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WARRIORS
A DANGEROUS PATH
ERIN HUNTER

Dedication

To the real Bramblepaw
Special thanks to Cherith Baldry

Contents

PROLOGUE

Inside the kennel-that-moves, everything was dark. The pack leader could…

CHAPTER 1

Fireheart's fur bristled with disbelief and fury as he gazed…

CHAPTER 2

The sky was growing pale with the first light of…

CHAPTER 3

Fireheart opened his eyes and blinked in the uncomfortably bright…

CHAPTER 4

Fireheart's flanks heaved as he fought for breath, and his…

CHAPTER 5

The sun was going down, casting long shadows across the…

CHAPTER 6

The forest was dark. No moon shone down that night,…

CHAPTER 7

Fireheart peered out from behind his rock. Tigerstar had spotted…

CHAPTER 8

The sun was rising over the trees as Fireheart and…

CHAPTER 9

As her Clan stared at her in horror, Bluestar spun…

CHAPTER 10

The stars of Silverpelt blazed froma clear sky, and the…

CHAPTER 11

The sun was rising over the trees as Fireheart emerged…

CHAPTER 12

Fireheart padded swiftly out of the camp, hoping no other…

CHAPTER 13

Fireheart darted from one clump of gorse to the next…

CHAPTER 14

When Fireheart returned to the clearing, there was still no…

CHAPTER 15

Fireheart sprang to his paws. “Tell me what happened.”

CHAPTER 16

Cinderpelt could tell Fireheart nothing more, nor suggest what the…

CHAPTER 17

The RiverClan warriors froze, their blue eyes wide with shock.

CHAPTER 18

As Fireheart wearily pushed his way through the entrance to…

CHAPTER 19

Next morning, Fireheart watched the dawn patrol leave before going…

CHAPTER 20

“Will she live?” Fireheart asked anxiously.

CHAPTER 21

“Keep well back,” Brackenfur warned. “This is a dangerous place.”

CHAPTER 22

A full moon crossed the sky behind thin wisps of…

CHAPTER 23

Fireheart padded warily through Tallpines toward the Twolegplace. Heavy rain…

CHAPTER 24

Fireheart emerged from the warriors' den and paused. He gazed…

CHAPTER 25

Cloudtail and Sandstorm carried Brindleface's body back to the camp,…

CHAPTER 26

When Fireheart reached the top of the ravine he halted…

CHAPTER 27

Fireheart struggled desperately to get free, lashing out with his…

THUNDERCLAN

LEADER

BLUESTAR—
blue-gray she-cat, tinged with silver around her muzzle

DEPUTY

FIREHEART—
handsome ginger tom
APPRENTICE, CLOUDPAW

MEDICINE CAT

CINDERPELT—
dark gray she-cat

WARRIORS

(toms, and she-cats without kits)

 

WHITESTORM—
big white tom
APPRENTICE, BRIGHTPAW

 

DARKSTRIPE—
sleek black-and-gray tabby tom

 

APPRENTICE, FERNPAW

 

FROSTFUR—
beautiful white coat and blue eyes

 

BRINDLEFACE—
pretty tabby

 

LONGTAIL—
pale tabby tom with dark black stripes

 

APPRENTICE, SWIFTPAW

 

MOUSEFUR—
small dusky brown she-cat
APPRENTICE, THORNPAW

 

BRACKENFUR—
golden brown tabby tom

 

DUSTPELT—
dark brown tabby tom
APPRENTICE, ASHPAW

 

SANDSTORM—
pale ginger she-cat

APPRENTICES

(more than six moons old, in training to become warriors)

 

SWIFTPAW—
black-and-white tom

 

CLOUDPAW—
long-haired white tom

 

BRIGHTPAW—
she-cat, white with ginger splotches

 

THORNPAW—
golden brown tabby tom

 

FERNPAW—
pale gray (with darker flecks) she-cat, pale green eyes

 

ASHPAW—
pale gray (with darker flecks) tom, dark blue eyes

QUEENS

(she-cats expecting or nursing kits)

 

GOLDENFLOWER—
pale ginger coat

 

SPECKLETAIL—
pale tabby, and the oldest nursery queen

 

WILLOWPELT—
very pale gray she-cat with unusual blue eyes

ELDERS

(former warriors and queens, now retired)

 

ONE-EYE—
pale gray she-cat, the oldest she-cat in ThunderClan; virtually blind and deaf

 

SMALLEAR—
gray tom with very small ears; the oldest tom in ThunderClan

 

DAPPLETAIL—
once-pretty tortoiseshell she-cat with a lovely dappled coat

SHADOWCLAN

LEADER

TIGERSTAR—
big dark brown tabby tom with unusually long front claws, formerly of ThunderClan

DEPUTY

BLACKFOOT—
large white tom with huge jet-black paws, formerly a rogue cat

MEDICINE CAT

RUNNINGNOSE—
small gray-and-white tom

WARRIORS

OAKFUR—
small brown tom

 

LITTLECLOUD—
very small tabby tom

 

DARKFLOWER—
black she-cat

 

BOULDER—
silver tabby tom, formerly a rogue cat

 

RUSSETFUR—
dark ginger she-cat, formerly a rogue cat

 

APPRENTICE, CEDARPAW

 

JAGGEDTOOTH—
huge tabby tom, formerly a rogue cat

 

APPRENTICE, ROWANPAW

QUEENS

TALLPOPPY—
long-legged light brown tabby she-cat

WINDCLAN

LEADER

TALLSTAR—
black-and-white tom with a very long tail

DEPUTY

DEADFOOT—
black tom with a twisted paw

MEDICINE CAT

BARKFACE—
short-tailed brown tom

WARRIORS

MUDCLAW—
mottled dark brown tom

 

WEBFOOT—
dark gray tabby tom

 

TORNEAR—
tabby tom

 

TAWNYFUR—
golden brown she-cat

 

ONEWHISKER—
brown tabby tom
APPRENTICE, GORSEPAW

 

RUNNINGBROOK—
light gray she-cat

QUEENS

ASHFOOT—
gray queen

 

MORNINGFLOWER—
tortoiseshell queen

 

WHITETAIL—
small white she-cat

RIVERCLAN

LEADER

CROOKEDSTAR—
huge light-colored tabby with a twisted jaw

DEPUTY

LEOPARDFUR—
unusually spotted golden tabby she-cat

MEDICINE CAT

MUDFUR—
long-haired light brown tom

WARRIORS

BLACKCLAW—
smoky black tom

 

HEAVYSTEP—
thickset tabby tom

 

APPRENTICE, DAWNPAW

 

STONEFUR—
gray tom with battle-scarred ears

 

MISTYFOOT—
gray she-cat with blue eyes

 

SHADEPELT—
very dark gray she-cat

 

LOUDBELLY—
dark brown tom

 

GRAYSTRIPE—
long-haired gray tom, formerly of ThunderClan

QUEENS

MOSSPELT—
tortoiseshell she-cat

ELDERS

GRAYPOOL—
dark gray she-cat

CATS OUTSIDE CLANS

 

BARLEY—
black-and-white tom that lives on a farm close to the forest

 

RAVENPAW—
sleek black cat who lives on the farm with Barley

 

PRINCESS—
light brown tabby with a distinctive white chest and paws; a kittypet

 

SMUDGE—
plump black-and-white kittypet who lives in a house at the edge of the forest

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