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'''Erin Hunter''' is a collective [[pseudonym]] used by the authors [[Victoria Holmes]], [[Kate Cary]], [[Cherith Baldry]], Clarissa Hutton, Inbali Iserles, [[Tui T. Sutherland]], and Rosie Best in the writing of several [[children's fantasy]] novel series which focus on animals and their adventures. Notable works include the ''[[Warriors (novel series)|Warriors]]'', ''[[Seekers (novel series)|Seekers]]'', ''[[Survivors (novel series)|Survivors]]'', ''[[Bravelands]]'', and ''Bamboo Kingdom'' [[book series]].<ref name ="officialsite">{{cite web|url=http://www.warriorcats.com/|title=Official Home of the Warriors Books by Erin Hunter | first = Erin | last = Hunter | publisher = HarperCollins Publishers | access-date = 7 August 2017}}</ref> For each book, Holmes creates the plot and the others take turns writing the books.<ref name ="whois">{{cite web|url=http://www.warriorcats.com/meet-erin-hunter/|title=Who is Erin Hunter? | first = Erin | last = Hunter | publisher = HarperCollins Publishers | access-date = 14 June 2016}}</ref> [[Dan Jolley]], though not an official Erin Hunter author, also writes the stories for [[manga]] published under the Hunter name.<ref name="Danjolley">{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookbin.com/tokyopopnews021.html|title=Tokyopop and HarperCollins Turn "Warriors" by Erin Hunter into Manga|publisher=Comicbookbin.com|access-date=18 April 2008}}</ref> [[James L. Barry]], Bettina M. Kurkoski, and Don Hudson are included under the pseudonym as the illustrators of the ''Warriors'' mangas. [[Natalie Riess]] and Sara Goetter are also included as the illustrators of the graphic novel adaptation of ''The Prophecies Begin''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive first look: The Prophecies Begin graphic novel and cover {{!}} Warrior Cats |url=https://warriorcats.com/content/article/exclusive-first-look-the-prophecies-begin-graphic-novel-and-cover |access-date=2023-09-28 |website=warriorcats.com |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
In 2003, [[HarperCollins]] asked Victoria Holmes to write a fantasy series about feral cats, but, not being a reader of fantasy, she was less than enthusiastic despite her love of cats.<ref name="warriorsfaq">{{cite web |url=http://www.warriorcats.com/games-and-extras/extras/faqs/ |last=Hunter |first=Erin |title=FAQs |work=Warriors |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |access-date=21 September 2010 |archive-date=15 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615094011/http://www.warriorcats.com/games-and-extras/extras/faqs |url-status=dead }}</ref> After writing one storyline, Kate Cary was brought in to write the book as Holmes went behind the scenes to supervise details and edit the book. When the third ''Warriors'' book, ''[[Forest of Secrets]]'', was being drafted, Cherith Baldry joined the Erin Hunter team.<ref name="FirstChat">{{cite web|title=Transcript of Erin Hunter Chat No. 1|url=http://www.wandsandworlds.com/community/node/52|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304065805/http://www.wandsandworlds.com/community/node/52|archive-date=4 March 2008|access-date=2 March 2008|work=Wands and Worlds}}</ref> Tui T. Sutherland wrote the first ''Warriors'' field guide and became the fourth person under the name.<ref name=fourthchat>{{cite web|title=Erin Hunter Chat No. 4 Transcript – January 19, 2008|url=http://www.wandsandworlds.com/community/node/2998|work=Wands and Worlds|access-date=30 March 2013|date=19 January 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130403113933/http://www.wandsandworlds.com/community/node/2998 | archive-date = 3 April 2013}}</ref>

The name "Erin Hunter" was chosen for several reasons. If the authors used all of their own names, the books would be placed in different locations in a library, making them hard to find. Additionally, they wanted to pick a surname that would place the books very close to the ''[[Redwall]]'' series by Brian Jacques, which is a book series with a similar plot to ''Warriors''. One of the authors suggested "Hunter", and the others felt that it was "perfect", because not only did it place the book series close to Jacques, but it evokes the image of a cat. Victoria Holmes suggested ‘Erin' because it was one of her favorite names, and it was accepted for being a strong [[Celtic Christianity|Celtic]] name and "not particularly girly".<ref name="Nick">{{cite journal|title=Cat Tales|journal=Nick Magazine|date= December 2008 – January 2009|pages=75}}</ref>

==Authors==

===Victoria Holmes===
{{main|Victoria Holmes}}
Victoria Holmes was born in [[Berkshire]], [[England]]. Holmes was the creator of ''Warriors'', being the person whom [[HarperCollins]] originally requested to write it.<ref name="warriorsfaq"/> After inviting Kate Cary to do the actual writing of the series, she moved behind the scenes to help edit and supervise details.

Holmes grew up on a farm in England. Later, she attended the [[University of Oxford]], whose buildings "inspired an interest in history". She now lives in [[London]], where she works as the editor for the series.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Erin-Hunter/biography.html|title=Erin Hunter | work = Fantasy Book Review |access-date=28 September 2010}}</ref>

In 2011, the Bookperk website ran a special for signed copies of ''Sign of the Moon''. Because Erin Hunter is not a real person, these books were instead signed by Victoria Holmes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bookperk.com/offer/erin-hunter-warriors-sign-of-the-moon-01?subscribe=0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724135438/http://www.bookperk.com/offer/erin-hunter-warriors-sign-of-the-moon-01?subscribe=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 July 2011|title=Signed Copy of Warriors Book| work = Bookperk | publisher=HarperCollins|access-date=5 April 2011}}</ref>

Following a diagnosis of cancer in 2017, Holmes stepped back from her involvement in ''Warriors''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holmes |first1=Victoria |title=Author Profile: Vicky Holmes |url=https://warriorcats.com/content/article/author-profile-vicky-holmes |website=Warrior Cats |access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref>

===Kate Cary===
{{Main|Kate Cary}}
Kate Cary was the first author brought on board to write for the ''Warriors'' series. Holmes chose Cary to write the first ''Warriors'' book after Holmes had finished the storyline. She has written many of the books in the main arcs, as well as several Super Editions.<ref name="FirstChat" /><ref name="katessite" /><ref name="SixthChat">{{cite web |url=http://wandsandworlds.com/community/ErinHunter6-chat |title=Erin Hunter Chat No. 6 Transcript&nbsp;– the chat |work=Wands And Worlds |access-date=4 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919140759/http://wandsandworlds.com/community/ErinHunter6-chat |archive-date=19 September 2009 }}</ref><ref name="katesblogfebruary">{{cite web|url=http://katecary.co.uk/blog/?m=200902|title=Kate Cary's Blog: February 27th, 2009 | date = 27 February 2009 |work=Kate Cary|access-date=30 December 2009}}</ref>

She was born in England on 4 November 1967. She later moved to [[Scotland]] where she lived for 12 years before going back to England, where she currently resides. Besides the ''Warriors'' series, she has also written the book ''[[Bloodline (Cary novel)|Bloodline]],'' and its sequel, ''Reckoning''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bookreviewsfortheaveragejoe.wikifoundry.com/page/Biography+of+Erin+Hunter|title=Biography of Erin Hunter | work = Book Reviews for the Average Joe|date=3 May 2010|access-date=28 September 2010}}</ref>

===Cherith Baldry===
{{Main|Cherith Baldry}}
Cherith Baldry was the second author brought to the Erin Hunter team. She was born on 21 January 1947 in [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]], England. She studied at the [[University of Manchester]] and [[St Anne's College, Oxford|St. Anne's College, Oxford]]. Holmes invited her to join when they were writing the third ''Warriors'' book, ''[[Forest of Secrets (Warriors)|Forest of Secrets]],'' after seeing her writing style and feeling that it was similar to Kate Cary's.<ref name="FirstChat" />

===Tui T. Sutherland===
{{Main|Tui T. Sutherland}}
Tui T. Sutherland was born on 31 July 1978 in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]]. She currently lives in the [[United States]]. Her first credit to the Erin Hunter team was the field guide ''Secrets of the Clans''. She wrote several other ''Warriors'' guides, as well as the first book in the ''Seekers'' series.<ref name="bio" /> Sutherland was also an editor of the ''[[Warriors (novel series)|Warriors]]'' series, until she quit editing to become a full-time writer.<ref name="fifthchat">{{cite web|title=Erin Hunter chat No. 5 transcript – 16 August 2008|url=http://wandsandworlds.com/community/node/5784|work=Wands and Worlds|access-date=30 March 2013|date=16 August 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131017050931/http://wandsandworlds.com/community/node/5784 | archive-date = 17 October 2013}}</ref> She went on to write the novel series ''[[Wings of Fire (novel series)|Wings of Fire]]'', among several other series.

===Inbali Iserles===
Inbali Iserles was born in [[Israel]] and is the author of the third, fifth and sixth books of the ''Survivors'' series: ''Darkness Falls'', ''The Endless Lake'' and ''Storm of Dogs''. She also publishes animal fantasy novels under her own name, including ''The Tygrine Cat'' and the ''Foxcraft'' trilogy.

===Gillian Philip===
Gillian Philip was born on 2 July 1964, and is the author of several books in the ''Survivors'' and ''Bravelands'' series. She lives in the northeast Scottish Highlands.<ref>{{cite web|last=Philip|first=Gillian|title=Some stuff about me&nbsp;...|url=http://www.gillianphilip.com/about/|work=Gillian Philip ...taking dictation from people who don't exist|date=18 August 2011|access-date=26 December 2012|archive-date=13 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613170523/http://www.gillianphilip.com/about/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Philip has toured the United States twice as the face of the Erin Hunter responsible for ''Survivors''. In addition to ''Survivors'', she has written several novel series under her own name. In June 2020, Philip was removed from the Erin Hunter team after announcing her support for statements by [[J. K. Rowling|J.K Rowling]] on [[Twitter]] regarding [[transgender]] people, which were perceived as being [[Transphobia|transphobic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarkisian |first=Jacob |title=A best-selling children's author was sacked by her publishers after tweeting her support for JK Rowling |url=https://www.insider.com/gillian-philip-childrens-author-sacked-tweeting-support-jk-rowling-2020-7 |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Clarissa Hutton ===
Clarissa Hutton is the author of several ''Warriors'' novellas, including ''Thunderstar's Echo'' and the three stories in ''Path of a Warrior''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book News! – BlogClan |url=https://blogclan.katecary.co.uk/2018/06/05/book-news/ |access-date=2022-06-07 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== Rosie Best ===
Rosie Best is the author of ''The Exile's Journey'', several books in the ''Bravelands'' series, as well as every book in the ''Bamboo Kingdom'' series.

=== Dan Jolley ===
{{Main articles|Dan Jolley}}
Dan Jolley is the author of all the ''Warriors'' mangas. He also writes for his own independent projects, as well as for video games from [[Ubisoft]] and [[Activision]].

== Illustrators ==

=== James L. Barry ===
{{Main articles|James L. Barry}}
James L. Barry illustrated most of the Warriors mangas, including the trilogy sets, modern standalones, and epilogue chapters in Super Editions.

=== Bettina M. Kurkoski ===
Bettina M. Kurkoski illustrated ''The Rise of Scourge''.

=== Don Hudson ===
Don Hudson illustrated the ''Tigerstar and Sasha'' trilogy.

=== Natalie Riess ===
{{Main|Natalie Riess}}
Natalie Riess is one of the illustrators of the upcoming graphic novel adaptation of the first ''Warriors'' arc.

=== Sara Goetter ===
Sara Goetter is one of the illustrators of the upcoming graphic novel adaptation of the first ''Warriors'' arc.

==Works==

===''[[Warriors (novel series)|Warriors]]''===
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'''Warriors: The Prophecies Begin'''<ref name=FirstChat/>

#''[[Into the Wild (Warriors)|Into the Wild]]'' (2003) (Kate Cary)
#''[[Fire and Ice (Warriors)|Fire and Ice]]'' (2003) (Cary)
#''[[Forest of Secrets]]'' (2003) (Cherith Baldry)
#''[[Rising Storm (Warriors)|Rising Storm]]'' (2004) (Cary)
#''[[A Dangerous Path]]'' (2004) (Baldry)
#''[[The Darkest Hour (Warriors)|The Darkest Hour]]'' (2004) (Baldry)

'''[[Warriors: The New Prophecy]]'''<ref name=katessite>{{cite web|url=http://erinhunter.katecary.co.uk/|title=BlogClan An Erin Hunter Blog by Kate Cary|first=Kate | last = Cary | work = BlogClan |access-date=26 January 2015}}</ref>

#''[[Midnight (Warriors)|Midnight]]'' (2005) (Baldry)
#''[[Moonrise (Warriors)|Moonrise]]'' (2005) (Baldry)
#''[[Dawn (Warriors)|Dawn]]'' (2005) (Cary)
#''[[Starlight (Warriors)|Starlight]]'' (2006) (Baldry)
#''[[Twilight (Warriors)|Twilight]]'' (2006) (Baldry)
#''[[Sunset (Warriors)|Sunset]]'' (2007) (Baldry)

'''[[Warriors: Power of Three]]'''<ref name="SixthChat"/>

#''[[The Sight (Warriors)|The Sight]]'' (2007) (Cary)
#''Dark River'' (2007) (Cary)
#''Outcast'' (2008) (Baldry)
#''Eclipse'' (2008) (Cary)
#''[[Long Shadows (Warriors)|Long Shadows]]'' (2008) (Baldry)
#''[[Sunrise (Warriors)|Sunrise]]'' (2009) (Baldry)

'''[[Warriors: Omen of the Stars]]'''

#''The Fourth Apprentice'' (2009) (Baldry)<ref name="Fourth Apprentice book">{{cite book|title=The Fourth Apprentice|last=Hunter|first=Erin|year=2009|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-155509-1}}</ref>
#''Fading Echoes'' (2010) (Cary)
#''Night Whispers'' (2010) (Cary)<ref name="katesblogrumors">{{cite web|url=http://erinhunter.katecary.co.uk/night-whispers/|title=Night Whispers|first=Kate | last = Cary| work = BlogClan | access-date=28 January 2010}}</ref>
#''Sign of the Moon'' (2011) (Baldry)
#''The Forgotten Warrior'' (2011) (Baldry)
#''The Last Hope'' (2012) (Cary)

'''Warriors: Dawn of the Clans'''

#''[[The Sun Trail]]'' (2013) (Baldry)
#''[[Thunder Rising]]'' (2013) (Baldry)
#''The First Battle'' (2014) (Cary) 
#''The Blazing Star'' (2014) (Baldry)
#''A Forest Divided'' (2015) (Cary)
#''Path of Stars'' (2015) (Cary)

'''Warriors: A Vision of Shadows'''

#''The Apprentice's Quest'' (2016) (Baldry)
#''Thunder and Shadow'' (2016) (Cary)
#''Shattered Sky'' (2017) (Baldry) <ref>{{cite book | title = Shattered Sky, Hardcover – April 11, 2017 | isbn = 978-0062386458 | last1 = Hunter | first1 = Erin | date = 11 April 2017 | publisher = HarperCollins }}</ref>
#''Darkest Night'' (2017) (Cary)<ref>{{cite book|title=Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #4: Darkest Night |last=Hunter |first=Erin |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |date=2017 |isbn=978-0062386496 }}</ref>
#''River of Fire'' (2018) (Baldry) <ref>{{cite book |isbn=978-0062386533|title=Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #5: River of Fire}}</ref>
#''The Raging Storm'' (2018) (Cary) <ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-0062386571|title = Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #6: The Raging Storm|last1 = Hunter|first1 = Erin|date = 6 November 2018| publisher=HarperCollins }}</ref>

'''Warriors: The Broken Code'''

#''Lost Stars'' (2019) (Baldry) <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Broken-Code-Lost-Stars-ebook/dp/B07CCPQDRN|title = Warriors: The Broken Code #1: Lost Stars|date = 9 April 2019|publisher = HarperCollins}}</ref>
#''The Silent Thaw'' (2019) (Cary) <ref>{{Cite book|isbn=978-0062823557|title=Warriors: The Broken Code #2: The Silent Thaw|last1=Hunter|first1=Erin|date=29 October 2019|publisher=HarperCollins }}</ref>
#''Veil of Shadows'' (2020) (Baldry)
#''Darkness Within'' (2020) (Cary)
#''The Place of No Stars'' (2021) (Baldry)
#''A Light in the Mist'' (2021) (Cary)

'''Warriors: A Starless Clan'''

#''River'' (2022) (Baldry)
#''Sky'' (2022) (Cary)
#''Shadow'' (2023) (Baldry)
#''Thunder'' (2023) (Cary)
#''Wind'' (2024) (Baldry)
#''Star'' (2024) (Cary)

'''Warriors: Changing Skies'''
#''The Elders' Quest'' (2025)
#''Hidden Moon'' (2025)
#''Chasing Shadows'' (2026)

'''Graphic novels'''
#''Volume 1'' (2024) (Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter)
#''Volume 2'' (2025) (Riess and Goetter)
#''Volume 3'' (2025) (Riess and Goetter)

'''Graystripe's Adventure''' (colored release in 2017)

#''[[The Lost Warrior (Warriors)|The Lost Warrior]]'' (2007) (Dan Jolley)
#''[[Warrior's Refuge]]'' (2007) (Jolley)
#''[[Warrior's Return]]'' (2008) (Jolley)

'''The Rise of Scourge''' (colored release in 2024)

#''[[The Rise of Scourge]]'' (2008) (Jolley)

'''Tigerstar and Sasha''' (colored release in 2025)

#''Into the Woods'' (2008) (Jolley)
#''Escape from the Forest'' (2009) (Jolley)
#''Return to the Clans'' (2009) (Jolley)

'''Ravenpaw's Path''' (colored release in 2018)

#''[[Shattered Peace]]'' (2009) (Jolley)
#''[[A Clan in Need]]'' (2010) (Jolley)
#''[[The Heart of a Warrior]]'' (2010) (Jolley)

'''SkyClan and the Stranger''' (colored release in 2019)

#''The Rescue'' (2011) (Jolley)
#''Beyond the Code'' (2011) (Jolley)
#''After the Flood'' (2012) (Jolley)

'''A Shadow in RiverClan'''

#''A Shadow in RiverClan'' (2020) (Jolley)

'''Winds of Change'''

#''Winds of Change'' (2021) (Jolley)

'''Exile from ShadowClan'''

#''Exile from ShadowClan'' (2022) (Jolley)

'''A Thief In ThunderClan'''

#''A Thief In ThunderClan'' (2023) (Jolley)

'''Super Editions'''

#''[[Firestar's Quest]]'' (2007) (Baldry)
#''[[Bluestar's Prophecy]]'' (2009) (Cary)<ref name="katesblogrumors"/>
#''[[SkyClan's Destiny]]'' (2010) (Baldry)<ref name="authortrackeroctober">{{cite web|url=http://www.wandsandworlds.com/community/node/8742|title=New Author Tracker Is Out (Skyclan's Destiny) | date = 31 October 2009 |work=Wands and Worlds|access-date=28 January 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101222030607/http://wandsandworlds.com/community/node/8742 | archive-date = 22 December 2010}}</ref>
#''Crookedstar's Promise'' (2011) (Cary)
#''[[Yellowfang's Secret]]'' (2012) (Baldry)
#''Tallstar's Revenge'' (2013) (Cary)
#''Bramblestar's Storm'' (2014) (Baldry)
#''Moth Flight's Vision'' (2015) (Cary)
#''Hawkwing's Journey'' (2016) (Baldry)
#''Tigerheart's Shadow'' (2017) (Cary)
#''Crowfeather's Trial'' (2018) (Baldry)<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-0062698766|title = Warriors Super Edition: Crowfeather's Trial|last1 = Hunter|first1 = Erin|date = 4 September 2018}}</ref>
#''Squirrelflight's Hope'' (2019) (Cary) <ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-0062698803|title = Warriors Super Edition: Squirrelflight's Hope|last1 = Hunter|first1 = Erin|date = 3 September 2019}}</ref>
#''Graystripe's Vow'' (2020) (Baldry) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/products/warriors-super-edition-graystripes-vow-erin-hunter|title=Warriors Super Edition: Graystripe's Vow|website=HarperCollins}}</ref>
#''Leopardstar's Honor'' (2021) (Cary)
#''Onestar's Confession'' (2022) (Baldry)
#''Riverstar's Home'' (2023) (Cary)
#''Ivypool's Heart'' (2024) (Baldry)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Warriors Super Edition: Ivypool's Heart|isbn=0063357364 |last1=Hunter |first1=Erin |publisher=HarperCollins|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063357364 }}</ref>
#''StormClan's Folly'' (2025)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://warriorcats.com/content/article/exclusive-title-and-cover-reveal-stormclan-s-folly|title=Exclusive title and cover reveal: StormClan's Folly|website=Warrior Cats}}</ref>
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'''Field guides'''

#''Secrets of the Clans'' (2007) (Tui T. Sutherland)
#''[[Cats of the Clans (Warriors)|Cats of the Clans]]'' (2008) (Victoria Holmes)
#''[[Code of the Clans]]'' (2009) (Sutherland)
#''Battles of the Clans'' (2010) (Sutherland)
#''Enter the Clans'' (2012) (Bind-up of ''Secrets of the Clans'' and ''Code of the Clans'')
#''The Warriors Guide'' (2012) (Holmes)
#''Warriors: The Ultimate Guide'' (2013) (Holmes)
#''The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded'' (2023)
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'''Novellas '''

#''Hollyleaf's Story'' (2012) (Holmes)
#''Mistystar's Omen'' (2012) (Holmes)
#''Cloudstar's Journey'' (2013) (Holmes)
#''The Untold Stories'' (2013) (Bind-up of ''Hollyleaf's Story'', ''Mistystar's Omen'' and ''Cloudstar's Journey'')
#''Tigerclaw's Fury'' (2014) (Holmes)
#''Leafpool's Wish'' (2014) (Holmes)
#''Dovewing's Silence'' (2014) (Holmes)
#''Tales from the Clans'' (2014) (Bind-up of ''Tigerclaw's Fury'', ''Leafpool's Wish'' and ''Dovewing's Silence'')
#''Mapleshade's Vengeance'' (2015) (Holmes)
#''Goosefeather's Curse'' (2015) (Holmes)
#''Ravenpaw's Farewell'' (2016) (Holmes)
#''Shadows of the Clans'' (2016) (Bind-up of ''Mapleshade's Vengeance'', ''Goosefeather's Curse'' and ''Ravenpaw's Farewell'')
#''Spottedleaf's Heart'' (2017) (Holmes)
#''Pinestar's Choice'' (2017) (Holmes)
#''Thunderstar's Echo'' (2017) (Clarissa Hutton)
#''Legends of the Clans'' (2017) (Bind-up of ''Spottedleaf's Heart'', ''Pinestar's Choice'' and ''Thunderstar's Echo'')
#''Redtail's Debt'' (2019) (Hutton)
#''Tawnypelt's Clan'' (2019) (Hutton)
#''Shadowstar's Life'' (2019) (Hutton)
#''Path of a Warrior'' (2019) (Bind-up of ''Redtail's Debt'', ''Tawnypelt's Clan'' and ''Shadowstar's Life'') (Hutton)
#''Pebbleshine's Kits'' (2020) (Baldry)
#''Tree's Roots'' (2020) (Hutton)
#''Mothwing's Secret'' (2020) (Hutton)
#''A Warrior's Spirit'' (2020) (Bind-up of ''Pebbleshine's Kits'', ''Tree's Roots'' and ''Mothwing's Secret'')
#''Daisy's Kin'' (2021) (Cherith)
#''Blackfoot's Reckoning'' (2021) (Hutton)
#''Spotfur's Rebellion'' (2021) (Hutton)
#''A Warrior's Choice'' (2021) (Bind-up of ''Daisy's Kin'', ''Blackfoot's Reckoning'' and ''Spotfur's Rebellion'')

'''Short stories'''

#''Spottedleaf's Honest Answer'' (2008) (Holmes)
#''The Clans Decide'' (2009) (Holmes)
#''After Sunset: The Right Choice?'' (2011) (Holmes)
#''The Elders' Concern'' (2011) (Holmes)

'''Plays'''

#''After Sunset: We Need to Talk'' (2007) (Holmes)
#''Beyond the Code: Brightspirit's Mercy'' (2009) (Baldry){{col-end}}

===''[[Seekers (novel series)|Seekers]]''===
'''''Seekers: The Original Series'''''

#''The Quest Begins'' (2008) (Sutherland)
#''[[Great Bear Lake (book)|Great Bear Lake]]'' (2009) (Baldry)
#''Smoke Mountain'' (2009) (Sutherland)
#''The Last Wilderness'' (2010) (Baldry)
#''Fire in the Sky'' (2010) (Sutherland)
#''Spirits in the Stars'' (2011) (Baldry)

'''''Seekers: Return to the Wild'''''
#''Island of Shadows'' (2012) (Baldry)
#''The Melting Sea'' (2012) (Sutherland)
#''River of Lost Bears'' (2013) (Baldry)
#''Forest of Wolves'' (2014) (Baldry)
#''The Burning Horizon'' (2015) (Baldry)
#''The Longest Day'' (2016) (Baldry)
'''Manga'''
#''Toklo's Story'' (2010)
#''Kallik's Adventure'' (2011)

===''[[Survivors (novel series)|Survivors]]''===
'''''Survivors: The Original Series'''''
#''The Empty City'' (2012) (Gillian Philip)
#''A Hidden Enemy'' (2013) (Philip)
#''Darkness Falls'' (2013) (Inbali Iserles)
#''The Broken Path'' (2014) (Philip)<ref name=Amazon2>{{cite book|title=Survivors #4: The Broken Path | isbn = 978-0062102683 | last1 = Hunter | first1 = Erin | date = 11 February 2014 | publisher = HarperCollins }}</ref>
#''The Endless Lake'' (2014) (Iserles)
#''Storm of Dogs'' (2015) (Iserles)

'''''Survivors: The Gathering Darkness'''''
#''A Pack Divided'' (2015) (Philip)
#''Dead of Night'' (2016) (Rosie Best)
#''Into the Shadows'' (2017) (Philip)<ref>{{cite book | title = Survivors: The Gathering Darkness #3: Into the Shadows, Hardcover – February 7, 2017 | isbn = 978-0062343413 | last1 = Hunter | first1 = Erin | date = 7 February 2017 | publisher = HarperCollins }}</ref>
#''Red Moon Rising'' (2017) (Philip)<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-0062343451|title = Survivors: The Gathering Darkness #4: Red Moon Rising|last1 = Hunter|first1 = Erin|date = 3 October 2017| publisher=HarperCollins }}</ref>
#''The Exile's Journey'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-0062343499|title = Survivors: The Gathering Darkness #5: The Exile's Journey|last1 = Hunter|first1 = Erin|date = 26 June 2018| publisher=HarperCollins }}</ref> (Rosie Best)
#''The Final Battle'' (2019)<ref>{{cite book |isbn=978-0062343536|title=Survivors: The Gathering Darkness #6: The Final Battle}}</ref> (Philip)

'''Novellas'''
#''Alpha's Tale'' (2014) (Phillip)
#''Sweet's Journey'' (2015) (Philip)
#''Moon's Choice'' (2015) (Philip)
#''Tales from the Packs'' (2015) (Bind-up of ''Alpha's Tale'', ''Sweet's Journey'', and ''Moon's Choice'')

===''Bravelands''===
'''''Bravelands'''''
#''Broken Pride'' (2017) (Philip)<ref>{{cite book | url = https://www.amazon.com/Bravelands-Broken-Pride-Erin-Hunter-ebook/dp/B01LXT0QVU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1481251004&sr=8-3&keywords=bravelands | title = Bravelands #1: Broken Pride, Kindle Edition | date = 6 June 2017 | publisher = Amazon.com, Inc. | access-date = 7 August 2017}}</ref>
#''Code of Honor'' (2018) (Philip)<ref>{{cite book|title=Bravelands #2: Code of Honor |last=Hunter |first=Erin |date=2018 |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |isbn=978-0062642066 }}</ref>
#''Blood and Bone'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075QBC5J1?pf_rd_p=d1f45e03-8b73-4c9a-9beb-4819111bef9a&pf_rd_r=PQ35RJQCD9RK6JAKWXF1|title=Blood and Bone|last=Hunter|first=Erin|publisher=Harpercollins|year=2018}}</ref> (Philip)
#''Shifting Shadows'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Shifting Shadows|last=Hunter|first=Erin|publisher=Harpercollins|year=2019|isbn=978-0062642141}}</ref> (Philip)
#''The Spirit Eaters'' (2020)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Bravelands-5-Spirit-Eaters-Erin-Hunter-ebook/dp/B07RJRVD8S/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=erin+hunter+bravelands&qid=1588208212&sr=8-2|title=Bravelands #5: The Spirit-Eaters |last=Hunter|first=Erin|publisher=Harpercollins|year=2019}}</ref> (Philip)
#''Oathkeeper'' (2020)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bravelands #6: Oathkeeper|last=Hunter|first=Erin|publisher=Harpercollins|year=2020|isbn=978-0062642226}}</ref> (Philip)
'''''Bravelands: Curse of the Sandtongue'''''

# ''Shadows on the Mountain'' (2021) (Best)
# ''The Venom Spreads'' (2022) (Best)
# ''Blood on the Plains'' (2022) (Best)

'''''Bravelands: Thunder on the Plains'''''

# ''The Shattered Horn'' (2023) (Best)
# ''Breakers of the Code'' (2024) (Best)
# ''Realm of Lost Spirits'' (2024) (Best)

=== ''Bamboo Kingdom'' ===

# ''Creatures of the Flood'' (2021) (Best)
#''River of Secrets'' (2022) (Best)
#''Journey to the Dragon Mountain'' (2023) (Best)
#''The Dark Sun'' (2023) (Best)
#''The Lightning Path'' (2024) (Best)
#''Fire and Ash'' (2025)

==Book development==
[[File:Jayfeather Hollyleaf Lionblaze.jpg|thumb|The main characters of ''Warriors: Power of Three'']]
In ''Warriors'', ''Seekers'', ''Bravelands'', and ''Bamboo Kingdom'' a specific order is followed. First, Holmes, the editor, sends in the preliminary script and outline to whoever is writing the book. Then, the author develops Holmes' ideas into a single book which is sent back to Holmes for one last check-over and edit. After she finishes, she sends it to HarperCollins for publication.<ref name="Writers Unboxed" /> After Holmes stepped back from editing under the Erin Hunter name in 2017, a team of editors took over the writing of the preliminary scripts and the editing of drafts.

For the ''Survivors'' series, there was a different approach taken. The whole team got together and created a detailed story outline and developed the characters together. Then, the writing itself was done by a single author, who was still allowed to change something significant about the plot or characters if they felt that a certain character would not act a specific way.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Jennifer M.|title= Wednesday, July 11, 2012: Kids' Maximum Shelf: Survivors - Gillian Philip: The Lure of the Pack|url=http://www.shelf-awareness.com/max-issue.html?issue=14#m27| work = Shelf Awareness |access-date=17 November 2012|date=11 July 2012}}</ref>

==Writing style==
With four different authors, Holmes has said that the book "'sounds' like Erin, because she has a very distinctive voice". She compares the style of the authors to a different language where a stray line or word can stick out. Holmes says that she is in charge of editing and making sure that the book sounds correct.<ref name="Writers Unboxed">{{cite web|url=http://writerunboxed.com/2006/04/21/author-interview-erin-hunter/|title=Interview: Erin Hunter|work=Writers Unboxed|date=21 April 2006|access-date=2 August 2008}}</ref> Erin Hunter books are all told in a [[third person narrative|third person limited narrative]], though the focal point character changes from series to series, book to book, and sometimes from chapter to chapter.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.warriorcats.com/ Warriors] (official)
* {{isfdb name|7269}}
* {{LCAuth|nr00003836|Erin Hunter|79|ue}}

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