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Warriors: Omen of the Stars #3: Night Whispers

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Night Whispers is definitely one of the greatest Warriors books yet.
It is also the scariest one yet.
*SPOILER ALERt*
The growing drama of the schemes of the dark forest combined with the increasing tension between Ivypaw and Dovepaw as Dovepaw finally discovers that Ivypaw has been trained by Dark Forest warriors and the hatred between ThunderClan and ShadowClan after the battle which claimed the life of the ShadowClan deputy and one of Firestar's lives.

I especially liked that Erin Hunter finally tells the story from another Clan's point of view: Flametail, the ShadowClan medicine-cat apprentice.
Also, we see the beginning of the first relationship inside the clan since Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight. Lionclaw and Cinderheart (a happy continuation for the reincarnation of the former medicine cat Cinderpelt).
And, a returning pattern, Dovepaw meets a cat from a different clan and... If you read the previous books you know how it is.

Overall it is a great book which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Never mind if you are an adult, if you are a cat lover this book - and every other one in the Warriors Series - is for you. The plot is wonderful and the cats are so real that you can look at your own cats and find a clan member who fits each and everyone. Maybe the thing I love best is the added insight into my cats. It is impossible to put the book down and too long a wait for the next book in the series. As you read, you come to know the cats and they all become very real, you are there with them and cheering them on. You cry if one of them dies, worry over newborn kits, share the highjinks of the 'paws' and send prayers with the warriors.

Night Whispers by Erin Hunter is the 3rd book in the Omen of the Stars subseries,and the 24th book in the Warriors series overall,and I am very happy to report,this book is getting back to the heart of the Warriors series. I have been following and reading each Warriors book since the 1st came out years ago. The first two series were amazing,while the 3rd was quite lacking,so i was quite skeptical when Omen of the Stars was released. i was falling out of love with the cats. Thankfully,Omen of the Stars Book 1 surprised me and was better than any in the Power of Three. Then the second came,also better than any in power of three. So i was cautiosly optimisitc about Night Whispers. After reading it,I can now say Warriors is back! The book wastes no time in starting off with high intensity drama. Ending moments after Fading Echoes,tensions are high between the clans. Specifically ShadowClan and ThunderClan. The 3 young cats,Lionblaze,Jayfeather,and Dovepaw of Thunderclan seek to find out more about their strange destiny in a prophecy told years ago to Firestar,leader of Thunderclan. One thing I greatly enjoyed about Night Whispers,is the fact that stuff is actually starting to happen. The 3 cats destinys are beginning to be shown and given hints about. I am already formulating theories about what will happen and for once in a book series,i have literally no clue what will happen. i am very excited to see what will happen. There are many ominous signs of destruction being presented to all 4 clans as the Dark Forest warriors(cats who betrayed their clans that died)start preparing for battle. It's next to impossible to put this book down with all the thoughts that fly through your head about what might happen. The past 8 books were vague and never really revealed ANYTHING about the prophecy,but this book starts to throw hints at us. ANother thing i enjoyed was something most fans,me included, have been wanting. A cat's perspective outside of Thunderclan(besides Stormfur and Feathertail in series 2). The cat is ShadowClan's medicine cat,Flametail who i came to think was a great character. It was nice to see for once what cats out of Thunderclan thought about them. Flametail has a hard journey and I will not spoil anything but this adventure is exicting to say the least. The scenes are still vivid and detailed,the action is fast and brutal,and the characters are likeable and realistic(or s realistic as talking cats can be). I eagerly look foward to Book 4 of Omens of the Stars. Night Whispers showed how much punch the Warriors series can still pack

I can forgive the fact that this series has gone from somewhat realistic to fairly ridiculously supernatural. I can forgive the juvenile dialogue between characters, especially when dealing with romantic interests. I can forgive the additions of all-too-familiar subplots in this book - obviously if it's winter there will be an outbreak of sickness in the camp; obviously one cat will fall in love with a cat from another clan; naturally all of the family drama that was introduced in the previous series (Power of Three) is still there and completely unresolved. And I can forgive the fact that the entire story is intentionally dragged out because characters simply won't explain the truth to each other. It's children's fiction, and I can deal with that (especially the last complaint, having loyally sat through six seasons of LOST).

I can forgive all of this because the section of the story that is NEW is, frankly, the best story arc introduced in the series since Firestar's rise to power in the Original six books. Those of you who stuck through Power of Three and were left with the feeling that ultimately NOTHING HAPPENED aside from internal character drama will be greatly surprised with how this new series is turning out thus far.

It's as if Power of Three was an entire series of setup for what ultimately ends up being the driving plot in Omen of the Stars. For that reason, I highly recommend this book and its 2 predecessors - lots of interesting stuff going on, and plenty of little tidbits hinting at what is yet to come.

And yes, apparently cats play hockey. Who knew?

My daughter could not wait for the book to come out. She was delighted to open this present on Christmas Day. She says it will take about a day of non stop reading to finish!

i love this book! the only part i dont like is that cinderheart rejects lion blaze, but im guessing cinderheart will find out shes cinderpelt and realizes she has something special about her too and go back to lionblaze

Amazing it really takes in the affects of it after all that has happened to the three cats. It really left me hanging waiting for the next book to come out when I was finished. It also takes in the affect of what the Dark Forest is going to do when ready and will live to kill the other cats. It has prepared all the clans what is going to happen next.

Well, I'm 11 years old, and I'm like, TOTALLY obsessed with these books! Erin Hunters(4 people) KEEP IT ALL COMING!! :D
***************CAUTION:SPOILER ALERT!!!*****************

OK, so Dovepaw is continuing training(I think she's going to recieve her warrior name in book #4 or #5), but she thinks Ivypaw is sneaking out at night. Every morning Dovepaw wakes up, finding her sister in wounds. It turns out Ivypaw was training in the Dark Forest with Tigerstar(the evil leader of ShadowClan, who lives in the place where cats who aren't welcome in StarClan go), his son, Hawkfrost, and a bunch of other cats. In the Fourth Apprentice, Dovepaw went on a journey, and met Tigerheart, a warrior of ShadowClan. She fell in love with him, but became mates with him.. I found this shocking.

Lionblaze is trying to figure out alot of things in this book. It's too hard for me to describe, really. He ends up telling Cinderheart about the Prophecy. Lionblaze loves Cinderheart, and she felt the same way. Until he told her, she thought she couldn't handle it.

Jayfeather is trying to see if Cinderheart remembers EVERYTHING about Cinderpelt. Cinderpelt(in the first-second series) was killed in the book, Twilight, by a badger attack. Jayfeather found out Cinderheart was Cinderpelt sent back from StarClan to finally have a life as a Warrior(for more about Cinderpelt, read the first-second series).

Overall, I'd rate this book an 8. It was good, but Flametail, Med. Cat apprentice from ShadowClan, dies while Jayfeather tries to save him. Tigerheart betrays Dovepaw by training in the Dark Forest, and giving away her trusted secrets(NOT the Prophecy). Hope you will find this review helpful to you, and that you may be interestid in this book!

this book was amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i read the whole book in about 2 hours or less.i love the work you do erin hunter!!!!!!!

Overall, this book was pretty good. It makes the entire storyline more understandable and also has a good amount of action, though not as much as I would have liked to have seen. But the book makes up for it in the problems within each clan and revealing what's going on in the Dark Forest. Also in the online description it says, "... one more cat will be lost to the fight." It's very suprising who that cat is but what significance it has, I don't know. If you prefer more action in books, save your money. If you are more intrested in the problems within each clan and each cat's personal problems, this book is for you.