Warriors: The Series (Background Information)

Hey guys!

I DID say that I wouldn't keep this blog SOLELY for book reviews, but I feel that my opinions on the books I read should be included in my journal, don't ya think?

Well, the book(or series rather) that I intend to share my opinions about is the Warriors Series by Erin Hunter.

But FIRST, here is background information. I'll post my opinions about the 1st series in another post.

Warriors is about these cats in the wild that have divided up into four groups, called clans. Each clan has a territory that they live on, and are almost always fighting about borders and hunting rights and such. These 4 clans all believe in one huge clan, called Starclan.

Starclan is basically the clan where all the dead cats go, as spirits. The cats believe that Starclan live in the sky, and each star at night represents a fallen warrior.

There are 4 clans, called Thunderclan, Riverclan, Windclan, and Shadowclan. Thunderclan are the strong and noble, Riverclan are quick and clever, Windclan are swift, and Shadowclan are dark and sneaky.

In these clans, there are certain positions a cat may have. The highest is leader, and the leader has nine lives. Second in command is the deputy, who arranges patrols and hunting parties, who also would take over and receive nine lives when the old leader dies. Then there are warriors, who can be girls or boys, who hunt for and protect the clan. When a female cat is pregnant, she would become a queen, and move into the nursery until her kits are born, and stay there until the become apprentices. Apprentices train to become warriors, as well as hunt for the elders, and clean out the bedding(which is basically moss). The elders are retired warriors, but can also be retired deputies or leaders who have decided that they are too old to continue leading their clan properly. Elders are generally the most respected, and the best looked after, second only to the nursing queens. 

These Warriors live by a code, that depicts how they should live their life. Some examples of these "rules" would be that a warrior cannot take a mate from another clan, warriors must hunt on their OWN territory, an apprentice/warrior must not eat before their clan is fed, etc. When a cat breaks these rules, the leader will decide how to punish them, and the punishment is almost always suited to match the crime.