Firestar

Lore & Background

Firestar's Quest follows Firestar, the leader of ThunderClan, as he goes on a journey to find the lost fifth Clan, SkyClan. After receiving dreams from the previous leader of SkyClan, Firestar and his mate, Sandstorm, leave ThunderClan to find and rebuild the lost tribe. At the end of the book, the Clan is rebuilt with a leader, medicine cat and territory. The book is set between The Darkest Hour and Midnight. Firestar's Quest returns to being written from Firestar's point of view as in the original Warriors series, after the subsequent series were written from the perspectives of other characters. The book allowed Erin Hunter to explore the old territories again, having moved to the lake territories in Dawn. An excerpt of Firestar's Quest was released to promote sales of the book, which were very successful. The novel has also received positive critical reception.

Reader's Guide

Firestar is the leader of ThunderClan. His mate is Sandstorm. In Firestar's Quest, he and Sandstorm have kits: Squirrelkit and Leafkit. Firestar's Quest is a volume in the Warriors novel series by Erin Hunter.

The first six books in the Warriors series are written from the perspective of Firestar, while the later Warriors: The New Prophecy and Warriors: Power of Three series are written from the perspectives of other cats. The authors chose to return to Firestar's perspective for the special edition. Cherith Baldry wrote Firestar's Quest and Gary Chalk illustrated the book. Erin Hunter has said the novel was a chance to explore the old territories, which had been left behind in the Warriors: The New Prophecy series.

All Warriors novels are written by Erin Hunter, a pen name for four people: Victoria Holmes, who creates the storylines and edits, and Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, and Tui Sutherland, who write the books in turns. Chronologically, Firestar's Quest takes place between the first two series: after the events of The Darkest Hour and before Midnight. Firestar's Quest was put under the title Warriors: Super Edition, as a special edition extra long book.

Did You Know?

• Firestar loses his second life during the battle against the rats that destroyed ancient SkyClan.
• The prophecy 'There will be three, kin of your kin, who hold the power of the stars in their paws' originates in Firestar's Quest, passed on to Firestar by Skywatcher.
• Firestar's kits Squirrelkit and Leafkit are named after Squirrelkit's bushy tail and in honor of SkyClan's new leader Leafstar.
• SkyClan blood runs through ThunderClan in cats such as Tigerclaw from his ancestor Cloudstar, a leader of SkyClan.
• Before Firestar left the forest, Longtail lost his sight when a rabbit clawed his eyes and Willowpelt was killed by a badger.