Warriors (novel Series)

Warriors (novel Series)


Warriors
Warriors
Warriors: The New Prophecy
Warriors: Power of Three
Warriors: Omen of the Stars
Warriors: Dawn of the Clans
Author Erin Hunter
Illustrator Wayne McLoughlin
Country United Kingdom/United States/Canada
Language English
Genre Children's literature
Fantasy
Publisher HarperCollins
Published 2003–present

Warriors is a series of children's fiction novels published by HarperCollins; it written by authors Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, and Tui Sutherland with the plot developed by editor Victoria Holmes, who collectively use the pseudonym Erin Hunter. The series follows the adventures of four Clans of wild cats in their forest homes. The four Clans are ThunderClan, WindClan, ShadowClan and RiverClan. SkyClan, the long-forgotten fifth Clan of the forest, is later introduced in the stand-alone novel Firestar's Quest, and are featured later in the novel SkyClan's Destiny and the manga trilogy SkyClan and the Stranger.

There are currently four sub-series, each containing six books. The first, Warriors, was published from 2003 to 2004. Warriors: The New Prophecy, published from 2005 to 2006, follows the first sub-series, chronicling the Clans as they move to a new home. The third story arc, Warriors: Power of Three, was published from 2007 to 2009. Warriors: Omen of the Stars began with The Fourth Apprentice, which was released on 24 November 2009, and continues where the third sub-series left off. A fifth sub-series has been requested by HarperCollins and will be entitled Warriors: Dawn of the Clans.

Other books have been released in addition to the main series, including four lengthier stand-alone novels entitled Firestar's Quest, Bluestar's Prophecy, SkyClan's Destiny, Crookedstar's Promise, and Yellowfang's Secret with a sixth upcoming title called Tallstar’s Revenge, and e-book only titles called Hollyleaf's Story, Mistystar’s Omen and the upcoming Cloudstar’s Journey. Four field guides and several volumes of original English-language manga, produced as a collaboration between HarperCollins and TOKYOPOP, have been published as well. In addition to the books, the authors have also written several short stories and two plays. The Warriors series, with the exception of the manga, has been released in e-book format for popular e-readers such as the Barnes & Noble Nook and Amazon Kindle. The series has also been translated into several languages. In addition, the series has a website, which features games, promotional videos, quizzes, a message board, and news.

Major themes in the series deal with forbidden love, the concept of nature versus nurture, the reactions of different faiths meeting each other, and characters being a mix of good and bad. The authors draw inspiration from several natural locations and other authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien, J. K. Rowling, and William Shakespeare.

Warriors has received mostly positive reviews, but has also been criticised for being confusing due to its large number of characters. Critics have compared it to the Redwall series, though one reviewer commented that the series is less elegantly written. Although nominated for several awards, Warriors has yet to receive any major literary prizes. The series has also reached the New York Times Bestseller List and has found popularity in many countries, including Trinidad and China.

Read more about Warriors (novel Series):  Setting and Characters, The Origins of The Clans, Clan Hierarchy, Inspiration and Origins, Critical Reception, Themes, Editions

Famous quotes containing the word warriors:

    We are but warriors for the working day.
    Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirched
    With rainy marching in the painful field.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)