Changing Skies

Changing Skies is the ninth arc of the Warriors series. It will feature Leafstar, Tawnypelt, and Moonpaw as the Moonpool faces destruction.
==Concept development==
:In a livestream with the German Warriors Instagram, Cherith Baldry confirmed that there will be a ninth arc and she'll be writing the first book in October 2023.Revealed in an Instagram livestream On September 14th, the Warrior Cats website announced that they will be working on brainstorming plots for the ninth arc in the coming weeks. Winners of the Beyond the Fence short story competition were invited to create character names for the new series which were later revealed to be Shyfrost and Rufus. On January 31st, 2024, the Warrior Cats website teased that they were hard at work writing the first book and planning the second, which they teased would feature a central character who "will be an old friend whose adventures we've been following since the very first WARRIORS arc."
:In April 2024, HarperCollins Australia, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble were reporting the first book to be released on January 7th, 2025, two months after the end of the previous arc, A Starless Clan, ended. On May 4th, the title of the arc was revealed to be Changing Skies, and the Warriors website acknowledged it as the ninth arc title the following day. The title of the first book was revealed on May 15th, The Elders' Quest. The title, blurb, and cover were revealed on the Warriors website shortly after, with Leafstar, Moonpaw, and Tawnypelt as the main characters. On May 30th, the description and a brief backstory of Moonpaw was revealed. On October 19th, the release date of the second untitled book was revealed to be October 14th, 2025 on a brochure for edelweiss.com, which also confirmed that the arc would be six books long.Revealed in a brochure for edelweiss.com On November 12th, the allegiances and first three chapters of the book were released on the Warriors website. The Elders' Quest was officially released on January 7th, 2025.Revealed on HarperCollins.com
==Summary==
:Tawnypelt worries about the Twoleg construction beyond their borders, reminded of the severity of the Great Journey, though only Crowfeather agrees with her. Leafstar's leadership is threatened when her Clanmates vote to depose her, and she agrees to step down. Moonpaw wants to train as a warrior, though she is frequently distracted by a voice in her head. Her parents inform her that she has a dead littermate; Moonpaw realizes that her sister has not moved on to StarClan and may have sinister intentions. StarClan warns Tawnypelt of a time of darkness approaching, and to beware the two-faced cat with one paw in each world. 
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==Books==
===The Elders' Quest===
:Twolegs being construction of a large Twoleg den outside of Clan territory and begin encroaching towards the Moonpool. Reminded of the Great Journey, Tawnypelt worries about the implications of the Twoleg construction, though her Clanmates dismiss her claims. Only Crowfeather agrees with her, and Tawnypelt begins to develop feelings for him, as he is the only cat who seems to understand her. In SkyClan, Leafstar's leadership is questioned due to her failing eyesight and the attack on the badgers that resulted in Kitescratch's death. Led by Reedclaw, SkyClan votes to depose her, and Leafstar decides to step down at the Gathering. In ThunderClan, Moonpaw wants to train as a warrior, but she is frequently distracted by a persistent voice in her head - a ginger tabby she-cat that resembles her. After briefly training as a medicine cat apprentice, Moonpaw returns to her warrior training, though she worries about the voice's true intentions when she lures Sunkit out for Moonpaw to find. Thriftear and Bayshine tell Moonpaw about her dead sister, a ginger tabby she-cat. Tawnypelt receives a prophecy about a great peril approaching and to beware a two-faced cat.
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==Characters==
===Main characters===
*Tawnypelt
*Leafstar
*Moonpaw
===Major characters===
===Supporting characters===
==Important events==
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|Twolegs begin to encroach on the Moonpool, prompting the older cats to worry. Leafstar is deposed from leadership by her Clanmates who believe she is no longer fit to lead. Moonpaw discovers that her dead littermate lives on as a voice in her head.
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|TBA
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|TBA
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|TBA
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==Publication history==
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==Interactive map: Events timeline==
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==See also==
*Erin Hunter
*Warriors books
*Arcs
*Changing Skies arc
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==Notes and references==
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