Bamboo Kingdom · Book 5

The Lightning Path

Published
1 January 2024
Pages
221
ISBN-13
9780063022218
Type
novel
Cover of The Lightning Path

About this book

Book five, The Lightning Path, moved the series into 2024 at 221 pages, its shortest entry so far, carrying the three pandas closer to the escalating dragon-prophecy conflict of the finale.

Key facts about The Lightning Path

Erin Hunter wrote The Lightning Path, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2024. The book has 221 pages.

We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780063022218 to find the main one.

The Lightning Path is book 5 of 6 in the Bamboo Kingdom series. The series has 6 published books. However, the series starts with Creatures of the Flood (2021).

Additionally, Erin Hunter writes Warriors, Warriors Super Edition and Seekers, 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 Bamboo Kingdom

The Lightning Path is book 5 in the Bamboo Kingdom series. It follows The Dark Sun. It is followed by Fire and Ash. See the full Bamboo Kingdom reading order.

A catastrophic flood sweeps three young pandas -- Rain, Leaf and Ghost -- away from their families and out into a wider, wilder world than any of them knew existed, forcing them to survive on their own and find their way home through territory ruled by unfamiliar animals and older legends. Erin Hunter turns the animal-fantasy formula toward pandas and the wider creatures of a fantastical Chinese-inspired mountain kingdom, weaving in dragon mythology and ancient prophecy alongside the survival-adventure plotting…

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