Warriors · Book 26

Thunder Rising

Published
5 November 2013
Pages
352
ISBN-13
9780062410016
Type
novel
Cover of Thunder Rising

About this book

Set generations before Firepaw ever entered the forest, Thunder Rising (November 5, 2013) is part of Dawn of the Clans, the six-book prequel arc explaining how the warrior Clans came to be -- it follows The Sun Trail in that arc's internal order. It runs 352 pages.

Key facts about Thunder Rising

Erin Hunter wrote Thunder Rising, a novel on our list. It has been out since 5 November 2013. The book has 352 pages.

We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780062410016 to find the main one.

Thunder Rising is book 26 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

Thunder Rising is book 26 in the Warriors series. It follows The Sun Trail. It is followed by The First Battle. 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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