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Warriors · Book 1

Into the Wild

by Erin Hunter
Published
21 January 2003
Pages
295
ISBN-13
9780613883641
Type
novel
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About this book

Into the Wild opens Warriors in January 21, 2003: a stray kitchen cat named Rusty slips into the forest, joins ThunderClan, and is renamed Firepaw as he begins training under the warrior code that governs the four rival Clans -- the premise that launches the entire multi-arc saga, starting with the six-book arc The Prophecies Begin. It runs 295 pages.

Key facts about Into the Wild

Into the Wild is a novel by Erin Hunter. Readers have had it since 21 January 2003. It runs to 295 pages.

Our list holds 2 editions of Into the Wild. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780613883641 to find the main one.

Into the Wild is book 1 of 51 in the Warriors series. The series has 51 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. 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

Into the Wild is book 1 in the Warriors series. It is followed by Fire and Ice. 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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