Long Shadows facts for kids
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| Author | Erin Hunter |
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| Cover artist | Wayne McLoughlin |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Warriors: Power of Three |
| Genre | Children's literature Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
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Publication date
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25 November 2008 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 364 |
| Preceded by | Eclipse |
| Followed by | Sunrise |
Long Shadows is an exciting fantasy novel for young readers. It's the fifth book in the popular Warriors: Power of Three series by Erin Hunter. This book came out on November 25, 2008. It continues the adventures of three special cat siblings: Hollyleaf, Lionblaze, and Jayfeather. Over 250,000 copies of Long Shadows have been sold!
Contents
The Story of Long Shadows
This book tells more about the lives of the three young cats, Hollyleaf, Lionblaze, and Jayfeather. They face many challenges within their Clan and beyond.
Trouble in ShadowClan
A mysterious cat named Sol causes big problems for ShadowClan. He convinces many cats to stop believing in their ancestors, StarClan. Because of this, Tawnypelt leaves ShadowClan. She takes her kits to ThunderClan to find safety. She wants her kits to grow up believing in StarClan.
Jaypaw, along with his siblings and Tawnypelt's kits, tries to help ShadowClan. They create a fake sign from StarClan. They hope this will make Blackstar, ShadowClan's leader, believe again. Blackstar isn't convinced at first. But then, real StarClan cats appear! They tell Blackstar to get rid of Sol.
A Dangerous Sickness
Soon, a serious sickness called greencough spreads through ThunderClan. The Clan is running out of catmint, which is the only cure. Jaypaw has a special dream. It tells him there is fresh catmint in WindClan territory.
Jaypaw asks Lionblaze to go get the catmint. Lionblaze successfully brings it back. He has a tense meeting with his old friend Heathertail during his trip. The Clan soon recovers from the sickness. After this, Jaypaw finally becomes a full medicine cat. He receives his new name: Jayfeather.
A Journey Through Time
Later, Jayfeather has a very strange dream. In this dream, he travels back in time. He goes to a time before the Clans even existed. The cats living near the lake are a loose group, not organized into Clans yet. Jayfeather wakes up in the dream as a young cat named Jay's Wing.
These ancient cats are in danger from humans. They hold a vote to decide if they should move to the mountains. Jayfeather realizes that these cats will become the Tribe of Rushing Water. This Tribe will eventually lead to the modern Clans. So, he casts the deciding vote to send them to the mountains. This ensures that the future Clans will exist. Then, he wakes up back in his own time.
Fire and Secrets
During a big storm, the ThunderClan camp catches fire. Jayfeather, Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, and Squirrelflight get trapped by the flames. Squirrelflight bravely goes through the fire. She tries to save the young cats with a stick. Just as Lionblaze is about to jump, Ashfur blocks their way.
Squirrelflight begs him to let them pass. But Ashfur is still angry that Squirrelflight chose Brambleclaw over him. He threatens to hurt the young cats to get back at her. Squirrelflight then reveals a big secret about the kits' true parents. After hearing this, Ashfur lets them live. However, he threatens to tell everyone the secret.
The fire eventually burns out, and the camp is cleaned up. Three days before the next Gathering, Ashfur asks to go. Hollyleaf, Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Squirrelflight worry he will tell their secret to all the Clans. They warn Ashfur not to reveal it, but he refuses to listen.
Right before the Gathering, the patrol notices Ashfur is missing. On their way, they find Ashfur's body in the WindClan stream. They bring him back to camp. During the vigil, Leafpool notices a gash on his neck. This suggests his death was not an accident. After the Gathering, Firestar announces that Ashfur's death is a mystery. He suspects a WindClan cat might be responsible. The three siblings vow to keep their recent events with Squirrelflight and Ashfur a secret forever.
