Mapleshade

Who is Mapleshade? Apparently, she is introduced in Night Whispers and is the new villain, as well as the FIRST evil she-cat!

I just realized, there has never really been an evil she-cat. NO, Bluestar was not evil, she was just angry and depressed. And Hollyleaf wasn't really evil, just crazy.

Victoria Holmes: Meredith, your wish for a purely evil she-cat will come true in OTS3 NightWhispers. Behold...MAPLESHADE! - Victoria Holmes' Facebook Page

According to Vicky, Mapleshade is a very large white tortoiseshell with amber eyes. She is ambitious, cold, and craves revenge. More will be revealed by Mapleshade in Crookedstar's Promise. She is also said to be a member of The Place of No Stars. This means that she is dead in Night Whispers, but probably alive in Crookedstar's Promise.

Confirmations

• It has been confirmed that Flametail will be one of the point of views in Night Whispers, and that he is also the cat on the cover. It was confirmed on Vicky Holmes facebook page.

"Hey! I heard Flametail was going to be one of the POVs in Night Whispers, is that true? and if it is, please tell me Ivypaw will be a POV too!
Vicky Holmes: Yes, Flametail and Ivypaw will be povs. - Victoria Holmes' Facebook Page

I was wondering if it is true that Flametail will appear on the cover of NightWhispers.

Victoria Holmes: Hi Sky W. Yes, Flametail will be on the cover of Night Whispers. - Victoria Holmes' Facebook Page

• In Sign of the Moon, there will be new kits! This was confirmed by Vicky Holmes in a Wands and Worlds Chat.

Wll we see any new kits in Night Whispers, or maybe Sign of the Moon, I love when new kits are introduced-maybe Mousewhisker will become a father?

VickyHolmes: There are new kits in Sign of the Moon! But not Mousewhisker's, I'm afraid. - Wands&Worlds Chat 7

Wayne McLoughlin

You might be asking, "who is this, and what does he have to do with Warriors?" Well, McLoughlin is the illustrator for the Warrior Cats books and field guides as well as the Seekers series. Ironically, he is also a hunter. His official web page can be found here. These are a few more of his drawings:

Dawn

As we all know, there have been many parts in the Warrior Cats series. Those were the Original Series, The New Prophecy, Power of Three, and Omen of the Stars. In the fifth series, Victoria Holmes stated, "We’re going back in time to the dawn of the forest Clans…”.


Perhaps this means all the way back to when the clans were formed by Thunder, Wind, Shadow, River, and (I guess?) Sky. According to dictionary.com, dawn means "to begin to open or develop." So that will most likely happen, or they could start when LionClan and LeopardClan still lived in the forest. Either way, the story will be returning to the Old Forest, which I'm so excited about, because I was so sad when the twolegs destroyed it...

Preview

"Why did you tell her?" Jayfeather demanded, glaring at Dovepaw. 
"I-I..." Dovepaw stammered, shuffling her paws in the dirt. "I just didn't want my sister to hate me!" 
"Well, you could have at least asked us first," Lionblaze looked just as angry as he glared down at the cowering apprentice.
"Well, I'm sorry, but if you were hiding a secret from your best friend, and it tore you two apart, I bet you wouldn't hesitate to tell them!" Dovepaw snorted, standing up to her mentor with unconcealed dignity. 


"Dovepaw, she said that she was part of this prophecy and-"
"Silence!" Hawkfrost cut her off with a snarl. "I can't believe you would make up such nonsense! I though I'd expect better of you since you're my apprentice, but I guessed wrong." Hawkfrost turned around and padded away, sneering and looking back one last time before he vanished into the shadowy forest. 
"Hawkfrost, wait!" Ivypaw ran after him. "I promise I'll be better, please!"




This is an excerpt from Night Whispers, and from this, you can tell that Dovepaw tells Ivypaw about the prophecy, and she believes her! Maybe Ivypaw will turn out good...alot of rumors say she will be evil. Only time will tell!

HACKED

Kate Cary's blog has been hacked. :( When I visited her blog, a white screen appeared, and it said her site was down, and she was trying to fix it because someone hacked it. Who would do something like that?? I hope she fixes it...