Take your first steps into the wilderness with Rusty the house cat as he leaves his home to go and live in the wild. A thrillling new feline fantasy series that draws you into a vivid animal world. When kittypet Rusty strays into the forest beyond his owners garden and is ambushed by a wild cat, life as he knows it is over. After a brave fight, he is invited to leave the twoleg world and join ThunderClan, one of four cat tribes, to train as a warrior. Rusty becomes Firepaw and learns laws of the wild hunting and fighting to protect the clans survival. When the fearsome ShadowClan threaten ThunderClans territory his warrior skills are put to the test. But how can he protect the clan when he suspects their own deputy of treachery?

 

 

This book features in the following series: Warrior Cats, Warriors .

This book has been graded for interest at 8 years.

There are 304 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2006 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of animals and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. She is the author of the bestselling Warriors, Seekers, and Survivors series. She lives in the UK. Visit her online at www. bravelandsbooks. com.