Cloudstar's Journey

Warriors Novellas #3

by Erin Hunter

In this original Warriors novella, Cloudstar, leader of SkyClan, has watched over his Clanmates at the edge of the forest for many long seasons. But Twolegs are encroaching on SkyClan's land and SkyClan is in danger of being driven away. Cloudstar is forced to turn to the other Clans for help—but will they be willing to come to SkyClan's rescue?

Genres: Fantasy, Animals, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Cats, Childrens, Adventure

90 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 29, 2013

About the author

Erin Hunter is the pseudonym of five people: Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Tui T. Sutherland, Gillian Philip, and Inbali Iserles, as well as editor Victoria Holmes. Together, they write the Warriors series as well as the Seekers and Survivors series. Erin Hunter is working on a new series now called Bravelands.

Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior, shaped by her interest in astronomy and standing stones.

Reviews

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really? That’s it? The book has so much potential. It could have shown the rat attack that destroyed Skyclan, the journey to the gorge, and the adapting to a new life. But no. It was stopped well short of that and I was very disappointed. Don’t get me wrong it was a fantastic book up until then going at a smooth not too fast pace, but WHY stop there?

[målin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am NOT okay with the fact that I teared up when I read the last sentence in a book series for kids about CATS?! wtf

[Chloë · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute little novella. It was enjoyable and I liked the information it gave on the Skyclan. Learning about the time were there were 5 clans was interesting. I do have to admit that it was a little short, therefore I didn't really get to connect to the characters.

[Jonah · Rating 2 out of 5]

WARNING, SPOILERS



I thought this book would go past the exile, but it didn't, and I would've liked two know what happened after SkyClan left. Also, the rest of the book was lots of stuff I already knew from Firestar's Quest, so I can only give this two stars. I would also like a Birdflight novella to show happened to her, Gorseclaw, and Spottedpelt.

[Medusa Bren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Titel        : Wolksters Reis , Warrior Cat's

Auteur    : Erin Hunter

Uitgever : Fantoom Amsterdam

Genre     : Kind & Jeugd

Rating    :🌟🌟🌟🌟



Wolksters Reis is een los te lezen kort verhaal van de Warrior Cats series . Al blijf ik er toch wel bij dat het handig zou zijn als je als lezer al wel eerder kennis hebt gemaakt met deze serie. 


Wolkster is de leider van de Hemelclan die al vele seizoenen lang waakt over zijn clangenoten aan de rand van het bos.  In totaal behoren er dan dus ook vijf clans in het woud te leven namelijk: de Donderclan, de Schaduwclan, de Windclan, de Rivierclan en de Hemelclan. Alle clans worden beschermd en begeleid door de Sterrenclan (hun overleden voorouders). 


Er dreigt een groot gevaar voor de Hemelclan. De tweebenen dringen steeds verder hun territorium binnen waardoor de clan het gevaar loopt verdreven te worden uit het woud. Er moet dan ook zo snel mogelijk een oplossing worden gevonden, maar gaat dit lukken? Zullen de andere clans bereid zijn Wolksters Hemelclan bij te staan en te helpen? 


In de andere boeken van de Warrior Cats series lees je bijna alleen over de andere vier clans. Niet eerder was er te lezen wat er nou precies gebeurd was met de vijfde clan (de Hemelclan), tot nu!

Dit korte verhaal mag absoluut niet ontbreken in je Warrior Cats collectie. Eindelijk leer je meer over het hoe en wat rondom de Hemelclan.


Als groot fan van de Warrior Cats series raad ik dan ook elke andere fan aan deze novelle te gaan kopen, hij is maar € 5,95 en het geld dubbel en dwars waard.  Het is echt een absolute aanvulling op je verzameling. Hij hoort er gewoon bij! Enige minpuntje dan is dat het geen volledig boek is, wat van mij zo had gemogen. Ik had graag veel meer over de Hemelclan willen lezen, maar dan alsnog is het een geweldig verhaal. En wie weet wat de toekomst ons nog brengt. Ik zeg koop 'm, zet een lekkere kop thee, pak er wat koekjes of chocolade bij, nestel je op de bank met een dekentje en je diertjes en hou voor de zekerheid de tissues bij de hand. En laat je dan meevoeren in dit heerlijke korte avontuur. 


Wolksters Reis is een must have en must read voor elke Warrior Cats fan! You will love it!😻😻😻

[Lina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was writing my review in here and somehow it DELETED and the normal method of shaking your phone to undo DID NOTHING. This SUCKS BOOTY.


Anyways

I thought this was FINE, really wild with the plot twist though. I like how it sets up the 4 clans for The Prophecy Begins series, but I disliked Cloudstar’s character. PMO SO BAD, because why would you absolutely reject open discussion with other clans and your own clan???? Bro, you said yourself that it’s been so long that you have had peace and you’re happy for it, why would you start problems when no problems existed??

[Hannibal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tbh it was amazing but I don’t understand why only good cats are treated horribly by starclan. I can name few characters that were evil but treated better than Cloudstar, who was forced to leave his mate and kits + be banished by the four clans

LIKE THEY DIDNT EVEN STUTTER? JUST "BYE BYE"? DUDE THE HELL.

[Schneeschaf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Die sehr sehr traurige Hintergrundgeschichte warum der Wolkenclan vertrieben wurde. Ich bin gepsannt was für Abenteuer noch kommen werden.

[zzzoe.k · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't tell whether I liked this or not, as my judgement is clouded by my disappointment. I think I liked the story itself and the telling of why Skyclan had to leave (but we don't get anything about their journey, just the events leading up to it). Cloudstar has several of Clear Sky's (or Skystar I guess haha) traits, which was actually interesting continuity to see in his characterization. However, I hated seeing how harsh the clan cats have become towards each other, the other clans essentially banished Skyclan without any sympathy or good bye.

I was simply caught off-guard when I was reading about completely different cats, not the old Dawn of the Clans cats. I hadn't realized that that arc was completed, since there was so much that was left hanging. The establishment of the naming of cats was left out although we got some of the formation of apprenticeships, and Moth Flight split up her kits for some special Starclan purpose that never came up again. I guess more books are potentially being written to fill that gap? It's annoying though, especially because I am trying to read these in the official Warriors chronological order.

[Saar The Book owl · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the Dutch version of Cloudstar's Journey. It's a mini adventure that you can read independant from the Warrior Cats series.
I enjoyed reading it and was surprised that it was about 5 clans instead of 4. I think, in the main series, there was some mentioning in one of the books about a 5th clan. Also, the events in this mini adventure reminded me of when the Thunder clan left their homes. However the setting and the reasons are a bit different.
This book was slightly darker and ended a bit sad. It's to short to have a lot of depth and to get really connected with the characters.

[Joia · Rating 2 out of 5]

seriously? that’s IT?

When I started reading this book, I thought it was going to be about where Cloudstar went after the clans told his clan to leave . The title literally says ‘Cloudstars Journey’ I thought it was going to be about how he died in his last life, and what his clan did after he died. and in the prologue of Firestar Quest, which is about how he rebuilt SkyClan, just tells a gathering of when SkyClan got kicked out. But I was wrong about this book. If SkyClan scattered, did Buzzardtail and Cloudstar both die?

This book would have had a better rating if it ACTUALLY shown SkyClans journey , about where they went and how they scattered when they got there. I know this is a novella , but it felt too short. I read this on my kindle, but I like to go slow with novellas. but I finished this in 3 days….

Somebody back me up here, there’s no way anybody expected Cloudstars Journey was going to be about how they lost their territory and why they left.

Honestly, this is my least-favorite Warriors book so far in the series. I would’ve actually enjoyed this if it was about where SkyClan went and how they scattered.

Redstar, Swiftstar, Birchstar, and Dawnstar, were idiots for not helping SkyClan. I wonder, if SkyClan was never kicked out, what would happen? Would there be less territory for the clans? Would Firestar never had to rebuild SkyClan? So many what-ifs for this novella.

No one will convince me otherwise that this book made ANY sense or it was enjoyable.

No offense, I don’t recommend this book at all.

[Roselyn Blonger · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so heartbreaking and unfair, I couldn’t help but cry. The contrast made between that pacific past and the horrible future that is coming is absolutely cruel. I loved Cloudstar's determination and how hard he fought back when everything was crumbling, he definitely won a special spot in my heart. I hope to read more about their journey someday!

[mercurialmadness · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a Warriors novella, this was good.

Cloudstar is a likable leader for Skyclan, unlike Clear Sky. The problem that the cats faced in this installment was provoking, and I understand why this novella was important to the early origins of the five clans.

This novella definitely had a slow start, but that isn’t uncommon for Warriors stories. Also, there were excellent name choices in for the cats in this story, specially: Mintpaw and Kestrelwing.

[Allia_sensei · Rating 3 out of 5]

„Tułaczka Chmurnej Gwiazdy” Erin Hunter. Kolejna Nowelka z serii Wojownicy. Zdecydowanie bardziej przypadła mi do gustu niż poprzednia. Pokazuje nam trudy życia w lesie, w którym Dwunożni (czytaj ludzie) zaczynają niszczyć drzewa dla swoich korzyści. W dalszym ciągu uważam, że są to książki dla młodszego pokolenia niż ja. Jednak na chwilowe oderwanie od życia codziennego jest to nawet przyjemna i lekka pozycja. Mimo, że porusza w brew pozorom całkiem trudny temat, który z pewnością wielu by umknął przy czytaniu. No bo co może być w poważne w książeczce o kotach. A jednak. A tymczasem biorę się za kolejną książkę, a wy co dziś czytacie?

[Marissa Raquel Mintz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cloudstar’s Journey

This is about how the lost Clan SkyClan was driven out of their home. The Twolegs start destroying trees and SkyClan doesn’t have enough territory. In the end they don’t know what to do. 8-12

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

The final of three unrelated novellas in 'The Untold Stories' - the very best of three excellent stories.

[Monica Haak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cuuute

[Isabella McPhee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a good gap filler for the events leading up to Skyclan being forced out of their home, it was somewhat uneventful, but I still enjoyed it.

[Maple · Rating 2 out of 5]

Książka całkowicie o niczym, o ile wcześniejsze nowelki niosły ze sobą jakąś historię to ta nie miała w sobie zupełnie nic ciekawego czy nowego.

[Devon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poor Cloudstar :( Poor Birdflight :( This was so sad

[Elis Mina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wolkster moest vogelvlucht en zijn kittens verlaten zo verdrietig, maar ik vond de novella toch leuk

[Maureen Finnan · Rating 5 out of 5]

📖 “I’ll wait for you,” he whispered. “I’ll wait for you forever.”

[Ola Wicher · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5

[Patrycja Palarczyk · Rating 3 out of 5]

Czytało sie dobrze, długo próbowałam dostać sie do tej noveli. Te novele czyta sie dużo lepiej niż główną serie

[Lex :3 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Etwas langweiliger da ich das special adventure gelesen hatte.mir viel auf das tüpfeljunges später tüpfelblatt wird, die heilerin vom donnerclan.

[Maddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love this for what it is, but omg it would have been absolutely fantastic as a super edition.

I feel like the tensions were rising so much and getting to see the rest of what happened would have been amazing I mean we really only know the barebones of the story, I would've loved to see the rest, I am not gonna mark down the star rating though because as a Novella it was very good.

I immediately loved Cloudstar, he is so kind which makes the story hit so much harder he didn't deserve this at all and reading this while knowing how the story ends for him had me sooo distraught, him and Birdflight were absolutely adorable and I LOOOVE the show of affection between mates in this story they were truly in love and deserved to build a life together. Cloudstar wishing that he had never recieved his 9 lives was giving me shivers like it's so sad. Therefore overall I think this was amazing for a Novella, but I do wish we got a superedition instead!

[Stephanie Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book and the inside look we get at SkyClan before they had to leave the forest. But I feel that it was far too short. I would have liked to read about the journey SkyClan took to the gorge and how they settled. I like Cloudstar and I would have liked to learn more about him. But it was a good short story.

[Janiel Perez · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this original novella, we are looking in the eyes of cloudstar,leader of skyclan. But when twolegs,humans, threaten their home, cloudstar is forced to let his clan,and mate, leave while he stayed. It was sad how the other clans didn't help skyclan. But still, I like seeing in the eyes of cludstar and it was a good book

[Michelle Kobus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heartbreaking. Could have been longer; around 32% of the e-book is previews of other Warriors books. Still a great story, though. In the mood to read Dawn of the Clans now! (Except that I have to wait a week, since the book is going to be an Easter present from my mom.)

[Abby N Lewis]

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