Warriors: Secrets of the Clans

Warriors: Field Guide #1

by Erin Hunter

Now the truth can be revealed

Look within to find:

The mystical origins and secret legends of the Clans.

An insiders' tour of the Clan camps and territories.

The histories and characters of each Clan, and information about their leaders and medicine cats.

Knowledge of cats outside the Clans.

The tenets of the warrior code.

Prophecies and omens, and how they have been fulfilled.

And many more truths about the secrets, beliefs, and daily lives of the cats of the Clans.

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

176 pages, Hardcover

First published May 29, 2007

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

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is good to read once you've read every novel in the main Warriors series up to Power of Three: The Sight. If you read it before that point, beware: you'll read a whole lot of spoilers.

However, if you've read Firestar's Quest (the first Super
Edition), you'll notice some major errors towards the beginning. It doesn't say anything about the fifth Clan, SkyClan.

Also, if you've read Code of the Clans, there are some major errors on the "Significant Leaders" parts. It says, under the description of every Clan's first leader, that they "Worked with Thunder, Wind, Shadow, and River [always excluding the one it's talking about:] to develop the warrior code", while the truth is that the warrior code developed under the leadership of other leaders over time. The first leaders didn't come up with the warrior code all at once, and the most recent addition was added when Bluestar was a warrior of ThunderClan.

Another major error is under the StarClan section. "Snowfur Speaks: A Sad, Cold Death" keeps on calling Mosskit a "he", when - if you've read Bluestar's Prophecy - Mosskit's actually a she. It also makes it seem like Bluefur actually had her kits in the forest, instead of having them in camp before bringing them out to the forest.

Overall, though, this was a good book that I completely enjoyed reading.

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

This is the Dutch translation of Warriors Field Guide: Secrets of the Clans. It's a nice and interesting addition to the series. It gives an iteresting insight in the characters, the Clans, how the Clans were created and each of their history. Also there are recaptions of some important events told by different cats, some mythology...Every subject in the book had an addition of a cat that told their short story of what happened in one of the books. The drawings were very nice.

[Harper Stevens · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good but I only really remember the herb stuff but really nothing else and I read it like a month ago. But the medicine cat stuff was super interesting but I didn’t see many other cool details. I love the parts that I remember. Three stars for the amazing herb section I love it❤️😸

[Amanda Tuinstra ( Liefde voor boeken Amanda) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recensie volgt op m'n blog

[Littlebookterror · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the more educational setup of this Guide, showcasing both locations, cats, and stories of each clan.
The short stories inside hit all the emotional beats but were not very well written. But it's a step up from the Code of the Clans.

The editing in this book is quite bad. When apprentices are named, there are only some where there later warrior (and leader) names are listed, in other cases, they are not; without any rhyme or reason. Furthermore, Running Wind is called Windstar in Moth Flight's story despite obviously not having gained her new name. Brightpaw is also misnamed.
The authors are still contradicting themselves. Why was SkyClan not listed or even mentioned with the founding of the clans? It sounds like all the cats collectively lost their memories which totally makes sense. On that note, it makes even less sense to have TigerClan, LeopardClan and LionClan. Where would these myths even come from, if not carried there by the tribe cats? But why would they feature the original territory; did they simply make them up?
I did not expect this book to be so frustrating.

You can also clearly see the bias towards ThunderClan. I had hoped to get more insight into the other clans, their favourite places in their territory or other interesting tidbits. Instead you get a very casual overview and a less than charming description of important members. On the hand, ThunderClans descriptions are positive and without any flaws.

I also cannot believe that ThunderClan is the only clan to have prophecies. Again, I wished there was more thought that had gone into this Field Guide to actually grow their worldbuilding.

[Belinda Vlasbaard · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 sterren- Nederlandse paperback

WAARSCHUWING: Dit boekje moet je niet lezen als je serie 1 en 2 niet kent, anders lees je teveel ontknopingen over deze periode. Beter serie 1 en 2 .

Een leuke toevoeging tot de serie worrior cats. Het bevat alles over de krijgscode, en de medicijnenlijst voor zieke of gewonde katten.

Bijdragen van alle bekende poezen zoals Blauwster, Vuurster, Zandstorm, Kraaiveder en de anderen. Ook een korte vertelling van Rogge. Zowel de oude als de nieuwe kampen komen aan bod, samen met landkaartjes. Een die kaartjes maakte het zo leuk. Heb er een speurtocht van gemaakt voor de Addict- club, onze young adult leesclub in de huisbibliotheek. Voegde nog meer toe aan de leesvreugde en beleving van de Worrior Cats.

[Belinda Vlasbaard · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars - English Ebook en Dutch paperback

The newest by Erin Hunter dit not disappoint. Nore me or the addict-club here in the house libary we have for the neighbourhood. The action is there but what I like is the thought that comes before the action.You can feel yourself
in these animal's places. You get your most beloven characters out of it. Yes, they have a character like domestic cats.. At the age of 53 I know I can pick up an Erin Hunter book and be totally entertained. I look forward eagerly to each adventure.

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

I laughed at the fact this book had a “glossary” at the end. I knew most of the stuff in here from reading super editions and such but there were some nice ones that had cool perspectives from like Barley and Brightheart, who deserve super editions but probably won’t get any. (Side note: Sol needs a super edition PLEASE) I really liked the setup and it shoved a lot into it with still a nice connecting flow between sections.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was an interesting guide to the world of Warriors but it spoiled a lot since I am not done with The New Prophecy series. It told me where the Clans were traveling to, although it helped me understand the clans and the cats better. I would recommend reading it after The New Prophecy series.

[Rinske · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jonas (7 jaar): je kunt in dit boek lezen hoe alle kampen van de warrior cats eruit zien en heel veel spannende verhalen erachter. Ze geven een soort rondleiding in een verhaal. Het was heel spannend. Een verhaal ging over de maansteen.

[Camille · Rating 5 out of 5]

Secrets of the Clans is book that gives you stories not told in the Warrior Cats books. It is set throughout Warrior Cats and Warriors: The New Prophecy. So, only read this book if you have read those series.

I found this interesting and fun. I especially loved the short stories from other cats (such as Yellowfang and Braveheart) as you found out things you could have never found out in the novels and if you did it wouldn't have very much detail.

There were also brief summaries of the other cats, the dangers, notable leader and medicine cats and other such things. It was a short, well written read with no commitment.

[Maddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love how fleshed out this world is, all the world-building, the descriptions, the backgrounds, mythologies, stories etc. It's insane!

This one had such good insight into the clans! Not necessary by any means, but still interesting and such a quick read!

[Katie]

I probably should have waited to read this after finishing my re-read of the second series since it covers that whole arc and spoiled some things I didn’t remember… but it’s a nice little companion book!

[Ru · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been planning a complete Warriors re-read for years.
This series has been in my life since I was 8 years old and I'm now 25. I'll talk a little bit more about what this series has meant to me in my "Into The Wild" review, since that feels right, but just know this series has been a massive part of my life for a long, long time.

Secrets of The Clans is a field guide. Short, simple and has all the basic information you'd need. This is old and outdated now considering this was written around the time of series 1 and 2 but much of it still holds. There are inconsistencies and a fair few errors as well though.

I like the Clan camp tours best- narrated by characters from the series they all have a really distinct and individual voice. I've read this one so many times that I skipped over most of the 'list' parts. All the stories were fun but not incredibly interesting or in depth.

It's fine, definitely not perfect and a bit outdated to the series now, but generally solid.

[Angelina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about the secrets of the clans, the warrior code, and Firestar’s nine lives and then they had the list of significant clan leaders and medicine cats and all of that. It also makes me think about my life when I kept secrets from my family because I thought that if I did tell them, they would be very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very mad about that. Very very mad. So I didn’t.

[Jack · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve heard that this field guide was written by one of the editors of the warrior cats books, and that’s why it has such a different flavor to it from all of the other WC stuff I’ve dipped into.

Honestly? Really refreshing. I know a number of odds and ends in this have been retconned, but it’s neat to see prose that has a bit more bite to it.

All of the field guides I’ve read have been fun, and all of the small lore bits and super short stories help to breathe a bit of fresh air over the franchise.

[Clbt.a · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lowkey just for the sake of nostalgia.

First time reading in my native language since a couple of years and it wasn't as weird as I thought it would be. Those 200 pages flew past and I absolutely loved to read about the small stories, refreshing all the books of this series I've read.

Kind of makes me want to read them all again lol.

[SallyDee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. It had info about every aspect of Warriors and it had stories that explained a lot of things. The story about Brightpaw and Swiftpaw was really good, the one about Leopardstar gave me an idea on why she joined TigerClan and Barley’s backstory had me on the edge of my seat. I loved it.

[Kiona Bos · Rating 1 out of 5]

Niet mijn type boek. Er zit niet echt een verhaal in. Het is meer een gids. Als je start met de serie, start je best met een ander boek. Gestopt met lezen.

[Alana Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book. Helped me learn more about Warrior Cats and how it works.

[Jack · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was AMAZING! I absolutely loved it - it's definitely my favourite of the field guides. It's interesting and full of great, varied information. It covers loads of different things that I didn't already know and is generally really, really interesting to read. I love the mini-stories in the field guides and can regularly go back to read them in my free time rather than a long book. I also find the pictures in the field guides GREAT and the quality of them is excellent.

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[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is really cool! It tells you background information on all 4 Clans as well as other cats and animals too. I especially liked the part where it showed all the herbs the medicine cats use, and I like how the book was written as if you were a cat touring the forest. Only problem is it doesn't go into the other clans as much as ThunderClan.

[Alexa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very interesting and informative guide to the warriors books and really explained a lot of things. If you've read the warriors series, this would definitely be a good read for you. However, if you haven't or you haven't made it through The New Prophecy series, wait until you have because there are tons of spoilers.

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! I LOVED this book--it told me all I didn't know about the Warriors series--various myths and battle moves.

I love the effect that there were different stories that were told by various cats.

Read only if you've read the first two series of Warriors!

[Emma]

This book is a great book if you are just starting to read the Warriors series, it tells tales of the greatest leaders to ever live (in my opinion). You should read this book if you have read the first book, Into the Wild.

[Starry · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is pretty good, actually.
Nice and informative, although there are a few mistakes.
But every book has mistakes, correct?

[Ginny Churchill · Rating 5 out of 5]

The exciting behind the scenes of the warriors saga. If you love warriors you'll love this!!

[Zoya · Rating 5 out of 5]

ok

[Em · Rating 5 out of 5]

WARRIORS IS AWESOME!!!!!

[Eris]

this book did spoil a few things but I was fine with it