Sunrise (book)

Sunrise is the sixth book in the Power of Three arc. Hollyleaf is the cat featured on the originalHollyleaf is the cat featured on Hollyleaf's Story, and the two are the same picture and the reprinted covers.Revealed on It features Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Hollyleaf as the main protagonists. Leafpool is featured in the prologue, along with Bluestar and Yellowfang.
==Dedication==
:To Lynn and Steve Wiman, with heartfelt thanks
:Special thanks to Cherith Baldry
==Blurb==
:There will be three, kin of your kin...who hold the power of the stars in their paws.
:A mysterious murder in the ranks has ripped ThunderClan apart. But more secrets still remain to be discovered.
:Jayfeather is determined to find out who his real parents are. But he'll have to trample through a forest of lies in order to uncover the truth. Hollyleaf is shocked by her Clan's disobedience of the warrior code, and distraught enough to strike out at someone she's always admired. And Lionblaze must bear horrified witness to events that will change everything he believes.
:In the harshest days of leaf-bare, Clanmate turns upon Clanmate, danger lurks behind familiar faces, and one more warrior may be lost forever...
==The praise==
:"Book six of the "Warriors: Power of Three" series begins with tumult among the members of ThunderClan. Ashfur has been murdered and the Clan sends warriors to find Sol, a Clanless cat, and bring him back for justice. Siblings Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, and Jayfeather have learned that Squirrelflight lied when she claimed to be their mother. News of their questionable parentage may mean they are not the powerful three mentioned in the prophecy. While they want this news to remain secret, each deals with it in a different way. Lionblaze is determined to use his warrior skills to learn the truth while on the quest to find Sol. Hollyleaf's anger causes her to become careless and leads to tragic results. Jayfeather, apprentice to Leafpool the medicine cat, uses detective skills to seek the truth. Warriors fans will welcome this title in the adventures of the cat Clans. While the numerous characters may be confusing to those unfamiliar with the series, it will not take many pages for them to become enthralled with the adventures of the cats and anxiously be awaiting future books."
::::::::::-Shirley Nelson, Children's LiteratureRevealed on barnesandnoble.com
==Detailed plot description==
:Leafpool and Jayfeather are first seen repeating a long-used ritual to send Ashfur to StarClan. While Leafpool is reciting it, she discovers a tuft of fur in Ashfur's claws. This scares her, as it is the fur of a cat she knows. She tries to convince herself it came from one of the cats that brought Ashfur back to camp, but Ashfur's claws wouldn't be strong enough to tear fur out from a carrier; his claws would only flex, but not tear the fur out. Leafpool, in a lot of pain and shock, then wonders if it's her fault he is dead.
:Meanwhile, in StarClan, Yellowfang starts fighting with Bluestar, saying that the secret that they kept buried for so long is eating away at ThunderClan. Yellowfang comments that Jayfeather, Hollyleaf and Lionblaze might not even be the three, but Bluestar objects. Yellowfang then mentions that Bluestar may have destroyed the Clan she loved so much with her lies.
:The story then shifts to Lionblaze, who is in the Dark Forest, fighting Tigerstar. He attacks Tigerstar, wounding him. Tigerstar shows fear in his eyes, only for a slight moment, and then says to Lionblaze that he would never be brave enough to kill him. Lionblaze steps away, saying that the shadowy cat is already dead.
:Back in ThunderClan, many cats are discussing Ashfur's murder. Thornclaw, Spiderleg, and a few other cats think that a WindClan cat killed him. Thornclaw plans an ambush on WindClan, only to be interrupted by Brambleclaw. After Thornclaw's group was split up, Brambleclaw questions Lionblaze—since he was Ashfur's last apprentice—and Lionblaze answers that he knows nothing about Ashfur's murder, since he and Ashfur were never very close. Sorreltail comments on how much Brambleclaw is concerned about Lionblaze, causing him to protest in his mind that Brambleclaw is not his father.
:Firestar then sends a patrol to WindClan territory to ask if they know anything about Ashfur's murder. They are spotted on the border of their territory and WindClan's by a patrol. After talking for a moment, Firestar's patrol is then escorted to the WindClan camp. While there, Lionblaze sees that Breezepelt, Crowfeather's obnoxious son, and Heathertail, Lionblaze's old friend that he secretly met within the tunnels, are extremely close, leading to the possibility that they could be closer than friends. After Onestar says that WindClan had nothing to do with the ThunderClan warrior's murder, he asks a patrol of cats, Ashfoot, the deputy of WindClan, and Breezepelt among them. When they reach the end WindClan's territory, Ashfoot tells the patrol of ThunderClan cats that she had sighted Sol near the location of Ashfur's dead body, and this leads to the thought that Sol killed Ashfur.
:When Firestar's patrol returns to their camp, he holds a Clan meeting to inform the rest of the Clan as to what they learned from Ashfoot. It is noted that Thornclaw's group was more reluctant to the idea that a rogue killed Ashfur, instead of another warrior, and their theory that WindClan killed Ashfur is forgotten. As Firestar ends the meeting, Hollyleaf reveals that she ran into Sol before he left the lake territory, and he said that he'll be back, and the Clan takes Sol's last words to her as a threat. With this information, Firestar decides to send a patrol to the sun-drown place to search for Sol. The cats chosen are Birchfall, Brambleclaw, Brackenfur, Hazeltail, Hollyleaf, and Lionblaze.
:As they depart the lake area, Brambleclaw decides to make a quick stop to see Smoky and Floss, the two cats who live in the Horseplace. This is where he introduces Smoky to his daughter, Hazeltail. The two bond for a brief moment, and then the patrol leaves. On the way, the travelers run into some dogs and are saved by a she-cat named Jingo. She brings them to a group of cats that once sheltered Sol, and the cats seem to hate Sol. They then learn about how Sol has controlled these cats just like he did with ShadowClan. Soon after they leave, they run into Purdy and Sol and they bring both back to ThunderClan for questioning.
:Lionblaze is on the flat rocks with Honeyfern and Berrynose. Millie and Graystripe's kits, Bumblekit, Blossomkit, and Briarkit, are playing on the rocks until a poisonous snake appears behind Briarkit. Honeyfern jumps and pushes Briarkit out of the way, but in the process she is bitten by the snake, and all Leafpool does is stare at Honeyfern's littermate, Cinderheart. Sorreltail, Honeyfern's mother, asks Leafpool why she wasn't doing anything, but Leafpool says that the poison already took hold of Honeyfern and she can't do anything. She soon dies, devastating Berrynose as well as Honeyfern's family.
:Jayfeather, on the other hand, tries to figure out the mystery herb that Leafpool mixed in with Mousefur's tansy at the time of his birth. He later brushes against it, and Littlecloud tells him it's parsley, used for stopping milk in nursing queens if their kits die. Jayfeather then realizes his real mother must have had to take it to stop her milk. He then realizes that his mother is Leafpool, and she confirms this, telling Hollyleaf as well. When she talks with her, she also reveals that Hollyleaf was Ashfur's killer.
:The three ask Sol about the prophecy and their real father, until Yellowfang comes to Jayfeather in a dream and brings him a crow's feather, revealing that their father was Crowfeather of WindClan. Hollyleaf, the one with the strongest faith in the code, is shattered. Jayfeather gets back to camp and helps deliver Whitewing's kits.
:At the Gathering, Hollyleaf reveals the secret of her, Lionblaze, and Jayfeather's parentage. Crowfeather states that his only mate is Nightcloud, and his sole kit is Breezepelt, also saying that Leafpool and their kits mean nothing to him. What Hollyleaf says also makes Brambleclaw upset at Squirrelflight for lying to him and everyone else. When Cinderheart asks Hollyleaf what she'd done, she says she'd done the right thing, but Cinderheart says that there was no right thing and everything to do with it led to more pain, as if channeling Cinderpelt. Hollyleaf then figures that the whole thing was Leafpool's fault. She then stops Leafpool in the medicine den and tries to force her to eat deathberries. Leafpool then states that she lost the one cat she loved and her calling as a medicine cat. She then asks which would be easier for her: for Leafpool to die, or for her to go on living. Hollyleaf, realizing the answer, lets her mother go, and then flees into the forest with Jayfeather and Lionblaze hot on her trail. Hollyleaf then runs into the tunnels, but they collapse, thus possibly trapping her. Jayfeather and Lionblaze are unable to get her out, and her fate is left ambiguous.
:Now that there are only two, Jayfeather and Lionblaze wonder who the third cat in the prophecy is. Then Whitewing, Cloudtail's daughter, has two kits, and they are given the names Dovekit and Ivykit. Jayfeather realizes that because they are kin of Firestar's kin, that one of them could possibly be the third cat in the prophecy.
==Trivia==
===Interesting facts===
*Sunrise was formerly known as Cruel Season. The title was changed because HarperCollins felt that "Cruel Season" was too dark of a title.
===Mistakes===
:A compiled list of the errors present in Sunrise can be found here.
==Publication history==
*Sunrise (EN), HarperCollins (hardcover), 21 April 2009
*Sunrise (EN), HarperCollins (library binding), 21 April 2009Revealed on a publisher curated sheet
*Sunrise (EN), HarperCollins (e-book), 21 April 2009
*Sunrise (EN), HarperCollins (paperback), 9 March 2010
*Восход солнца (RU), OLMA Media Group (hardcover), 4 April 2010, translated by Veronica MaximovaRevealed on ozon.ru
*拂曉之光 (TW), Morning Star (paperback), 1 March 2010, translated by Zhong Anzhen (鐘岸真)Revealed on morningstar.com.tw
*Sonnenaufgang (DE), Verlagsgruppe Beltz (hardcover), 4 November 2013, translated by Anja Hansen-SchmidtRevealed on beltz.de
*Sonnenaufgang (DE), Verlagsgruppe Beltz (audiobook), 4 November 2013, translated by Anja Hansen-Schmidt, narrated by Marlen DiekhoffRevealed on beltz.de
*Soleil levant (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (paperback), 6 March 2014 Revealed on lisez.com
*Soleil levant (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (e-book), 6 March 2014 Revealed on lisez.com
*Sunrise (EN), HarperCollins (paperback; reprint), 30 June 2015
*日の出 (JP), Komine Shoten (hardcover), 20 June 2014, translated by Yukako TakabayashiRevealed on hanmoto.com
*Soloppgang (NO), Juritzen jr. (paperback), 29 September 2015, translated by Tora Larsen MorsetRevealed on norli.no
*Soloppgang (NO), Juritzen jr. (e-book), 4 October 2015, translated by Tora Larsen MorsetRevealed on ebok.no
*Auringonnousu (FI), Art House (hardcover), 12 November 2016, translated by Nana SironenRevealed on risingshadow.fi
*Zonsopgang (NL), Baeckens Books (hardcover), 5 July 2017Revealed on standaardboekhandel.be
*Sonnenaufgang (DE), Julius Beltz GmbH & Co. KG (audiobook), 21 February 2017, translated by Anja Hansen-Schmidt and narrated by Marlen DiekhoffRevealed on beltz.de 
*Sonnenaufgang (DE), Gulliver von Beltz & Gelberg (paperback; reprint), 10 July 2017, translated by Anja Hansen-SchmidtRevealed on beltz.de
*Sunrise (EN), HarperAudio (audiobook), 3 December 2019
*Sunrise (EN), HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing (audio cd), 3 December 2019
*Soleil levant (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (paperback; reprint), 10 September 2020Revealed on lisez.com
*Amanecer (ES), Salamandra (paperback with flaps), 11 March 2021, translated by Begoña Hernández SalaRevealed on penguinlibros.com
*Amanecer (ES), Salamandra (paperback), 11 March 2021, translated by Begoña Hernández SalaRevealed on amazon.com
*Amanecer (ES), Salamandra (e-book), 11 March 2021, translated by Begoña Hernández Sala
*일출 (KO), Garamchild (paperback), 30 March 2022, translated by Seo Hyun-JeongRevealed on aladin.co.kr
*일출 (KO), Garamchild (e-book), 10 April 2022, translated by Seo Hyun-JeongRevealed on a book list by Garamchild
*Zonsopgang (NL), Storyside (audiobook), 2 August 2022, translated by Huberte Vriesendorp and narrated by Kim-Lian van der MeijRevealed on storytel.com
*Soluppgång (SE), Bokfabriken (hardcover), 26 January 2023, translated by Elin Pirttimaa RosénRevealed on bokfabriken.seRevealed on bokus.com
*Soluppgång (SE), Bokfabriken (audiobook), 26 January 2023, translated by Elin Pirttimaa Rosén, narrated by Janna Eriksson
*Сходить сонце (UA), ACCA (hardcover), 12 March 2023, translated by Надії ХаєцькоїRevealed on a Facebook post
*拂曉之光 (TW), Morning Star (paperback; reprint), 22 April 2024, translated by Zhong Anzhen (鐘岸真)Revealed on books.com.tw
==Gallery==
===US covers===
PO3-6.jpg|English Language EditionReleased in North America & United Kingdom
PO3-6-FC.jpg|English Language EditionTextless Cover
PO3-6-FLF.jpg|English Language EditionFront Flap
PO3-6-FLB.jpg|English Language EditionBack Flap
PO3-6-2.png|Paperback Alternate English Language EditionReleased in North America
PO3-6-RR.jpg|English Reprint Language EditionReleased in North America
PO3-6-A.jpg|English AudiobookReleased in North America
PO3-6-RR-FC.jpg|English Reprint Language EditionTextless Cover
===Foreign covers===
PO3-6-ZH-TW.jpg|Traditional Chinese Language EditionReleased in Taiwan
PO3-6-ZH-TW-FC.png|Traditional Chinese Language EditionTextless cover
PO3-6-ZH-TW-RR.jpg|Traditional Chinese Reprint Language EditionReleased in Taiwan
PO3-6-CN.jpg|Simplified Chinese Language EditionReleased in China
PO3-6-CN-RR.jpg|Simplified Chinese Reprint Language EditionReleased in China
PO3-6-CN-RR-FC.png|Simplified Chinese Reprint Language EditionTextless cover
PO3-6-NL.jpg|Dutch Language EditionReleased in Belgium & Netherlands
PO3-6-NL2.jpg|Dutch Reprint Language EditionReleased in Belgium & Netherlands
PO3-6-NL-A.jpg|Dutch AudiobookReleased in Belgium & Netherlands
PO3-6-FI.jpg|Finnish Language EditionReleased in Finland
PO3-6-FI2.jpg|Finnish Reprint Language EditionReleased in Finland
PO3-6-FI-A.jpg|Finnish AudiobookReleased in Finland
PO3-6-FR4.jpg|French Language EditionReleased in France
PO3-6-FR.png|French Language E-book EditionReleased in France
PO3-6-FR2.jpg|Alternate French Language E-book EditionReleased in France
PO3-6-FR3.jpg|French Reprint Language EditionReleased in France
PO3-6-DE.jpg|German Language EditionReleased in Germany and Austria
PO3-6-DE2.jpg|German Language Paperback EditionReleased in Germany and Austria
PO3-6-DE-FC.jpg|German Language EditionTextless cover
PO3-6-DE-A.jpg|German AudiobookReleased in Germany and Austria
PO3-6-DE-CD.jpg|German Audio CDReleased in Germany and Austria
PO3-6-JA.jpg|Japanese Language EditionReleased in Japan
PO3-6-JA2.jpg|Alternate Japanese Language EditionWas never released
PO3-6-KO.jpg|Korean Language EditionReleased in South Korea
PO3-6-NO.jpg|Norwegian Language EditionReleased in Norway
PO3-6-PL.png|Polish Language EditionReleased in Poland
PO3-6-PL-2.jpg|Alternate Polish Language EditionReleased in Poland
PO3-6-PL-FC.png|Polish Language EditionTextless cover
PO3-6-RO.jpg|Romanian Language EditionReleased in Romania
PO3-6-RU.jpg|Russian Language EditionReleased in Russia
PO3-5-RU-GO.jpg|Russian Language Golden EditionReleased in Russia
PO3-6-ES.jpg|Spanish Language EditionReleased in Spain
PO3-6-SE.jpg|Swedish Language EditionReleased in Sweden
PO3-6-SE-A.jpeg|Swedish AudiobookReleased in Sweden
PO3-6-UA.jpg|Ukrainian Language EditionReleased in Ukraine
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==Notes and references==
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Category:Books
Category:Power of Three arc
Category:Sunrise (book)