Rising Storm

Rising Storm is the fourth book in The Prophecies Begin arc, formerly known as the Original arc. Fireheart and Cloudpaw are featured on the original hardcover, with Fireheart and Sandstorm on the original paperback.Revealed on warriorcats.com - Cloudpaw's image is the same as the white cat on the cover. Yellowfang is the cat depicted on the reprinted cover.Revealed on Facebook messenger with the Erin Hunter marketing team. It features Fireheart as the main protagonist and Runningnose in the prologue.
==Dedication==
:To Denise - this is as close to a song as I could get
:Special thanks to Kate Cary
==Blurb==
:Fire Alone Can Save Our Clan...
:Fireheart's traitorous enemy Tigerclaw has been vanquished and exiled from ThunderClan, but Fireheart can't shake the feeling that he's lurking out there in the forest, waiting for his chance to strike.
:That's not the only problem facing the young ThunderClan deputy in these blazing summer months, as he struggles to handle sinister omens, an apprentice with a shocking secret, and a devastated Clan leader who is a shell of her former self.
:Meanwhile, the forest gets hotter and hotter... and everyone braces for the coming storm...
==The Praise==
:"Hunter once again tells a good, suspenseful adventure story that urges readers onward, and teens may find their own journey toward adulthood echoed in the protagonist's struggles and self-doubts. Although background from earlier books may be useful, this can be read on its own; a handy list of characters at the beginning of the book will help readers keep track of Hunter's large cast."
::::::::::: - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
:"Certain to please any young reader who has ever wondered what dreams of grandeur may haunt the family cat." -Publisher's Weekly 
: "A suspenseful adventure story that urges readers onward."
-ALA Booklist
==Detailed plot description==
:Runningnose, the ShadowClan medicine cat, is watching over Nightstar, as he is gravely ill, as most of the other ShadowClan cats. When Runningnose hears the terrifying screech of an owl, he is worried, because owls are known as an omen of death. As he searches the night sky for Silverpelt, he realizes the swath of stars is covered with clouds, and he wonders if their warrior ancestors had abandoned them because of the sickness. Then, the clouds shift to reveal a single star and a frail beam of light is sent through the den as Nightstar breathes a long and steady breath. Runningnose is hopeful that StarClan is still watching ShadowClan. As he raises his head and gives silent thanks to StarClan, he hears spirits whispering in his head, telling him about a glorious future for ShadowClan.
:Then, the owl that had screeched earlier, flies over the den roof, covering the star and plunging the den into blackness, and scratching the den roof with its talons. Runningnose shrinks down onto his belly. He thinks the owl must have scented the sickness on Nightstar, and come looking for easy prey; however, the owl then flies away, but the star disappears. Runningnose hears cats fretting about the owl, asking if it took any kits and why it had come so close to the camp, and leaves the den to calm them down. He then tells them about ShadowClan's glorious future.
:Fireheart is ThunderClan's new deputy, but the exiled Tigerclaw still haunts his dreams. He wonders if ThunderClan would be ready if Tigerclaw attacked. Most of the cats are still shocked about Tigerclaw's disloyalty and many warriors are badly injured after the fight with the rogues led by Tigerclaw. The elders are worried about the broken deputy ceremony, and agree that Fireheart's deputyship will be a dark time for the Clan. On top of that, Cloudpaw is being rude and dismissive of the warrior code and StarClan.
:Bluestar does not seem like herself; her spirit and pride had been damaged by the shock of Tigerclaw's betrayal. She refuses to do the required leader duties, and Fireheart has to watch over the Clan and organize everything, from organizing patrols to appointing mentors. At one point, Bluestar decides to visit the Moonstone to get advice from StarClan, but a WindClan patrol does not let her pass, being hostile to ThunderClan since they sheltered Brokentail. As a result, Bluestar slips into further paranoia, concluding that StarClan does not want to help her Clan.
:Soon, mysterious ShadowClan scents are found on the territory. Two ShadowClan warriors, Littlecloud and Whitethroat, both reeking with sickness, stumble to the ThunderClan camp asking for herbs. Yellowfang immediately recognizes the sickness and sends the two cats away. Not long after, Fireheart finds Cinderpelt treating to the ShadowClan warriors in secret, her compassion helping her find the right herbs to heal the two cats. He makes her promise to send them away once they recovered.
:Fireheart must continuously put up with his disrespectful nephew and apprentice Cloudpaw, who does not care for the warrior code, and frequently visits Twolegplace to accept food from a Twoleg. One day, Cloudpaw is caught by a Twoleg, put in a monster, and taken away. The Clan cats conclude that Cloudpaw willingly chose to return to his kittypet life. Later, Ravenpaw comes to ThunderClan and announces that he saw a white cat locked in a Twoleg nest close to his territory. Fireheart and Sandstorm conclude that it must be Cloudpaw and, along with Ravenpaw, got to rescue him. When they find Cloudpaw, he decides to rejoin the Clan, and Bluestar allows him to do so. During the months of greenleaf, the relationship between Sandstorm and Fireheart grows even more.
:Tigerclaw and a group of Brokentail's old rogues attack a ThunderClan patrol near the Thunderpath. When Fireheart leads a patrol to investigate what happened, they discover Runningwind's body with Whitethroat bending over him. Thinking he killed Runningwind, Fireheart attacks Whitethroat and chases him onto the Thunderpath, where he is hit by a monster and dies. Tigerclaw reveals himself and fights Fireheart, promising to destroy ThunderClan. The rogues show up as well, but a RiverClan patrol, comprising of Graystripe, Leopardfur, Blackclaw, and Stonefur appears to help ThunderClan. Fireheart tells the Clan that Tigerclaw and his rogues want revenge, and he makes sure the camp is guarded day and night.
:Meanwhile the weather gets hotter and drier, and eventually a fire sweeps through the forest. The cats evacuate the camp and head for the river. When they discover that Halftail, Patchpelt and Bramblekit are missing, Fireheart and Yellowfang return to the camp to search for them. Fireheart rescues Patchpelt and Bramblekit, but Yellowfang and Halftail get trapped by a burning tree and Fireheart is forced to leave them. The cats cross the river to be safe from the fire, and Crookedstar lets them shelter in RiverClan territory.
:After the fire is put out, Fireheart and Graystripe go and see what is left of the ThunderClan camp. They find the forest blackened and charred, with no undergrowth, and no prey. In the camp, Fireheart finds Yellowfang still alive, and before she dies, she reveals that Brokentail was her son, and that she has killed him. Later, ThunderClan returns to their own territory, and the warriors are hard at work trying to rebuild their destroyed camp. They hope the forest will grow back and prey will return soon.
:At the next Gathering, Bluestar refuses to go, and Fireheart leads the ThunderClan party. They learn that after both Nightstar and Cinderfur died from a sickness, the same one Littlecloud and Whitethroat suffered from, Tigerclaw becomes leader in his place, now Tigerstar, to the shock of Fireheart and all of ThunderClan.
==Trivia==
===Interesting facts===
*For unknown reasons, the original cover versions by Wayne McLoughlin feature different cats. On the original hardcover, Fireheart and Cloudpaw are featured, while Fireheart and Sandstorm are featured on the original paperback version.
===Mistakes===
:A compiled list of the errors present in Rising Storm can be found here.
:*Reading Guide, June 2007 
:*Teaching Guide, March 2008 
==Publication history==
*Rising Storm (EN), HarperCollins (hardcover), 6 January 2004
*Rising Storm (EN), HarperCollins (library binding), 6 January 2004Revealed on amazon.com
*Бушующая стихия (RU), OLMA Media Group (hardcover), 12 May 2005, translated by Veronica MaximovaInformation from ru.wikipedia
*Rising Storm (EN), HarperCollins (paperback), 2 October 2006Information from harperreach.com
*Rising Storm (EN), HarperCollins UK (paperback), 2 October 2006Information from iesltd.le
*Bão Nổi (VI), Da Nang (paperback), December 2006, translated by Huong LanInformation from vinabook.com
*폭풍전야 (KO), Gimm-Young (paperback) 30 January 2007, translated by Kim Yi SeonInformation from gimmyoung.com
*Avant la tempête (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (paperback), 15 March 2007, translated by Cecile PourninInformation from pocketjeunesse.fr
*ファイヤハートの挑戦 (JP), Komine Shoten (hardcover), 15 June 2007, translated by Yukako TakabayashiInformation from Komine Shoten
*Avant la tempête (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (paperback; pocketbook), 4 September 2008, translated by Cecile PourninInformation from placedeslibraires.fr
*風暴將臨 (TW), Morning Star (paperback), 15 November 2008, translated by Cai Fangu (蔡梵谷)Information from a [https://warriorcats.pixnet.net/blog/post/22877662 Morning Star blog post
*Forest of Secrets & Rising Storm (EN), HarperCollins (hardcover), 2008Revealed on goodreads.com 
*风起云涌 (CN), China Children's Publishing (paperback), March 2009, translated by Zhao Zhenzhong (赵振中)Information from book.douban.com
*Бушующая стихия (RU), OLMA Media Group (e-book), 20 April 2009, translated by Veronica MaximovaRevealed on books.google.com 
*ファイヤハートの挑戦 (JP), Komine Shoten (hardcover), 20 May 2009, translated by Yukako TakabayashiInformation from Komine Shoten
*Vor dem Sturm (DE), Beltz & Gelberg (hardcover), 19 August 2009, translated by Klaus WeimannRevealed on a brochure from Beltz
*Vor dem Sturm (DE), Beltz & Gelberg (audio cd), 19 August 2009, translated by Klaus Weimann and narrated by Marlen Diekhoff
*Rising Storm (EN), HarperCollins (e-book), 13 October 2009
*Vor dem Sturm (DE), RM Buch und Medien Vertrieb and associated book clubs in Rheda-Wiedenbrück (hardcover; Club Bertelsmann edition), 2009, translated by Klaus WeimannRevealed on opac.geislingen.de 
*Kyla audra (LT), Garnelis (hardcover), 2010, translated by Danguole ŽalytėInformation from knygos.lt
*Myrsky nousee (FI), Art House (hardcover), 14 September 2010, translated by Vesa-Matti PaijaRevealed on risingshadow.fi
*Voor de storm (NL), Fantoom (hardcover), 10 December 2010, translated by Huberte VriesendorpInformation from amazon.ca
*Avant la tempête (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (e-book), 8 December 2011, translated by Cecile PourninInformation from placedeslibraires.fr
*Vor dem Sturm (DE), Beltz & Gelberg (paperback), 12 March 2012, translated by Klaus WeimannRevealed on a brochure from Beltz
*Vor dem Sturm (DE), Beltz & Gelberg (e-book), 12 March 2012, translated by Klaus Weimann
*Uvejret kommer (DK) Sohn (hardcover), 11 May 2012, translated by Gabriela LundbyeInformation from gucca.dk
*Prima della tempesta (IT), Sonda (hardcover), 10 October 2012, translated by Maria Teresa MilanoRevealed on amazon.it
*Oluja i bijes (HR), Znanje (paperback), 2012, translated by Jana MerlinInformation from kgz.hr
*Tempestade (PT), WMF Martins Fontes (paperback), 8 April 2013, translated by Marilena MoraesInformation from amazon.com.br
*Prima della tempesta (IT), Sonda (e-book), 18 February 2013, translated by Maria Teresa MilanoRevealed on amazon.it 
*Antes de la tormenta (ES), Salamandra (paperback), 30 April 2013, translated by Begoña Hernández SalaInformation from amazon.com
*Voor de storm (NL), Fantoom (paperback), 21 March 2014, translated by Huberte VriesendorpInformation from libris.nl
*Rising Storm (EN), HarperCollins (paperback; reprint), 17 March 2015
*Myrsky nousee (FI), Art House (paperpack), 15 June 2014, translated by Vesa-Matti PaijaInformation from akateeminenwebshop.com
*Før stormen (NO), Juritzen jr. (paperback), 9 February 2015, translated by Kristina QuintanoRevealed on juritzen.no
*Tempestade Iminente (PT), Planeta (paperback), April 2015, translated by Ana SaragoçaRevealed on wook.pt
*Før stormen (NO), Juritzen jr. (e-book), 11 June 2015, translated by Kristina QuintanoRevealed on ebok.no
*Furtuna (RO), Galaxia Copiilor (paperback), 8 March 2016, translated by Ioana VăcărescuRevealed on all.ro
*Cisza przed burzą (PL), Nowa Baśń (paperback), 14 November 2016, translated by Katarzyna KrawczykRevealed on empik.com
*Vor dem Sturm (DE), Julius Beltz GmbH & Co. KG (audiobook), 21 February 2017, translated by Klaus Weimann and narrated by Marlen DiekhoffRevealed on beltz.de 
*Vor dem Sturm (DE), Gulliver von Beltz & Gelberg (paperback), 10 April 2017, translated by Klaus WeimannRevealed on Beltz
*Rising Storm (EN), HarperCollins (audiobook), 10 October 2017
*Cisza przed burzą (PL), Nowa Baśń (e-book), 16 October 2017, translated by Katarzyna KrawczykRevealed on nexto.pl 
*Cycle I - Livres 4-5-6 (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (paperback; 3 in 1 special edition), 19 October 2017, translated by Cécile Pournin and Aude CarlierInformation from librairedurance.fr
*Bouře přichází (CZ), Albatros (paperback), 19 October 2017, translated by Hana PetrákováRevealed on albatrosmedia.cz
*风起云涌 (CN), China Children's Press (2nd edition paperback), 1 September 2017, translated by Zhao ZhenzhongRevealed on amazon.cn
*Tuvojas negaiss (LV), Zvaigzne ABC (hardcover, e-book), 3 April 2018, translated by Lilija BerzinskaRevealed on books.apple.com
*폭풍 전야 (KO), Garamchild (paperback), 10 April 2019, translated by Seo NayeonRevelated on blog.naver.com
*Avant la tempête (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (paperback; pocketbook reprint), 14 November 2019, translated by Cecile PourninInformation from placedeslibraires.fr
*Avant la tempête (FR), 12-21 (e-book), 14 November 2019, translated by Cecile PourninInformation from placedeslibraires.fr
*Avant la tempête (FR), Lizzie (audiobook, audio cd), 14 November 2019, translated by Cecile Pournin and narrated by Erwan ZamorInformation from placedeslibraires.fr
*Cisza przed burzą (PL), Storyside (audiobook), 2 June 2020, translated by Katarzyna Krawczyk, narrated by Maciej KowalikRevealed on storytel.com
*폭풍 전야 (KO), Garamchild (e-book), 10 June 2020, translated by Seo NayeonRevelated on blog.naver.com
*Bão nổi (VI), Nhã Nam (paperback; reprint), 12 February 2021, translated by Nguyen Minh ThuInformation from tiki.vn
*Voor de storm (NL), Storyside (audiobook), 21 April 2021, translated by Huberte Vriesendorp and narrated by Sinem KavusRevealed on storytel.com
*Бушующая стихия (RU), Storyside (audiobook), 18 October 2021, translated by Olga Korchagina and narrated by Ilya SlanevskyRevealed on storytel.com
*風暴將臨 (TW), Morning Star (paperback; 10th Anniversary), 1 December 2021, translated by Cai Fangu (蔡梵谷)Revealed on iread.com.tw
*Før stormen (NO), Juritzen jr. (audiobook), 16 December 2021, translated by Kristina Quintano and narrated by Elisabeth VatnRevealed on ebok.no
*Prima della tempesta (IT), Storyside (audiobook), 12 January 2022, translated by Maria Teresa Milano and narrated by Dario SansaloneRevealed on storytel.com
*Cisza przed burzą (PL), Nowa Baśń (paperback; reprint), 18 March 2022, translated by Katarzyna KrawczykRevealed on Nowa Baśń's Instagram
*Furtuna (RO), Storyside (audiobook), 24 October 2022, translated by Ioana Vacarescu and narrated by Marius IftimoviciRevealed on storytel.com
*Myrsky nousee (FI), WSOY (hardcover; reprint), 2 January 2023, translated by Vesa-Matti PaijaRevealed on WSOY.fi
*Надигаща се буря (BG), Storyside (e-book), 25 July 2023, translated by Marianna PanovaRevealed on storytel.com 
*Надигаща се буря (BG), Storyside (audiobook), 25 July 2023, translated by Marianna Panova and narrated by Ivan Panayotov
*Tempestade (PT), Storyside (audiobook), 27 July 2023, translated by Marilena Moraes and narrated by Guilherme TeruyaRevealed on storytel.com
*ثورة العاصفة (LB), Arab Scientific Publishers, Inc. (paperback, e-book), 16 January 2024, translated by Zeina IdrisRevealed on neelwafurat.com 
*폭풍 전야 (KO), Storyside (audiobook), 17 January 2024, translated by Seo Na-yeon (서나연) and narrated by Kyeong-a Cho (조경아)Revealed on storytel.com
*Cisza przed burzą (PL), Nowa Baśń (audiobook; reissue), 21 November 2024, translated by Katarzyna Krawczyk and narrated by Wojciech ChorążyRevealed on nexto.pl 
*Kyla audra (LT), Debesų Ganyklos (hardcover; reprint), 18 February 2025, translated by Danguole ŽalytėRevealed on terrapublica.lt 
==Gallery==
===US covers===
OS-4.jpg|Hardcover English Language EditionReleased in North America & United Kingdom
OS-4-US2.jpg|Paperback English Language EditionReleased in North America
OS-4-FC.jpg|English Language EditionTextless Cover
OS-4-FLF.jpg|English Language EditionFront Flap
OS-4-FLB.jpg|English Language EditionBack Flap
SPE-2.png|English Paper-over-board Special EditionReleased in North America
OS-4-RR.jpg|English Reprint Language EditionReleased in North America
OS-4-FC-RR.png|English Reprinted Language EditionTextless Cover
OS-4-A.jpg|English AudiobookReleased in North America
===Foreign covers===
OS-4-UK.jpg|English Language Paperback EditionReleased in the United Kingdom
OS-4-UK-2.jpg|Alternate English Language Paperback EditionReleased in the United Kingdom
OS-4-UK-3.jpg|Alternate English Language Paperback EditionReleased in the United Kingdom
OS-4-UK-RR.jpg|English Language Paperback Edition ReprintReleased in the United Kingdom
OS-4-AR.jpg|Arabic Language EditionReleased in Lebanon
OS-4-BG.jpg|Bulgarian Language E-book EditionReleased in Bulgaria
OS-4-BG-A.jpg|Bulgarian AudiobookReleased in Bulgaria
OS-4-ES2.jpg|Catalan Language EditionReleased in Spain
OS-4-ZH-TW.jpg|Traditional Chinese Language EditionReleased in Taiwan
OS-4-ZH-TW-FC.png|Traditional Chinese Language EditionTextless cover
OS-4-ZH-TW-RR.jpg|Traditional Chinese Reprint Language EditionReleased in Taiwan
OS-4-ZH-TW-RR-FC.png|Traditional Chinese Reprinted Language EditionTextless Cover
OS-4-CN.jpg|Simplified Chinese Language EditionReleased in China
OS-4-CN2.jpg|Simplified Chinese Language EditionReleased in China
OS-4-CN3.jpg|Alternate Simplified Chinese Language EditionReleased in China
OS-4-CN4.png|Simplified Chinese & English Bilingual EditionReleased in China
OS-4-CN4-FC.png|Simplified Chinese & English Bilingual EditionTextless cover
OS-4-CN5.png|Simplified Chinese Phonetic and Illustrated EditionReleased in China
OS-4-CN6.png|Simplified Chinese Phonetic and Illustrated EditionVolume 2
OS-4-CN-CM1.png|Simplified Chinese Language Magazine EditionReleased in China
OS-4-CN-CM2.png|Simplified Chinese Language Magazine EditionIssue 2
OS-4-CN-CM3.png|Simplified Chinese Language Magazine EditionIssue 3
OS-4-HR.jpg|Croatian Language EditionReleased in Croatia
OS-4-CZ.jpg|Czech Language EditionReleased in the Czech Republic
==See also==
*Forest of Secrets & Rising Storm - Special Edition version of Forest of Secrets and Rising Storm
==External links==
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==Notes and references==
cs:Bouře_přicházíde:Vor dem Sturmes:Antes de la tormentafi:Myrsky nouseefr:Avant la tempêteit:Prima della Tempestako:폭풍 전야lt:Klanų kariai. Kyla audranl:Voor de stormpl:Cisza przed burząpt-br:Tempestadero:Furtunaru:Бушующая стихияsv:Stormen kommeruk:Здіймається буряzh:风起云涌
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