Warrior's Return
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| Author | Erin Hunter |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Warriors |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins and TokyoPop |
| Publication date | April 22, 2008 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | pp 112 |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-0061478673 |
| Preceded by | Warrior's Refuge |
Warrior’s Return is an original English-language manga volume written by Erin Hunter as part of the Warriors series. It is the third and final in a trilogy following Graystripe, a fictional wild cat trying to find his Clan. It was released on April 22, 2008.[1]
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[edit] Publication history
The three-part Graystripe comic series was announced as the first part of a partnership between TokyoPop and HarperCollins.[2] Erin Hunter and Dan Jolley would write the stories and James Barry would illustrate it.[1] After the release of The Lost Warrior and Warrior's Refuge, focus turned to the third volume. On the Warriors website, an excerpt was released, but later removed.[3] Warrior’s Return was released as a paperback on April 22, 2008,[1] the same day Outcast was released, a novel in the Warriors: Power of Three series.[4] To promote these two stories, Erin Hunter went on tour in the US. She visited several bookstores across the states.[5] Warrior’s Return was also published in the UK[6] and Canada.[7] At the back of Warrior's Return were promotions for The Rise of Scourge, Cats of the Clans, Secrets of the Clans, and Firestar's Quest, all from the Warriors series, and The Quest Begins, from the Seekers series.[8]
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[edit] Setting
The cats from the Warriors series live separated as four Clans. They believe in a set of spiritual ancestors called StarClan.[9] Humans, called "Twolegs" by the cats, are seen as a threat.[10] Graystripe, the focal point of the manga trilogy, is a cat from ThunderClan. During the events of Dawn, he is captured by humans.[11] The Graystripe trilogy has followed him as he tries to find his Clan. He has a traveling partner, Millie, a former house cat who joined him.[12]
[edit] Plot
Warrior's Return picks up from the previous volume, with Graystripe and Millie just having found the ruined ThunderClan camp. The pair leave it behind and find Ravenpaw and Barley, barn cats introduced in the series earlier. Ravenpaw and Barley help the traveling pair continue their quest to find the Clans before going back to their barn. Graystripe and Millie plan to go to the ocean, which was where the Clans had planned to go.
On their travels, a fight emerges between Graystripe and Millie about how much help they can accept from humans. At a gas station, Graystripe is hit by a car, and is nursed back to help by Millie and Diesel, who lives by the gas station. As Graystripe recovers, he tries to confess his love for Millie. Millie tells Graystripe that the fastest way of getting to the ocean is by a truck, which forces him to make a choice. The pair decide to use the truck to get to the Clans. The volume concludes with Graystripe and Millie finding the Clans and Graystripe confessing his love to Millie.
[edit] Characters from Warrior's Return
- Graystripe: A muscular gray tom who was separated from his Clan.
- Millie: A former house cat or "kittypet" who has come with Graystripe on his journey back to his Clan.
- Diesel: A friendly cat that lives at a gas station.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Warriors: Warrior's Return (Warriors) (Paperback). Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ Tokyopop and HarperCollins Set to Bring Erin Hunter's Bestselling Children's Series to Manga Format. Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ WARRIORS: Manga: Warrior's Return. www.warriorcats. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ Outcast (Warriors: Power of Three, Book 3) (Hardcover). Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ Spring 2008 Tour Schedule. www.warriorcats. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ Warrior's Return (Warriors (TokyoPop)) (Paperback). Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ Warrior's Return (Paperback). Amazon.ca. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ Hunter, Erin (2008). Warrior's Return. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0061478673.
- ^ Hunter, Erin (2003). Into the Wild. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0060000028.
- ^ Hunter, Erin (2004). Rising Storm. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0060525637.
- ^ Hunter, Erin (2005). Dawn. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0060744571.
- ^ Hunter, Erin (2007). The Lost Warrior. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0061240201.
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