
As he receives his nine lives at the Moonstone, StarClan gives him a prophecy: "Four will become two, lion and tiger will meet in battle, and blood will rule the forest."įirestar chooses Whitestorm, a senior warrior who is well admired and respected, as his deputy. The story chronicles the events directly after A Dangerous Path and leads to the final battle for the forest.įirestar is the leader of ThunderClan, succeeding the former leader, Bluestar, when she drowned saving ThunderClan from a pack of wild dogs.

It was published on 1 October 2004, by HarperCollins. The series revolves around a group of wild cats living in four Clans, ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, and ShadowClan. The Darkest Hour is a children's fantasy novel, the sixth and last book in the original Warriors series by Erin Hunter, featuring the fictional character Firestar, a cat.
