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Warriors
The Warriors series by Erin Hunter has 51 known books (51 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Into the Wild (2003). Chasing Shadows is the latest book with a fully recorded publication date.
- Books
- 51 known books (51 novels)
- Published
- 51
- First published
- 2003
- Status
- ongoing
- Shelved under
- Fantasy
Start here: Into the Wild (2003)
— 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:
Into the Wild
Into the Wild opens Warriors in January 21, 2003: a stray kitchen cat named Rusty slips into the forest, joins ThunderClan, and is renamed Firepaw as he begins training under the warrior code that governs the four rival Clans -- the premise that launches the entire multi-arc saga, starting with the six-book arc The Prophecies Begin. It runs 295 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Into the Wild - Book 2:
Fire and Ice
Sitting between Into the Wild and Forest of Secrets within The Prophecies Begin, Fire and Ice was published on June 1, 2003, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this stretch of Warriors. It runs 344 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Fire and Ice - Book 3:
Forest of Secrets
Published October 14, 2003, Forest of Secrets is the 3rd entry in the The Prophecies Begin arc, following the ThunderClan-descended cast as star-based ancestor spirits and Clan rivalries keep shaping the plot. It runs 336 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Forest of Secrets - Book 4:
Rising Storm
Rising Storm follows Forest of Secrets in The Prophecies Begin, published on January 6, 2004 as Warriors book 4, part of the long-running saga's pattern of six-book arcs following successive generations of the same Clan bloodlines. It runs 320 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Rising Storm - Book 5:
A Dangerous Path
Book 5 of Warriors overall, A Dangerous Path was published on June 1, 2004 within the The Prophecies Begin arc, deepening the Clan mythology that rewards readers for the long haul. It runs 325 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Dangerous Path - Book 6:
The Darkest Hour
The Darkest Hour (October 1, 2004) continues The Prophecies Begin, sending the series' rotating young cast further into the prophecy and betrayal plotting that keeps Warriors' four Clans at each other's throats. It runs 336 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Darkest Hour - Book 7:
Midnight
Midnight is part of The New Prophecy, one of Warriors' six-book arcs, published on May 10, 2005 as book 7 of the overall series -- StarClan omens, Clan politics, and a rotating young cast keep pushing the saga's mythology forward. It runs 303 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Midnight - Book 8:
Moonrise
Sitting between Midnight and Dawn within The New Prophecy, Moonrise was published on August 2, 2005, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this stretch of Warriors. It runs 306 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Moonrise - Book 9:
Dawn
Published December 27, 2005, Dawn is the 3rd entry in the The New Prophecy arc, following the ThunderClan-descended cast as star-based ancestor spirits and Clan rivalries keep shaping the plot. It runs 335 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Dawn - Book 10:
Starlight
Starlight follows Dawn in The New Prophecy, published on April 4, 2006 as Warriors book 10, part of the long-running saga's pattern of six-book arcs following successive generations of the same Clan bloodlines. It runs 321 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Starlight - Book 11:
Twilight
Book 11 of Warriors overall, Twilight was published on August 22, 2006 within the The New Prophecy arc, deepening the Clan mythology that rewards readers for the long haul. It runs 336 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Twilight - Book 12:
Sunset
Sunset (December 26, 2006) continues The New Prophecy, sending the series' rotating young cast further into the prophecy and betrayal plotting that keeps Warriors' four Clans at each other's throats. It runs 303 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Sunset - Book 13:
The Sight
The Sight is part of Power of Three, one of Warriors' six-book arcs, published on April 24, 2007 as book 13 of the overall series -- StarClan omens, Clan politics, and a rotating young cast keep pushing the saga's mythology forward. It runs 351 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Sight - Book 14:
Dark River
Sitting between The Sight and Outcast within Power of Three, Dark River was published on December 26, 2007, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this stretch of Warriors. It runs 322 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Dark River - Book 15:
Outcast
Published April 22, 2008, Outcast is the 3rd entry in the Power of Three arc, following the ThunderClan-descended cast as star-based ancestor spirits and Clan rivalries keep shaping the plot. It runs 352 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Outcast - Book 16:
Eclipse
Eclipse follows Outcast in Power of Three, published on September 2, 2008 as Warriors book 16, part of the long-running saga's pattern of six-book arcs following successive generations of the same Clan bloodlines. It runs 360 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Eclipse - Book 17:
Long Shadows
Book 17 of Warriors overall, Long Shadows was published on November 25, 2008 within the Power of Three arc, deepening the Clan mythology that rewards readers for the long haul. It runs 364 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Long Shadows - Book 18:
Sunrise
Sunrise (April 21, 2009) continues Power of Three, sending the series' rotating young cast further into the prophecy and betrayal plotting that keeps Warriors' four Clans at each other's throats. It runs 360 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Sunrise - Book 19:
The Fourth Apprentice
The Fourth Apprentice is part of Omen of the Stars, one of Warriors' six-book arcs, published on November 24, 2009 as book 19 of the overall series -- StarClan omens, Clan politics, and a rotating young cast keep pushing the saga's mythology forward. It runs 357 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Fourth Apprentice - Book 20:
Fading Echoes
Sitting between The Fourth Apprentice and Night Whispers within Omen of the Stars, Fading Echoes was published on April 6, 2010, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this stretch of Warriors. It runs 384 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Fading Echoes - Book 21:
Night Whispers
Published November 23, 2010, Night Whispers is the 3rd entry in the Omen of the Stars arc, following the ThunderClan-descended cast as star-based ancestor spirits and Clan rivalries keep shaping the plot. It runs 368 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Night Whispers - Book 22:
Sign of the Moon
Sign of the Moon follows Night Whispers in Omen of the Stars, published on April 5, 2011 as Warriors book 22, part of the long-running saga's pattern of six-book arcs following successive generations of the same Clan bloodlines. It runs 355 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Sign of the Moon - Book 23:
The Forgotten Warrior
Book 23 of Warriors overall, The Forgotten Warrior was published on November 22, 2011 within the Omen of the Stars arc, deepening the Clan mythology that rewards readers for the long haul. It runs 352 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Forgotten Warrior - Book 24:
The Last Hope
The Last Hope (April 3, 2012) continues Omen of the Stars, sending the series' rotating young cast further into the prophecy and betrayal plotting that keeps Warriors' four Clans at each other's throats. It runs 400 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Last Hope - Book 25:
The Sun Trail
The Sun Trail belongs to Dawn of the Clans, the arc that jumps back before Into the Wild to tell how the four Clans were founded -- published in March 5, 2013 as the 1st book of that origin story, most fans read it here, after Omen of the Stars, even though its events come first chronologically. It runs 360 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Sun Trail - Book 26:
Thunder Rising
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. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Thunder Rising - Book 27:
The First Battle
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. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The First Battle - Book 28:
The Blazing Star
Written after the first four arcs but set chronologically earliest, The Blazing Star (November 4, 2014) is volume 4 of Dawn of the Clans, following The First Battle in the story of the Clans' founding. It runs 305 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Blazing Star - Book 29:
A Forest Divided
A Forest Divided belongs to Dawn of the Clans, the arc that jumps back before Into the Wild to tell how the four Clans were founded -- published in April 7, 2015 as the 5th book of that origin story, most fans read it here, after Omen of the Stars, even though its events come first chronologically. It runs 392 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Forest Divided - Book 30:
Path of Stars
Set generations before Firepaw ever entered the forest, Path of Stars (September 1, 2015) is part of Dawn of the Clans, the six-book prequel arc explaining how the warrior Clans came to be -- it follows A Forest Divided in that arc's internal order. It runs 352 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Path of Stars - Book 31:
The Apprentice's Quest
The Apprentice's Quest is part of A Vision of Shadows, one of Warriors' six-book arcs, published on March 15, 2016 as book 31 of the overall series -- StarClan omens, Clan politics, and a rotating young cast keep pushing the saga's mythology forward. It runs 352 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Apprentice's Quest - Book 32:
Thunder and Shadow
Sitting between The Apprentice's Quest and Shattered Sky within A Vision of Shadows, Thunder and Shadow was published on September 6, 2016, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this stretch of Warriors. It runs 408 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Thunder and Shadow - Book 33:
Shattered Sky
Published April 11, 2017, Shattered Sky is the 3rd entry in the A Vision of Shadows arc, following the ThunderClan-descended cast as star-based ancestor spirits and Clan rivalries keep shaping the plot. It runs 332 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Shattered Sky - Book 34:
Darkest Night
Darkest Night follows Shattered Sky in A Vision of Shadows, published on November 7, 2017 as Warriors book 34, part of the long-running saga's pattern of six-book arcs following successive generations of the same Clan bloodlines. It runs 336 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Darkest Night - Book 35:
River of Fire
Book 35 of Warriors overall, River of Fire was published on April 10, 2018 within the A Vision of Shadows arc, deepening the Clan mythology that rewards readers for the long haul. It runs 320 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of River of Fire - Book 36:
The Raging Storm
The Raging Storm (November 6, 2018) continues A Vision of Shadows, sending the series' rotating young cast further into the prophecy and betrayal plotting that keeps Warriors' four Clans at each other's throats. It runs 352 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Raging Storm - Book 37:
Lost Stars
Lost Stars is part of The Broken Code, one of Warriors' six-book arcs, published on April 9, 2019 as book 37 of the overall series -- StarClan omens, Clan politics, and a rotating young cast keep pushing the saga's mythology forward. It runs 304 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Lost Stars - Book 38:
The Silent Thaw
Sitting between Lost Stars and Veil of Shadows within The Broken Code, The Silent Thaw was published on October 29, 2019, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this stretch of Warriors. It runs 342 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Silent Thaw - Book 39:
Veil of Shadows
Published April 7, 2020, Veil of Shadows is the 3rd entry in the The Broken Code arc, following the ThunderClan-descended cast as star-based ancestor spirits and Clan rivalries keep shaping the plot. It runs 320 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Veil of Shadows - Book 40:
Darkness Within
Darkness Within follows Veil of Shadows in The Broken Code, published on November 10, 2020 as Warriors book 40, part of the long-running saga's pattern of six-book arcs following successive generations of the same Clan bloodlines. It runs 328 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Darkness Within - Book 41:
The Place of No Stars
Sitting between Darkness Within and A Light in the Mist in the Warriors lineup, The Place of No Stars was published on April 6, 2021. It runs 320 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Place of No Stars - Book 42:
A Light in the Mist
A Light in the Mist (November 9, 2021) continues The Broken Code, sending the series' rotating young cast further into the prophecy and betrayal plotting that keeps Warriors' four Clans at each other's throats. It runs 320 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Light in the Mist - Book 43:
River
River is part of A Starless Clan, one of Warriors' six-book arcs, published on April 5, 2022 as book 43 of the overall series -- StarClan omens, Clan politics, and a rotating young cast keep pushing the saga's mythology forward. It runs 322 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of River - Book 44:
Sky
Sitting between River and Shadow within A Starless Clan, Sky was published on November 1, 2022, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this stretch of Warriors. It runs 332 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Sky - Book 45:
Shadow
Published April 4, 2023, Shadow is the 3rd entry in the A Starless Clan arc, following the ThunderClan-descended cast as star-based ancestor spirits and Clan rivalries keep shaping the plot. It runs 364 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Shadow - Book 46:
Thunder
Thunder follows Shadow in A Starless Clan, published on November 7, 2023 as Warriors book 46, part of the long-running saga's pattern of six-book arcs following successive generations of the same Clan bloodlines. It runs 352 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Thunder - Book 47:
Wind
Book 47 of Warriors overall, Wind was published on April 2, 2024 within the A Starless Clan arc, deepening the Clan mythology that rewards readers for the long haul. It runs 304 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Wind - Book 48:
Star
Star (November 5, 2024) continues A Starless Clan, sending the series' rotating young cast further into the prophecy and betrayal plotting that keeps Warriors' four Clans at each other's throats. It runs 304 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Star - Book 49:
The Elders' Quest
The Elders' Quest is part of Changing Skies, one of Warriors' six-book arcs, published on January 7, 2025 as book 49 of the overall series -- StarClan omens, Clan politics, and a rotating young cast keep pushing the saga's mythology forward. It runs 320 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Elders' Quest - Book 50:
Hidden Moon
Following The Elders' Quest within the currently-running Changing Skies arc, Hidden Moon was published on November 4, 2025, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this latest stretch of Warriors. It runs 320 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Hidden Moon - Book 51:
Chasing Shadows
Chasing Shadows is the third book of the Changing Skies arc, published March 31, 2026 by HarperCollins, following Hidden Moon. Elder Tawnypelt receives a prophecy from Bluestar warning of a great peril to the Clans, while new ThunderClan apprentice Moonpaw is haunted by the presence of her deceased sister. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Chasing Shadows
The order the story's events happen in, novellas slotted where they belong.
- Book 1:
The Sun Trail
The Sun Trail belongs to Dawn of the Clans, the arc that jumps back before Into the Wild to tell how the four Clans were founded -- published in March 5, 2013 as the 1st book of that origin story, most fans read it here, after Omen of the Stars, even though its events come first chronologically. It runs 360 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Sun Trail - Book 2:
Thunder Rising
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. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Thunder Rising - Book 3:
The First Battle
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. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The First Battle - Book 4:
The Blazing Star
Written after the first four arcs but set chronologically earliest, The Blazing Star (November 4, 2014) is volume 4 of Dawn of the Clans, following The First Battle in the story of the Clans' founding. It runs 305 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Blazing Star - Book 5:
A Forest Divided
A Forest Divided belongs to Dawn of the Clans, the arc that jumps back before Into the Wild to tell how the four Clans were founded -- published in April 7, 2015 as the 5th book of that origin story, most fans read it here, after Omen of the Stars, even though its events come first chronologically. It runs 392 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Forest Divided - Book 6:
Path of Stars
Set generations before Firepaw ever entered the forest, Path of Stars (September 1, 2015) is part of Dawn of the Clans, the six-book prequel arc explaining how the warrior Clans came to be -- it follows A Forest Divided in that arc's internal order. It runs 352 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Path of Stars - Book 7:
Into the Wild
Into the Wild opens Warriors in January 21, 2003: a stray kitchen cat named Rusty slips into the forest, joins ThunderClan, and is renamed Firepaw as he begins training under the warrior code that governs the four rival Clans -- the premise that launches the entire multi-arc saga, starting with the six-book arc The Prophecies Begin. It runs 295 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Into the Wild - Book 8:
Fire and Ice
Sitting between Into the Wild and Forest of Secrets within The Prophecies Begin, Fire and Ice was published on June 1, 2003, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this stretch of Warriors. It runs 344 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Fire and Ice - Book 9:
Forest of Secrets
Published October 14, 2003, Forest of Secrets is the 3rd entry in the The Prophecies Begin arc, following the ThunderClan-descended cast as star-based ancestor spirits and Clan rivalries keep shaping the plot. It runs 336 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Forest of Secrets - Book 10:
Rising Storm
Rising Storm follows Forest of Secrets in The Prophecies Begin, published on January 6, 2004 as Warriors book 4, part of the long-running saga's pattern of six-book arcs following successive generations of the same Clan bloodlines. It runs 320 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Rising Storm - Book 11:
A Dangerous Path
Book 5 of Warriors overall, A Dangerous Path was published on June 1, 2004 within the The Prophecies Begin arc, deepening the Clan mythology that rewards readers for the long haul. It runs 325 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Dangerous Path - Book 12:
The Darkest Hour
The Darkest Hour (October 1, 2004) continues The Prophecies Begin, sending the series' rotating young cast further into the prophecy and betrayal plotting that keeps Warriors' four Clans at each other's throats. It runs 336 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Darkest Hour - Book 13:
Midnight
Midnight is part of The New Prophecy, one of Warriors' six-book arcs, published on May 10, 2005 as book 7 of the overall series -- StarClan omens, Clan politics, and a rotating young cast keep pushing the saga's mythology forward. It runs 303 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Midnight - Book 14:
Moonrise
Sitting between Midnight and Dawn within The New Prophecy, Moonrise was published on August 2, 2005, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this stretch of Warriors. It runs 306 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Moonrise - Book 15:
Dawn
Published December 27, 2005, Dawn is the 3rd entry in the The New Prophecy arc, following the ThunderClan-descended cast as star-based ancestor spirits and Clan rivalries keep shaping the plot. It runs 335 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Dawn - Book 16:
Starlight
Starlight follows Dawn in The New Prophecy, published on April 4, 2006 as Warriors book 10, part of the long-running saga's pattern of six-book arcs following successive generations of the same Clan bloodlines. It runs 321 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Starlight - Book 17:
Twilight
Book 11 of Warriors overall, Twilight was published on August 22, 2006 within the The New Prophecy arc, deepening the Clan mythology that rewards readers for the long haul. It runs 336 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Twilight - Book 18:
Sunset
Sunset (December 26, 2006) continues The New Prophecy, sending the series' rotating young cast further into the prophecy and betrayal plotting that keeps Warriors' four Clans at each other's throats. It runs 303 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Sunset - Book 19:
The Sight
The Sight is part of Power of Three, one of Warriors' six-book arcs, published on April 24, 2007 as book 13 of the overall series -- StarClan omens, Clan politics, and a rotating young cast keep pushing the saga's mythology forward. It runs 351 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Sight - Book 20:
Dark River
Sitting between The Sight and Outcast within Power of Three, Dark River was published on December 26, 2007, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this stretch of Warriors. It runs 322 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Dark River - Book 21:
Outcast
Published April 22, 2008, Outcast is the 3rd entry in the Power of Three arc, following the ThunderClan-descended cast as star-based ancestor spirits and Clan rivalries keep shaping the plot. It runs 352 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Outcast - Book 22:
Eclipse
Eclipse follows Outcast in Power of Three, published on September 2, 2008 as Warriors book 16, part of the long-running saga's pattern of six-book arcs following successive generations of the same Clan bloodlines. It runs 360 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Eclipse - Book 23:
Long Shadows
Book 17 of Warriors overall, Long Shadows was published on November 25, 2008 within the Power of Three arc, deepening the Clan mythology that rewards readers for the long haul. It runs 364 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Long Shadows - Book 24:
Sunrise
Sunrise (April 21, 2009) continues Power of Three, sending the series' rotating young cast further into the prophecy and betrayal plotting that keeps Warriors' four Clans at each other's throats. It runs 360 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Sunrise - Book 25:
The Fourth Apprentice
The Fourth Apprentice is part of Omen of the Stars, one of Warriors' six-book arcs, published on November 24, 2009 as book 19 of the overall series -- StarClan omens, Clan politics, and a rotating young cast keep pushing the saga's mythology forward. It runs 357 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Fourth Apprentice - Book 26:
Fading Echoes
Sitting between The Fourth Apprentice and Night Whispers within Omen of the Stars, Fading Echoes was published on April 6, 2010, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this stretch of Warriors. It runs 384 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Fading Echoes - Book 27:
Night Whispers
Published November 23, 2010, Night Whispers is the 3rd entry in the Omen of the Stars arc, following the ThunderClan-descended cast as star-based ancestor spirits and Clan rivalries keep shaping the plot. It runs 368 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Night Whispers - Book 28:
Sign of the Moon
Sign of the Moon follows Night Whispers in Omen of the Stars, published on April 5, 2011 as Warriors book 22, part of the long-running saga's pattern of six-book arcs following successive generations of the same Clan bloodlines. It runs 355 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Sign of the Moon - Book 29:
The Forgotten Warrior
Book 23 of Warriors overall, The Forgotten Warrior was published on November 22, 2011 within the Omen of the Stars arc, deepening the Clan mythology that rewards readers for the long haul. It runs 352 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Forgotten Warrior - Book 30:
The Last Hope
The Last Hope (April 3, 2012) continues Omen of the Stars, sending the series' rotating young cast further into the prophecy and betrayal plotting that keeps Warriors' four Clans at each other's throats. It runs 400 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Last Hope - Book 31:
The Apprentice's Quest
The Apprentice's Quest is part of A Vision of Shadows, one of Warriors' six-book arcs, published on March 15, 2016 as book 31 of the overall series -- StarClan omens, Clan politics, and a rotating young cast keep pushing the saga's mythology forward. It runs 352 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Apprentice's Quest - Book 32:
Thunder and Shadow
Sitting between The Apprentice's Quest and Shattered Sky within A Vision of Shadows, Thunder and Shadow was published on September 6, 2016, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this stretch of Warriors. It runs 408 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Thunder and Shadow - Book 33:
Shattered Sky
Published April 11, 2017, Shattered Sky is the 3rd entry in the A Vision of Shadows arc, following the ThunderClan-descended cast as star-based ancestor spirits and Clan rivalries keep shaping the plot. It runs 332 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Shattered Sky - Book 34:
Darkest Night
Darkest Night follows Shattered Sky in A Vision of Shadows, published on November 7, 2017 as Warriors book 34, part of the long-running saga's pattern of six-book arcs following successive generations of the same Clan bloodlines. It runs 336 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Darkest Night - Book 35:
River of Fire
Book 35 of Warriors overall, River of Fire was published on April 10, 2018 within the A Vision of Shadows arc, deepening the Clan mythology that rewards readers for the long haul. It runs 320 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of River of Fire - Book 36:
The Raging Storm
The Raging Storm (November 6, 2018) continues A Vision of Shadows, sending the series' rotating young cast further into the prophecy and betrayal plotting that keeps Warriors' four Clans at each other's throats. It runs 352 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Raging Storm - Book 37:
Lost Stars
Lost Stars is part of The Broken Code, one of Warriors' six-book arcs, published on April 9, 2019 as book 37 of the overall series -- StarClan omens, Clan politics, and a rotating young cast keep pushing the saga's mythology forward. It runs 304 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Lost Stars - Book 38:
The Silent Thaw
Sitting between Lost Stars and Veil of Shadows within The Broken Code, The Silent Thaw was published on October 29, 2019, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this stretch of Warriors. It runs 342 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Silent Thaw - Book 39:
Veil of Shadows
Published April 7, 2020, Veil of Shadows is the 3rd entry in the The Broken Code arc, following the ThunderClan-descended cast as star-based ancestor spirits and Clan rivalries keep shaping the plot. It runs 320 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Veil of Shadows - Book 40:
Darkness Within
Darkness Within follows Veil of Shadows in The Broken Code, published on November 10, 2020 as Warriors book 40, part of the long-running saga's pattern of six-book arcs following successive generations of the same Clan bloodlines. It runs 328 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Darkness Within - Book 41:
The Place of No Stars
Sitting between Darkness Within and A Light in the Mist in the Warriors lineup, The Place of No Stars was published on April 6, 2021. It runs 320 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Place of No Stars - Book 42:
A Light in the Mist
A Light in the Mist (November 9, 2021) continues The Broken Code, sending the series' rotating young cast further into the prophecy and betrayal plotting that keeps Warriors' four Clans at each other's throats. It runs 320 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Light in the Mist - Book 43:
River
River is part of A Starless Clan, one of Warriors' six-book arcs, published on April 5, 2022 as book 43 of the overall series -- StarClan omens, Clan politics, and a rotating young cast keep pushing the saga's mythology forward. It runs 322 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of River - Book 44:
Sky
Sitting between River and Shadow within A Starless Clan, Sky was published on November 1, 2022, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this stretch of Warriors. It runs 332 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Sky - Book 45:
Shadow
Published April 4, 2023, Shadow is the 3rd entry in the A Starless Clan arc, following the ThunderClan-descended cast as star-based ancestor spirits and Clan rivalries keep shaping the plot. It runs 364 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Shadow - Book 46:
Thunder
Thunder follows Shadow in A Starless Clan, published on November 7, 2023 as Warriors book 46, part of the long-running saga's pattern of six-book arcs following successive generations of the same Clan bloodlines. It runs 352 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Thunder - Book 47:
Wind
Book 47 of Warriors overall, Wind was published on April 2, 2024 within the A Starless Clan arc, deepening the Clan mythology that rewards readers for the long haul. It runs 304 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Wind - Book 48:
Star
Star (November 5, 2024) continues A Starless Clan, sending the series' rotating young cast further into the prophecy and betrayal plotting that keeps Warriors' four Clans at each other's throats. It runs 304 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Star - Book 49:
The Elders' Quest
The Elders' Quest is part of Changing Skies, one of Warriors' six-book arcs, published on January 7, 2025 as book 49 of the overall series -- StarClan omens, Clan politics, and a rotating young cast keep pushing the saga's mythology forward. It runs 320 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Elders' Quest - Book 50:
Hidden Moon
Following The Elders' Quest within the currently-running Changing Skies arc, Hidden Moon was published on November 4, 2025, continuing the Clan warfare and prophecy plotting that define this latest stretch of Warriors. It runs 320 pages. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Hidden Moon - Book 51:
Chasing Shadows
Chasing Shadows is the third book of the Changing Skies arc, published March 31, 2026 by HarperCollins, following Hidden Moon. Elder Tawnypelt receives a prophecy from Bluestar warning of a great peril to the Clans, while new ThunderClan apprentice Moonpaw is haunted by the presence of her deceased sister. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Chasing Shadows
Key facts about the Warriors series
Our list has 51 books in the Warriors series. Since all 51 are out now, you can read the whole list today.
Start with Into the Wild, since it opens the publication order in 2003. Fire and Ice is book 2, from 2003. Forest of Secrets is book 3, from 2003.
Rising Storm is book 4, from 2004. A Dangerous Path is book 5, from 2004. The Darkest Hour is book 6, from 2004.
Midnight is book 7, from 2005, while Moonrise is book 8, from 2005. Dawn is book 9, from 2005.
Starlight is book 10, from 2006, while Twilight is book 11, from 2006. Sunset is book 12, from 2006. Since the list above shows all 51, you can find the rest there.
However, the story's own timeline begins with The Sun Trail. Use the order switch above to see that timeline.
Chasing Shadows is the latest book with a full release date, out on 31 March 2026. The catalogue marks it as ongoing, yet no next book has a date so far.
The books came out between 2003 and 2026, while their length runs from 295 to 408 pages. That is a run of 23 years.
Erin Hunter has 118 books on our list. Additionally, they write Warriors Super Edition, Seekers and Survivors, plus 3 more series. We shelve the books under fantasy.
About the Warriors series
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 passed on. Erin Hunter (a publishing-house pseudonym for a rotating team of writers working from a shared outline) has kept the series running in successive six-book "arcs," each following a new generation and a new central conflict while the mythology and politics of the four (later five) Clans keep deepening underneath.
This is the series that turned animal-fantasy into a genuine multi-arc saga, and it is the reason so many readers who grew up on it can still name Clan ranks and warrior-naming conventions from memory. It rewards the kind of long-haul attention usually reserved for adult epic fantasy — bloodlines, grudges, and prophecies pay off across arcs spanning decades of real-world publication — while each arc's three-book-per-viewpoint structure keeps individual entries fast and accessible for younger readers. Fans of Watership Down-style animal societies, Game of Thrones-style multi-generational politics scaled down to cat size, and long-running found-family casts will find an unusually deep well here.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the Warriors series?
51 numbered main-arc novels have been published as of August 2026, across nine arcs (The Prophecies Begin, The New Prophecy, Power of Three, Omen of the Stars, Dawn of the Clans, A Vision of Shadows, The Broken Code, A Starless Clan, and the ongoing Changing Skies). This does not count the many Super Editions, novellas, manga volumes, and field guides published alongside the main arcs.
What order should I read Warriors in?
Publication order, starting with Into the Wild. Read the arcs in the order they were published; each one builds on Clan history and characters from the arcs before it.
Is Warriors finished?
No. The ninth arc, Changing Skies, is ongoing, with the next volume, Guiding Light, due October 2026.
What is the next Warriors book?
Guiding Light, the fourth book of the Changing Skies arc, is scheduled for October 6, 2026. A fifth book, False Dawn, is already announced for March 30, 2027.
Do I need to read Dawn of the Clans before the other arcs?
No. Dawn of the Clans is a prequel arc set generations before Into the Wild, but it was written and published fifth, after readers already knew the Clans it explains the founding of. Reading it in publication order, after Omen of the Stars, is the standard recommendation.
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