Code of the Clans

Code of the Clans is the third book in the Field Guides and is about the warrior code.
==Dedication==
:For Mr. Pugh, with love
:Special Thanks to Victoria Holmes
==Bookjacket==
===The front flap===
:The secrets behind the warrior code will finally be revealed....
*An ominous sign from StarClan that signaled the need to patrol borders.
*The unexpected help from a warrior ancestor that cemented the importance of elders.
*A secret coup that led to a deputy's new role.
*A medicine cat's pleas that stopped a spree of interClan bloodshed.
:- And many more never-before-told stories!
===Back cover===
:LIVE BY THE WARRIOR CODE...
:The warrior Clans have embraced the warrior code for as long as any living cat can remember. Now, for the first time, discover the secrets behind the code: What was the origin of the code? Which cats decreed the legendary laws? Which laws failed to become part of the code? All this and more will be revealed in CODE OF THE CLANS!
==Detailed plot description==
:Though it has no real plot, Code of the Clans contains a lot of information that is not revealed in the main arc books. It starts with the story of the dawn of the Clans, and goes on to explain how in the beginning, the cats divided themselves up based on their prey preferences. During the early times of the Clans, there were no borders. Each of the Clans respective hunting grounds contained suitable prey that would satisfy their tastes. They rarely ever meet, only if they happened to be tracking the same piece of prey.
:Leafpool narrates the story which includes explanations of how all the laws of the warrior code were created, why they were created, laws that were not accepted as part of the code, examples of cats breaking the warrior code or following it, and short stories from different cats who narrate on what they think of the different Codes.
:There are also short stories from other cats who talk on subjects close to them such as Sandstorm confessing her love for Firestar, Tallstar explaining his choosing of Onewhisker for leader of WindClan, Cloudstar and the exiled SkyClan, and Whitestorm teaching a group of young apprentices about guarding the ThunderClan border. There is also a story explaining how to act during a warrior vigil, narrated by Squirrelflight.
:For a comprehensive list of events from each story, see the cliffnotes.
==Trivia==
===Author statements===
*When asked why she made Leafpool the narrator, Victoria Holmes stated that she's calm and wise and "seemed like the kind of cat with connections to all the ancestors who were involved in the making of the code."
===Mistakes===
*Squirrelflight's Words of Wisdom has Squirrelflight telling of when she had her warrior vigil. However, this cannot be true, because Squirrelflight never had a vigil, due to her being given her warrior name while all four Clans were gathered up on the hill during Starlight.
*In A Dark Path Chosen, Longtail is referred to as Longstripe.
*In Who Goes There? Whitestorm Teaches Border Tactics, Graypaw is mistakenly called Graystripe. This would have taken place before Graystripe was given his warrior name, as Ravenpaw is still in ThunderClan, and Sandstorm, Firestar, and Dustpelt are all referred to as apprentices, with Firestar receiving his warrior name at the same time as Graystripe and Sandstorm and Dustpelt not receiving them until after Graystripe had.
*Although The Vanishing Moon states that Finchstar created the tenth code, where there must be a truce at the full moon Gathering, there is a full-moon truce at the Gathering in Moth Flight's Vision, which took place before Finchstar's time.
==Publication history==
*Code of the Clans (EN), HarperCollins (hardcover), 9 June 2009
*Code of the Clans (EN), HarperCollins (library binding), 9 June 2009Revealed on a publisher curated sheet
*Code of the Clans (EN), HarperCollins (e-book), 9 June 2009Revealed on amazon.com
*Das Gesetz der Krieger (DE), Beltz & Gelberg (hardcover), 30 July 2011, translated by Friederike LevinRevealed on beltz.de
*Das Gesetz der Krieger (DE), Beltz & Gelberg (audiobook), 26 July 2011, translated by Friederike Levin and read by Marlen DiekhoffRevealed on beltz.de
*Закон племён (RU), OLMA Media Group (hardcover), 2013, translator unknownRevealed on olmamedia.ru
*守則解密 (TW), Morning Star (paperback), 1 May 2014, translated by Gu Lun (古倫)Revealed on iread.com.tw
*Das Gesetz der Krieger (DE), Beltz & Gelberg (paperback), 1 December 2016, translated by Friederike Levin and read by Marlen DiekhoffRevealed on beltz.de
*Das Gesetz der Krieger (DE), Beltz & Gelberg (abridged audiobook), 21 February 2017, translated by Friederike Levin and read by Marlen DiekhoffRevealed on beltz.de
*Klaanien laki (FI), Art House (hardcover), 25 July 2019, translated by Nana SironenRevealed on risingshadow.fi
*Klaanien laki (FI), Art House (e-book), 16 December 2019, translated by Nana SironenRevealed on arthouse.fi
*Klaanien laki (FI), WSOY (audiobook), 22 November 2021, translated by Nana Sironen, narrated by Hanna MönkäreRevealed on WSOY.fi
*族群的守则 (CN), China Children's Publishing House (paperback; reprint), April 2022Revealed on taobao.com
*Klaanien laki (FI), WSOY (e-book), 1 January 2023, translated by Nana Sironen
*Klaanien laki (FI), WSOY (hardcover; reprint), 12 January 2023, translated by Nana Sironen
*Das Gesetz der Krieger (DE), Beltz & Gelberg (hardcover; illustrated reprint), 20 March 2025, translated by Friederike LevinRevealed on beltz.de
==Gallery==
===US covers===
FG-3.jpg|English Language EditionReleased in North America & United Kingdom
FG-3-FC.png|English Language EditionTextless cover
FG-3-2.jpg|Alternate English Language EditionWas never released
FG-3-FLF.png|English Language EditionFront Flap
FG-3-FLB.png|English Language EditionBack Flap
===Foreign covers===
FG-3-ZH-TW.jpg|Traditional Chinese Language EditionReleased in Taiwan
FG-3-ZH-TW-FC.png|Traditional Chinese Language EditionTextless cover
FG-3-CN.jpg|Simplified Chinese Language EditionReleased in China
FG-3-CN-RR.png|Simplified Chinese Reprint Language EditionReleased in China
FG-3-NL.jpg|Dutch Language EditionReleased in Belgium and The Netherlands
FG-3-FI.jpg|Finnish Language EditionReleased in Finland
FG-3-FI2.jpg|Finnish Reprint Language EditionReleased in Finland
FG-3-FI-A.jpg|Finnish AudiobookReleased in Finland
FG-3-DE.jpg|German Language EditionReleased in Germany and Austria
FG-3-DE2.jpg|German Language Paperback EditionReleased in Germany and Austria
FG-3-DE-FC.png|German Language EditionTextless cover
FG-3-DE-A.jpg|German AudiobookReleased in Germany and Austria
FG-3-DE-CD.jpg|German Audio CDReleased in Germany and Austria
FG-3-DE-CD2.jpg|Alternate German Audio CDReleased in Germany and Austria
FG-3-DE-RR.jpg|German Language Illustrated Reprint EditionReleased in Germany and Austria
FG-3-DE-RR-FC.jpg|German Language Illustrated Reprint EditionTextless cover
FG-3-NO.jpg|Norwegian Language EditionReleased in Norway
FG-3-RU.jpg|Russian Language EditionReleased in Russia
==External links==
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==Notes and references==
de:Das Gesetz der Kriegerfi:Klaanien lakifr:Le code des Clansnl:De krijgscode (boek)pl:Kodeks Klanówru:Закон племёнzh:族群的守则
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