- Goldenflower: A ThunderClan queen; pale ginger coat
- Whitestorm: A ThunderClan warrior; big white tom
- Crookedstar: The RiverClan leader; huge light-colored tabby with a twisted jaw
- Ravenpaw: sleek black cat with a white-tipped tail who lives on the farm with Barley; Fireheart's friend, who had to leave the forest because he knows to much about Tigerclaw.
- Brackenpaw: Graystripe's apprentice; golden brown tabby tom
- Leopardfur: The RiverClan deputy; unusually spotted golden tabby she-cat
- Tallstar: The leader of WindClan; black-and-white tom with a very long tail
- Graypool: A RiverClan elder; thin gray she-cat with patchy fur and a scarred muzzle. A fairly big part of the book.
- Runningwind: A ThunderClan warrior; swift tabby tom
- Mousefur: A ThunderClan warrior; small dusky brown she-cat
- Longtail: A ThunderClan warrior; pale tabby tom with dark black stripes
- Deadfoot: The WindClan deputy; black tom with a twisted paw
- Smallear: A ThunderClan elder; gray tom with very small ears; the oldest tom in ThunderClan
- Spottedleaf: The former ThunderClan medicine cat, whom now walks with StarClan.
- Oakheart: Deceased; RiverClan's former deputy
- Stonefur: A RiverClan warrior; gray tom with battle scarred ears
- Dustpelt: A ThunderClan warrior; dark brown tabby tom
- Smudge: plump, friendly black-and-white kitten who lives in a house at the edge of the forest. Used to live next to Fireheart when he was a kittypet.
- Barley: black-and-white tom who lives on a farm close to the forest.
- Princess: light brown tabby with a distinctive white chest and paws; a kittypet. Fireheart's sister.
- Whitefoot: A RiverClan warrior; died in Fire and Ice
- One-Eye: Thunderclan elder; pale gray she-cat, virtually blind and deaf. Oldest cat in Thunderclan
- Longtail: Tabby and white tom; ThunderClan warrior
- Blackclaw: RiverClan warrior; smoky black tom
- Willowpelt: ThunderClan warrior; very pale gray she-cat with unusual blue eyes
- Swiftpaw: ThunderClan apprentice; black-and-white tom
- Brightpaw: ThunderClan apprentice; she-cat, white with ginger splotches
- Thornpaw: ThunderClan apprentice; golden brown tabby tom
- Frostfur: ThunderClan queen; beautiful white coat and blue eyes
- Brindleface: ThunderClan queen; pretty tabby
- Speckletail: ThunderClan queen; pale tabby, and the oldest nursery queen
- Halftail: ThunderClan elder; big dark brown tabby tom with part of his tail missing
- Patchpelt: ThunderClan elder; small black-and-white tom
- Dappletail: ThunderClan elder; once-pretty tortoiseshell she-cat with a lovely dappled coat
- Onewhisker: WindClan warrior; young brown tabby tom
- Whitepaw: Onewhisker's apprentice, windclan cat. Calm and sweet.
Quotes edit
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“Fireheart," growled Graystripe, "why does your kin always turn up at the most awkward moment?"”
Graystripe -
“You guessed I thought you would yes Fireheart Stonefur and Mistyfoot are my kits.”
Bluestar -
“Keep your eyes open Fireheart, keep your ears pricked, beacause one day I 'll find you and than you'll be crowfood.”
Tigerclaw -
“Your new deputy will be Fireheart.”
Bluestar -
“There is no herb to heal a broken heart”
Yollowfang -
“"I'm a stupid butt cheek I like to call Fireheart a kittypet!"”
Tigerclaw
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Moments later she turned with a second tiny kit in her jaws, and set it down in front of Tigerclaw. “Here. Lick.” Tigerclaw glared at her. “I’m not a medicine cat.” Cinderpaw’s blue eyes blazed as she rounded on the deputy. “You’ve got a tongue, haven’t you? Lick, you useless lump of fur. Do you want the kit to die?”
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“Fireheart,” he whispered, “Silverstream is going to have my kits!”
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Cloudkit was sitting under the yew bush with a couple of his littermates, explaining importantly that those were deathberries, and they must never, never eat them. Feeling amused by the young kit’s seriousness, Fireheart meowed a greeting as he went by.
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“You guessed,” she murmured. “I thought you might. Yes, Fireheart, Mistyfoot and Stonefur were once my kits.”
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“Good-bye, Graystripe,” she whispered. “I love you. Take care of our kits.”
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“StarClan is calling you, Fireheart,” she murmured. “Do not be afraid.”
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“Be quiet, I haven’t finished. I’m getting old now, and it’s time I started to think about finding an apprentice. Cinderpaw, how would you feel about becoming ThunderClan’s next medicine cat?”
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knew that somehow Tigerclaw had tried to murder him. This time he had failed. But what about next time? Fireheart’s tired brain shied away from what was all too obvious. Next time, Tigerclaw would make sure he did not fail.
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It took a special spirit, he thought, not to begrudge her brother’s triumph.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Highrock: the place where the Thunderclan Leader addresses the clan
- Fourtrees: Where the four clans meet in peace every full moon.
- Twolegplace: A neighborhood of houses.
- Great Rock: Where the leaders of each clan address everyone at the Gathering
- Thunderpath: A road.
- Thunderclan: Clan of Fireheart.
- Thunderpath: The cat's name for Windover Road
- Moonstone: A place where cats share dreams with Starclan.
- Snakerock: A place with adders in Thunderclan territory
Organizations edit
- Thunderclan: Leader:Bluestar
- D: L
- Shadowclan: Leader:Nightstar
- Windclan: Leader:Tallstar
- Starclan: Where the spirits of cats who have died go to live
- Bloodclan: Leader:scroge
- See spoiler for name: Add a description of this organization.
- Firepaw: Windclan Leader:
First Sentence edit
Cold grippled the forest, field, and moorland like an icy claw.
Table of Contents edit
Preface
30 unnamed chapters.
Glossary edit
- Mousebrain: An insult.
- Kittypet: A house-cat.
- Twoleg: A human.
- Monster: A car.
- Moon: A month
- Rouge: Cat neither owned by humans or in a clan.
- Leaf bare: Winter
- Leaf fall: Fall
- New leaf: Spring
- Green leaf: Summer
- Sunhigh: A time around noon.
- House Folk: What Kittypets call their Twolegs
- Greencough: Cat flu
- Whitecough: cold
- Loner: A cat that lives alone and stays out of Clan territory.
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 51 in Warriors. (standard series)
Preceded by Fire and Ice, and followed by Rising Storm.
This is book 3 of 38 in Warriors Complete List. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Erin Hunter (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Working Partners Limited
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0-06-052561-4
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Working Partners Limited
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0-06-052561-4
Page Count: 336
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › Animals › Cats › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Series › Science Fiction › Warriors
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Action & Adventure
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
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