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SkyClan's Destiny
''SkyClan's Destiny'' is a children's fantasy novel, the third super edition in the ''Warriors'' series. It was written by Cherith Baldry under the pen name of Erin Hunter. Victoria Holmes revealed in an AuthorTracker email that she had developed the general idea for the book quickly, but it took a while to find the right ending. The book follows SkyClan six months after Firestar and Sandstorm left the gorge. The Clan experiences internal conflict regarding house cats who train in SkyClan during the day, but leave at night to return to their human owners. Later, four loners, Stick, Cora, Coal and Shorty, cats that Firestar met on his quest also become a topic of debate in the Clan. The major themes in the book are rebellion and the fact that SkyClan has to figure its destiny without the help of other Clans or their warriors ancestors. Plot In present-day SkyClan, it is six months since Firestar went to the gorge and reformed SkyClan ('' Firestar's Quest''). The new SkyClan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erin Hunter
Erin Hunter is a collective pseudonym used by the authors Victoria Holmes, Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Clarissa Hutton, Inbali Iserles, Tui T. Sutherland, and Rosie Best in the writing of several children's fantasy novel series which focus on animals and their adventures. Notable works include the '' Warriors'', '' Seekers'', '' Survivors'', '' Bravelands'', and ''Bamboo Kingdom'' book series. For each book, Holmes creates the plot and the others take turns writing the books. Dan Jolley, though not an official Erin Hunter author, also writes the stories for manga published under the Hunter name. James L. Barry, Bettina M. Kurkoski, and Don Hudson are included under the pseudonym as the illustrators of the ''Warriors'' mangas. Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter are also included as the illustrators of the graphic novel adaptation of ''The Prophecies Begin''. History In 2003, HarperCollins asked Victoria Holmes to write a fantasy series about feral cats, but, not being a reader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne McLoughlin
Wayne McLoughlin (1944–2015) was a Welsh artist who dedicated his drawings to nature. He was most known for his cover art in Erin Hunter's ''Warriors'' and ''Seekers'' series. Early life and education As a child, McLoughlin enjoyed exploring Hampstead Heath, London, and later, the swamps of northern Florida. Fascinated by nature, he often recorded his experiences in sketches and paintings. McLoughlin served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War before studying both Fine Art and Anthropology at San Diego State University. Career He first worked on creating illustrated humor parodies for national magazines, including ''Esquire'', '' Omni'', ''Yankee'', and '' National Lampoon''. Beginning in 1989, McLoughlin created a series of satirical adds for ''American Cowboy'' magazine. He also published humorous musings and artwork in ''Field & Stream'' magazine. He illustrated for Citibank, Ford Motor Company, IBM, Motorola, Adidas, Texaco, MasterCard, the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warriors (novel Series)
''Warriors'' (also known as ''Warrior Cats'') is a series of novels based on the adventures and drama of multiple Clans of feral cats. The series is primarily set in fictional forests. Published by HarperCollins, the series is written by authors Kate Cary and Cherith Baldry, as well as others, under the collective Pen name, pseudonym Erin Hunter. The concept and plot of the pilot series were developed by series editor, Victoria Holmes. There are currently nine sub-series ("arcs"), each containing six books: ''The Prophecies Begin'', ''The New Prophecy'', ''Power of Three'', ''Omen of the Stars'', ''Dawn of the Clans'', ''A Vision of Shadows'', ''The Broken Code'', ''A Starless Clan,'' and ''Changing Skies''. Other books have been released in addition to the main series, including lengthier "Super Edition" novels, several novellas, many guide books, several volumes of Original English-language manga, original English language manga, and graphic novels. The series has also been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reader, ranging from picture books for the very young to young adult fiction for those nearing maturity. Children's literature can be traced to traditional stories like fairy tales, which have only been identified as children's literature since the eighteenth century, and songs, part of a wider oral tradition, which adults shared with children before publishing existed. The development of early children's literature, before printing was invented, is difficult to trace. Even after printing became widespread, many classic "children's" tales were originally created for adults and later adapted for a younger audience. Since the fifteenth century much literature has been aimed specifically at children, often with a moral or religious message. Childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Novel
Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. magic (paranormal), Magic, the supernatural and Legendary creature, magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy literature may be directed at both children and adults. Fantasy is considered a genre of speculative fiction and is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror fiction, horror by the absence of scientific or macabre themes, respectively, though these may overlap. Historically, most works of fantasy were in literature, written form, but since the 1960s, a growing segment of the genre has taken the form of fantasy films, fantasy television, fantasy television programs, graphic novels, video games, music and art. Many fantasy novels originally written for children and adolescents also attract an adult audience. Examples include ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'', the ''Harry Potter' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HarperCollins
HarperCollins Publishers LLC is a British–American publishing company that is considered to be one of the "Big Five (publishers), Big Five" English-language publishers, along with Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group USA, Hachette, Macmillan Publishers, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster. HarperCollins is headquartered in New York City and London and is a subsidiary of News Corp. The company's name is derived from a combination of the firm's predecessors. Harper & Brothers, founded in 1817 in New York, merged with Row, Peterson & Company in 1962 to form Harper & Row, which was acquired by News Corp in 1987. The Scotland, Scottish publishing company William Collins, Sons, founded in 1819 in Glasgow, was acquired by News Corp in 1987 and merged with Harper & Row to form HarperCollins. The logo for the firm combines the fire from Harper's torch and the water from Collins' fountain. HarperCollins operates publishing groups in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firestar's Quest
''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 tribe. 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''. ''Firestar's Quest'' returns to being written from Firestar's point of view as in the original ''Warriors'' series, after the subsequent series were written from the perspectives of other characters. The book allowed Hunter Erin to explore the old territories again, having moved to the lake territories in ''Dawn''. An excerpt of ''Firestar's Quest'' was released to promote sales of the book, which were very successful. The novel has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherith Baldry
Cherith Baldry (born 21 January 1947) is a British children's fiction and fantasy fiction writer. She also publishes under the pseudonyms Adam Blade, Jenny Dale, Jack Dillon, and Erin Hunter. She has also written several one-act plays. Biography Born in Lancaster, England, Baldry studied at Manchester University and St Anne's College, Oxford. She worked both as a teacher and a lecturer. She taught in Sierra Leone and England. She is a member of and has published reviews in the British Science Fiction Association. Baldry is one of seven authors who writes under the pen name of Erin Hunter. Baldry has written for ''Warriors'', in which wild cats strive for peace in their territories, and '' Seekers'', in which a group of four bears go on a journey together. She currently lives in Reigate Reigate ( ) is a town status in the United Kingdom, town in Surrey, England, around south of central London. The settlement is recorded in Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Cherchefelle'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Holmes
Victoria Holmes is an English author. She is better known by the name Erin Hunter, a pseudonym under which she and others write the New York Times Bestselling ''Warriors'' series. Biography Victoria Holmes was born in Berkshire, England. She learned to ride horses at the age of two. She loved horses, and wrote many books about them. As a child she enjoyed reading and writing stories of her own when she had the time. She studied English at the University of Oxford, where the ancient buildings and sense of tradition inspired an interest in history in her. She currently works in London as a children's book editor and escapes to the English countryside whenever she can, where she rides horses and walks her dog, Missy. Books Together with several others, Holmes has worked on ''Warriors'', '' Seekers'', Survivors and Bravelands, all published by HarperCollins, under the pen name Erin Hunter Erin Hunter is a collective pseudonym used by the authors Victoria Holmes, Kate Cary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Warriors Characters
The ''Warriors'' novel series is written by Erin Hunter. Due to the large number of characters present in the novel series, this list is divided by Clan. Characters listed under a specific arc may still play a significant role in other arcs. Overview Naming conventions In the ''Warriors'' universe, the characters in the five Clans (ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, ShadowClan, and SkyClan) have names composed of two parts. Each cat's name has a prefix (Blue, Bramble, Tall, etc.) which generally stays constant throughout their life. The name's suffix varies through the character's lifespan and position within the Clan, with the bestowing of the new name being a component of the ceremonies marking these role changes. As a kitten, the character's name ends with "-kit" (Bluekit, Bramblekit, Tallkit, etc.). Upon becoming an apprentice (a warrior or medicine cat in training), "-paw" replaces "-kit" at the end of the character's name (Bluepaw, Bramblepaw, Tallpaw). When the character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Library Journal
''School Library Journal'' (''SLJ'') is an American monthly magazine containing reviews and other articles for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, with a focus on technology, multimedia, and other information resources that are likely to interest young learners. Reviews are classified by the target audience of the publications: preschool; schoolchildren to 4th grade, grades 5 and up, and teens; and professional librarians themselves ("professional reading"). Fiction, non-fiction, and reference books books are reviewed, as are graphic novels, multimedia, and digital resources. History ''School Library Journal'' was founded by publisher R.R. Bowker in 1954, under the title ''Junior Libraries'' and by separation from its ''Library Journal ''Library Journal'' is an American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. It reports news about the library wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
