And he’s suddenly caught in the midst of a battle, both physical and political, between the four clans and their various ambitious members.įirepaw was actually a wonderful narrator. He learns the way of the clans and their warrior code. Renamed Firepaw, he joins ThunderClan, where he becomes an apprentice and trains to become a warrior. Into the Wild, the book that started it all that I found at The Strand one day, is about an ordinary house cat who decides to leave the comfort of his human home and join a clan of wild cats. And are great for me to use to get out of a reading slump. I’m not going to marathon them, as much as I’d like to, but I’m hoping to power through one or two a week. The books are very quick reads (I can read one in a just a few hours) so it’s not as bad as you might think, making a commitment of rereading a series of over 30 books. Finally, I said, screw that TBR, screw those review copies - I’M GOING TO READ ABOUT CATS. And I’ve been dying to reread them all, from the very beginning and to the very end, probably for the last two years.

I haven’t read the Warriors books in ages. (Ha! Back when paperbacks were that cheap! She did buy me hardcovers for my birthday or Christmas, so I have a few hardcovers among my mostly paperback collection that spans almost an entire bookshelf.) I remember waiting eagerly for each new volume to come out, but since my mom couldn’t fathom paying $20+ for each book, she forced me to wait until the paperbacks came out for $6. Yes, there are a gazillion of these books and the later series aren’t quite as good as the first two ( Warriors and Warriors: The New Prophecy), but I love these books with all my heart. (Yup, I was obsessed.) I’ve read all but the more recent super editions and the prequel series arc, Dawn of the Clans.

I absolutely adored these books about cats.

Warriors was my favorite series in elementary and middle school. who may turn out to be the bravest warrior of them all. In the midst of this turmoil appears an ordinary house cat named Rusty. Noble warriors are dying– and some deaths are more mysterious than others. But the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger, and the sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by their warrior ancestors.

Into the Wild by Erin Hunter