Yellowfang's Secret Summary

• Yellowfang becomes a warrior, but after a battle with WindClan, she accepts her fate as a medicine cat
• Yellowfang cannot battle because she feels the pain of other cats, so once one cat gets hurt, she gets hurt as well.
• Once she becomes a medicine cat, Yellowfang learns to control her power to feel the pain of other cats.
• Throughout the story, you see Yellowfang grow closer to Raggedpelt, and they plan to become leader and deputy together.
• Yellowfang realizes she is going to have kits after she becomes a medicine cat. She receives a dream from StarClan saying that one of her kits, who should never have been born, will destroy the clan.
• Yellowfang gives birth in the forest, and two of her kits die, leaving her with one son, Brokenkit.
• Yellowfang takes on an apprentice, Runningpaw (who later becomes Runningnose).
• Brokenkit quickly receives his warrior name, Brokentail, from his father, Raggedstar, and eventually the clan begins to respect him more than their leader after he becomes deputy.
• Brokentail claims that Raggedstar was killed in a battle with WindClan which took all nine of his lives, making Brokentail leader of ShadowClan.
• Before Raggedstar is killed, he and Yellowfang have the same dream of kits fighting one another and dying.
• Yellowfang travels to the moonstone with Brokentail, and StarClan reluctantly gives him nine lives, giving him a warning with each one.
• Brokenstar begins apprenticing kits when they are 3 moons old instead of 6, and most of them die in battle or in training.
• Cats begin to visit Yellowfang every day due to wounds from hard training, and Brokenstar stops all hunting patrols, saying cats can hunt in their free time.
• Brokenstar tells the elders they have to leave camp because they take up too much space and the clan "doesn't have time to feed them".
• Yellowfang finds her sister's kits dead in the forest, killed by a fox, and Brokenstar blames her for their deaths, wanting her to be banished from the clan.
• Yellowfang leaves, and the story ends with her finding Firepaw in ThunderClan.
• There is a short manga excerpt in the end showing Yellowfang killing Brokenstar, her son, and then training Cinderpelt.

Yellowfang's Secret plot

***SPOILER FOR YELLOWFANG'S SECRET***

It is rumored that Yellowfang's secret is that she can feel the pain of cats, which is why she gave up the life of a warrior in order to be a medicine cat. That leaves one question: was she given this power by StarClan? And if so, was there a reason?

Yellowfang's destiny is most likely to become a medicine cat, but another source says she tries to avoid it, wanting to remain a warrior, maybe so she can be with Raggedstar?

Part of the book revolves around Boulder (a soon-to-be BloodClan member). He goes to live with ShadowClan, and the rouges he was living with confront ShadowClan about it. One of the cats, Hal, reveals he is Raggedpelt's (Raggedstar) father. They then get into a fight and Raggedpelt kills him.

Dawn of the Clans BOOK TWO

The title of the second book in the Dawn of the Clans series has been released, it will be called Thunder Rising and will be coming out December 3, 2013. There is no blurb or page amount yet, as Vicky is most likely still coming up with the final story line.

It is rumored to have something to do with TunderClan, as "Thunder" is in the title. More theories will be made after the first Dawn of the Clans book is released.

Yellowfang's Beginning

The one major thing that came out of Mistystar's Omen was that the first chapter of Yellowfang's Secret was included at the end of the book. It starts out with Yellowfang as a kit, Yellowkit, in the ShadowClan nursery, playing with her siblings, Rowankit and Nutkit. They're bullied by the older kits in the nursery, Raggedkit and Scorchkit. The kits get into a fight when Yellowkit accuses them of being kittypets, as their father was a kittypet. Rowankit and Nutkit, as well as Scorchkit, have not been mentioned in any other books, so it may be assumed that they die sometime during Yellowfang's Secret.

There was also a sneak peek in Enter the Clans that talks about a prophecy predicting that a ShadowClan medicine cat will destroy ThunderClan.

Here is a map of Yellowfang's family tree:

Mistystar's Omen Spoilers

***For those of you who are still reading Mistystar's Omen or do not want to know what happens in the book, do NOT read any further!***

Not much happened in this book. There was no part of the battle with the Dark Forest in it, it mostly revolved around Mistystar accepting Mothwing as a medicine cat.

• The book starts a day before Leopardstar dies. There was a drought, and most of RiverClan has gone hungry. The fish are now starting to return.
• Mistystar appoints her only surviving son, Reedwhisker, as deputy.
• After Mistystar receives her nine lives, she learns that Mothwing does not believe in StarClan, and tells Mothwing that she will no longer be a medicine cat.
• Reedwhisker is attacked by a dog, and is brought back to camp for Willowshine to help him, as Mothwing has been moved to the Elder's Den.
• Stonefur (Mistystar's brother) visits Mistystar and basically says that if she does not accept Mothwing as a medicine cat, Reedwhisker will die.
• Mistystar allows Mothwing to continue her work as a medicine cat and Reedwhisker is saved.

The book was mostly about acceptance and gave a look into the RiverClan lifestyle. It was nice to read a story about the clans again, but there were no majorly important parts.

Cloudstar's Journey COVER

Here it is, the cover for Cloudstar's Journey!  This is the blurb from amazon.com: 

"In this original Warriors novella, Cloudstar, leader of SkyClan, has watched over his Clanmates at the edge of the forest for many long seasons. But Twolegs are encroaching on SkyClan's land and SkyClan is in danger of being driven away. Cloudstar is forced to turn to the other Clans for help—but will they be willing to come to SkyClan's rescue?"

This means we will be able to see SkyClan in the forest, and, because of the title, we might get to read about SkyClan making the journey to their new home. This also most likely means that we will not see SkyClan leave the clans in Dawn of the Clans as the story is already being told here.

Q&A With Kate

These are questions I've found from fans on Kate's blog and her facebook page, all answered by her! If you haven't read The Last Hope, there are some major spoilers here. Enjoy!

Question: I just want to ask that did YOU cry when you wrote Firestar's death scene?

Kate: No, but our editor at HarperCollins did and she's tough ;) (I did well up when Ferncloud and Mousefur died)

Question: WHY KATE DO YOU HAVE TO MAKE SPOTTEDLEAF DIE?

Kate: so that Firestar doesn't have to choose between her and Sandstorm in StarClan

Question:Did the Three lose their power after they defeated the Dark Forest?

Kate: No.

Question: Did Squirrelflight and Bramblestar get back together?

Kate: Yep

Question: What happens with the whole Dovewing, Bumblestripe and Tigerheart thing? Does Dovewing pick Bumblestripe or Tigerheart?

Kate: She chooses Bumble

Question: Did Hollyleaf and Fallen Leaves get together in the afterlife? And is Fallen Leaves free from the tunnels now?

Kate: Of course.

More to Yellowfang's Secret

Here is the blurb for Yellowfang's Secret from HarperCollins:

"One secret could destroy them all. . . .

Yellowkit is a ShadowClan cat through and through and she can't wait to become a fearless warrior. Then Yellowkit trains as an apprentice and finally receives her warrior name, Yellowfang—and much to her surprise, she realizes that her paws weren't meant to shed blood. Her true destiny lies as a healer, and she takes her place as ShadowClan's medicine cat apprentice.

But Yellowfang's dreams are haunted by a dark prophecy, and every paw step she takes seems drenched in heartache. As she struggles to separate herself from her warrior past, she realizes that the future she faces is bleak and dim—colored by a devastating secret that could destroy the warrior Clans."

Most people call this book Yellowfang's KNOWN Secret, as she kept the birth of her kits (Brokenstar and two unnamed she-kits who died shortly around the time of their birth.)

But I'm not too sure.

Maybe there's more to Yellowfang's secret than what we already know. For instance, why would StarClan send her a prophecy about her kits dying? Wouldn't it be something that would affect ShadowClan and/or all of the clans? The fact that she went against the Medicine Cat Code cannot "destroy the warrior Clans", as quoted in the blurb.

What do you think the rest of Yellowfang's secret is?

More covers!

Here is the cover for the next super edition, Mistystar's Omen. The picture looks a bit too much like Stormfur, but I still can't wait to read it. It will be released September 11, 2012. It is rumored that it will take place after The Last Hope.

***UPDATE: the ebook that is scheduled to be released in February of next year will be called Cloudstar's Journey.

Mistystar's Omen

Rumors:

• It takes place around the time she gets her 9 lives
• It takes place after the Last Hope
• It will take place during the battle with the Dark Forest, there wasn't much about RiverClan during The Last Hope

A word from Vicky:

Release Dates & Titles

Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer so far, It's just been confirmed that The Sun Trail will be released March 5, 2013! There is no description yet, but it will be 352 pages, which is a good amount.
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Erin's new ebook is called Mistystar's Omen, and as I said before, it will be released September 11, 2012.

More coming soon!

New ebook

"Warriors Digital Original Novella"

Kate Cary posted on her facebook page a link here. It's unknown what it is, it doesnt even have a title, but it is released September 11, 2012 and will cost $2.99 in the US. It is most likely another short story ebook like Hollyleaf's Story.

Theories about the title The Sun Trail

• Has to do with StarClan and "following the sun"
• Did StarClan come before the clans, or did the clans come before StarClan?
• Cats led to the forest by the setting sun

Rumors

• Midnight the badger originally starts out as a villain
• The book will start off right after the clans are created
• SkyClan will be featured in the series and the territory map will be different

Words from the Writers...

Here are a few this Kate and Vicky have said about The Sun Trail, enjoy!

To summarize:

• cats will NOT have special powers
• there will be POVs from cats other than ThunderClan
• It is NOT confirmed that the prologue will be about LionxCinder's kits

Yellowfang's Secret Plot

There's currently no new news about Dawn of the Clans, but I did find some new info on Erin's next super edition that is scheduled to be released this fall.

"Yellowfang has dedicated her life to ShadowClan. She is a loyal medicine cat, ready and willing to do anything to protect her Clanmates and keep them safe. But a dark secret haunts her, threatening her life and the lives of every cat around her..."


This is talking about her kits with Raggedstar and how she must keep it a secret, otherwise she will be banished. She gives birth to 3 kits-two unnamed she-kits that die, and Brokenkit (Brokenstar).

• Kate Cary has announced she will not be writing this super edition
• Vicky said on her facebook page that Yellowfang's secret will be "very emotional"

Random fact: All the main cats in the super editions have mothers who's name ends in "flower" Bluestar-Moonflower, Crookedstar-Moonflower, Yellowfan-Brightflower

The Sun Trail

This is rumored to be the title of the first book in Dawn of the Clans, and that it will have point of views from all four clans, or at least Thunder, Wind, Shadow, and River (maybe Sky?). It is also rumored that the prologue will begin with Lionblaze and Cinderheart's kits being told a story about the beginning of the clans.

The Last Hope Spoilers part 1

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile, don't worry, it won't happen again! I'll post again in another couple days!

***SPOILER ALERT FOR THE LAST HOPE***

• Notable deaths: Hollyleaf, Firestar, Mousefur, Ferncloud, Spottedleaf, Tigerstar, Brokenstar, Hawkfrost
• The fourth cat in the prophecy is Firestar, he unites the clans for the battle
• Jayfeather eventually finds Flametail, with the help of Mothwing, and tells the medicine cats he was not responsible for the death of the ShadowClan medicine cat.
• The medicine cats bring StarClan back together, and they agree to help fight the Dark Forest
• Blackstar loses a life during the battle
• The clans all work together during the battle, they are helped by the ancient cats, StarClan, and Midnight
• Hollyleaf is killed defending Ivypool-she lost too much blood
• Firestar kills Tigerstar for the last time, then lightning strikes near him and he dies
• Spottedleaf is killed again (which was really depressing), she and Firestar say goodbye
• Brambleclaw becomes the leader of ThunderClan with Squirrelflight as his deputy.

Read The Last Hope NOW!

Here is a link that will allow you to read part of The Last Hope! Enjoy!

Hollyleaf's Story Spoilers

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile! If you HAVENT READ Hollyleaf's Story, everything below here will ruin the surprise!!!

• It starts off recapping what happened after Hollyleaf killed Ashfur and ran away from the clans.
• She can't find her way out of the tunnels & passes out from exhaustion, but when she wakes up, she finds Fallen Leaves
• She doesn't know Fallen Leaves is dead!!
• He stays with Hollyleaf all the time (He's afraid she will leave him) and helps her learn the tunnels.
• She saves a lost fox cub that wondered into the tunnels
• Hollyleaf actually visits ThunderClan without them knowing it
• She leads Ivypool and Blossomfall out of the tunnels when they get lost (that was also included in the book series)
• It ends with Hollyleaf coming out of the tunnels and telling Ivypool and Dovewing that she is from ThunderClan.

MAJOR POINTS:

• She never knew Fallen Leaves was dead
• She visited Thunderclan many times without anyone knowing

Maybe new facts?

Here is the discription for Hollyleaf's Story from amazon.com it might be old news, but here it is anyway!

"When Hollyleaf disappeared in the tunnels by the Lake, ThunderClan believed she was gone forever. But her adventure was only beginning. . . .

Lost and lonely, Hollyleaf soon meets a mysterious cat named Fallen Leaves, who teaches her how to live in the tunnels. Hollyleaf tries to be happy, but she can't help wondering if leaving her Clanmates was the right choice. Hollyleaf knows she's a ThunderClan cat at heart, but can she ever truly go back?"

• Maybe she meets other ancient cats as well? We might learn more about the ancient cats in this too
• She might have talked to cats from other clans
• It is rumored that she helped lead Lionblaze (Lionpaw, at the time) out of the tunnels when they were flooding
• Erin dropped hints throughout the books about a strange cat in the tunnels, maybe those events will be described in the book

38 Days...

...until The Last Hope is released! This book was written by Kate Cary instead of Vicky Holmes, they take turns writing the books. This will be the last book about the clans at the lake, when the 5th arc starts, the books will return to the forest!

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Firestar is half-brothers with Scourge, I actually never knew that. Just posting this for anyone else that didn't know, apparently it's old news.