Special thanks to Kate Cary
FIRESTAR—ginger tom with a flame-colored pelt
GRAYSTRIPE—long-haired gray tom
CINDERPELT—dark gray she-cat
APPRENTICE, LEAFPAW
MOUSEFUR—small, dusky brown she-cat
APPRENTICE, SPIDERPAW
DUSTPELT—dark brown tabby tom
APPRENTICE, SQUIRRELPAW
SANDSTORM—pale ginger she-cat
CLOUDTAIL—long-haired white tom
BRACKENFUR—golden brown tabby tom
APPRENTICE, WHITEPAW
THORNCLAW—golden brown tabby tom
APPRENTICE, SHREWPAW
BRIGHTHEART—white she-cat with ginger patches
BRAMBLECLAW—dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
ASHFUR—pale gray (with darker flecks) tom, dark blue eyes
RAINWHISKER—dark gray tom with blue eyes
SOOTFUR—lighter gray tom with amber eyes
SORRELTAIL—tortoiseshell and white she-cat with amber eyes
SQUIRRELPAW—dark ginger she-cat with green eyes
LEAFPAW—light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes
SPIDERPAW—long-limbed black tom with brown underbelly and amber eyes
SHREWPAW—small, dark brown tom with amber eyes
WHITEPAW—white she-cat with green eyes
GOLDENFLOWER—pale ginger coat, the oldest nursery queen
FERNCLOUD—pale gray (with darker flecks) she-cat, green eyes, mother of Dustpelt’s kits
FROSTFUR—beautiful white she-cat with blue eyes
SPECKLETAIL—pale tabby she-cat
LONGTAIL—pale tabby tom with dark black stripes, retired early due to failing sight
BLACKSTAR—large white tom with huge jet-black paws
RUSSETFUR—dark ginger she-cat
LITTLECLOUD—very small tabby tom
OAKFUR—small brown tom
APPRENTICE, SMOKEPAW
CEDARHEART—dark gray tom
ROWANCLAW—ginger she-cat
APPRENTICE, TALONPAW
NIGHTWING—black she-cat
TAWNYPELT—tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
TALLPOPPY—long-legged light brown tabby she-cat
RUNNINGNOSE—small gray and white tom, formerly the medicine cat
BOULDER—skinny gray tom
TALLSTAR—elderly black and white tom with a very long tail
MUDCLAW—mottled dark brown tom
APPRENTICE, CROWPAW—dark smoky gray, almost black tom with blue eyes
BARKFACE—short-tailed brown tom
TORNEAR—tabby tom
WEBFOOT—dark gray tabby tom
APPRENTICE, WEASELPAW
ONEWHISKER—brown tabby tom
ROBINWING—light brown she-cat with blue eyes
APPRENTICE, THISTLEPAW
ASHFOOT—gray queen
WHITETAIL—small white she-cat
MORNINGFLOWER—tortoiseshell she-cat
OATWHISKER—creamy brown tabby tom
LEOPARDSTAR—unusually spotted golden tabby she-cat
MISTYFOOT—gray she-cat with blue eyes
MUDFUR—long-haired light brown tom
APPRENTICE, MOTHWING—dappled golden she-cat
BLACKCLAW—smoky black tom
APPRENTICE, VOLEPAW
HEAVYSTEP—thickset tabby tom
APPRENTICE, STONEPAW
STORMFUR—dark gray tom with amber eyes
HAWKFROST—dark brown tom with a white underbelly and ice blue eyes
SWALLOWTAIL—dark brown tabby she-cat with green eyes
APPRENTICE, SPLASHPAW
MOSSPELT—tortoiseshell she-cat
DAWNFLOWER—pale gray she-cat
SHADEPELT—very dark gray she-cat
LOUDBELLY—dark brown tom
TELLER OF THE POINTED STONES (STONETELLER)—brown tabby tom with amber eyes
GRAY SKY BEFORE DAWN (GRAY)—pale gray tabby tom
BROOK WHERE SMALL FISH SWIM (BROOK)—brown tabby she-cat
TALON OF SWOOPING EAGLE (TALON)—dark brown tabby tom (formerly leader of the outcasts)
JAGGED ROCK WHERE HERON SITS (JAG)—dark gray tom (former outcast)
ROCK BENEATH STILL WATER (ROCK)—brown tom (former outcast)
BIRD THAT SINGS AT DUSK (BIRD)—gray tabby she-cat (former outcast)
CRAG WHERE EAGLES NEST (CRAG)—dark gray tom
SHEER PATH BESIDE WATERFALL (SHEER)—dark brown tabby tom
NIGHT OF NO STARS (NIGHT)—black she-cat
WING SHADOW OVER WATER (WING)—gray and white she-cat
FLIGHT OF STARTLED HERON (FLIGHT)—brown tabby she-cat
BARLEY—black and white tom that lives on a farm close to the forest
RAVENPAW—sleek black cat that lives on the farm with Barley
CODY—a tabby kittypet with blue eyes
SASHA—a tawny-colored rogue she-cat
MIDNIGHT—a star-gazing badger who lives by the sea
Shadows moved through the undergrowth—thin shapes, fur flattened by the chilly evening dew, slipping between the stems like water through reeds. The cats’ pelts did not ripple with muscle as they once had; instead, their fur clung to the bones beneath their thin frames.
