| Secrets of the Clans | |
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| Author(s) | Erin Hunter |
| Illustrator | Wayne McLoughlin |
| Cover artist | Wayne McLoughlin |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Warriors |
| Genre(s) | Children's literature Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Publication date | May 29, 2007 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 176 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0061239038 |
| OCLC Number | 76871362 |
| LC Classification | PZ7.H916625 War 2007 |
| Followed by | Cats of the Clans[1] |
Secrets of the Clans was the first field guide in the Warriors novel series meant to be used as a guide to the world of Warriors. The cover features Firestar with three cats, possibly other leaders, sitting behind him at night with a border of the images of the five Clans, StarClan included.
Contents |
There is no actual plot to the book, as it is a field guide, but it has several mini-stories within it as well as a tour around both the forest and lake camps of the Clans, guided by one of the warrior cats, and the ceremonies for different positions, as well as general guides.
The beginning of the book tells the story of how the Clans came to be in the first place. This section describes that before the Clans it was every cat for themselves. Then the members of the dead come and visit the living cats, telling them to unite or die. Four cats named Thunder, Wind, River, and Shadow volunteered to be leaders of a single Clan, but they were so different that they became four different Clans. The tale forgets to mention a cat named Sky, but this was probably because Firestar's Quest hadn't been released yet.
The section of the Cats in the Clans begins with the leader of the Clan at the time of publication saying something about their Clan, followed by a short fact file, a map and guided tour of both territories, a short story narrated by one of the cats, and the significant leaders and medicine cats of the Clan. In the case of StarClan, there is a brief guide as to what a cat must be to get into StarClan and the story of Snowfur, Bluestar's sister.
For the groups that cannot be classified as Clans (SkyClan not included), there is little more than a fact file featuring Clan character, habitat, their version of leader and deputy, and notable history, as well as a short story about it. There is also a quick guide to all of the loners, rogues, and kittypets featured in the Warriors series.
This group of sections features a quick guide to both the habitats (forest and lake) of the Warrior cats, as well as Fourtrees, Highstones, the Moonpool, the Island, sun-drown-place, and a story of how the Moonstone was discovered.
This section features what happens in the ceremony to initiate a new cat of a certain position, using a specific cat as an example, including how they felt about becoming that position. It also features all of Firestar's nine lives and a guide to all of the medicine cat herbs.
In this section, we learn that the Warriors have a small mythology featuring three Clans with wild cats: LionClan, TigerClan, and LeopardClan (actually cheetahs). There is the story of how LeopardClan won the river, how the snakes of Sunningrocks came to the forest, and how TigerClan got their stripes.
There are general guides as well, such as a guide to the prophecies in the Warriors series and other, non-prey animals that inhabit their homes.
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