Midnight (Warriors)
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| Author | Erin Hunter |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Warriors: The New Prophecy |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | HarperTrophy |
| Publication date | 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-0060744519 |
| Preceded by | Firestar's Quest |
| Followed by | Moonrise |
Midnight is the first book in Erin Hunter's bestselling Warriors: The New Prophecy series.
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[edit] Plot summary
Midnight is the first novel in Warriors: The New Prophecy. It opens a year after The Darkest Hour, with StarClan choosing four cats to go on a journey. A prophecy is revealed: Darkness, Air, Water, and Sky, will come together, and shake the forest to its roots. This is the prophecy that Midnight and the next two novels - Moonrise and Dawn - revolve around.
New cats of all Clans, particularly of ThunderClan, are introduced. Bramblepaw, Tigerstar's son, has become Brambleclaw. Firestar has had two kits with Sandstorm, named Squirrelpaw and Leafpaw. Squirrelpaw is apprenticed to Dustpelt, and Leafpaw is apprenticed to Cinderpelt in preparation to become the next medicine cat of ThunderClan. It is revealed that Brambleclaw is the chosen cat from ThunderClan, Feathertail (the ThunderClan deputy Graystripe's daughter) is the cat from RiverClan, Crowpaw (Crowfeather in Dawn) is the cat from WindClan, and Tawnypelt (formerly Tawnypaw; Brambleclaw's full sister) is the cat from ShadowClan. Squirrelpaw tags along and Stormfur insists on accompanying them to protect his sister, Feathertail, to trek into the unknown world.
While Leafpaw and Cinderpelt search for herbs, StarClan sends Cinderpelt an ominous warning in some burning bracken, which she interprets to mean that fire and tiger will destroy the forest. Leafpaw concludes that the warning must mean Squirrelpaw and Brambleclaw, the daughter of Firestar (and Sandstorm) and the son of Tigerstar, respectively. She shares the warning with Firestar, who later decides to keep Brambleclaw and Squirrelpaw separated. His plan fails when Brambleclaw and Squirrelpaw meet with Feathertail, Stormfur, Tawnypelt, and Crowpaw at Fourtrees, and the six cats begin their journey to the sun-drown-place (the sea, because of the way it looks like the sun sinks into the water at twilight).
Their guide when they get lost in a town, an old loner named Purdy, is confused and fights break out between them because of this. Eventually, they reach the sun-drown-place and enter a cavern inhabited by a highly intelligent badger known as Midnight who can speak cat, rabbit and fox. She reveals to them that the Twolegs (humans) will destroy the forest to make a Thunderpath (highway), and that the cats must either leave the forest or starve with no prey, and that a dying warrior will lead them to their new home. The book ends with a short epilogue back in the forest, where Firestar and Graystripe witness the humans beginning to destroy ThunderClan's territory.
[edit] Critical reception
The reception of Midnight was mixed. Children's Literature gave a negative review. Points raised in the review include the demotion of Firestar to a simple spokesman, the huge volume of characters, and the "wimpy" group of traveling cats. However, the review did praise the character of Squirrelpaw.[1] On the other hand, Kirkus Reviews said the novel was "structurally solid".[2] BookLoons calls the new generation "engaging",[3] unlike the Children's Literature review.
[edit] Other
- Apprentices made: Spiderpaw, Squirrelpaw, Whitepaw, Shewpaw (Tunderclan, Firestars Quest-Midnight) Smokepaw, Talonpaw( Shadowclan, Firestars Quest-Midnight) Crowpaw (Windclan, Firestars Quest-Midnight)
- Apprentice Medicine Cats: Leafpaw(Thunderclan, Firestars Quest-Midnight) Mothwing(Riverclan)
- Warriors made: Rainwhisker, Sootfur(Thunderclan, Firestars Quest-Midnight) Cedarheart, Rowanclan(Shadowclan, Firestars Quest-Midnight)
- Mentors made: Mousefur, Dustpelt, Brackenfur, Thornclaw(Thunderclan, Firestars Quest-Midnight) Oakfur, Rowanclaw(Shadowclan, Firestars Quest-Midnight)
- Queen made: Dawnflower(Riverclan)
- Elders made: Morningflower(Windclan, Firestars Quest-Midnight) Shadepelt, and Loudbelly(Riverclan, Firestars Quest-Midnight)
[edit] References
- ^ Midnight (Warriors, The New Prophecy Series #1). Barnes & Noble.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Warriors: The New Prophecy Series: Midnight (#01). Powell's Books. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Midnight: Warriors, The New Prophecy by Erin Hunter. BookLoons Reviews. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
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