Warriorsrisingstorm, p.25
WarriorsRisingStorm,
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He saw a flash of white fur at the center of the clearing as Tallstar leaped onto the Great Rock. He had obviously decided to start the meeting without ShadowClan’s leader. Crookedstar started toward the rock. Fireheart braced himself, ready for his first Gathering at the head of his Clan, and desperate to warn the other cats about the threat that lurked in the woods.
“Good luck.” Fireheart felt Sandstorm’s breath ruffle his ear fur. He turned and gently touched her warm cheek with his muzzle, knowing that their quarrel had been forgotten. Then he threaded his way through the other cats toward the Great Rock.
He was stopped in his tracks by a yowl called from the slope behind him. “He’s here!”
Fireheart turned and saw Darkstripe craning his neck beside him, but their view was blocked by the other cats peering and rearing up on their hind legs to get a look at ShadowClan’s new leader as he passed through the crowd. Darkstripe’s ears suddenly pricked with surprise. The striped warrior was staring up at the Great Rock, his eyes glittering with barely suppressed excitement. Fireheart twisted his head to see what had prompted such a strong reaction from his Clanmate.
Framed by the cold light of the moon, Fireheart saw the powerful shoulders and broad head of the cat who had leaped onto the rock beside Tallstar. The other leader seemed puny and frail beside this massive figure. And with a cold shiver of dread, Fireheart realized that the new leader of ShadowClan was Tigerclaw.
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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 astrology and standing stones.
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WARRIORS
BOOK 1: INTO THE WILD
BOOK 2: FIRE AND ICE
BOOK 3: FOREST OF SECRETS
BOOK 4: RISING STORM
BOOK 5: A DANGEROUS PATH
BOOK 6: THE DARKEST HOUR
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Table of Contents
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER 1 Warm shafts of sun shine streamed through the c
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2 Fireheart saw a ripple of pale amber fur and lo
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3 “Have you seen Cloudpaw?” Fireheart emerged fro
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4 Soft paws padded through Fireheart’s dreams tha
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5 The ThunderClan leader had reached the top of t
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6 “StarClan grants us safe passage,” Bluestar rep
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7 “Bluestar, it’s been a quarter moon since we re
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8 Mews of alarm and the pounding of paws in the c
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9 “Where have they gone?” Fireheart gasped.
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10 Fireheart held his breath as the Twoleg door o
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11 “Cinderpelt! What are you doing here?” Firehea
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12 “Help! Don’t let them take me!” Fireheart hear
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13 “Is Cloudpaw okay?” asked Ashpaw. F
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14 Over the next few days, the streams in Thunder
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15 Fireheart carried the ball of wet moss gently
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16 Fireheart’s claws felt rooted to the Thunderpa
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17 Fireheart padded heavily back to the Thunderpa
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18 “Not as long as Fireheart is alive,” Cinderpelt argue
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19 “Ravenpaw!” Fireheart sprang forward to give h
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20 Fireheart heard grass swishing behind the hedg
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21 “Quick! This way!” Cloudpaw’s urgen
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22 “Fireheart?” Bluestar looked up as he pushed h
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23 “Fire! Wake up!” Fireheart yowled.
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24 “Yellowfang!” Fireheart dropped Bra
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25 Fireheart dropped Speckletail’s kit at Whitest
CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 26 Fireheart felt as if he had slept for only a m
CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 27 By late afternoon the lingering smell of smoke
CHAPTER 27
CHAPTER 28 With a tender lick, Fireheart closed the medic
CHAPTER 28
CHAPTER 29 The sky stayed gray and cloudy over the next f
CHAPTER 29
CHAPTER 30 The air in the clearing was heavy with the sce
CHAPTER 30
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