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Bravelands
The Bravelands series by Erin Hunter has 12 known books (12 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Broken Pride (2017).
- Books
- 12 known books (12 novels)
- Published
- 12
- First published
- 2017
- Status
- completed
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- Fantasy
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Start here: Broken Pride (2017) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Broken Pride
Broken Pride (2017, 336 pages) opens Bravelands, Erin Hunter's animal-fantasy epic set on the African savannah, where the Code governs when predators may kill and every death feeds the circle of life. It introduces a lion cub named Fearless, a baboon named Thorn, and an elephant calf named Sky, whose fates entwine as the elephant matriarch who kept the peace for a generation dies and the old order begins to collapse.
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Code of Honor
Code of Honor (2018, 384 pages) is the second Bravelands novel, following Broken Pride and preceding Blood and Bone in the original six-book arc that follows Fearless, Thorn and Sky navigating the savannah's collapsing order.
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Blood and Bone
Blood and Bone (2018, 304 pages) is the third entry in Bravelands' original arc, continuing Erin Hunter's ecosystem-wide animal fantasy of lions, baboons, elephants and more, each bound by the Code and the shared mythology of Great Spirit and Skytongue.
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Shifting Shadows
Shifting Shadows (2019, 352 pages) is the fourth book in the Bravelands series, continuing the original six-book arc centred on Fearless, Thorn and Sky as new threats test whether the Code that governs the savannah's animals can hold.
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The Spirit-Eaters
The Spirit-Eaters (2020, 336 pages) is the fifth Bravelands novel, part of Erin Hunter's original arc following the lion cub Fearless, the baboon Thorn, and the elephant calf Sky through the Bravelands' fracturing order.
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Oathkeeper
Oathkeeper (2020, 256 pages), coming after The Spirit-Eaters and before the second arc's opener Shadows on the Mountain, is the sixth and final book of the original Bravelands arc -- the complete story of Fearless, Thorn and Sky's generation.
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Shadows on the Mountain
Shadows on the Mountain (2021, 284 pages) is the seventh Bravelands novel, opening the series' second arc, Curse of the Sandtongue, with a new generation of characters facing fresh threats to the Code that governs the savannah's creatures.
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The Venom Spreads
The Venom Spreads (2022, 314 pages) sits between Shadows on the Mountain and Blood on the Plains as the second book in Bravelands' Curse of the Sandtongue arc, continuing Erin Hunter's ecosystem-wide animal fantasy into its next generation.
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Blood on the Plains
Blood on the Plains (2023, 238 pages) follows The Venom Spreads as the third and final book of Bravelands' Curse of the Sandtongue arc, closing out that generation's test of the Code before the series moves into its third arc.
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The Shattered Horn
The Shattered Horn (2023, 288 pages) is the tenth Bravelands novel, opening the series' third arc, Thunder on the Plains, with yet another generation of animals across the savannah's lion, baboon, elephant, hyena and cheetah societies facing a fracturing social order.
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Breakers of the Code
At 202 pages, Breakers of the Code (2024) is the shortest book in the Bravelands series, continuing the Thunder on the Plains arc as the third arc's central threat to the Code -- the sacred law binding every species on the savannah -- intensifies.
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Realm of Lost Spirits
Following Breakers of the Code, Realm of Lost Spirits (2024, 272 pages) is the latest entry in the Bravelands series, closing out the Thunder on the Plains arc and, with it, the third of the series' three connected generational arcs.
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About the Bravelands series
On the African savannah, all creatures live by a sacred pact: the Code, which governs when predators may kill and ensures every animal's death eventually feeds the circle of life. When the elephant matriarch who has kept the peace for a generation dies, the balance of power across the Bravelands begins to collapse -- and three young animals of different species, a lion cub named Fearless, a baboon named Thorn, and an elephant calf named Sky, are drawn together as the old order gives way to something more dangerous.
Erin Hunter widens the animal-fantasy formula that built Warriors, Seekers and Survivors to the scale of an entire ecosystem: rather than one species' society, Bravelands tracks lions, baboons, elephants, hyenas, cheetahs and more, each with their own culture, politics and moral code, all bound together by the shared law of the Code and the mythology of Great Spirit and Skytongue. Across three connected arcs the series follows successive generations as new threats -- plague, tyranny, and a fracturing social order -- test whether the Code can survive.
It's a good fit for Warriors readers who want the same multi-species, generation-spanning animal epic scaled up to real African wildlife and a genuinely ecosystem-wide sense of stakes.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the Bravelands series?
12 books across three arcs: the original series (six books, 2017-2020), Curse of the Sandtongue (three books, 2021-2023) and Thunder on the Plains (three books, 2023-2024).
What order should I read Bravelands in?
Publication order, starting with Broken Pride and continuing through all three arcs in sequence -- each arc follows a new generation after the one before it.
Is Bravelands finished?
Yes, as of this curation the series concluded with Realm of Lost Spirits (2024) and no further arc has been announced.
Is Bravelands by the same author as Warriors?
Yes, Erin Hunter is the publisher-owned pseudonym behind Warriors, Seekers, Survivors and Bravelands, though each series has its own separate world and cast.
Do I need to read Warriors before Bravelands?
No. Bravelands is an entirely separate story, world (the African savannah rather than Clan forests), and cast, with no crossover to Warriors.
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