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Vicky Holmes answered various fans' questions on the Warriors Official Forum on July 27th, 2011.
Information Revealed
On the Characters
ThunderClan
- Hollyleaf will play a big role in the final books of Omen of the Stars.[1]
- Firestar has two lives at the beginning of The Last Hope.[1]
- Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Dovewing have the same spirits as their ancient counterparts.[1]
- Cinderpelt was in love with Firestar.[1]
- Thornclaw will not have a mate.[1]
- Cinderheart will find out about her past life as Cinderpelt.[1]
- True.[2]
- Vicky would personally like to have Cinderheart as the next ThunderClan leader.[1]
- Cinderheart broke up with Lionblaze because she was overwhelmed by his destiny.[1]
- Hazeltail will get a love interest.[1]
- Unsure: By the end of The Last Hope, a love interest involving Hazeltail was never shown.
- Millie's behavior towards Blossomfall and Bumblestripe is caused by grief over Briarlight's injury.[1]
- Blossomfall isn't evil, and only joined the Dark Forest because she felt neglected.[1]
- Hollyleaf is alive, and more will be revealed about her fate in The Forgotten Warrior. She is the "forgotten warrior."[1]
- Briarlight's injuries are permanent.[1]
- Brightheart will be expecting kits in The Last Hope.[1]
- True.[3]
- Mousefur never had any interest in having a mate.[1]
- When Cinderheart goes to StarClan, she will either go as Cinderheart, or as two separate cats, Cinderheart and Cinderpelt.[1]
- Brightheart will not have an apprentice before Omen of the Stars is over.[1]
- True.[4]
- Brambleclaw probably cannot forgive Squirrelflight.[1]
- False: they make up in The Last Hope.
- Lionblaze and Cinderheart might get back together.[1]
- True.[5]
- Firestar is six years old at the time of the chat.[1]
- False: Firestar is seven years old. See: Events Timeline
ShadowClan
- Tigerstar really did lose all nine of his lives when he was killed by Scourge, because his sharp claws sliced through enough organs to kill him nine times.[1]
- Tigerstar was accepted by StarClan because he showed strong leadership qualities and made ShadowClan strong and fearsome again.[1]
WindClan
- Crowfeather will appear in the final books of Omen of the Stars.[1]
- True.[6]
- Deadfoot might be Crowfeather's father.[1]
RiverClan
- Vicky hopes that Rainflower is sorry for how she treated Crookedstar, and makes up with him in StarClan.[1]
SkyClan
- Modern SkyClan might not appear again after SkyClan and the Stranger.[1]
- The cats that help Jayfeather find the catmint (Brightspirit, Shiningheart, and Braveheart) in Long Shadows are from SkyClan.[1]
Cats Outside Clans
- Ravenpaw will never have a mate or kits.[1]
- Midnight will reappear in the series.[1]
- True, Midnight appears frequently in The Last Hope.[7]
- The Tribe of Rushing Water will not reappear in Omen of the Stars, but they may show up again elsewhere. This is false, Jayfeather went to the tribe in Sign of the Moon
- Because of his powers and knowledge, Rock feels that he cannot afford to show emotion.[1]
- The ginger cat in the tunnels in Sign of the Moon has appeared before.[1]
- Sol will appear in The Forgotten Warrior.[1]
- True.[8]
- Mitzi from Crookedstar's Promise could be the same Mitzi in A Clan in Need[1] However, the descriptions for the cats don't match.
- Ravenpaw and Barley would rather die than let the BloodClan cats take over their barn, and they safely are in control of it.[1]
Other Information
The Books
- Vicky would love to do a WindClan Super Edition, possibly featuring Tallstar.[1]
- The fifth series will feature the very first Clans in the forest.[1]
- The fifth series does not have a title yet.[1]
- The Forgotten Warrior is about how difficult it is to go back to a life you thought you'd left behind. It's also about forgiveness, and acceptance, and coming to terms with guilt.[1]
- There will be no special powers in the fifth series.[1]
Clan Life
- The uses of herbs were taken from Culpeper's Herbal by Nicolas Culpeper.[1]
Warriors
- The first leaders were named after the areas of the forest in which they lived.[1]
- The elders who stayed behind in the forest died of old age.[1]
- There will be survivors after the battle with the Dark Forest.[1]
Places
- Landmarks by the lake are not based on real places, such as the island, and the Sky Oak.[1]
The Authors
- Vicky most relates to Ravenpaw.[1]
- Vicky was sad writing Cinderpelt's death.[1]
- Vicky thinks the best book she has worked on is Bluestar's Prophecy.[1]
- Vicky played violin and flute when she was younger.[1]
- Vicky wishes she could change the name for motorized vehicles (monsters) because she "absolutely hates it!"[1]
- If she could be a cat, Vicky would be the RiverClan medicine cat.[1]
- Vicky used to have a lot of cats when she was a child in a barn.[1]
- Vicky has a dog called Missy.[1]
- If Vicky were a cat, her name would be Mousepaw.[1]
- If Vicky could choose where she wanted to tour, she would choose Russia, Japan, and Finland, because she loves cold places.[1]
- Vicky had an idea about bringing Midnight back as a villain, but her editor talked her out of it.[1]
References and Citations
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 Revealed on the Official Forum
- ↑ Revealed in The Forgotten Warrior, page 17
- ↑ Revealed in The Last Hope page 216
- ↑ Revealed in The Last Hope, page 329
- ↑ Revealed in The Last Hope , page 242
- ↑ Revealed in The Forgotten Warrior, page 80
- ↑ Revealed in the prologue of The Last Hope
- ↑ Revealed in The Forgotten Warrior, page 91
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