Battles of the Clans

Battles of the Clans is the fourth book in the Field Guides.
==Dedication==
:For William and Oliver, two splendid boys
==Blurb==
An inside look at each Clan's fighting secrets:
*ShadowClan's night ambush technique
*ThunderClan's surprise Lightning Strike tactic
*WindClan's secret underground tunneling
*RiverClan's water maneuvers
*SkyClan's fearsome "skydrop" move
Plus never-before-told stories behind the most significant battles in Clan history!
==Detailed plot description==
:Though it has no real plot, Battles of the Clans contains a lot of information about the significant battles, battle tactics, and different attack plans that are not revealed in the books. Never before seen character perspective tell the stories of the different significant battles and share the tactics that each of the respective Clans use. The reader is toured around the different battlefields in both the old and new territories, and there are short stories in which a character will explain how to use a different battle skill while some editions have an exclusive adventure game inside. It is also said that Reedwhisker is the new deputy of RiverClan, Rowanclaw is the new deputy of ShadowClan, and Mistystar is the new leader of RiverClan.
:The book goes in-depth on what the five Clans are especially good at. ThunderClan is good at fighting in dense undergrowth and having their famous technique, The Lightning Strike, whereas ShadowClan has a special technique called the Night Ambush. Similarly, RiverClan is good at water combat with the Rushpaw Splash, and WindClan has a special gift of speed and agility, explaining that Graywing the Wise had come up with several of their moves. SkyClan excels in above ground combat, and often use the Sky-drop in battle.
:The reader is also given a tour of the battlegrounds, both from the forest, the lake and the moor. After that, the reader is taken into other character's perspectives, such as Mousefur or Cedarheart, and other elderly cats from each Clan.
==Trivia==
===Interesting facts===
* The rogue Nightwhisper in Nightwhisper Speaks: A Rogue's Story shares the same name of the third book in the Omen of the Stars series, Night Whispers.
===Mistakes===
:A compiled list of the errors present in Battles of the Clans can be found here.
==Publication list==
*Battles of the Clans (EN), HarperCollins (hardcover), 1 June 2010Revealed on harpercollins.com
*Battles of the Clans (EN), HarperCollins (library binding), 1 June 2010Revealed on a publisher curated sheet
*Battles of the Clans (EN), HarperCollins (e-book), 1 June 2010
*族群的战争 (CN), Wuhan Publishing House (paperback), October 2010, translated by Yang BingRevealed on dangdang.com
*部族戰爭 (TW), Morning Star (paperback), 11 July 2014, translated by Gu LunRevealed on iread.com.tw
*Битвы племен (RU), OLMA Media Group (unknown binding), 2014Revealed on olmamedia.ru
*Klaanien taistelut (FI), Art House (hardcover), 14 July 2021, translated by Nana SironenRevealed on arthouse.fiRevealed on risingshadow.fi
*Klaanien taistelut (FI), Art House (e-book), 15 December 2021, translated by Nana SironenRevealed on arthouse.fi
*族群的战争 (CN), China Children's Publishing House (paperback; reprint), April 2022Revealed on taobao.com
*Klaanien taistelut (FI), WSOY (audiobook), 21 June 2022, translated by Nana Sironen, narrated by Hanna MönkäreRevealed on WSOY.fi
*Klaanien taistelut (FI), WSOY (e-book), 1 January 2023, translated by Nana Sironen
*Klaanien taistelut (FI), WSOY (hardcover; reprint), 12 January 2023, translated by Nana Sironen
==Gallery==
===US covers===
FG-4.png|English Language EditionReleased in North America & United Kingdom
FG-4-FC.jpg|English Language EditionFull Painting
FG-4-FLF.png|English Language EditionFront Flap
FG-4-FLB.png|English Language EditionBack Flap
FG-4-2.jpg|Alternate English Language EditionReleased in North America 
===Foreign covers===
FG-4-ZH-TW.jpg|Traditional Chinese Language EditionReleased in Taiwan
FG-4-ZH-TW-FC.png|Traditional Chinese Language EditionTextless cover
FG-4-CN.jpg|Simplified Chinese Language EditionReleased in China
FG-4-CN-RR.png|Simplified Chinese Reprint Language EditionReleased in China
FG-4-NL.jpg|Dutch Language EditionReleased in Belgium
FG-4-FI.jpg|Finnish Language EditionReleased in Finland
FG-4-FI2.jpg|Finnish Reprint Language EditionReleased in Finland
FG-4-FI-A.jpg|Finnish AudiobookReleased in Finland
FG-4-DE.png|German Language EditionReleased in Germany and Austria
FG-4-DE-FC.jpg|German Language EditionTextless cover
FG-4-NO.jpg|Norwegian Language EditionReleased in Norway
FG-4-NO-FC.jpg|Norwegian Language EditionTextless cover
FG-4-RU.jpg|Russian Language EditionReleased in Russia
==External links==
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==Notes and references==
de:Legendäre Kämpfefi:Klaanien taistelutfr:Battles of the Clansnl:De oorlogen van de Clanspl:Bitwy klanówru:Битвы племёнzh:族群的战争
Category:Battles of the Clans
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