Firestar's Quest
First edition cover
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| Author | Erin Hunter |
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| Cover artist | Wayne McLoughlin |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Warriors (novel series) |
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Children's literature Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | HarperTrophy |
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Publication date
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August 21, 2007 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 510 |
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| OCLC | 86090263 |
| LC Class | PZ7.H916625 Firs 2007 |
| Preceded by | The Darkest Hour |
| Followed by | Midnight (Chronologically) and SkyClan's Destiny (Plot-wise) |
Firestar's Quest is a volume in the Warriors novel series by Erin Hunter.
Firestar's Quest follows Firestar, the leader of ThunderClan, one of the four Clans of cats living in a forest, as he goes on a journey to find the lost fifth Clan, SkyClan. After receiving dreams from the previous leader of SkyClan, Firestar and his mate Sandstorm leave ThunderClan to find and rebuild the lost Clan. At the end of the book, the Clan is rebuilt with a leader, medicine cat and territory. It is set in between The Darkest Hour and Midnight.
Though the book was published after Sunset where the point of view changed, Firestar's Quest still uses Firestar's point of view. The book allowed Erin Hunter to explore the old territories again. An excerpt of Firestar’s Quest was released to promote sales of the book, which were very successful. The novel has also received positive critical reception.
Firestar narrated the first six books but, for the later Warriors: The New Prophecy and Warriors: Power of Three series, other cats were chosen to speak. Firestar was chosen to narrate the special edition. Cherith Baldry wrote Firestar's Quest and Gary Chalk illustrated the book. Erin Hunter has said the novel was a chance to explore the old territories, which had been left behind in the Warriors: The New Prophecy series.
To promote the book, an excerpt was released online on the Warriors website, and later at the back of the Warriors manga volume Warrior's Refuge. AuthorTracker emails mentioned increasingly Firestar’s Quest as the launch date approached. The book was also commonly mentioned in the author chats on Wands and Worlds.
All of the Warriors novels are listed as being written by Erin Hunter. Erin Hunter is a pen name for four people, Victoria Holmes, who creates the storylines and edits, Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, and Tui Sutherland, who write the books in turns. Chronologically, Firestar's Quest takes place between the first two series—after the events of The Darkest Hour and before Midnight.Firestar's Quest was put under the title Warriors: Super Edition, as a special edition extra long book.
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