Warriors: Field Guides 01 – Secrets of the Clans – Hunter, Erin

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ILLUSTRATED by WAYNE McLOUGHLIN

For Cyd, because she loves cats, and for Rebekah, because I’m sure she will, too.

THUNDER, WIND, RIVER, SHADOW, AND STAR: THE CLANS

History of the Clans: How the Clans Came to Be 3

The Warrior Code: The Principles a Warrior Must Live By

ThunderClan: Fierce and Brave 9

WindClan: Swift and Loyal 27

RiverClan: Clever and Strong 40

ShadowClan: Wily and Proud 55

StarClan: Wise Ancestors 72

TERRITORIES: HOMES AND HUNTING GROUNDS

The Forest: Where the Clans Began 81

The Lake: The Clans’ New Home 85

BEYOND THE TERRITORIES

PROPHECIES AND OMENS: FORETELLING THE FUTURE

MEDICINE: HEALING THE CLANS

CATS OUTSIDE THE CLANS

The Tribe of Rushing Water

OTHER ANIMALS: ANIMALS TO HUNT, FIGHT, FEAR, 155

MYTHOLOGY: LIONCLAN, TIGERCLAN, AND LEOPARDCLAN 159

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THUNDER, WIND, RIVER,

The story of the beginning of the warrior Clans has been passed down by cats of all Clans, from elder to warrior, from warrior to apprentice, from queen to kit. The story is never the same twice, and parts grow uncertain, or they become suddenly clear in the telling. There are some cats who walk dimly, their names and deeds lost in the sweet fog of the elders’ den, for the warrior Clans have roamed the forest for moons beyond counting. . . .