She had been killed by Tigerstar in order for the dogs to have a taste of cat blood. He finds a trail of dead rabbits that lead to the body of Brindleface, the sweet and gentle queen. He asks Lostface about them, but she only repeats a few words: “Pack, pack, kill, kill.” Whitestorm reports to Fireheart that he and his patrol smelled dogs near Snakerocks. Meanwhile, Graystripe returns to ThunderClan, and his loyalty is questioned among ThunderClan.Ĭlan life returns to normal, but Fireheart is curious about the dogs. Bluestar, thinking Brightpaw will die, promotes Brightpaw to the status of a warrior, but names her Lostface. Swiftpaw is killed, and Brightpaw loses half of her face, making her blind in one eye. Unfortunately, the prey-stealers are a pack of deadly dogs. Two other apprentices, Swiftpaw and Brightpaw, both choose to track down the animals who have been stealing ThunderClan’s prey.

She refuses to believe in StarClan, and declares war with them, shocking her clanmates.īluestar decides to name Cloudpaw a warrior because he does not believe in StarClan. Bluestar believes that if StarClan had been on her side, none of this would have happened. Meanwhile, Bluestar is mentally shaken by Tigerstar’s betrayal, for she once thought he was a loyal warrior and deputy. Prey in ThunderClan’s territory has gone missing, and Fireheart believes that Tigerstar, leader of ShadowClan, is behind it. Besides New Forest, Loch Lomond, the Scottish Highlands, and the Forest of Dean also inspired the fictional locales in the novel. The forest is based on New Forest, which is located in Southern England. The story follows Fireheart and his adventures in ThunderClan. They protect themselves from enemies such as rival Clans and wild animals. Each Clan has their own territory in which they live and hunt for prey in. The story takes place in a fictional forest populated by four groups of feral cats, ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan and ShadowClan. The book received positive reviews from reviewers such as Booklist and Horn Book Review, who praised the tensions and fast pace. A Dangerous Path has also been published in foreign languages, including French and Chinese. It has since been published as a paperback and as an e-book, and been published in other countries. The book was first published in the US as a hardcover on 1 June 2004. The story centers around Fireheart, deputy of ThunderClan, as he attempts to keep his Clan safe with the help of his ailing leader, while fighting off outside threats such as dogs and enemy Clans.

This individual book was written by Cherith Baldry. A Dangerous Path is a fantasy novel, the fifth book in the Warriors series, written under the pseudonym of Erin Hunter.

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