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Into the Wild (Warriors #1)
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Erin Hunter
For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by their warrior ancestors. But the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger, and the sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. Noble warriors are dying-- and some deaths are more mysterious than others.
In the midst of this turmoil appears an ordinary house cat named Rusty . .
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(first published January 2nd 2003)
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I wish there was a higher rating, beacuse this is the BEST series in the world!!!!!!!!!!!
If you like this one,then read the following in order.(It is important to read them in order,or you will miss important parts of the story.)
1.WARRIORS
Book one- Into the Wild
Book two- Fire and Ice
Book three- Forest of Secrets
Book four- Rising Storm
Book five- A Dangerous Path
Book s...more
If you like this one,then read the following in order.(It is important to read them in order,or you will miss important parts of the story.)
1.WARRIORS
Book one- Into the Wild
Book two- Fire and Ice
Book three- Forest of Secrets
Book four- Rising Storm
Book five- A Dangerous Path
Book s...more
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This book is hugely popular with the kiddos and so I guess I was expecting a little more. I generally trust kids’ opinions, but I suppose not everything that appeals to children has adult crossover appeal. I tried to keep an open mind, really I did, but I just couldn’t get lost in the story. Eventually I started skimming just so I could get through the dang thing and have a general idea of what happens.
First and foremost, this book takes itself far too seriously. It’s about warr...more
First and foremost, this book takes itself far too seriously. It’s about warr...more
This book is about a house cat who is tired of being a house cat and wants to go into the wild. Then he mets a kitten from a 'clan' and goes with him into the forest and mets the rest of the Thunderclan. This book sounds boring, but really, it is a great book. The author is very descriptive and makes it all very interesting. There a four clans, Thunderclan, Windclan, Riverclan and Shadowclan. The whole series, and there are a lot of them, is about the four clans fighting to stay alive and also t...more
This is the first in the series, I didn't read it for a long time, and then I picked it up. It was so good, I just had to keep reading it. If you don't like cats fighting, or blood described, it doesn't necessarily mean you don't have to read it, there are plenty of other good parts in the book, especially where Graypaw, Ravenpaw and Rusty (known as Firepaw in the book) make friends of each other. A brutal part is where Oakheart dies, but the story gets all mixed up, and eventually, drives Rav...more
Into the wild is about a kitty-pet (cat that lives with humans)
named Rusty who always has dreams of the forest. Then one day when he ventures into the forest he met up with some wild cats. When they offer him to join their clan he decides he should. What happens to Rusty in the wild? Read. O.o
named Rusty who always has dreams of the forest. Then one day when he ventures into the forest he met up with some wild cats. When they offer him to join their clan he decides he should. What happens to Rusty in the wild? Read. O.o
So... Warriors. No, not that awesome 80's flick starring that guy from Xanadu. Unfortunately.
Warriors, Into the Wild is Book 1 of 6 (SIX!!) in the first of like---- a zillion series. My 10 yr old daughter is in love with these books---she can devour one a day (and the way that they are churned out....) She is so into these that she asked my husband and I to give them a shot. Fine, I can take one for the team, I mean, heck, she's reading, right?
Thing is, it's not so...more
Warriors, Into the Wild is Book 1 of 6 (SIX!!) in the first of like---- a zillion series. My 10 yr old daughter is in love with these books---she can devour one a day (and the way that they are churned out....) She is so into these that she asked my husband and I to give them a shot. Fine, I can take one for the team, I mean, heck, she's reading, right?
Thing is, it's not so...more
Warriors in my opinion was a very good book. The plot of the story was very interesting. Every time that something important or astonishing happen it hooks you more into the book. Its begging is okay but the end was good because it tells you things that you didn’t know. The situations that occur in the story are incredible and you will like them even more if you imagined it. The cat in the story wants to change his life to do adventures things and that is maybe one of the reasons the author writ...more
I found this series while at the library, at first the book looked like cat fights. When I looked at the back it was actually book 3 (Fire & Ice). I found book one and found it interesting. I had 1/3 of the book done by the time I left the library. I finished it the next day. After loving the first book I had to get the sequel. I found it at Barns & Noble along with book three and book four coming out that fall. I was able to finish the entire series within two years. The way the last...more
I have mixed feelings about this book. It took me a long time to engage me, as I felt the author spent too much time giving names to cats and places and not enough time developing the plot.
But in the later chapters, I really started to like the story and couldn't put it down. Then at the end she reverted to names again. I almost want to read the second book to see if she'll actually start telling stories.
The premise of this series reminds me somewhat of the Redwall series...more
But in the later chapters, I really started to like the story and couldn't put it down. Then at the end she reverted to names again. I almost want to read the second book to see if she'll actually start telling stories.
The premise of this series reminds me somewhat of the Redwall series...more
At first I had a difficult time getting into this book--mostly because I own a beloved "kittypet" who has been to the cutter (thank goodness) and would be totally scorned by the tough kitties who inhabit the world of the Warriors. Their world seemed a little forced to me, unlilke the world of the rabbits in Watership Down, but eventually I was drawn into the soap opera of their lives, curious to know if my guess as to the identity of the traitor in the Thunderclan's midst was correct ...more
Christina
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Recommends it for:
fans of Redwall and other animal fantasies, all cat lovers
Shelves:
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This is so fun! A clever idea, to create a whole world of Clans of wild domestic cats (they're very clear that they are not Leopard Clan or Tiger Clan or any of those big cats). How can you not root for "Rusty" the house "kittypet" to triumph as he learns the ways of the warrior cats in Thunderclan and has to fend for himself against traitor cats and the elements? Cool stuff! And very realistic, as far as the descriptions of feline behavior and expressions goes; I mean, you c...more
In Warriors #1: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter there are four clans of wild cats that have shared the forest for generations. But now things are changing and clans are being banished and others are threatening each other by insisting on hunting rights within their territories. Into the mix comes a "kittypet" named Rusty who is a young, bright orange tomcat whose courage earns him a place as an apprentice with the ThunderClan warrior and the new name of Firepaw. Read this first spine-ting...more
Abigail
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Young Animal-Fantasy Fans
Recommended to Abigail by:
The Children's Fiction Club
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The first in an ever-growing series of children's novels devoted to the adventures of four rival cat-clans, Into the Wild follows the story of Rusty, a kittypet (domesticated pet cat) whose dreams of the forest beyond his backyard prove prophetic. Leaving the safety of his twoleg (human) home behind, after a late night confrontation in the forest leads to an invitation to join ThunderClan, Rusty the Kittypet becomes Firepaw the Apprentice, and begins his training to become a Warrior. But with a ...more
Into the Wild by Erin Hunter is an exiting fiction-adventure book taking place in a forest behind some human houses. The book is a terrific book about trusting others, but it is telling a story of cats. The main character was an outside pet but the joined one of the four clans. There are thunder clan, river clan, shadow clan and wind clan. The four clans do not live in unison except for at the gathering. Rusty, the main character is an apprentice since he just joined and must learn the many ways...more
My absolute favorite series!!! I have almost all of them, and read them over and over and over and over!!! Great story to learn about the true meaning of following your heart, loyalty, and friendship.
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The acicent ThunderClan needs more Warriors. They are running low, and times are hard becuase the sneaky ShadowClan are attacking them frequently. Well, thank their warriors ancectors, becuase they are about to get lucky!
Rusty is a house cat. He is restless, and has been for many weeks. Finally, he makes up his mind: he will go into the forest beyond his Twoleg nest, to hopefully find some adventure.
He crashes into a tiny kitten named "Greypaw" and dives into an adve...more
Rusty is a house cat. He is restless, and has been for many weeks. Finally, he makes up his mind: he will go into the forest beyond his Twoleg nest, to hopefully find some adventure.
He crashes into a tiny kitten named "Greypaw" and dives into an adve...more
A cat named Rusty finds that there is more to life then being a kittypet (housecat). When he gets rescued from his former life by a cat named Bluestar he finds that life is very complicated outside home. Will Rusty make it through or will life outside his kittypet home get the better of him?
The main reason why I read this book is that I also wrote a book about talking cats before I had ever heard of this series, and I just wanted to see how my own story compares. First of all, I was relieved that my own novel is completely different. As for the book itself, I thought it was good. It wasn't amazing. It wasn't bad either. Is it worth all the hype over it? I'm not sure. Of course, the books are not really written for teens my age--probably for a slightly younger audience. It didn't ha...more
I have to agree that this is a difficult concept to grasp... for people who do not normally read these sort of books. If you are a good fantasy reader though, you will understand that its not the facts or realism that make the book good. Its the believablility. The way that the author pulls you in and makes you believe and maybe even want to take part in this completelly different world he has created. It's what fantasy is all about! Personally i think this book reflected that very well. I am ve...more
I couldn't for the life of me figure out why these books were so popular with boys. I mean they're about these wild cats who are warriors... for real? But dang this book was exciting. I haven't read the Redwall series yet, but I imagine there're similarities between them. And of course with "Watership Down" as well.
The characters are strong and well thought out. Rusty - Firepaw - Fireheart develops well in the first book and I'm eager to learn more of his adventure.
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The characters are strong and well thought out. Rusty - Firepaw - Fireheart develops well in the first book and I'm eager to learn more of his adventure.
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i loved this book i got really far in it and i forgot to read the proloqe and i didn't understand untill i finaly decided to read it. i understood everything eccept why they firepaw comepletly kicked ravenpaw out of the clan. to live with barley and does shadowclan give territory back to widclan or do they die or what?
I picked up the first of the Warriors series on the recommendation of a sixth grade girl. I can understand the appeal: an organized clan of cats struggling to survive in the wild. Even boys, I think, would take to the battles, the intrigue, the desperate attempts of ThunderClan to overcome dangers that threaten from within their own tribe and from their bitter rivals, ShadowClan. It’s a world ripe with animals and imagination.
Into the Wild is the story of Rusty, a young kittypet wh...more
Into the Wild is the story of Rusty, a young kittypet wh...more
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"Nos encontramos ante una saga que cuenta ya con cerca de una veintena de títulos repartidos en tres arcos argumentales diferentes; recientemente, además, ha aparecido The fourth apprentice, que inicia una cuarta sub-serie dentro de este mundo creado por Erin Hunter. Aparte de la ya larguísima lista de títulos disponibles en inglés, existen también varios cómics manga basados en los libros, guías para orientarse y hasta un videojuego. Pero ¿de qué va todo esto? Pues de gatos. Sí, habéis leí...more
This review is by Pippi, guest reviewer, age 1 and a half; tabby cat.
This is a book about cats who live in the wild and they catch mice and eat them and they fight. There are four colonies of cats and one of them is mean and steals the other colonies food.
At first I thought this book was hard to read because even though it's written in English they try to translate cat words into English so it's hard to follow at first until you get used to the cat words.
At t...more
This is a book about cats who live in the wild and they catch mice and eat them and they fight. There are four colonies of cats and one of them is mean and steals the other colonies food.
At first I thought this book was hard to read because even though it's written in English they try to translate cat words into English so it's hard to follow at first until you get used to the cat words.
At t...more
Genre: Fantasy fiction Reading level: Age 10+
Anthropomorphism is kept to a minimum in this novel, and the instincts and characteristics of felines are explored. Rusty is a “kittypet” who longs for a wilder life. When he is offered an opportunity leave his civilized home and join the Thunderclan, a group of cats who have never been owned by a “Twolegs”, he jumps at the chance. He is renamed Firepaw and begins his training as an apprentice warrior in one of the four clans that patrol the...more
Anthropomorphism is kept to a minimum in this novel, and the instincts and characteristics of felines are explored. Rusty is a “kittypet” who longs for a wilder life. When he is offered an opportunity leave his civilized home and join the Thunderclan, a group of cats who have never been owned by a “Twolegs”, he jumps at the chance. He is renamed Firepaw and begins his training as an apprentice warrior in one of the four clans that patrol the...more
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Erin Hunter made an extremely good book, Warriors:Into the Wild. I loved the book because I like cats and fighting. The book has twists and turns and lots of battle in it to grab the reader. A cat named Rusty always dreamed of living in the wild and one day he got chose for a clan. He fights other clans for territory, strength, and power.
The setting is so real by explaining what the forest looks like and what it smells like to. You can picture the setting as you read Rusty going t...more
The setting is so real by explaining what the forest looks like and what it smells like to. You can picture the setting as you read Rusty going t...more
I was strolling through the books section at Wal-Mart one day when I spotted a book with a cat on the front, which I picked up only to discover it was a fantasy novel--featuring cats! At first I scoffed, but then I rolled my cart back and threw it in. I did a little research online and found out there is a whole series/subseries with loads of books. So I bought the first series of 6, which starts off with this book, Into the Wild.
This one is all about how Rusty the indoor/outdoor pe...more
This one is all about how Rusty the indoor/outdoor pe...more
I just finished reading books 1-6 in this series.
I'm often a fan of children's books. A friend recommended these to me because I am a cat-lover.
I give this series a rating of 2 stars because it is not bad. There were some very enjoyable things about it (the maps are cool). However, it tends to rely on the same old plot devices in each and every book. Sometimes several times in one book.
When I read them, I felt like the author was talking down to the audience ...more
I'm often a fan of children's books. A friend recommended these to me because I am a cat-lover.
I give this series a rating of 2 stars because it is not bad. There were some very enjoyable things about it (the maps are cool). However, it tends to rely on the same old plot devices in each and every book. Sometimes several times in one book.
When I read them, I felt like the author was talking down to the audience ...more
As I first started this series, I thought the first book was pretty good, as I mean, above my "average" level of books. But as the series dragged on, I stopped reading it because 1) It was getting too long 2) It was getting boring.
Our hero starts off as an ordinary house cat named Rusty; he lives with a good owner and he's fed daily. But Rusty was always curious about the forest behind the fence in the backyard. One day, he decides to cross the border into the forests. He fights...more
Our hero starts off as an ordinary house cat named Rusty; he lives with a good owner and he's fed daily. But Rusty was always curious about the forest behind the fence in the backyard. One day, he decides to cross the border into the forests. He fights...more
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Erin Hunter is the pseudonym of four people: Victoria Holmes, Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry and Tui Sutherland. Together, they write the Warriors series as well as the Seekers series.
Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanation...more
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Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanation...more
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