Starlight
Warriors Wiki - From Kittypet to Clan Leader
| Starlight | |
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| General | |
| Author: | Cherith Baldry |
| Cover Artist: | Wayne McLoughlin |
| Details | |
| Publish Date: | 4 April 2006 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0060827580 |
| Editions: | Hardcover, Softcover, Audiobook |
| Summary | |
| The warrior cat Clans arrive at their new home and set about exploring and fighting over the unfamiliar territory. | |
Starlight is the fourth volume in the second series of six Warriors books, called the New Prophecy. Leafpool is the cat on the cover.
Contents |
[edit] The Bookjacket
[edit] The Blurb
- Before there is peace, blood will spill blood...
- The Clans have finally arrived in their new home, and now they must struggle to establish territories and learn the hidden dangers of this unfamiliar world. Most importantly, they must find a replacement for the Moonstone–a place to communicate with StarClan. But more than one cat is harboring sinister plans that could lead to violence and darkness, and as the warriors wait for a sign, some of them begin to realize that the threats they face in the forest may not be as perilous as the threats they face from within...
[edit] The Praise
- "Action-packed. Certain to please any young reader who has ever wondered what dreams of grandeur may haunt the family cat."
- -Publishers Weekly
- -Publishers Weekly
- "A suspenseful animal adventure."
- -Kirkus Reviews
- -Kirkus Reviews
- "The series is patterned in the style of classics by J.R.R. Tolkien or Brian Jacques. Read this, and you'll never look at your plain old tabby the same way again.
- -Cleveland Plain Dealer
[edit] Detailed Plot Summary
The cats have just discovered the lake as their new home. The four clans temporarily set up a camp by the lake shore and decide that the next day they will sort out territories and a Gathering place. During a meeting, Firestar calls up Squirrelpaw and gives her the warrior name Squirrelflight, becoming the first cat to receive a warrior name by the lake. The next day, the leaders call upon the four remaining cats that went on the journey, (Brambleclaw, Squirrelflight, Crowfeather, and Tawnypelt) as well as Mistyfoot of RiverClan to explore all around the lake and find territories and a camp for each clan. They depart on this new journey.
The cats come across a spot that seems ideal for RiverClan. Continuing on, they find a coniferous forest which seems to suit ShadowClan. Desperate to prove herself by finding ThunderClan a camp, Squirrelflight runs ahead and accidentally falls down a large circular stone hollow. She recovers and then realizes that it would be a perfect place for the ThunderClan camp. Brambleclaw, however, seems reluctant, but they keep it in mind. The cats later cross a moorland which Crowfeather thinks would suit WindClan. The five cats return and announce their findings to all of the other cats. They plan to leave the next day.
That night, while every other cat is sleeping, Barkface, the WindClan medicine cat, goes to Firestar and tells him that Tallstar is dying. Firestar asks Leafpaw to follow him, as well as Onewhisker, at Tallstar's request. Tallstar tells them that he does not wish for a cat like his deputy, Mudclaw, to lead WindClan, and wishes to switch Onewhisker as deputy. He performs the ceremony, then shortly afterward, dies, leaving a stunned Onewhisker. Then next morning, Firestar and Onewhisker announce this to the other clans, much to Mudclaw's anger. Onewhisker appoints Ashfoot as his deputy, although he has not yet received his lives and name. The medicine cats worry if there is another Moonstone here for Onewhisker to do so.
After settling into the new camp, Mousefur falls ill. It turns out that Mothwing had all of the elders drink from a small pool by the lake shore before the clans split up again. The pool's water was contaminated by rotting prey. The cats seem to be alright though. It is full moon, so the cats meet back by the lake shore for the Gathering. It is cut short by foxes which attack. Some warriors fight them off and there are no injuries, but the cats take this as a sign that this should not be the Gathering spot. Leafpaw talks to Mothwing afterward and Mothwing confesses that she feels she isn't cut out to be a medicine cat, and that she doesn't even believe in StarClan, which takes Leafpaw by great surprise.
During Gatherings and times when the clans are together, Brambleclaw has been spending more time with Hawkfrost which doesn't sit well with Squirrelflight. Brambleclaw has a dream which he sees Tigerstar and Hawkfrost. Tigerstar praises the two of them for their courage with this ordeal and tells him that he has great plans for them. There is also much tension erupting in WindClan which seems to be divided in two: Mudclaw's supporters and Onewhisker's supporters. ThunderClan fears something is coming from this.
One night, Spottedleaf comes to Leafpaw and tells her to follow her. Sorreltail accompanies Leafpaw, and the two of them go far up on ThunderClan's territory near the border with WindClan. Spottedleaf takes Leafpaw to her destination: a pool of water which reflects the stars and moonlight. Leafpaw sees all of the cats of StarClan there including Bluestar, Feathertail, and all of the cats that died of hunger during the famine in the old forest. Bluestar tells her that this place, the Moonpool, is where medicine cats will come to share tongues with StarClan. She goes back to tell Cinderpelt, and the two of them tell all of the other medicine cats. Later, during the half moon, Leafpaw receives her full medicine cat name, Leafpool.
The next day, Mistyfoot rushes into ThunderClan and says that Mudclaw and Hawkfrost have been meeting at night. She then says that Hawkfrost and a patrol went out at dawn that day and hadn't returned, and she suspects they've gone to attack Onewhisker's followers in WindClan. Firestar assembles a patrol to accompany him to fight, and sure enough, a battle has started on WindClan territory. Leafpool is left behind with a couple other ThunderClan warriors in the camp. Two ShadowClan warriors invade and almost kill Leafpool when Crowfeather comes to her rescue. Leafpool proclaims her love for him as he does for her. Brambleclaw ends up pursuing Mudclaw and Hawkfrost. Brambleclaw fights Mudclaw. Mudclaw has the advantage over Brambleclaw until Hawkfrost saves him. Mudclaw claims that he and Hawkfrost had an agreement: Mudclaw would take over and make Hawkfrost the deputy, despite him being RiverClan. Hawkfrost denies this. Just then, lightning strikes a tree which crushes Mudclaw and makes a bridge to an island, which was earlier mentioned as a possible Gathering spot. All the cats gather around and celebrate Onewhisker's victory, and he says he will go and receive his leader name and nine lives as soon as possible. In the final scene, Squirrelflight sees Brambleclaw talking with Hawkfrost, and she walks away from him, ending their relationship.
