Warriors · Book 40

Darkness Within

Published
10 November 2020
Pages
328
ISBN-13
9780062823731
Type
novel
Cover of Darkness Within

About this book

Darkness Within follows Veil of Shadows in The Broken Code, published on November 10, 2020 as Warriors book 40, part of the long-running saga's pattern of six-book arcs following successive generations of the same Clan bloodlines. It runs 328 pages.

Key facts about Darkness Within

Darkness Within is a novel by Erin Hunter. Readers have had it since 10 November 2020. It runs to 328 pages.

Our list holds 2 editions of Darkness Within. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780062823731 to find the main one.

Darkness Within is book 40 of 51 in the Warriors series. The series has 51 published books. However, the series starts with Into the Wild (2003). Chasing Shadows is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 31 March 2026.

Additionally, Erin Hunter writes Warriors Super Edition, Seekers and Survivors, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our fantasy shelf. Meanwhile, Chasing Shadows is the latest published Erin Hunter book on file, from 31 March 2026.

About Erin Hunter

Erin Hunter is the name behind Warriors, Seekers, and Survivors — bestselling series of animal-adventure novels for young readers that follow wild cats, bears, and dogs living by codes of clan loyalty, survival, and nature red in tooth and claw. See every Erin Hunter book in order.

Its place in Warriors

Darkness Within is book 40 in the Warriors series. It follows Veil of Shadows. It is followed by The Place of No Stars. See the full Warriors reading order.

A stray kitchen cat named Rusty slips into the forest one night and joins ThunderClan, one of four rival Clans of wild cats living by a strict warrior code, and is renamed Firepaw as he trains to become a warrior. What starts as a boy-and-his-cat premise widens fast into a full political fantasy epic: Clan warfare, prophecy, betrayal, star-based ancestor spirits (StarClan) who send omens to Clan medicine cats, and generations of cats whose descendants keep driving the plot forward long after the original cast has…

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