The First Battle
- Published
- 8 April 2014
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN-13
- 9780062410023
- Type
- novel
About this book
The First Battle, published April 8, 2014, continues the Dawn of the Clans arc, Erin Hunter's prequel run tracing the Clans' founding generations before StarClan's traditions had fully taken shape. It runs 352 pages, sitting between Thunder Rising and The Blazing Star.
Key facts about The First Battle
Erin Hunter wrote The First Battle, a novel on our list. It has been out since 8 April 2014. The book has 352 pages.
We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780062410023 to find the main one.
The First Battle is book 27 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
The First Battle is book 27 in the Warriors series. It follows Thunder Rising. It is followed by The Blazing Star. 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…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9798855061086
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780062410023