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    Warriors: Mapleshade's Vengeance
    Warriors: Mapleshade's Vengeance
    Warriors: Mapleshade's Vengeance
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    Warriors: Mapleshade's Vengeance

    By Erin Hunter

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    In this novella from the world of Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series, discover the sinister past of one of the most treacherous cats in the Dark Forest, leading up to the events of Warriors Super Edition: Crookedstar’s Promise.

    Long before she troubled the dreams of Crookedstar or Tigerclaw, Mapleshade was a warrior of ThunderClan. But then the Clans cast her out as a traitor—and she vowed to seek her revenge….

    Warriors: Mapleshade's Vengeance also includes a teaser to Warriors Super Edition: Crookedstar's Promise.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMar 24, 2015
    ISBN9780062343291
    Warriors: Mapleshade's Vengeance
    Author

    Erin Hunter

    Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. In addition to having great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior. She is the author of the Warriors, Seekers, Survivors, Bravelands, and Bamboo Kingdom series. Erin lives in the UK.

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    • 5/5
      Good!!! Great story line. I wish this was in audio book format...
    • 5/5
      fireheart is elected the leader of the clan and now he finds out tigerclaw has come back and is the leader of shadowclan. he MUST get rid of him before he destroys the entire of thunderclan.
    • 5/5
      I love this book because it is interesting and exiting. It makes me horrified to think that Tigerclaw is back and now he is the leader of Shadow Clan.
    • 5/5
      very good book if your like cats, and like adventure.
    • 5/5
      Wow. I keep thinking these books are going to get predictable and boring but they do not. I totally adore them. LOVE these books, but not much to review except commentary on things going on:



      Things are heating up as Tigerstar becomes leader of Shadowclan. Fireheart has to speak at a clan meeting for the first time. I keep wanting Fireheart and Sandstorm to get together and have kittens but in this book, after several falling outs, they at least declare that they love each other.

      Bluestar continues to decline, almost going completely mental but comes back at the end only to die and obviously Fireheart is about to become clan leader in book 6.

      I’m so sick of Tigerstar, I wish Fireheart would defeat him already, but I suspect that will take place in book 6.

      Greystripe FINALLY returns to Thunderclan after Riverclan kicks him out for not attacking Fireheart. I am so glad Fireheart has his best friend back.

      The only thing that bothered me about this book was how crazy Bluestar was becoming. I hated her renaming the cat (can’t remember original name now) Lostface, I found that particularly cruel. But at least Bluestar regains some rationality before she dies at the end.


    • 5/5
       Fireheart knows that Tigerclaw is exiled from ThunderClan, he actually hoped he was gone for good but to his horror Tigerclaw is now Tigerstar leader of ShadowClan! He has to prevent ThunderClan from Tigerstar, but he does not know that Tigerstar has another way to destroy his clan. Perhaps another kind of animals, like dogs...
    • 5/5
      Fireheart is shocked and nervous of the newly introduced Shadowclan leader, Tigerstar. But Fireheart has other things to worry about. Cats are mysteriously getting themselves injured, and all fireheart knows is that Thinderclan needs to be careful...........
    • 5/5
      Now Tigerstar is the leader of Shadowclan. Fireheart the deputy of Thunderclan has to protect Thunderclan from the plan of Tigerstar.
    • 4/5
      I have to say that the danger in the dangerous path was certainly true. There was a lot of cruel moments that had to be passed through.
    • 4/5
      Such a beautiful, imaginative series. I choose to believe this is what happened to my Taz after she went missing. I can easily picture her being Shadow Clan.
    • 4/5
      I appreciated the fact that this book stands well on its own, despite the fact that it's part of a series with a continuing storyline. In other words, you can read it on its own and still feel like you've read a complete story instead of only part of one. Obviously reading the previous books makes the reading experience a bit richer, but still .....Anyway, the kids and I found this to be an enjoyable book overall. But I feel a word of warning is warranted for younger reader and their parents. The series has been getting progressively darker for a couple of books now. That bent takes a pretty sharp turn in this book and might not be suitable for sensitive readers.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Mapleshade’s story is one that puts you in the steps of a mother hellbent on seeing the justice for her children. This story was a quick read but an amazing story. I myself thought that what Mapleshade did was wrong till I actually read the story. Many like me think that the story should have had a different ending.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It’s really heartbreaking in a good way and very interesting. I love it all, even the credits! @ArticEllaFrost that’s scribd’s fault not the book’s.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      i love novellas and this book was no exeption. i absoluetly loved the first 2/3 of the book and the last third, though not as great as the first parts, was still amazing. i did find it a bit annoying how mapleshade was able to kill so many cats and so fast in only a few chapters. other than that it was like you could feel grief pouring from mappleshade, i did think she got off too easy. i would reccomend this book to anyone interested in the warriors series.

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    • 5/5
      L loved it was short tho but very great !

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Fireheart, still the clan deputy knows that Tigerstar is up to something bad. But Fireheart has a bigger problem, a group of dogs moved in at the Snake Rocks. Bluestar gives Cloudpaw his warrior name, Cloudtail, but no other apprentices got their warrior names making them jealous. Swiftpaw (one of the apprentices) got really mad about that and tried to convince the other apprentices to go with his and defeat them to save ThunderClan. But only one other apprentice said yes Bightpaw. When they left, the next day the mentors Longtail (Swiftpaw's mentor) and Whitestorm (Brightpaw's mentor) couldn't find them that's when Fernpaw finally told them that they went out to fight the dogs. But Fireheart didn't get there in time, when they got there Swiftpaw and Brightpaw were all bloody. Sadly Swiftpaw was already dead and Brightpaw barley alive. When Bightpaw was still too injured to talk she kept saying in her sleep "pack, pack, kill, kill". When she got well enough to do average cats duties, Bluestar gave her, her warrior name Lostface. Tigerstar put a trail of rabbits that led from the Snake Rocks to the entrance of the ThunderClan and at the end of the rabbit trail one of the ShadowClan warriors killed Brindleface so the dogs would have the taste of cats and destroy ThunderClan. But luckily Fireheart caught that and separated the trail before the dogs caught on. All the ThunderClan cats went to the Sunning Rocks to be safe. Then Fireheart made a plan to lure the lead dog off the gorge and hopefully the others would follow. Fireheart was the last cat that the dogs were following but the lead dog caught him and right before the dog was going to put the death blow on Fireheart Bluestar came and head-butted the lead dog close to the edge.
    • 5/5
      IT WAS SO EMOTIONAL ? I CRIED SO MANY TIMES

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This really explains why Mapleshade was angry in the first place.

      4 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I mean it had a few flaws but I really did enjoy the book. I wish there was a book that showed how mapleshade had her vengeance on apples kin. That is a suggestion :3 while I'm doing suggestions I would like one on goosefeather and like how he went crazy.

      4 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It was well described, and it was fun to see the connections. Awesome book!

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It was really cool and i enjoyed it very much.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      it was a good book but I disagree maple shade should have gone to star clan she only avenged her kits who she loved she lost everything

      2 people found this helpful

    • 1/5
      It didn't let me read 3 chapters of it. I really did not like it either in the preview.

      1 person found this helpful

    Book preview

    Warriors - Erin Hunter

    CONTENTS

    Dedication

    Allegiances

    Maps

    Chapter 1

    Chapter 2

    Chapter 3

    Chapter 4

    Chapter 5

    Chapter 6

    Chapter 7

    Chapter 8

    Chapter 9

    Excerpt from Warriors Super Edition: Crookedstar’s Promise

    Chapter 1

    Chapter 2

    Back Ads

    About the Author

    Books by Erin Hunter

    Copyright

    About the Publisher

    DEDICATION

    For the members of FacebookClan, with great affection

    Special thanks to Victoria Holmes

    ALLEGIANCES

    MAPS

    CHAPTER 1

    "Steady on, Mapleshade! You just trod on my tail!" The WindClan warrior jerked away with a hiss.

    Sorry, Swiftflight, Mapleshade apologized over her shoulder as she plunged deeper into the throng of cats. The light of the full moon turned all their pelts to silver, and fur tickled Mapleshade’s nose. Above her, Oakstar’s voice echoed around the trunks of the four gigantic oak trees.

    My warriors tracked the adders to their nest at Snakerocks and blocked the hole with stones, the ThunderClan leader reported. Thanks to their courage, no adders have since been seen in our territory.

    They were lucky not to get bitten, grunted a ShadowClan elder near Mapleshade’s ear.

    Too right, agreed her Clanmate. Remember when Marshpaw trod on an adder on his first patrol? That was a bad way to die.

    The first cat shrugged. I’ve seen worse.

    Mapleshade rolled her eyes. Trust ShadowClan cats to get competitive about deaths they have watched. She dodged around a rock and emerged among a cluster of RiverClan cats. Instantly pelts bristled and she felt eyes burn into her.

    There may be a truce, snarled the black warrior Rainfall. But don’t push your luck, ThunderClan mouse dung.

    Mapleshade ducked her head. I mean no harm, she mewed. I’m not staying.

    Good, growled a cat she couldn’t see.

    Mapleshade forced her hair to lie flat as she wove among the hostile warriors. She couldn’t blame RiverClan for being angry. ThunderClan had triumphed in the last clash over Sunningrocks; defeat was the bitterest wound of all.

    Remember what happened to Birchface and Flowerpaw, Rainfall murmured in her ear, so close that Mapleshade could feel the heat of his fish-breath. Those rocks belong to us, and we’ll kill as many of your Clanmates as we need to until you give them up.

    Mapleshade stumbled as a memory seared through her brain: Appledusk, a light brown RiverClan warrior with piercing green eyes, striking Birchface so hard that the ThunderClan cat lost his footing and slipped from the very top of Sunningrocks. He landed with a splash in the swollen river. His apprentice Flowerpaw leaped in after him and struggled to keep Birchface’s head out of the water but the current was too strong and they were swept downstream into the half-submerged crossing rocks. For one terrible moment, dark tabby and dappled gray heads rose above the surface, screeching in fear, then both vanished into the tumbling foam. Their bodies were found just beyond the stones, washed up on the ThunderClan shore as if they were making a last desperate effort to go home.

    Mapleshade swallowed a burst of rage at the warriors around her. Why did RiverClan insist on fighting over a bunch of rocks that were clearly on ThunderClan’s territory? She lowered her head and pushed her way through the knot of hostile cats. She made it to the edge of the hollow where the shadows clustered more densely, dark enough to hide among. Suddenly a pale brown shape loomed in front of her, and Mapleshade’s nostrils flared at the scent of fish. She looked up, her heart pounding.

    What are you doing here? hissed Appledusk. His long front claws caught the moonlight as he sank them into the grass.

    Mapleshade’s words seemed to be stuck in her throat. She stared into the RiverClan warrior’s holly-colored eyes and tried to breathe normally. She wondered if any of her Clanmates were watching.

    Appledusk took a step closer and lowered his head until his muzzle brushed the tip of Mapleshade’s ear. You must know how dangerous it is for you to be here. What would happen if your Clanmates saw you talking to me?

    Mapleshade leaned forward until her cheek pressed against Appledusk’s feather-soft chest fur. I had to speak with you, she murmured. It’s been too long. I waited for you at the sycamore tree every night, but you never came.

    The tom’s breath warmed the back of her neck. I know, he purred. But since the battle, we’ve doubled our border patrols, even after dark. I can’t cross the river without being spotted. He took a step back, and Mapleshade felt a rush of cold air on her pelt. I’ll try to get across at new moon. Things might have calmed down by then.

    If only you hadn’t killed Birchface, Mapleshade whispered. Of all the cats to lose in the battle, it had to be Oakstar’s son!

    She felt Appledusk stiffen beneath his pelt. It was an accident, he growled. I never meant for him to fall into the river.

    Mapleshade closed her eyes. That’s not the way my Clanmates see it. They blame you for both of our losses.

    Then they are fools. Appledusk shuddered, then relaxed. But Sunningrocks has always made our Clans a little mouse-brained. He licked the top of Mapleshade’s head. Thank StarClan you didn’t get hurt in the battle.

    Mapleshade gazed up at him. Oh my precious warrior. I love you with all my heart. There’s something you need to know, she mewed.

    Appledusk was looking over her head, toward the pool of moonlight where his Clanmates stood. Can’t it wait?

    I don’t think so. Mapleshade took a deep breath. I’m expecting your kits.

    There was a flash of green as Appledusk opened his eyes wide. Are you sure?

    Mapleshade nodded. The RiverClan warrior curled his tail over his back. "I’m

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