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Warriors: The New Prophecy #1-6

The New Prophecy Box Set

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The second story arc in the #1 nationally bestselling epic warrior cat series is now available in a beautiful box set.

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First published January 1, 2007

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Erin Hunter

276 books10.7k followers
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.

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42 reviews42 followers
March 21, 2011
This whole series was AWESOME, except at parts it can be tragically heart-breaking, disturbingly gory, or just plain SCARY. But otherwise, it was a GREAT series!
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Author 85 books190 followers
January 2, 2012
My (then-future) husband bought me Watership Down as a birthday gift long years ago, and I loved it. No other animal stories have quite lived up to its memory till I started reading Erin Hunter’s Warriors books. Last Christmas my husband, still wisely predicting my tastes, bought me the first series of Warriors, and last week he bought me the second. I’m delighted to say I still love these wonderful cats.

Erin Hunter has an enviable talent for telling stories within a series. Each novel is complete in itself, one major danger having slowly been revealed and dealt with, one set of relationships having been brought into question and either resolved or convincingly shelved, and one deliberate forward step having clearly been taken in the overall story arc. I could pick easily any single book up and read it without feeling lost. Or I can read them one after another (I did) without feeling bored.

The overarching story is nicely plotted, keeping me eager to know more. The cats have pleasingly convincing characters and a well-researched way of life. And the spirituality of Star-Clan watching from the heavens is delightfully drawn, even to non-believers and the fate of the lost. The mythic lends a satisfying completeness to the characters, and, while human emotions are easily recognized, these cats are always their own well-defined individuals, never devolving into animals playing at people.

Two-legs (or No-furs, of whatever else we are called) cause much trouble in the world around us. But warrior cats aren’t perfect either. Erin Hunters stories come pretty close to perfection though, and I highly recommend them.



Disclosure: My husband bought them for me. My mother’s going to read them next. And me, I couldn’t put them down.
59 reviews
September 21, 2022
The intricate web of relationships between the tense coexistence of clans of cats is sacrificed for the sake of a more generic heroes journey and teen drama. The cast is a mixed bag and the main POV rotates leading to varying quality throughout the series. Still, its a story about cats going on an adventure so it can only be so bad.
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63 reviews10 followers
February 8, 2022
Just great. Just BEAUTIFUL. Just AMAZING.
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1,528 reviews166 followers
February 28, 2021
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When you set out, you were four. Six with friends who could not stay behind. Now you are one.


It took me years after reading the first series of Warriors books to get around to picking up Midnight. I think, as a kid, I'd just gotten overwhelmed with the idea of how many books were in this world. Erin Hunter has, unquestionably, put together an impressive number of works and, to this day, I'm still a little overwhelmed. And I have to admit, I was weary of the second series. I didn't know if I'd like it as much as the first set of books. The fact that the main character of the first would no longer be the center focus of this one genuinely bugged the hell out of me.

I'm glad to report that this worry was utterly unnecessary.

Fire and tiger would join together, somehow connected to trouble for the whole forest.


Midnight has an entirely new set of center characters. They all, more or less, exist as direct descendants of the central players in the original arc. Most important, of course, is Tigerstar's son Brambleclaw and Fireheart's daughter, Squirrelpaw. Then we have Tigerstar's daughter, Tawnypelt, and Graystripe's kits, Feathertail and Stormfur. With the exception of Crowpaw, all of these cats are directly related to a character we know quite well from the first set of books.

The plot is a simple one. StarClan has chosen four cats to act as saviors against the great danger that faces the clan. These four receive messages telling them to find Midnight, spurning an incredibly long journey from their homes. Meanwhile, leaders of ThunderClan receive a message of their own that almost feels deliberately misinterpreted, but plays quite well into unreasonable fears that are brought on by previous trauma.

“If ever any of you tell the cats back home that I purred at a Twoleg,” she mewed through gritted teeth, “I’ll turn you into crow-food, and that’s a promise.”


The shining moments of Midnight do not exist within the confines of the plot. In truth, the plot itself is kind of just really predictable. There's nothing about people destroying a forest and the animals needing to move that's surprising. I suppose it's a testament to how sad that is. It's not as though the destruction of forests is uncommon when people decide its time to build something somewhere. And, really, the majority of the plot is centered around this new danger and the subsequent travel needed to save the Clans.

The true shining moments exist within the very parts of the novel I was most worried about. I didn't know if I would connect to the new cast of characters. Suffice to say this was an incredibly silly worry and the characters were absolutely wonderful. I deeply appreciated every single one of them, but I think I most appreciated the relationship between Brambleclaw and Squirrelpaw.

Crowpaw, Feathertail, Stormfur, and Tawnypelt are all wonderful characters and I adored each of them. But the dynamic we get with Brambleclaw and Squirrelpaw was all sorts of adorable. It's sort of a hate-to-love, slow-burn and it just really worked for me. Squirrelpaw is thoroughly sassy and Brambleclaw is rightly annoyed by her at times. But, the way they developed such a deep connection in their shared secrets and along their journey was nothing short of beautiful.

Incidentally, Firestart's misinterpretation of the prophesy made me love it all the more?

Yes, O Great One, I shall do as you command. Then when we come back empty-pawed, you'll admit I was right.


The Erin Hunter writers do, however, have this rather unfortunate habit of dragging things out. I guarantee you, this book did not need to be as long as it was. Thinking back on it now, very little actually happens. And sure, we're getting dual points of view from Brambleclaw and Leafpaw, Squirrelpaw's sister, but I'd honestly make the argument that this really wasn't necessary.

There was so much that happened along their journey that felt kind of like filler. But, with all that in mind, I will say this: the length of the novel does really help you, as a reader, to feel how truly long their journey is. Even though we barely just get to Midnight in the end, it does genuinely feel like you've taken every pawstep with them. And, in that sense, it's kind of impressive.

I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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8 reviews1 follower
October 1, 2025
it's good, as in, i personally like it. quality-wise? well...
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1 review1 follower
October 28, 2021
This book was really good the last chapters were a little sad but other then that it was awesome!
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Author 10 books9 followers
March 10, 2016
It's been a long time i haven't read those books, but even though they might be quite classic in the story, with no real twist, the writing is interresting and worth the read. Warning, the series is really long ( and sometimes have some continuities errors but they are small enough and with that many character excusable), but still remains one of my favourites. It is also very good for beginners in english, as this series can interest young readers and is easily understandable. I myself started to really understand and read in english with those books.
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15 reviews2 followers
June 23, 2021
there is not joke at all, the plot is literally four cats' gang fighting but what the hell, THE STORYLINE OF FIRESTAR AND STORMTEMPEST IS AMAZING, THE LOVE STORY BETWEEN LEAFPOOL AND CROWFEATHER DEVASTATED ME
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7 reviews
January 3, 2023
Cats walk around, stuff happens, one dies.
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8 reviews
January 13, 2022
These books are really a hit or miss the first 3 books are pretty boring with some good bits and the last 3 are mediocre
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20 reviews2 followers
April 19, 2011
I liked the box set and it was good to read more warriors because I am a fan of this book. (short version) So at first it was all right and clan life was going on as usual. Then a few days later one warrior from each clan had dreams from starclan to go to midnight so at first they didn't know what it means and met at midnight at fourtrees. When nothing happened so they went back to their clans then brambleclaw one of the chosen warriors and the dream was about a place called the sundrown place or what we call the ocean. Then the next night the cats came to fourtrees again and decided to leave in three days so they should get ready to go. three days later they left on their journey the went towards the south where the sun goes down hunting and resting on the way as they made their long journey to the sundrown place.when they finally arrived they went searching for the cave in brambleclaws dream. then brambleclaw fell in to the water like in his dream and his friends from other clans and the friend from his clan (squirlpaw is the cat in brambleclaws clan). thats all for now bye I will right more soon about the journey.
13 reviews
April 20, 2019
So, the first three books were great, and I loved all the adventure and the quest to save the clans was fun, plus Squirrelpaw was my favorite.
Then, Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw got into a fight and now Squirrelflight is a highly suspicious JERK WHO DOESN’T CARE ABOUT ANYONE!! I was very disappointed when it happened and now I’m wishing that Erin Hunter would rewrite the last three books completely, except for the Leafpool parts, which are really heartwarming and happy. But when it goes to Squirrelflight, she spends pretty much the entire chapter criticizing Brambleclaw. This part is like a piece of paper in a room, and you’re locked in that room with the paper, and the only thing to do is read it, even though it’s like Starflight’s lectures in Wings of Fire. Squirrelpaw was the best character because she was different from all the other characters in the books, aka super peppy and sassy, but now, as Squirrelflight, she throws petty insults and suspects that Brambleclaw wants to take over the clan. HE ONLY WANTS TO BE DEPUTY!

-Ten Year Old Kid
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427 reviews15 followers
January 17, 2016
One could argue that the Original series is better crafted; nevertheless, I did not like the sense of impending doom and tragedy pervading it. The New Prophecy is different: it is about optimism, unity, and new beginnings. It starts with the journey of six cats obeying their ancestors' call, and continues with the four Clans journeying to a new place to live.

Starting from Twilight however, the series goes downhill; seems the authors had already used up all their good ideas in the first three installments, and filled up the rest with soap-opera drama and the far-fetched idea of the Dark Forest. Sunset is great though. Squirrel x Bramble forever.

Favourite books: Midnight, Sunset.
2 reviews2 followers
February 3, 2017
Fun read-aloud series about for my twin boys (age 7). The stories are about life, battles, and adventures of feral cats in four forest clans. My kids really got into the (fictional) clan roles, warrior code, star clan/ancestors, and other traditions which are described in great detail and are nicely woven into the stories. The action is very drawn out with lots of story recapping/retelling soap opera style which becomes a little tedious after the first book. My boys loved this series though..so much they started reading the books on their own.
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237 reviews
May 31, 2022
Compared to the first series, I ended up rating a lot of these books a lot lower. It isn't that I didn't enjoy reading them, but some of the books are a little annoying to get through. The first series mostly deals with interpersonal relationships within the clans, but the second series weirdly ends up scaling that down by the end of the book to mainly dealing with the interpersonal relationships within Thunderclan only. I think this mostly comes down to the fact that instead of having a thunderpath or a river to just cross, they now have an entire lake to run across in order to be able to interact with all of the clans. I know people bring this plot point up a lot, but it's true. I think my favorite relationship in this series was Leafpool and Crowfeather, but my least favorite ends up being Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw. My favorite characters were definitely Leafpool, Mothwing, and Crowfeather. I like Hawkfrost as a villain, but Mudclaw was a horrible villain in comparison.

Midnight - 3 stars
Moonrise - 3 stars
Dawn - 5 stars
Starlight - 3 stars
Twilight - 4 stars
Sunset - 5 stars

Midnight
I honestly forgot how boring the travel books are. The most enjoyable thing about this book was just the characters themselves. It's nice to see the rival clans come together to help save the forest, despite not being allies at first. I also think in hindsight they really built up the destruction of the forest from this point forward really well. Not too much meandering about the forest is going to be destroyed and we're gonna put off going till the end kind of deal. The character relationships really shine here, but in later books go down hill.

Moonrise
While reading this again, I can remember exactly why I didn't like it as much as the other books. It's a very slow read. There's nothing wrong with having a slow paced book. I think they knew exactly how they wanted to end it and what they wanted to build up. That was done well compared to other books, but personally I just didn't really vibe with the slow parts. I think the slowest part was when they kept saying that Stonefur was the cat that would save the tribe, but in the end it was Feathertail all along. They kind of meander around a bit until it gets revealed near the end. I also don't really like how the tribe gets established and then goes down hill in other books.

Dawn
Compared to the last book, I found this one a lot easier to read. I think it's because a lot of events happen very quickly. I also think like the last book they had a very clear idea in mind where the story started, the middle, and the end. I hope the series I haven't read from them is like this. This is where it goes back to the forest and it's being destroyed. I think this plot point was very well built up and the pay off was very satisfying. It's sad seeing how far gone the forest is that we've started off with.

Starlight
A lot of this book has to deal with the clans settling in the new territories. I really liked seeing Leafpaw/pool's development throughout this book, however Mudclaw's rebellion just seemed kind of tacked on. Over the course of this series there just wasn't that much development. A lot of the elements of his rebellion also just mirrored Tigerclaw's rebellion in the first series. It makes me wonder if this book would have been better set in Windclan instead of Thunderclan. On top of all of that, Crowfeather and Leafpaw/pool's relationship kind of comes out of nowhere. They only really have three or so interactions and all of a sudden Crowfeather is telling Leafpaw/pool he loves her when he saves her life. I just kind of feel left feeling like they didn't plan this book out as well as the others so far. On top of all of that, the only plot element left is Hawfrost/Brambleclaw/Squirelflight drama and I just don't really care for Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight arguing all of the time.

Twilight
This book mostly deals with interpersonal relationships and then three battles scattered in that didn't really effect much, besides the last one. I forgot how much this book made me like Leafpool and Crowfeather after reading Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw pick fights with each other. I just don't like Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw as a couple very much. It isn't until the very end that Squirrelflight thinks about having a relationship with Brambleclaw again just because she was more worried about him dying than Ashfur. While I feel like some other plot points were really built up well like the forest being destroyed, I feel like the badger attack came out of nowhere. In hindsight, the badgers themselves being chased out was supposed to be foreshadowing, but that doesn't really hit that very well because they kind of already dealt with a dog attack and fox attacks. The badgers just seem like a run of the mill struggle for the clan cats.

Sunset
Don't get me wrong this book is really good, but I just can't stand how long they've built up this plot of whether or not brambleclaw is evil just like his brother hawkfrost. They spent a few books of the first arc doing that and to just continue it on is kinda like beating this plot point into the ground. I guess in hindsight I wish that Leafpools prophecy had a bit more meaning behind it than just hawkfrost is evil and now that he's dead there's peace. In fact, it's very easy to get all three of them mixed up because they're almost carbon copies of each other. When squirrelflight is arguing with Brambleclaw up until this point, it really just makes him look just like them.
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19 reviews
April 2, 2015
These books were exiting and captivating. I loved all of them. I liked the second and fifth book especially. The second one has a lot of adventure and the fifth one has a lot of troubles and I like to read how they solve them. To see how cats can have feelings like humans is interesting and it is wondrous to see how they solve it is cool.
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251 reviews
March 12, 2021
The second series in the Warriors saga really does not disappoint the readers who loved the first series, and I include myself among those readers. The characters are still extremely well-developed, and the series keeps you reading till the end. These are really great books for anyone who loves cats!
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Author 5 books5 followers
April 6, 2021
It is a great series of novels.
Cats that think, feel like people, fight to defend their territory, but if they see another cat suffering, they help her, even if that cat is from another clan or enemy.
It is a series of novels worth reading. The reader finds adventure, drama, action, love, hate, and all sort of feelings.
Once you start reading it is difficult to put the book down.
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21 reviews9 followers
April 17, 2021
This is one of my least favourite series, although it is good, I think there is far to much walking. Not that many things happen during the many chapters of walking. Squirrelflight is very annoying as well, she should not of come on the journey. I think it would be more interesting if it was just the four chosen cats instead of the others, which came along.
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November 23, 2015
This book collection was pretty good. I really loved Erin's description throughout the book though multiple editing errors made it kind of confusing and hard to read. However, I loved her topics,characters, and the challenging plot she managed to make work. I highly recommend these books.
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20 reviews
February 4, 2016
Interesting follow through for the original series, the plot was intriguing and of course seeing all the characters from the original novels made me giddy. Overall another amazing read by Erin Hunter and I once again delved into the world of WARRIORS! (◕ᴗ◕✿)
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11 reviews3 followers
May 28, 2020
This was the best Warriors series. Great characters and high stakes.
The book titles themselves (Midnight, Moonrise, Starlight, Twilight, Sunset) are far superior to the highly generic ones the other Warriors books are laboured with.
Again more nostalgia, but I loved them.
1 review1 follower
January 8, 2009
This set of books is really good. Good characters, got plot, a lot of suspense. People who like cats like me will love this as much as I do. :)
21 reviews
January 9, 2011
The second series continues the awesomeness of Warriors! Drama-filled and action-packed, Two thumbs up!
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2 reviews
February 10, 2011
strange, definitly out of my comfort zone but....surprisingly good!
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11 reviews
February 23, 2011
Everything in this series was packed in, which made them 3x as exciting!!! I liked how the point of view of the cat kept on changing. I loved this series! :-)
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