The Darkest Hour (Warriors (Pb)) [Hardcover]

Erin Hunter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2005 | Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Warriors (Pb) (Book 6)

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...

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

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 ***** Warriors is the best series ever! A kid's review, Amazon website Certain to please any young reader who has ever wondered what dreams of grandeur may haunt the family cat. Publishers Weekly Warriors: Into The Wild is the best book I've read in ages. It's really exciting! Even better than Brian Jaques' Redwall. I can't wait for the next one! John Wood (age 12) 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 Warriors: Forest of Secrets Another dynamic episode sure to please series fans. Booklist The series is patterned in the style of classics by J.R.R. Tolkien or Brian Jacques. Read this, and you'll never look at your plain old tabby the same way again. Cleveland Plain Dealer --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

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. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover
• Publisher: Perfection Learning (October 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756978017
• ISBN-13: 978-0756978013
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (128 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,607,810 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Erin Hunter is the author of the bestselling Warriors and Seekers series. She is inspired by a love of animals and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Only the Best Book Ever, December 31, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Darkest Hour (Warriors, Book 6) (Hardcover)

I started out hating cats but one day I saw the first book. I decided to get it. Now, I love cats even though I'm allergic! It was amazing.These books are even better than Harry Potter. I bet with a little time Warriors could be made into $10,000,000.00 movies! The series has touched my mind and heart like no other book. Warriors 6 is the best book yet! Fireheart, I mean FIRESTAR, is now leader of the thunder clan due to Bluestar's death. Tigerstar is now wanting all of the clans to come together and become the Tigerclan. I love these books because they are full of action. These books are like miracles. I had to put down the book from time to time because I wanted to save some pages for the next day. These are the kind of books that you have to force yourself to put down to so you can go to sleep. I hope Erin Hunter writes more, but I think this is the last one :-(. It is so devestating. Firestar is almost like my heart, I can't live without it. If it was up to me I would make the series up to 10000000000000. So if Erin Hunter is reading this MAKE AT LEAST 2 MORE BOOKS!!!!!!!!!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ............................astonishing, October 13, 2004

By 

Melanie Edwards "book worm" (Commerce, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Darkest Hour (Warriors, Book 6) (Hardcover)

i have read a lot but this is the best book i have ever read. it is better then harry potter, it struck a raw nerve that made me cry, tremble, and scared. some parts in this book were so intense i thought i would faint on the spot. this is really the best book i have read. hear is what is about. Blustar is dead, giving up her last life to save her clan from the dog pack. with firestar leader now he looks to new responsibitys and new changes and new threats. now with him leader tigerstar now has a even more burning desire to take out his old clan, so he enlist the help of Bloodclan, a ruthless gang of cats with no faith in starclan and kill for the fun of it. he also proclaims that he has a vision that all the clans unite as one and rule the forest forever. windclan and thunderclan refuse the offer and now tigerstar is going to make them. so shadowclan and riverclan unite to make Tigerclan and threaten to destroy windclan and thunderclan if they dont join. they also have the help of bloodclan lead by the most sinister cat you will meat scourge. read what is truely the greatest book in the world. and one more thing i was surfing through the net when i discoverd that the Warriors series is coming back. it will be a brand new series called the new prophecy that will have so far midnight, moonrise, dawn, and starlight. so it seems the warriors are here to stay.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Darkest Hour-Contains Spoilers..., October 5, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Darkest Hour (Warriors, No. 6) (Hardcover)

Firestar thought his troubles were over, but it is far from it. With his trusted new deputy, Whitestorm, he must face a new prophecy:

"Four will become two. Lion and tiger will meet in battle, and blood will rule the forest."

TigerClan faces LionClan, and BloodClan threatens the whole forest. As Firestar watches a defeated enemy die in a heartbeat, he can't help but wonder if his Clan faces the same danger. The death of friends occur, and a surprising exile occurs.

As for Tigerstar's kits, their loyalties lie each in different Clans, and Firestar is proud beyond recognition.

Will Firestar survive this new threat? Find out, read this book!