Book Preview Rain fell steadily, drumming on the hard black Thunderpath that led between unending rows of stone Twoleg nests. From time to time a monster snarled past, its eyes glaring, and a single Twoleg scurried along, huddled into its shiny pelt. Two cats slipped silently around the corner, keeping close to the walls where … Read more
Book Preview Inside the kennel-that-moves, everything was dark. The pack leader could hear the scrabbling of claws and feel the sleek pelt of the dog next to him, but he could see nothing. Dog scent filled his nostrils, and beyond that the smell of the burned forest. The pack leader sat uncomfortably on the vibrating … Read more
Book Preview An agonized groan echoed across the moon-bleached floor of a forest clearing. Two cats crouched in the shadows under one of the bushes at the edge. One of them writhed in pain, lashing his long tail. The other cat raised himself to his paws and bowed his head. He had been a medicine … Read more
Book Preview Cold gripped the forest, fields, and moorland like an icy claw. Snow covered everything, glittering faintly under a new moon. Nothing broke the silence in the forest except for the occasional soft rush of snow sliding from the branches of trees and the faint rasping of dried reeds when the wind swept through … Read more
Book Preview Orange flames lapped at the cold air, throwing sparks up into the night sky. The firelight flickered across a wasteland of ragged grass, making silhouettes of the Twolegs huddled there. A pair of white lights appeared in the distance, heralding the approach of a monster. It roared past on a Thunderpath that rose … Read more
Book Preview A half-moon glowed on smooth granite boulders, turning them silver. The silence was broken only by the ripple of water from the swift black river and the whisper of trees in the forest beyond. There was a stirring in the shadows, and from all around lithe dark shapes crept stealthily over the rocks. … Read more
Book Preview Night lay heavily over the forest. No wind stirred the long grass at the edge of the path where a massive tabby cat stalked through the shadows. He paused, ears pricked, amber eyes narrowed. No moon or stars shone in the sky above his head but tree trunks thick with fungus shed an … Read more
Book Preview “No! There must be some mistake!” The cat looked up from where it crouched by the water’s edge, its fur glowing in the moonlight. “There is still so much I have to do!” A broad-faced cat with blue-gray fur padded around the pool, her eyes soft with sympathy. “I’m sorry,” she meowed. “I … Read more
Book Preview Moonlight washed over the hillside, casting heavy shadows around a thick wall of thornbushes. The bushes surrounded a hollow with rocky sides that sloped down steeply to a pool in the shape of a full moon. Halfway up the side of the hollow, a trickle of water bubbled up between two moss-covered stones, … Read more
Book Preview Stars glittered coldly on a forest stripped bare by a bitter leaf-fall. Shadows moved through the undergrowth—thin shapes, fur flattened by the chilly evening dew, slipping between the stems like water through reeds. The cats’ pelts did not ripple with muscle as they once had; instead, their fur clung to the bones beneath … Read more
Book Preview One by one, the cats crept into the cave. Their fur was streaked with mud and their eyes stretched wide with fear, reflecting the cold moonlight that filtered through a crack in the roof. They crouched low with their bellies close to the ground, their gazes flickering from side to side as if … Read more
Book Preview Night lay upon the forest. There was no moon, but the stars of Silverpelt shed their frosty glitter over the trees. At the bottom of a rocky hollow, a pool reflected the starshine. The air was heavy with the scents of late greenleaf. Wind sighed softly through the trees and ruffled the quiet … Read more
Book Preview Jayfeather slid through the thorn tunnel and Other Books by Erin Hunter LEADER FIRESTAR—ginger tom with a tabby tom with amber eyes MEDICINE CAT LEAFPOOL—light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes APPRENTICE, JAYFEATHER WARRIORS (toms and she-cats without kits) SQUIRRELFLIGHT—dark ginger she-cat with DUSTPELT—dark brown tabby tom SANDSTORM—pale ginger she-cat with green CLOUDTAIL—long-haired … Read more
Book Preview Dedicated to the memory of Jimmy, Dana, and Emmy Grace Cherry Wind swept across bleak moorland, carrying with it flurries of… 1 The moon was huge, a golden circle resting on a… Jaypaw slid into the nursery with a bunch of catmint… A scarlet leaf spiraled lazily down from a branch above… Jaypaw … Read more
Book Preview Special thanks to Kate Cary The forest shimmered in bright sunshine, the undergrowth rustling with… Hollypaw crouched low, pressing her belly against the Jaypaw touched his nose to Tawnypelt’s pad. It felt hot… 18 Lionpaw twitched in his sleep. He was dreaming. Jaypaw pulled the sticky parcel of honeycomb onto the wide,… Leafpool … Read more
Book Preview Special thanks to Cherith Baldry “Prey-stealers! This is our territory.” A gray tomcat spat out. . . 1 Jaypaw stretched, feeling the sun beat down on his fur. Lionpaw pushed his way through clumps of long grass wet… Hollypaw pushed through the brambles into the nursery and set… Hollypaw slipped out under the … Read more
Book Preview Special thanks to Kate Cary The indigo sky stretched over the moorland, holding in the… “Look out!” Lionpaw lashed his tail. “ShadowClan warriors behind us!”… Hollypaw was dreaming. She was charging through the forest as… Jaypaw winced as grit from the trail dug into his… “I’m still really tired,” Jaypaw complained. Lionpaw stiffened … Read more
Book Preview With special thanks to Muddied tree roots shaped a small opening. In the shadows… Leaves brushed Jaykit’s pelt like falling snow. More crackled underpaw,… “Where?” Firestar’s meow was tense. Jaykit tried to move, but pain shot through his limbs… Hollykit waited in the center of the clearing, where Brambleclaw… Lionkit woke in his … Read more