I just finished the Tigerstar and Sasha and Sasha rejects getting a warrior name multiple times before leaving. Sooo, what do you think it would of been?
Warrior Cats just posted on their website, asking their fans to write a 200 word story of how they got into the fandom. At first I was "cool". Then I went on existing for 2 more minutes and was like "You know what, why not" and started writting.
I have a... history with writing essays 8976469815 times longer than the required length, and would you know it, summer still has that covered, as I wrote a 500-word story. I proceeded to spend an hour trying to shorten it. Some jokes dont hit as much, but if it pleases the Erin Hunter gods, then so be it.
Anyway, here is my warriors story on how I ended up here as a man with over 40 books about fictional cats.
I heard of *Warriors* through Roblox. My friend mentioned the title as a joke at a random playground. Two girls we’d never met got excited to hear “Warriors” in the wild and convinced us to play it.
“How do you fight?”
“You… don’t?”
“Then why’s it called Warrior Cats?”
“…”
Later, at a Lithuanian book fair, I saw a series called *Klanų kariai*.
I wanted to buy it, but I was convinced the books weren’t about cats.
Moral of the story: cats on the cover and in the title aren’t enough to tell a 10-year-old a series is about cats.
I liked the first book fine… That sounds like a war crime. Three years later, I tried *Fire and Ice*. Suddenly my life changed.
They only translated one book a year, so I had to wait for *A Dangerous Path.*
Fun!
I refused to wait for *The Darkest Hour*, so I started ordering the English books online.
Last month, I held an unofficial Warriors event at camp. We created OCs, fought battles, and hunted prey (candy). I even recruited an 8-year-old to the Warriors fandom, so I’ll expect a paycheck for purrrfect advertising.
Thank you, Erin Hunter.
Sooooo, what's yours?
"Milton Shaw is a battle-hardened bomber pilot, flying missions over a war-torn world ruled by a ruthless empire. But when his plane is shot out of the sky, Milton wakes up behind enemy lines—in the smoldering ruins of a city he helped burn. And in less than 24 hours, his own side is dropping the big one to finish the job.
Now, injured, unarmed, and being hunted through enemy streets, Milton’s only shot at escape comes from the unlikeliest place: a grieving father and his son—civilians shattered by the same fascist regime that rules this land with an iron claw. Enemies by blood. Allies by circumstance. Together, they’ll have to fight their way out before the bomb drops and erases everything…and everyone."
I finally found collected 1 to 4 while thrifting! Has anyone else read them? I've only read the first a few years ago but my library didn't have them all.
For those who don’t know, it’s an old xenofiction trilogy from the perspective of fierce warrior unicorns. It follows a young Unicorn named Aljan “Jan” who was chosen to be the Firebringer, the one who will help reclaim his kind’s ancestral homeland from Wyverns (hydra-like creatures) that stolen it from the unicorns centuries ago.
I’ve seen a lot of posts about this graphic novel so I was very happy when I was able to finally get it from my local library. Like most graphic novels, it’s short, fast paced and was a quick read.
I remember seeing people saying they found the MC annoying, I personally did not, she was a bit childish but she is a cub and does prove that she’s useful. Though I did find it very cliche how the MC is hated by her pack and has to leave because she’s got white fur (seriously why do so many wolf stories feature the MC being kicked out for being different?). I enjoyed following her journey, there’s exciting action scenes and interesting settings with a wide variety of animals. I wish we got to know some of the other characters better though, I feel like there’s a lot of different characters introduced and we never find out much about them, I can’t remember most of their names. I liked the overall sketchy art style and designs of the characters at least.
The tone of the story was weird to me, it’s simultaneously dark, with lots of visible blood and discussions on grief and letting go of guilt, but then you’ve got a pallas cat sidekick who is basically nothing but a comic relief who shouts his own name, generally childish humour and some dead characters are given x eyes, how am I supposed to take x eyes seriously? It doesn’t ruin the story for me, but it does feel inconsistent. I believe there’s a new book coming out next year, so hopefully it will improve this.
Also, there’s this weird blacked out speech bubble, page 138, but I haven’t seen anyone else talk about it so it might just be in the copy I read
Also, I don’t know about you, but the tagline should’ve more accurately describe the trilogy as The Land Before Time meets Wings of Fire, because it is what happens if you mix The Land Before Time with Wings of Fire.
Normally I am not into Christian stories but since this series is about a group of animals helping on many religious events I want to know what any of you who had read the books think.
I've never read it, but I'm dying to know if it's worth it. The book came out in 2014. I think it's a 5 book series or set in the same universe. The first book is around 600 pages. The 2nd and 3rd book is around 100 pages. The 4th and 5th book is around 400 pages.
This is a drawing of me as one of Ironbeak's Rook soldiers from the Cartoon adaptation of Mattimeo from the Redwall book series by Brian Jacques
I commissioned this drawing from Trashrat11 on Tumblr and here's a link to their account
I found them for sale on amazon but couldn't find any pictures of what's actually inside. I want them for information but also art reference, so was curious if there was decent or many photos in them. Anyone actually seen inside these books and can tell me more about them? Or better yet have actually photos of some pages?
It was SO fun, and I honestly can't wait to read the next book. I loved seeing lesser-known species like Pallas's cats and snub-nosed monkeys getting the spotlight in addition to the wolf and snow leopard main characters. It's aimed at a middle-grade reading level, but for me it hits a Warriors-esque sweet spot where it's still enjoyable as an adult. Would recommend!
I guess I’m going through a phase of reading animal books set in different time periods, this one is set in England during the Blitz. It’s for junior/middle school age range, and you can tell by the simpler writing style but it wasn’t so childish that I couldn’t enjoy it. The main characters are a dog and cat who are left behind by the children who own them when they are evacuated to the country. Eventually, circumstances convince them to travel to where the children were taken. An overconfident messenger pigeon leads the way, and he’s a really fun character.
At first I didn’t particularly like the way the book seemed to go with the trope that cats hate humans while dogs will do anything for them but it didn’t end up staying that way. The dog and cat’s dynamic reminds me a bit of Mittens and Bolt from that Disney movie.
Also this book made me think of something, do you prefer it when all species can understand each other or not? I like seeing different species interact with each other and getting to learn about different perspectives but it does raise the question that if they can all understand each other, why can’t they talk to humans and all species have different ways of communicating, so it would make more sense if they had to learn each others language. I like both, I think it just depends on the story and how realistic it’s trying to be.
Exactly what I was looking for! And the artwork on these I honestly like a lot, I almost feel honored to be reading such beautiful copies.
This book is a new release from a friend. The main character starts out human for the first few chapters, but gains a shapeshifting ability and spends the rest of the book in anthro fox form. The story itself gives a fair bit of detail when it comes to animal senses and instincts, with scent in particular being a big focus. I like how the main character's ability to hear her friend's heartbeats is used to show their fear/excitment ect. It's a real hidden gem if you ask me. I'd recommend it especially if you're looking for a book a bit more heavy on moral themes, since it gets quite deep near the end.
Characters from book Thunder Oak by Garry Kilworth. I read this book when I was a child. In some ways, it reminds me of Redwall, but it has its own story and ideas, such as the class divide between stoats and weasels, mysteries, and adventures.
Just picked this up at a thrift store. I wish it was in colour but still pretty awesome!
