Forest of Secrets
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| Forest of Secrets | |
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| Author | Erin Hunter (Pen name of Cherith Baldry and Kate Cary) |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Warriors (novel series) |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Avon |
| Publication date | October 2003 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-0060525590 |
| Preceded by | Fire and Ice |
| Followed by | Rising Storm |
Forest of Secrets is the third book in the Warriors series, written by Cherith Baldry and Kate Cary under the pen name of Erin Hunter. This individual book was written by Cherith Baldry.
The plot is centered around Fireheart, a cat who gave up his life as a kittypet (a house cat) to join ThunderClan, one of the four Clans of feral cats living in the wild. It takes up where the previous book left off and presents the events taking place between late leafbare (winter) and late newleaf (spring).
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[edit] Plot summary
Fireheart is determined to uncover the truth about Tigerclaw, the power-hungry deputy of ThunderClan who is suspected to have killed the former deputy, Redtail, and to have tried murdering the current leader, Bluestar. Fireheart secretly travels to speak with cats of enemy Clans and with a former member of his own Clan, Ravenpaw, and his suspicions are confirmed. However, Bluestar does not believe him. In his quest, he learns other secrets as well, for instance about the identity of Bluestar's missing children. Along the way, he befriends Mistyfoot, who becomes very important in the later stories.
Soon the forest cats are faced with another menace - the river swelled after the thaw, threatening especially RiverClan, whose camp was destroyed by the flood. Fireheart and his best friend Graystripe save some kits (kittens) from drowning and also offer the RiverClan cats to help them with hunting.
Meanwhile, Graystripe goes through a tragic love story with the beautiful tabby she-cat Silverstream, daughter of the RiverClan leader Crookedstar. Silverstream becomes pregnant and dies while giving birth to two kits. Cinderpaw becomes terribly upset y not saving Silverstream, and begins forgetting things. It seems like she will never forgive herself. Graystripe is frowned upon by his Clan mates for taking a mate from another Clan, and in the end he decides to join RiverClan, along with his and Silverstream's kits.
The book reaches its climax when Tigerclaw himself leads a group of rogue cats to attack the ThunderClan camp and tries to kill Bluestar. The attack is repelled, Tigerclaw is exiled and Fireheart becomes the new deputy. However, many of the elders (retired warriors) doubt Fireheart's position as deputy because Bluestar, in forgetting to appoint a new deputy before moonhigh (midnight), inadvertantly broke the warrior code.
[edit] Critical reception
Forest of Secrets often received praise in reviews. For example, a review by Children's Literature praised the rich and detailed world.[1] A BookLoons reviewer said the series was getting better with every book.[2] In another review, the following was said by Booklist:[1]
"Hunter adds to the mix a devastating flood, shifting alliances between clans, treachery within and without ThunderClan, and attempted murder — a combination that makes for another dynamic episode sure to please series fans."
School Library Journal compared the story to Greek drama for the violence that happened in the book.[1]
[edit] Other
- Apprentice made: Bightpaw, Thornpaw, and Cloudpaw(Thunderclan)
- Warrior made: Brackenfur(Thunderclan)
- Mender made: Whitestorm, Mousefur, Fireheart(Thunerclan)
- Deputy made: Fireheart(Thunderclan)
- Kit born: Bramblekit, Tawnykit(Thunderclan) Featherkit, and Stormkit(Thunderclan/Riverclan)
- Death: Brokentail(Thunderclan) Silverstream, and Silverpaw(Riverclan)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Warriors Series: Forest of Secrets (Warriors #03). Powell's Books. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ Forest of Secrets: Warriors #3 by Erin Hunter. BookLoons. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
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