The Darkest Hour

By (author) Hunter, Erin
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Step into the wild world of the Warrior Cats – wild cat excitement, epic battles and tribal rivalry! Myths and legends surround the four cat clans, in this thrilling feline fantasy adventure.

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Step into the wild world of the Warrior Cats – wild cat excitement, epic battles and tribal rivalry! Myths and legends surround the four cat clans, in this thrilling feline fantasy adventure.

The thrilling saga of battling cat clans concludes in the sixth book of this fantastic feline fantasy.

ThunderClan''s darkest hour is upon them, as Tigerstar''s quest for power plunges all the Clans into the most terrible danger any cat has ever faced. Fireheart prepares to pit his wits against his arch-enemy, but the real danger he must face is even more terrible.

The time has come for phrophecies to unfold and for heroes to rise…

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Praise for the series:

‘Certain to please any young reader who has ever wondered what dreams of grandeur many haunt the family cat’. Publishers Weekly.

‘***** Warriors us the best series ever!’ A kid’s review, Amazon website

Praise for Warriors Into The Wild:

‘Warriors Into The Wild is the best book I''ve read in ages. It''s really exciting and it''s got lots of humour too! Even better than Brian Jaques’ Redwall. I can''t wait for the next one!’ John Wood (age 12)

Praise for Warriors Fire and Ice:

‘Characters remain true to their feline natures, adding to the plausibility of events in this tension-filled story. Readers will be happy to learn that another episode is in the works’ Booklist

Praise for Forest of Secrets:

‘Another dymnamic episode sure to please fans’ Booklist

Praise for A Dangerous Path

"Brilliantly written by someone who knows what children like to read. Inspired." The Gateway

"Another fabulous book in the excellent series… plenty of twists and turns. Any 9 to13 year old should have these books!" Kidaround

‘Action-packed adventure.’ Publishers Weekly

‘Spine-tingling!’ Booklist

Biographical note:

Erin Hunter is actually three people! She is experienced children''s book writers Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry and Victoria Holmes who all live in the UK. Vicky comes up with the story ideas and makes sure the books stay consistent and Kate and Cherith take it in turns to write the books. They came up with the single name, Erin Hunter, to avoid confusing their readers by having books from the same series in different places on the bookshelf..

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Discover the Warrior Cats, the bestselling children’s fantasy series of animal tales

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Discover the Warrior Cats, the bestselling children’s fantasy series of animal tales

• Watership Down with cats.

• In the genre of Brian Jacques Redwall series, but more mass market and reader friendly.

• Developed by Working Partners, successful creators of Animal Ark, Heartlands and other mass market series.

Competition: Redwall;Deptford Mice;Animals of Farthing Wood;Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH;Varjak Paw;The Wolf Wilder;How I Became a Dog Called Midnight;The Firecats of London. Brian Jacques; Robin Jarvis; Kieran Larwood; Michelle Paver;SF Said;Katherine Rundell;Ben Miller;Anna Fargher