Warrior's Return

Warrior's Return is the third and final book in the Graystripe's Adventure arc. Graystripe and Millie are the cats depicted on the cover.
==The blurb==
:Graystripe and Millie have finally found ThunderClan's old territory, but Twoleg monsters have devastated the forest and Graystripe fears that all of his Clanmates have been killed or captured by Twolegs. Millie insists that they keep looking, and an old friend helps point the two cats on the path that the Clans followed many moons ago. But danger still lurks around every turn, and Graystripe worries that he and Millie are lost on an impossible journey.
==The praise==
:"The simple yet expressive black-and-white artwork brings this adventurous tale to vivid life. Highly recommended, especially for cat fanciers of all ages."Review from amazon.com
::::::-Midwest Book Review
==Detailed plot description==
:Graystripe and Millie have found the ThunderClan camp, only to find it destroyed. Graystripe starts to give up hope, but Millie keeps him going. They venture to Ravenpaw and Barley's barn. Barley and Ravenpaw welcome them warmly, although Barley is a little apprehensive about Millie's kittypet status. They say that all of the four Clans passed here a while ago. Barley and Ravenpaw agree to accompany Graystripe and Millie to Highstones. Later, Barley notices that Ravenpaw is upset and asks him why. He replies, "It's just...he was my last connection to the forest."
:Graystripe and Millie cross many Thunderpaths, and they get into a small fight about Twoleg food. They arrive at a place called Mac's Truckstop, where Millie finds food. She goes in to eat it via a cat flap. When Graystripe tries to get some, he is attacked by a Twoleg. He gets mad and yells at Millie. He then tries to leave, but he gets hit by a monster and hurts his shoulder. A cat at the truckstop named Diesel helps bring him in, and takes care of him. Everytime Graystripe tries to tell Millie how he feels about her, Diesel interrupts him, or Millie tells Graystripe to rest his shoulder. Graystripe thinks about trying again to confess his love for Millie, but before he can, she tells him that they should ride a monster to Sun-Drown-Place. Graystripe originally doesn't want to, but does it anyway.
:The monster stops for the night at a Twoleg den, and Graystripe and Millie try to go hunting, but they fare poorly and the water is terrible. They get attacked by mean kittypets, and one of them hits Graystripe's injured shoulder. He gets very mad and bangs the cat's head on a pole. The kittypets are eventually driven away after that.
:While this is happening, the monster starts to move, and they have to run after it to catch it. It makes a chuka-chuka sound in the book. They make it at the last second. Graystripe doesn't tell Millie how he feels because he hurt his paw, but then says that his paw might just be an excuse. They ride the monster all the way to the sea, and then start heading towards a forest, where the two meet a rogue catching a mouse. They ask about a large group of cats, and the rogue says he's seen them. On a hill, they spot cats moving on the island. Graystripe confesses his love for Millie, and Millie says she loved him also, by saying, "That's what I've wanted since I first laid eyes on you". Silently they walk down to the Gathering, and Graystripe meets all his old friends. The book ends when Graystripe is introducing Millie to the Clans by saying, "Firestar...everyone...I haven't come alone. There's someone that I want all of you to meet." This ending is not the same in the actual book.
==Trivia==
===Interesting facts===
*While this book is referred to as a 'manga', it is not, as it did not originate in Japan and was not drawn by Japanese mangaka.Revealed on wikipedia.org
===Mistakes===
*At the end, the four leaders on the tree appear to be Firestar, Leopardstar, Blackstar and Tallstar; however, Tallstar was dead by then.
**He is replaced by Onestar in the full-color reprint edition.
*Ravenpaw is shown as a solid black cat.
==Publication list==
*Warrior's Return (EN), HarperCollins (paperback, library binding), 22 April 2008Revealed on amazon.com
*Warrior's Return (EN), Tokyopop (paperback), 12 May 2008Revealed on tokyopop.com
*Válečníkův návrat (CZ), Zoner Press (paperback), 2008, translated by Jana TučníkováRevealed on zonerpress.cz 
*Die Rückkehr des Kriegers (DE), Tokyopop (paperback), 13 February 2009, translated by Monja ReichertRevealed on studibuch.de
*H Επιστροφή του Πολεμιστή (GR), Anubis (paperback), 18 December 2009, translated by Dora Giakoumi (Δώρα Γιακουμή)Revealed on anubis.gr
*Savaşçı'nın Dönüşü (TR), Desen Yayınları (paperback), 8 January 2010, translated by Elif YalçınRevealed on kitapyurdu.com
*武士回归 (CN), Gansu People's Fine Arts Publishing House (paperback), 1 June 2010, translated by Sansu Commune (三俗公社)Revealed on book.douban.com
*Die Rückkehr Des Kriegers (DE), Tokyopop (paperback), 13 February 2009, translated by Monja ReichertRevealed on amazon.de
*Возвращение воителя (RU), Tokyopop (paperback), 14 October 2010Revealed on ru.wikipedia.org
*Soturin paluu (FI), Pauna Media Group (paperback), 2010, translated by Kirsi OhrankämmenRevealed on sarjakuvat.eurocomics.info
*Le retour du guerrier (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (paperback), 4 July 2013Revealed on lisez.com
*Warrior's Return (EN), HarperCollins (e-book), 1 December 2015Revealed on amazon.com
*Warrior's Return (EN), HarperCollins (full color reprint), 8 August 2017Revealed on harpercollins.com
*Powrót wojownika (PL), Nowa Baśń (paperback), 26 May 2020, translated by Marta ZieglerRevealed on Nowa Baśń's Instagram
*Повернення вояка (UA), ACCA (paperback), 31 October 2022Revealed on acca.ua 
*De terugkomst van de krijger (NL), Pelckmans (paperback), 29 May 2024 Revealed on pelckmansuitgevers.be
*Warrior's Return (EN), Abdo Publishing Company (hardcover; library), 15 December 2024Revealed on barnesandnoble.com
==Gallery==
===US covers===
GA-3.jpg|English Language EditionReleased in North America & United Kingdom
GA-3-FC.jpg|English Language EditionTextless cover
GA-3-2.png|English Hardcover EditionReleased in North America
===Foreign covers===
GA-3-CN.jpg|Simplified Chinese Language EditionReleased in China
GA-3-CN2.png|Simplified Chinese Reprint Language EditionReleased in China
GA-3-CZ.png|Czech Language EditionReleased in the Czech Republic
GA-3-FI.jpg|Finnish Language EditionReleased in Finland
GA-3-NL.jpg|Dutch Language EditionReleased in Belgium
GA-3-FR.jpg|French Language EditionReleased in France
GA-3-DE.jpg|German Language EditionReleased in Germany and Austria
GA-3-GR.jpg|Hellenic Language EditionReleased in Greece
GA-3-NO.jpg|Norwegian Language EditionReleased in Norway
GA-3-PL.jpg|Polish Language EditionReleased in Poland
GA-3-PL-FC.png|Polish Language EditionTextless cover
GA-3-RU.jpg|Russian Language EditionReleased in Russia
GA-3-TR.jpg|Turkish Language EditionReleased in Turkey
GA-3-UA.png|Ukrainian Language EditionReleased in Ukraine
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==Notes and references==
cs:Válečníkův návratde:Die Rückkehr des Kriegersfi:Soturin paluufr:Le retour du guerriernl:De terugkomst van de krijgerno:Hjemreisenpl:Powrót wojownikaru:Возвращение воителяuk:Повернення воякаzh:武士回归
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