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Warriors Novellas

by Erin Hunter

The Warriors Novellas series by Erin Hunter has 7 known books (7 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Untold Stories (2013). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is A Warrior's Choice.

Books
7 known books (7 collections)
Published
7
First published
2013
Status
completed
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Fantasy
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Start here: The Untold Stories (2013) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of The Untold Stories

The Untold Stories (2013)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. The Untold Stories

    Collection

    The Untold Stories opens the Warriors Novellas collection, gathered by Erin Hunter. Collects the novellas Hollyleaf's Story, Mistystar's Omen, and Cloudstar's Journey. Originally published individually as e-books (2011-2012) before this print bind-up. This bind-up was published in July 2013 and precedes Tales from the Clans in the reading order here.

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  2. Tales from the Clans

    Collection

    Tales from the Clans is the 2nd volume in the Warriors Novellas collection, gathered by Erin Hunter. Collects the novellas Tigerclaw's Fury, Leafpool's Wish, and Dovewing's Silence. Originally published individually as e-books before this print bind-up. This bind-up was published in November 2014 and follows The Untold Stories and precedes Shadows of the Clans in the reading order here.

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  3. Shadows of the Clans

    Collection

    Shadows of the Clans is the 3rd volume in the Warriors Novellas collection, gathered by Erin Hunter. Collects the novellas Mapleshade's Vengeance, Goosefeather's Curse, and Ravenpaw's Farewell. Originally published individually as e-books before this print bind-up. This bind-up was published in January 2016 and follows Tales from the Clans and precedes Legends of the Clans in the reading order here.

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  4. Legends of the Clans

    Collection

    Legends of the Clans is the 4th volume in the Warriors Novellas collection, gathered by Erin Hunter. Collects the novellas Spottedleaf's Heart, Pinestar's Choice, and Thunderstar's Echo. Originally published individually as e-books before this print bind-up. This bind-up was published in April 2017 and follows Shadows of the Clans and precedes Path of a Warrior in the reading order here.

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  5. Path of a Warrior

    Collection

    Path of a Warrior is the 5th volume in the Warriors Novellas collection, gathered by Erin Hunter. Collects the novellas Redtail's Debt, Tawnypelt's Clan, and Shadowstar's Life. This bind-up was published in April 2019 and follows Legends of the Clans and precedes A Warrior's Spirit in the reading order here.

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  6. A Warrior's Spirit

    Collection

    A Warrior's Spirit is the 6th volume in the Warriors Novellas collection, gathered by Erin Hunter. Collects the novellas Pebbleshine's Kits, Tree's Roots, and Mothwing's Secret. This bind-up was published in April 2020 and follows Path of a Warrior and precedes A Warrior's Choice in the reading order here.

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  7. A Warrior's Choice

    Collection

    A Warrior's Choice is the 7th volume in the Warriors Novellas collection, gathered by Erin Hunter. Collects the novellas Blackfoot's Reckoning, Daisy's Kin, and Spotfur's Rebellion. This bind-up was published in April 2021 and follows A Warrior's Spirit in the reading order here.

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About the Warriors Novellas series

Beyond the numbered main arcs and the longer Super Editions, Erin Hunter's Warriors world has a third layer: short novellas, most only a chapter or two longer than a single Warriors short story, each filling in one specific gap in Clan history that the main arcs never had room for. What happened to Hollyleaf in the tunnels after she vanished from ThunderClan? Why did Mistystar nearly force her own medicine cat to step down? How did Tigerclaw actually become Tigerstar, leader of ShadowClan, in the stretch of time the main arcs skip past in a few sentences?

Rather than being sold individually forever, these novellas were bundled three at a time into a run of bind-up volumes -- The Untold Stories, Tales from the Clans, Shadows of the Clans, Legends of the Clans, Path of a Warrior, A Warrior's Spirit, and A Warrior's Choice -- with the first four originally released as individual e-books before HarperCollins collected them into print. Twenty-one novellas in total have appeared this way since 2013, spanning ThunderClan founders, ShadowClan villains, RiverClan medicine cats, and quiet background warriors whose one moment of consequence never made it into a main-arc book.

None of the novellas is required reading for following the main Warriors story. They exist purely as deep-cut supplements: short, self-contained answers to the kind of "but what about--" questions that only accumulate after you've already read enough of the main arcs to have them.

Frequently asked questions

How many Warriors novellas are there?

21 individual novellas have been published as of 2026, collected across 7 print bind-up volumes released between 2013 and 2021: The Untold Stories, Tales from the Clans, Shadows of the Clans, Legends of the Clans, Path of a Warrior, A Warrior's Spirit, and A Warrior's Choice.

Do I need to read the Warriors novellas?

No. They're short, optional supplements that fill in specific backstory gaps for cats already introduced in the main arcs -- none of them is required to follow the ongoing story.

What order should I read the novellas in?

Any order. Each bind-up volume collects three unrelated novellas about three different cats, and the volumes themselves don't build on each other.

Were the novellas originally sold separately?

The first four bind-ups (The Untold Stories through Legends of the Clans) collect novellas that were originally published individually as e-books before being bound together in print. Path of a Warrior onward were compiled directly into print bind-ups.

Is the Warriors novella line still ongoing?

No new bind-up has been announced since A Warrior's Choice in 2021, though HarperCollins has not formally ended the line.

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