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Outcast (Warriors)
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| Author(s) | Erin Hunter |
| Cover artist | Wayne McLoughlin |
| Country | Canada United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Warriors: Power of Three |
| Genre(s) | Children's literature Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Publication date | April 9, 2008 (Canada) April 22, 2008 (United States and United Kingdom) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback ) |
| Pages | 317 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-089208-1 |
| OCLC Number | 179807183 |
| LC Classification | PZ7.H916625Ou 2008 |
| Preceded by | Dark River |
| Followed by | Eclipse |
Outcast is the third book in Erin Hunter's Warriors: Power of Three children's fantasy novel series. HarperCollins published it on April 9, 2008 in Canada, and April 22, 2008 in the United States and United Kingdom.[1] The plot follows the cats Jaypaw, Hollypaw, and Lionpaw, who have been referred to in a prophecy. Outcast details their quest to the mountains to help a group of cats known as Tribe of Rushing Water.
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Overview
Background
Warriors is written by Erin Hunter, a pen name for four people: Victoria Holmes, who creates the storylines and edits, and Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, and Tui Sutherland, who write the books in turns.[2][3] Outcast is part of the Warriors: Power of Three series, the third six-book series under the Warriors title.[4]
Setting
The Warriors series follows four Clans—ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, and ShadowClan—of feral cats.[5] Jaypaw, Hollypaw, and Lionpaw are apprentices in ThunderClan. The Clans believe in StarClan, composed of the spirits of their ancestors.[6] In a previous series, Warriors: The New Prophecy, the Tribe of Rushing Water was introduced. The Tribe, another group of wild cats, inhabits a mountain range and believes in their own set of ancestors, the Tribe of Endless Hunting.[7]
Plot summary
At the beginning of the book, Hollypaw, Lionpaw, and Jaypaw, apprentices in ThunderClan, resume their daily lives after the events of Dark River. Jaypaw becomes obsessed with learning about cats who live by the lake before the Clans, whom he meets in the previous book during a time-travelling experience. Lionpaw continues training with Tigerstar, a dead evil cat, in his dreams. Hollypaw realizes she wants to become leader of her Clan one day. Each finds the idea of traveling to the mountains intriguing, and when cats from a group in the mountains called the Tribe of Rushing Water ask ThunderClan for help, they get their chance. ThunderClan finds out that the Tribe has been harassed by a group of rogue cats who steal the Tribe's prey. It is revealed that Stormfur and Brook Where Small Fish Swim (Brook) return to ThunderClan from the Tribe in Twilight because they had been banished: Stormfur leads the Tribe into battle against the rogues, but many cats die because the Tribe is not used to battling other cats.
Brambleclaw, Squirrelflight, Tawnypelt, Crowfeather, Stormfur, Brook, Breezepaw, Jaypaw, Hollypaw, and Lionpaw journey to the mountains to help deal with the rogues. The Clan cats attempt to reason with the rogues and mark borders. The rogues ignore the borders, forcing the Tribe to take more drastic measures. The Clan cats teach the Tribe cats to fight. The Tribe is reluctant to fight at first, but manage to defeat the invaders. Meanwhile, Jaypaw continues to try to find out about the prophecy from the ancient cats that refers to himself and his littermates: "There will be three, kin of your kin, who hold the powers of the stars in their paws". He learns that the Tribe originally lived by the lake and decides to tell his brother and sister about the prophecy at the end of the book.
Publication history
The title of the book was revealed during the third Erin Hunter online chat.[8] Victoria Holmes designed the storyline and Cherith Baldry wrote the book.[2] An excerpt of Outcast was at the back of Dark River.[6] To promote the book, the editor went on her third tour across the United States.[2] She visited the following cities during the twelve-day tour:[9]
- Oak Park, Illinois
- Naperville, Illinois
- Skokie, Illinois
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Tyron, North Carolina
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Cary, North Carolina
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Southaven, Mississippi
- Miami, Florida
- Coral Gables, Florida
- Vero Beach, Florida
Outcast was released as a hardback in the United Kingdom and United States on April 22, 2008, and was published by HarperCollins. It was released as a paperback in Canada on March 11, 2009.[1][10] The Canadian release of Outcast in hardback occurred on April 9, 2008.[11] 200,000 copies of the book were initially released.[12] An excerpt from The Quest Begins in the Seekers series by Erin Hunter was at the back of the book, as well as an excerpt from the next Warriors book, Eclipse.[13] Released at the same time as Outcast was the third Warriors manga volume, Warrior's Return.[14]
Reception
A reviewer from Children's Literature criticized Outcast for its "overwhelming confusion" of characters and references to past events in the series that readers who had not read earlier books in the series would not understand.[15]
References
- ^ a b "Outcast (Warriors: Power of Three, Book 3) (Hardcover)". Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060892080. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Erin Hunter Chat #4 Transcript—January 19, 2008". Wands and Worlds. http://www.wandsandworlds.com/community/node/2998. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". www.warriorcats.com. http://www.warriorcats.com/ask_erin.html. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ "Warriors: Enter the World of Warriors". Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?plgroup=3&docId=1000157201. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ Hunter, Erin (2003). Into the Wild. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-000002-8.
- ^ a b Hunter, Erin (2007). Dark River. HarperCollins. pp. 323–334. ISBN [[Special:BookSources/978006089205|978006089205]].
- ^ Hunter, Erin (2005). Moonrise. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-074454-0.
- ^ "Erin Hunter Chat #3 Transcript—part 2". Wands and Worlds. http://wandsandworlds.com/community/node/882. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ "Warriors Spring 2008 Tour Schedule". www.warriorcats.com. http://www.warriorcats.com/warriorshell.html. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ "Outcast (Warriors) (Hardcover)". Amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0060892080. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ "Outcast (Warriors: Power of Three, Book 3) (Hardcover) by Erin Hunter". Amazon.ca. http://www.amazon.ca/dp/0060892080. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ Abbott, Charlotte (March 17, 2008). "On sale in April.". Publishers Weekly. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-34299039_ITM. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- ^ Hunter, Erin (2008). Outcast. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-089208-1.
- ^ "Warriors: Warrior's Return (Warriors) (Paperback)". Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061252336. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ "Outcast (Warriors: Power of Three Series #3)". Barnes and Noble. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Outcast/Erin-Hunter/e/9780060892081/?itm=2. Retrieved April 15, 2008.
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