Dawn (book)

Dawn is the third book in The New Prophecy arc. Squirrelpaw is the cat depicted on the reprinted cover.Revealed on Facebook messenger with the Erin Hunter marketing team It features Squirrelpaw and Leafpaw as the main protagonists. 
==Dedication==
:Special thanks to Kate Cary
==Blurb==
:Darkness, air, water, and sky will come together...and shake the forest to its roots.
:The young cats who set off on a quest many moons ago have returned with a chilling message: The Clans must move to a new home, or risk extermination.
:But the dangers waiting for them beyond their borders are impossible to predict, and the cats have no idea where to go. What they need is a sign from StarClan. . . .
===UK book blurb variation===
:Darkness, air, water and sky will come together... and shake the forest to its roots.
:The young feline heroes of The New Prophecy have finally made it back to the forest — but their quest is far from over.
:Now they must convince the fiercely independent Clans to travel together to a new home, through dangerous territory and without a clear destination. If they do not, their world will be destroyed, and the Clans will be lost forever...
==The praise==
:"A suspenseful animal adventure that urges readers onward."
::::::::-ALA Booklist
:"Action-packed. Certain to please any young reader who has ever wondered what dreams of grandeur may haunt the family cat."
::::::::-Publishers Weekly
:"This exciting book is not for the faint of heart. Fans will lap it up while impatiently awaiting the next entry."
::::::::-School Library Journal
:"The third book in Warriors: The New Prophecy series finds the four clans being driven from their territories as the "Twolegs" relentlessly denude the forest with their huge machines. The small band of cats that undertook a quest for the StarClan returns home with a new mission: to persuade all the clans to unify for a long, dangerous journey to a new home. The feline characters remain true to their natures, and, as expected, the danger level is high. Fans will relish this eminently satisfying episode in a series rooted in Hunter's first Warriors novel, Into the Wild (2002)"
::::::::-Sally Estes, Booklist
:"The plight of the four cat Clans becomes desperate in this third installment of a series with good plotting but cloying diction. Twolegs (humans) and their monsters (bulldozers) are destroying the woods and moors where the Clans live. The Twolegs fell oaks, capture and cage any cats they get their hands on and rip ShadowClan's den right out of the ground. Prey is dangerously scarce. There's been a message from StarClan (ancestor gods) about the Clans striking out for new territory. But where and when? Should the Clans travel together or remain rivals? Hunter intersperses action sequences with stretches of plot-appropriate waiting, during which the cats are hungry and anxious. Religion and conflicting loyalties are well-integrated themes. "Meowed" and "mewed" (replacing "said") and the twee term "kittypet" lower the narrative's dignity, while the cats' annoyingly similar names (Leafpaw, Squirrelpaw, Brambleclaw) run together. However, a current of warmth runs underneath the distractingly precious prose, making the cats easy to care about. (name chart, maps) (Fantasy. 8-11)"
::::::::-Kirkus ReviewsRevealed on Kirkus Reviews 
==Detailed plot description==
:In the prologue, it is night time in leaf-fall. Cats are walking through the forest, lead by a flame-colored tom. The tom tastes the air, and scents the acrid smell of Twoleg monsters. The tom is comforted that his mate is beside him; the she-cat is matching the tom's pace stubbornly, but her hesitant strides hint the fact she is hungry. The she-cat is worried their missing daughters will not find them. The tom, revealed by the she-cat to be Firestar, tells her all they can do is pray to StarClan that their daughters are safe. Sandstorm, the she-cat, asks if they will know where to look to come home.
:She asks the gray tom next to her, who is Graystripe, the same questions, and he responds by promising her they will. Firestar asks Graystripe how he can be so sure, and adds that they should've sent another patrol to search for Leafpaw, one of his missing daughters. Graystripe responds by telling Firestar if they did, they would have risked losing more cats. Sandstorm speaks up, saying that this was the hardest decision Firestar's ever had to make, and Graystripe replies, saying Firestar had to put the Clan first. Sandstorm closes her eyes and says many cats have been lost in the past moon. The wind carries her words to Firestar and and he speaks up to say that perhaps, at the next Gathering the Clans will join together to form one to face the threat the Twolegs have brought. Another cat, a tabby tom echoes Firestar's words and ask if he remembers what happened last time he suggested that.
:He continues, saying WindClan was half starved and to be frank, Firestar might as well have told them to eat their kits, because they were too proud to admit they need help from another Clan. Firestar replies saying things are different now, and a Clan can't survive if its kits die, so help from another Clan would be accepted. Dustpelt tells him that even though one of his kits, Larchkit, is dead it doesn't mean ThunderClan will be ordered around by another Clan. Firestar insists no Clan will be giving them orders but he believes they can help each other. Twolegs and the monsters have driven out most of the the prey further and further away and they have poisoned what is left and it is not safe to eat and they cannot fight alone.
:The whispering of the wind in the trees suddenly becomes a roar and as Firestar stops and pricks his ears, Sandstorm asks what is happening. Graystripe replies that Fourtrees is the source of the roar.
:The cats break into a run and skid to a halt at the top of a slope looking down in to a hollow. Unnatural light, described as being sharper than moonlight is blazing against the trunks of the four oaks that guard the Great Rock. More lights shine from the eyes of the monsters that sit at the edge of the clearing. The Great Rock looks small and exposed like a kit crouched on the Thunderpath. A new sound slices the air, high-pitched whining. One of the many Twolegs in the hollow raises a shiny forepaw and places it against the trunk of the nearest tree. Dust flies out from the tree and the Twoleg yowls as it bites through the ancient oak. The oak begins to lean over slowly, then gets gradually faster until it hits the ground. Sandstorm prays to StarClan to make them stop but her prayer is left unanswered as the Twoleg makes all the oaks fall to the ground with tremendous force. The cats watch frozen, unable to move. Sandstorm murmurs that the forest is dead and there is no hope for any of them. Firestar replies, telling her to have courage and so long as they have their Clan, there is hope.
:The destruction of the forest has already begun with all the Clans except RiverClan. They are each starving as the food supply has been cut off and the habitat destroyed by the Twolegs building a new Thunderpath. Amid the destruction, cats are being taken away by Twolegs and shut into cages, including the ThunderClan medicine cat apprentice, Leafpaw. Fourtrees is destroyed by Twolegs and Firestar takes ThunderClan away from their camp for safety, ending up at Sunningrocks.
:Squirrelpaw and four of the other questing cats, Brambleclaw, Crowpaw, Stormfur and Tawnypelt, return to the forest. They are still mourning the death of one of their companions, Feathertail, who died driving a stalactite through the body of Sharptooth, the huge mountain lion who had been terrorizing and killing cats from the Tribe of Rushing Water; the group of cats who live in the mountains.
:The cats cross into WindClan territory, to be confronted by a scrawny, tiny WindClan apprentice, Owlpaw. Crowpaw wonders why Owlpaw is out of the camp, calling him Owlkit. Crowpaw is quickly corrected by Owlpaw. Webfoot appears, asking who wants to speak with Tallstar. Crowpaw asks whether Webfoot recognizes him. Webfoot snaps back, saying he does.
:WindClan's leader, Tallstar, comes to Sunningrocks hoping Firestar would feed them, and lead them on their journey away from the forest. Firestar decides that they have to wait for the other two Clans, ShadowClan and RiverClan. Tallstar agrees but wants to leave soon, before they starve.
:Graystripe is taken by the Twolegs, but he succeeds in rescuing Leafpaw and the other cats from RiverClan and WindClan, as well as many loners and rogues in the cages. Several cats die from the starvation or because of accidents. The Clans also find out that Tigerstar was the father of Hawkfrost and Mothwing.
:A devastating attack on the ShadowClan camp - in which Firestar loses a life from being crushed by a tree- eventually convinces all four leaders that the Clans must leave the forest, and they set out. They shelter in a ruined Twoleg nest near Barley's farm, then reach Highstones. The dying warrior from Midnight's prophecy is revealed to be a star which runs through the night sky and drops behind the mountains, showing the direction the Clans must go to find their new home, heading towards the Tribe of Rushing Water.
:They continue to travel through the moors, then entering the mountains, guided by the five cats who returned from the journey to Midnight. They meet the Tribe of Rushing Water, where they shelter until they recover. Stormfur chooses to stay with the Tribe, with Brook and Feathertail's spirit. Tallstar gives Crowpaw his warrior name, letting the apprentice choose his own name in honor of Feathertail. Squirrelpaw confesses her love to Brambleclaw and he loves her back.
:Leaving the mountains behind, the Clans discover a forest similar to the Clan's old one around a lake reflecting the stars. Leafpaw is certain that this is the Clans' new home, when she sees Silverpelt and StarClan reflected in the lake.
==Trivia==
===Author statements===
*According to Vicky, Dawn was originally the end of The New Prophecy as a trilogy; however, HarperCollins asked for the series to be six books long after the success of the original arc.
===Mistakes===
:A compiled list of the errors present in Dawn can be found here.
:*Reading Guide, June 2007 
:*Teaching Guide, March 2008 
==Publication history==
*Dawn (EN), HarperCollins (hardcover), 27 December 2005
*Dawn (EN), HarperCollins (library binding), 27 December 2005Revealed on abebooks.com
*Dawn (EN), HarperCollins (paperback), 14 November 2006
*Рассвет (RU), OLMA Media Group (hardcover), 2006, translated by Veronica MaximovaRevealed on ru.wikipedia
*Dawn (EN), HarperCollins (e-book), 6 November 2007
*Dawn & Starlight (EN), HarperCollins (hardcover), unknown release dateRevealed on amazon.com 
*重現家園 (TW), Morning Star Publishing Co., Ltd (paperback), 22 April 2009, translated by Takako plum (高子梅)Revealed on eslite.com
*Рассвет (RU), OLMA Media Group (e-book), 20 June 2009, translated by Veronica MaximovaRevealed on books.google.com 
*夜明け (JP), Komine Shoten (hardcover), 27 July 2009, translated by Yukako TakabayashiRevealed on Komine Shoten
*Aurore (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (paperback), 1 October 2009, translated by Aude CarlierRevealed on Pocket Jeunesse
*Dawn (EN), HarperCollins UK (paperback), 7 July 2011Revealed on mightyape.co.nz
*Morgenröte (DE), Beltz & Gelberg (hardcover), 30 July 2011, translated by Klaus WeimannRevealed on beltz.de
*Aurore (FR), 12-21 (e-book), 18 October 2012, translated by Aude CarlierRevealed on 12-21editions.fr
*夜明け (JP), Komine Shoten (paperback), 14 February 2014, translated by Yukako TakabayashiRevealed on hanmoto.com
*Aamunkoi (FI), Art House (hardcover), 17 April 2014, translated by Nana SironenRevealed on risingshadow.fi
*Dawn (EN), HarperCollins (paperback; reprint), 17 March 2015
*Aurora (ES), Salamandra (paperback), 21 May 2015, translated by Begoña Hernández SalaRevealed on amazon.es
*Daggry (NO), Juritzen jr. (paperback), 21 October 2015, translated by Tora Larsen MorsetRevealed on juritzen.no
*Daggry (NO), Juritzen jr. (e-book), 21 October 2015, translated by Tora Larsen MorsetRevealed on ebok.no
*Aamunkoi (FI), Art House (paperpack), June 2016Revealed on tietosanoma.fi
*Morgenröte (DE), Julius Beltz GmbH & Co. KG (audiobook), 21 February 2017, translated by Klaus Weimann and narrated by Marlen DiekhoffRevealed on beltz.de 
*Alba (IT), Sonda (paperback), 23 February 2017, translated by Maria Teresa MilanoRevealed on SondaPublication date revealed on amazon.it
*밝아 오는 새벽 (KO), Garamchild (paperback), 20 May 2017, translated by Seo NayeonRevelated on blog.naver.com
*Morgenröte (DE), Gulliver von Beltz & Gelberg (paperback), 12 December 2017, translated by Klaus WeimannRevealed on beltz.de
*Świt(PL), Nowa Baśń (paperback), 12 November 2018, translated by Adrian TomczykRevealed on empik.com 
*Świt(PL), Nowa Baśń (e-book), 6 December 2018, translated by Adrian TomczykRevealed on nexto.pl 
*Dawn (EN), HarperCollins (audiobook), 4 June 2019
*불밝아 오는 새벽 (KO), Garamchild (e-book), 10 June 2020, translated by Seo NayeonRevelated on blog.naver.com
*Rītausma (LV), Zvaigzne ABC (hardcover, e-book), 17 December 2020, translated by Ieva ElsbergaRevealed on books.apple.com
*Dageraad (NL), Storyside (audiobook), 27 October 2021, translated by Huberte Vriesendorp and narrated by Kim-Lian van der MeijRevealed on storytel.com
*Zori de zi (RO), Storyside (audiobook), 24 October 2022, translated by Daniel Clinci and narrated by Dana TapalagăRevealed on thalia.de
==Gallery==
===US covers===
NP-3.jpg|English Language EditionReleased in North America
NP-3-FLF.jpg|English Language EditionFront Flap
NP-3-FLB.jpg|English Language EditionBack Flap
NP-3-3.jpg|Alternate English Language EditionReleased in North America & United Kingdom
SPE-5.png|English Paper-over-board Special EditionReleased in North America
NP-3-RR.jpg|English Reprint Language EditionReleased in North America
NP-3-FC-RR.jpg|English Reprinted Language EditionTextless Cover
NP-3-A.jpg|English AudiobookReleased in North America
===Foreign covers===
NP-3-UK.jpg|English Language Paperback EditionReleased in the United Kingdom
NP-3-UK2.jpg|English Language Paperback Edition ReprintReleased in the United Kingdom
NP-3-ZH-TW.jpg|Traditional Chinese Language EditionReleased in Taiwan
NP-3-ZH-TW-RR.jpg|Traditional Chinese Reprint Language EditionReleased in Taiwan
NP-3-ZH-TW-FC.png|Traditional Chinese Language EditionTextless cover
NP-3-CN.jpg|Simplified Chinese Langauge EditionReleased in China
NP-3-CN-RR.jpg|Simplified Chinese Reprint Language EditionReleased in China
NP-3-CN-RR-FC.png|Simplified Chinese Reprint Language EditionTextless cover
NP-3-CZ.png|Czech Language EditionReleased in the Czech Republic
NP-3-NL.jpg|Dutch Language EditionReleased in Belgium & Netherlands
NP-3-NL2.jpg|Dutch Reprint Language EditionReleased in Belgium & Netherlands
NP-3-NL-A.jpg|Dutch AudiobookReleased in Belgium & Netherlands
NP-3-FI.jpg|Finnish Language EditionReleased in Finland
NP-3-FI2.jpg|Finnish Reprint Language EditionReleased in Finland
NP-3-FI-A.jpg|Finnish AudiobookReleased in Finland
NP-3-FR.jpg|French Language EditionReleased in France
NP-3-FR4.jpg|Alternate French Language EditionReleased in France
NP-3-FR2.png|French E-book Language EditionReleased in France
NP-3-FR3.jpg|French Reprint Language EditionReleased in France
NP-3-DE.jpg|German Language EditionReleased in Germany and Austria
NP-3-DE2.jpg|German Language Paperback EditionReleased in Germany and Austria
NP-3-DE3.jpg|German Language Paperback Reprint EditionReleased in Germany and Austria
NP-3-DE-FC.png|German Language EditionTextless cover
NP-3-DE-A.jpg|German AudiobookReleased in Germany and Austria
NP-3-DE-CD.jpg|German Audio CDReleased in Germany and Austria
NP-3-DE-CD2.jpg|Alternate German Audio CDReleased in Germany and Austria
NP-3-IT.jpg|Italian Language EditionReleased in Italy
NP-3-JA.jpg|Japanese Language EditionReleased in Japan
NP-3-JA2.jpg|Alternate Japanese Language EditionReleased in Japan
NP-3-NO.jpg|Norwegian Language EditionReleased in Norway
NP-3-KO.jpg|Korean Language EditionReleased in South Korea
NP-3-LV.jpg|Latvian Language EditionReleased in Latvia
NP-3-PL.jpg|Polish Language EditionReleased in Poland
NP-3-PL-FC.png|Polish Language EditionTextless cover
NP-3-PL-FLB.jpg|Polish Language EditionBack flap
NP-3-PL-FLF.jpg|Polish Language EditionFront Flap
NP-3-RO.jpg|Romanian Language EditionReleased in Romania
NP-3-RO-A.jpg|Romanian AudiobookReleased in Romania
NP-3-RU.jpg|Russian Language EditionReleased in Russia
NP-3-RU2.png|Alternate Russian Language EditionReleased in Russia
NP-3-RU-GO.jpg|Russian Language Golden EditionReleased in Russia
NP-3-ES.jpg|Spanish Language EditionReleased in Spain
NP-3-SE.jpg|Swedish Langauge EditionReleased in Sweden and Finland
NP-3-SE-A.jpg|Swedish AudiobookReleased in Sweden
NP-3-TR.jpg|Turkish Language EditionReleased in Turkey
NP-3-UA.png|Ukrainian Language EditionReleased in Ukraine
==See also==
*Dawn & Starlight - Special Edition version of Dawn and Starlight
==External links==
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==Notes and references==
cs:Rozbřeskde:Morgenrötees:Aurorafi:Aamunkoifr:Auroreit:Albako:밝아 오는 새벽nl:Dageraadpl:Świtpt-br:Alvorecer (livro)ro:Zori de Ziru:Рассветsv:Gryninguk:Світанокzh:重现家园
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Category:The New Prophecy arc
Category:Dawn (book)