Deep in the heart of the forest, four clans of warrior cats coexist in uneasy harmony — but uncertain times are upon them, and dangers threaten the precarious balance of the forest.Fireheart is a ThunderClan warrior cat now, but his troubles are far from over. As the chill of winter sets in, the cats of rival RiverClan grow restless, while WindClan is weak and facing threats from all sides.As tensions build to an explosive climax, Fireheart faces not only imminent battle, but betrayal from within his own Clan.
For my son, Joshua, whose smiles kept me happy as I wrote,
and Vicky, my editor, without whom Fireheart
would never have become a warrior
Special thanks to Kate Cary
BLUESTAR— blue-gray she-cat, tinged with silver around her muzzle.
TIGERCLAW— big dark brown tabby tom with unusually long front claws.
YELLOWFANG— old dark gray she-cat with a broad, flattened face, formerly of ShadowClan.
WHITESTORM— big white tom.
APPRENTICE, SANDPAW
DARKSTRIPE— sleek black-and-gray tabby tom.
APPRENTICE, DUSTPAW
LONGTAIL— pale tabby tom with dark black stripes.
APPRENTICE, SWIFTPAW
RUNNINGWIND—swift tabby tom.
WILLOWPELT— very pale gray she-cat with unusual blue eyes.
MOUSEFUR— small dusky brown she-cat.
FIREHEART— handsome ginger tom.
APPRENTICE, CINDERPAW
GRAYSTRIPE— long-haired solid gray tom.
APPRENTICE, BRACKENPAW
SANDPAW— pale ginger she-cat.
DUSTPAW— dark brown tabby tom.
SWIFTPAW— black-and-white tom.
CINDERPAW— dark gray she-cat.
BRACKENPAW— golden brown tabby tom.
FROSTFUR— beautiful white coat and blue eyes.
BRINDLEFACE— pretty tabby.
GOLDENFLOWER— pale ginger coat.
SPECKLETAIL— pale tabby, and the oldest nursery queen.
HALFTAIL— big dark brown tabby tom with part of his tail missing.
SMALLEAR— gray tom with very small ears. The oldest tom in ThunderClan.
PATCHPELT— small black-and-white tom.
ONE-EYE— pale gray she-cat, the oldest cat in ThunderClan. Virtually blind and deaf.
DAPPLETAIL— once-pretty tortoiseshell she-cat with a lovely dappled coat.
NIGHTPELT— old black tom.
CINDERFUR— thin gray tom.
RUNNINGNOSE— small gray-and-white tom.
STUMPYTAIL— brown tabby tom.
APPRENTICE, BROWNPAW
WETFOOT— gray tabby tom.
APPRENTICE, OAKPAW
LITTLECLOUD —very small tabby tom.
DAWNCLOUD— small tabby.
DARKFLOWER— black she-cat.
TALLPOPPY— long-legged light brown tabby she-cat.
ASHFUR— thin gray tom.
TALLSTAR— a black-and-white tom with a very long tail.
DEADFOOT— a black tom with a twisted paw.
BARKFACE— a short-tailed brown tom.
MUDCLAW— a mottled dark brown tom.
APPRENTICE, WEBPAW
TORNEAR— a tabby tom.
APPRENTICE, RUNNINGPAW
ONEWHISKER— a young brown tabby tom.
APPRENTICE, WHITEPAW
ASHFOOT— a gray queen.
MORNINGFLOWER— a tortoiseshell queen.
CROOKEDSTAR— a huge light-colored tabby with a twisted jaw.
LEOPARDFUR— unusually spotted golden tabby she-cat.
MUDFUR— long-haired light brown tom.
BLACKCLAW— smoky black tom.
APPRENTICE, HEAVYPAW
STONEFUR— a gray tom with battle-scarred ears.
APPRENTICE, SHADEPAW
LOUDBELLY— a dark brown tom.
APPRENTICE, SILVERPAW
SILVERSTREAM— a pretty slender silver tabby.
WHITECLAW— a dark warrior.
SMUDGE— plump, friendly black-and-white kitten who lives in a house at the edge of the forest.
BARLEY— black-and-white tom who lives on a farm close to the forest.
BROKENSTAR— long-haired dark brown tabby, formerly ShadowClan leader.
BLACKFOOT— large white tom with huge jet-black paws, formerly ShadowClan deputy.
CLAWFACE— battle-scarred brown tom.
BOULDER— silver tabby tom.
RAVENPAW— sleek black cat with a white-tipped tail.
PRINCESS— a light brown tabby with a distinctive white chest and paws—a kittypet.
CLOUDKIT— Princess’s firstborn kit; a long-haired white tom.
A pair of white lights appeared in the distance, heralding the approach of a monster. It roared past on a Thunderpath that rose high into the sky, filling the air with sour fumes.
