Forest of Secrets

Forest of Secrets is the third book in The Prophecies Begin arc, formerly known as the Original arc. The cats depicted on the bottom of the cover are Fireheart and Graystripe,Revealed on Vicky's Facebook while Graystripe is depicted on the reprinted cover.Revealed on Facebook messenger with the Erin Hunter marketing team It features Fireheart as the main protagonist, and Graypool in the prologue.
==Dedication==
:To Shrödi, hunting with StarClan,
:and to Abbey Cruden,
:who has met the real Fireheart
:Special thanks to Cherith Baldry
==Blurb==
:Fire Alone Can Save Our Clan...
:Tensions are still high among the warrior Clans that roam the forest, and as allegiances shift, it becomes harder than ever to know whom to trust.
:Fireheart is determined to find out the truth about the mysterious death of the former ThunderClan deputy Redtail. But as he searches for answers, he uncovers secrets that some believe would be better left hidden. . . 
===UK book blurb variation===
:The warrior cats are hungry, waiting for a thaw in the snow. Tensions run high and friends become enemies overnight. Fireheart is determined to find out the mysteries that lie at the heart of his adopted Clan. But as he searches for answers he discoverers an ugly truth that some cats are willing to kill to get what they want.
==Praise==
:"Hunter adds to the mix a devastating flood, shifting alliances between clans, treachery within and without ThunderClan, and attempted murder - a combination that makes for another dynamic episode sure to please series fans."
:::::::::::- Sally Estes, ALA Booklist
:"This exciting book is not for the faint of heart as it is often violent. It is reminiscent of Greek drama, with its huge cast of characters (a chart of allegiances is included), intrigues, divided loyalties, star-crossed lovers, and parents murdering their offspring. Fans of the series will lap it up while impatiently awaiting the next entry."
:::::::::::- Sharon Rawlins, School Library Journal
:"The author deftly balances the major conflicts with descriptions of daily life as a forest-dwelling cat. This third book in the series is as engaging as the first two."Revealed on dclibrary.org
:::::::::::- Horn Book Review
:"Hunter moves forward with a sure hand in the third installment of this fast-moving series. The story is suspenseful; the feline characters are engaging."
:::::::::::- Voice of Youth Advocates
==Detailed plot description==
:A reddish-brown tom, Oakheart, is guiding two kits to the RiverClan camp. Both kits struggle because of the cold, snowy night. When they arrive, the kits are taken to the nursery, where Oakheart asks a queen named Graypool to take care of them. When Graypool asks where he found them, Oakheart responds by saying he found the kits abandoned in the forest. Graypool is doubtful and slightly disbelieving of what he says, but he ultimately convinces her. Once Oakheart leaves and Graypool agrees to nurse the kits, she smells them and can identify the scent of ThunderClan, although she does not believe Oakheart would steal kits from another Clan.
:Fireheart still does not trust Tigerclaw, the fierce ThunderClan deputy, and decides to uncover the truth about him. He and Graystripe visit Ravenpaw in his barn to ask him about the battle at Sunningrocks, and Ravenpaw recounts the events he witnessed, confirming once more that Redtail was killed by Tigerclaw, not Oakheart. Ravenpaw tells Fireheart that when Redtail attacked Stonefur, a RiverClan warrior, Oakheart proclaimed no ThunderClan cat would ever harm Stonefur. Redtail then sprung on Oakheart, knocking them both off a cliff into the path of a rockslide, which buried Oakheart alive. Ravenpaw says Redtail later emerged and ran straight into Tigerclaw, who pounced on him and killed him. Ravenpaw says Oakheart's death was an accident, and he was not killed by Tigerclaw as Tigerclaw had claimed.
:In order to be certain, Fireheart sneaks over to RiverClan for more answers. He alerts Silverstream, who gets Mistyfoot, Oakheart's daughter. She confirms that Oakheart was crushed by collapsing boulders. However, when Fireheart asks the significance of Oakheart's words that Stonefur would not be harmed by a ThunderClan cat, Mistyfoot is at a loss.
:Thinking through what has been revealed to him, Fireheart begins to suspect Cinderpaw's accident was the result of a trap for Bluestar set by Tigerclaw. On another RiverClan visit, when Fireheart again questions Oakheart's words about Stonefur, Graypool, a RiverClan queen, reveals to Fireheart that Stonefur and his sister Mistyfoot are not her own, despite all of RiverClan believing they are. Oakheart claimed to have found the two kits in the forest, she says, and asked her to care for them. Graypool tells Fireheart how she sniffed them and knew they were ThunderClan kits. Graypool strictly warns Fireheart never to tell Stonefur or Mistyfoot that she is not their true mother, as they do not know.
:In the midst of continuing his investigations, Fireheart must also carry out his warrior duties, help keep Graystripe and Silverstream's meetings a secret, supervise Brackenpaw's training due to Graystripe's constant absence, put up with his disobedient nephew Cloudkit, and face Tigerclaw's continuous hostility. Newleaf soon arrives, and the snow begins to melt. The river floods, and two of Mistyfoot's kits are swept away by the water. They are rescued by Fireheart and Graystripe, who return them to RiverClan. The two warriors learn that RiverClan is in trouble, having been forced to leave their camp due to the flood and having nothing to eat since the fish are poisoned. Fireheart and Graystripe offer to hunt for RiverClan and begin to give them prey in secret but are caught by Tigerclaw and punished by Bluestar.
:At the next Gathering, Nightstar announces that ThunderClan is sheltering Brokentail, causing an uproar with ShadowClan and WindClan declaring war on ThunderClan. The next day, the two Clans invade the ThunderClan camp, but they are soon forced to retreat. Allegiances are steadily forming among the Clans, with WindClan siding with ShadowClan and ThunderClan siding with RiverClan.
:Graystripe soon finds out Silverstream will be having his kits. When the kits arrive early, Graystripe, Fireheart, and Cinderpaw rush to her aid. Despite Cinderpaw's determined efforts to save her, Silverstream dies while kitting. The two kits survive and are taken in by ThunderClan. Goldenflower agrees to nurse the kits, even though Speckletail is disgusted by the thought of the two kits and their mixed bloodlines. Tigerclaw, who has witnessed the kitting, reveals Graystripe's affair to ThunderClan, causing the Clan to distrust Graystripe. RiverClan demands the kits for themselves though Bluestar is hesitant to surrender them. Bluestar admits to Fireheart that Mistyfoot and Stonefur are her own kits and that she gave them away to RiverClan so she could become deputy instead of Thistleclaw, an aggressive warrior who would have led the Clan to endless bloodshed.
:Cloudkit, now Cloudpaw, is apprenticed to Fireheart. They are on a hunting mission when they notice Tigerclaw leading a band of rogues to attack ThunderClan's camp. Fireheart runs back to the camp, but the rogues arrive before him. Most warriors are away on patrols, leaving ThunderClan badly outnumbered. During the battle, Tigerclaw corners Bluestar in her den and tries to kill her, but Fireheart arrives just in time to save his leader. A RiverClan patrol arrives and helps ThunderClan defeat the rogues. Brokentail is revealed to have been in on the ambush, having been plotting with Tigerclaw to attack the camp with his gang of rogues. Bluestar is deeply shocked and shaken by Tigerclaw's mutiny, although she manages to announce his betrayal to the Clan. Fireheart reveals the events surrounding the battle at Sunningrocks; it was Tigerclaw who killed Redtail, and Oakheart's death was an accident. He also reveals his suspicion that Cinderpaw's accident was actually a trap set for Bluestar by Tigerclaw, and that Tigerclaw had planned the attack to make it look like a rogue killed Bluestar, therefore becoming leader de facto. Tigerclaw is exiled, and he swears to have revenge on ThunderClan. Meanwhile, Yellowfang kills Brokentail by feeding him deathberries, taking away his last life.
:Bluestar announces Fireheart as the new Clan deputy, although she does this after moonhigh, breaking the warrior code. An omen of a piece of fresh-kill turning to crow-food makes Fireheart wonder if it means Bluestar's leadership is rotting away.
:At the end of the book, Bluestar agrees to surrender Silverstream's kits. Because he wishes to be with his kits and because he is no longer trusted by ThunderClan, Graystripe decides to join RiverClan. Fireheart is left heartbroken as he recalls the adventures he and Graystripe had been through together and thinks about how lonely he will be with his best friend gone. Fireheart returns to the ThunderClan camp as their newly appointed Clan deputy, with more responsibility that he had ever hoped for.
==Trivia==
===Interesting facts===
*This is the first Warriors book written by Cherith Baldry.
===Author statements===
*Victoria Holmes stated that Forest of Secrets was the book that made her become genuinely attached to the characters and their world.From an interview on writerunboxed.com
===Mistakes===
:A compiled list of the errors present in Forest of Secrets can be found here.
:*Reading Guide, June 2007 
:*Teaching Guide, March 2008 
==Publication history==
*Forest of Secrets (EN), HarperCollins (hardcover), 14 October 2003
*Forest of Secrets (EN), HarperCollins (library binding), 14 October 2003Revealed on amazon.com
*Лес секретов (RU), OLMA Media Group (hardcover), 19 September 2005, translated by Veronica MaximovaRevealed on ru.wikipedia
*Les mystères de la forêt (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (paperback), 1 June 2006, translated by Cecile PourninRevealed on pocketjeunesse.fr
*Forest of Secrets (EN), HarperCollins (paperback), 3 April 2006Revealed on amazon.comRevealed on harperreach.com
*Forest of Secrets (EN), HarperCollins UK (paperback), 3 April 2006Revealed on harpercollins.co.uk
*Bí Mật Trong Rừng (VI) Nhà xuất bản Đà Nẵng (paperback), December 2006, translated by Hương LanRevealed on vinabook.com
*비밀의 숲 (KO), Gimm-Young (paperback) 31 January 2007, translated by Kim Yi SeonRevealed on gimmyoung.com
*ファイヤハートの戦い (JP), Komine Shoten (hardcover), 19 April 2007, translated by Yukako TakabayashiRevealed on Komine Shoten
*Forest of Secrets (EN), HarperCollins (e-book), 4 September 2007
*Titkok Erdeje (HU), Egmont Pannónia (paperback), 2007, translated by Andrea MártonRevealed on libri.hu
*Les mystères de la forêt (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (paperback; pocketbook), 6 March 2008, translated by Cecile PourninRevealed on placedeslibraires.fr
*秘密之森 (TW), Morning Star (paperback), 1 November 2008, translated by Han Yichen (韓宜辰)Revealed on a Morning Star blog post
*Forest of Secrets & Rising Storm (EN), HarperCollins (hardcover), 2008Revealed on goodreads.com 
*Paslapčių miškas (LT), Garnelis (hardcover), 2008, translated by Danguole ŽalytėRevealed on knygos.lt
*Geheimnis des Waldes (DE), Beltz & Gelberg (hardcover), 4 February 2009, translated by Klaus WeimannRevealed on a brochure from Beltz
*Geheimnis des Waldes (DE), Beltz & Gelberg (audio cd), 4 February 2009, translated by Klaus Weimann and narrated by Marlen Diekhoff<
*ファイヤハートの戦い (JP), Komine Shoten (hardcover), 20 February 2009, translated by Yukako TakabayashiRevealed on Komine Shoten
*疑云重重 (CN), China Children's Publishing (paperback), 1 March 2009, unknown translatorRevealed on Xinhua Books
*Лес секретов (RU), OLMA Media Group (e-book), 20 April 2009, translated by Veronica MaximovaRevealed on books.google.com 
*Geheimnis des Waldes (DE), RM Buch und Medien Vertrieb and associated book clubs in Rheda-Wiedenbrück (hardcover; Club Bertelsmann edition), 2009, translated by Klaus WeimannRevealed on booklooker.de 
*Salaisuuksien metsä (FI), Art House (hardcover), April 2010, translated by Vesa-Matti PaijaRevealed on tietosanoma.fi
*Geheimen (NL), Fantoom (hardcover), 8 June 2010, translated by Huberte VriesendorpRevealed on amazon.co.uk
*Geheimnis des Waldes (DE), Gulliver von Beltz & Gelberg (paperback), 26 June 2011, translated by Klaus WeimannRevealed on kulturkaufhaus.de
*Geheimnis des Waldes (DE), Julius Beltz GmbH (e-book), 23 September 2011, translated by Klaus WeimannRevealed on kulturkaufhaus.de
*I segreti della foresta (IT), Sonda (hardcover), 3 October 2011, translated by Maria Teresa MilanoRevealed on amazon.it
*Floresta de Segredos (PT), WMF Martins Fontes (paperback), 4 November 2011, translated by Marilena MoraesRevealed on amazon.com.br
*Les mystères de la forêt (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (e-book), 8 December 2011, translated by Cecile PourninRevealed on placedeslibraires.fr
*Hemmelighedernes skov (DK), Sohn (hardcover), 20 April 2012, translated by Gabriela LundbyeRevealed on gucca.dk
*El bosque de los secretos (ES), Salamandra (paperback), 11 October 2012, translated by Begoña Hernández SalaRevealed on amazon.es
*El bosc dels secrets (ES), La Galera (paperback), 16 October 2012, translated by Montserrat Camps-GasetRevealed on amazon.es
*비밀의 숲 (KO), Gimm-Young (paperback), 27 November 2012, translated by Kim Lee-seon (김이선)Revealed on aladin.co.kr 
*Tajna šuma (HR), Znanje (paperback), 2012, translated by Sandra KalogjeraRevealed on lgevak.hr
*I segreti della foresta (IT), Sonda (e-book), 18 February 2013, translated by Maria Teresa MilanoRevealed on amazon.it 
*Skogens hemmeligheter (NO), Juritzen jr. (hardcover), 2013, translated by Kristina QuintanoRevealed on finn.no 
*Geheimen (NL), Fantoom (paperback), 23 April 2014, translated by Huberte VriesendorpRevealed on libris.nl
*Skogens hemmeligheter (NO), Juritzen jr. (paperback), 5 May 2014, translated by Kristina QuintanoRevealed on norli.no
*Salaisuuksien metsä (FI), Art House (paperpack), June 2014Revealed on tietosanoma.fi
*Floresta de Segredos (PT), Planeta (paperback), October 2014, translated by Ana SaragoçaRevealed on wook.pt
*Forest of Secrets (EN), HarperCollins (paperback; reprint), 17 March 2015
*Skogens hemmeligheter (NO), Juritzen jr. (e-book), 11 June 2015, translated by Kristina QuintanoRevealed on ebok.no
*Pădurea secretelor (RO), Galaxia Copiilor (paperback), 18 November 2015, translated by Ioana VăcărescuRevealed on all.ro
*Las tajemnic (PL), Nowa Baśń (paperback), 11 July 2016, translated by Katarzyna KrawczykRevealed on empik.com
*Geheimnis des Waldes (DE), Gulliver von Beltz & Gelberg (paperback), 21 November 2016, translated by Klaus WeimannRevealed on amazon.de
*Hemligheternas skog (SE), Bokfabriken (hardcover), 22 November 2016, translated by Lena OlssonRevealed on akademibokhandeln.se
*Geheimnis des Waldes (DE), Julius Beltz GmbH & Co. KG (audiobook), 21 February 2017, translated by Klaus Weimann and narrated by Marlen DiekhoffRevealed on beltz.de 
*Les plný tajemství (CZ), Albatros (paperback), 12 April 2017Revealed on Albatros
*Noslēpumu mežs (LV), Zvaigzne ABC (hardcover, e-book), 6 July 2017, translated by Lilija BerzinskaRevealed on books.apple.com
*疑云重重 (CN), China Children's Publishing House (2nd edition paperback), 1 September 2017, translated by Zhao ZhenzhongRevealed on amazon.cn
*Forest of Secrets (EN), HarperCollins (audiobook), 10 October 2017
*Las tajemnic (PL), Nowa Baśń (e-book), 16 October 2017, translated by Katarzyna KrawczykRevealed on nexto.pl 
*Cycle I - Livres 1-2-3 (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (paperback; 3 in 1 special edition), 19 October 2017, translated by Cécile PourninInformation from antoineonline.com
*יער הסודות (HE), Kinneret-Zmora Bitan-Dvir (paperback), 2017, translated by Erez AsherovRevealed on nli.org.il
*Geheimnis des Waldes (DE), Beltz (hardcover, 10th anniversary), 7 May 2018, translated by Klaus WeimannRevealed on kulturkaufhaus.de
*비밀의 숲 (KO), Garamchild (paperback), 28 February 2019, translated by Seo NayeonRevealed on blog.naver.com
*Bí Mật Rừng Sâu (VI), Nhã Nam (paperback; reprint), 1 July 2019, translated by Nguyễn Minh ThưRevealed on tiki.vn
*Les mystères de la forêt (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (paperback; pocketbook reprint), 12 September 2019, translated by Cecile PourninRevealed on placedeslibraires.fr
*Les mystères de la forêt (FR), 12-21 (e-book), 12 September 2019, translated by Cecile PourninRevealed on placedeslibraires.fr
*Les mystères de la forêt (FR), Lizzie (audiobook, audio cd), 12 September 2019, translated by Cecile Pournin and narrated by Erwan ZamorRevealed on placedeslibraires.fr
*비밀의 숲 (KO), Gimm-Young (e-book), 5 February 2020, translated by Kim Lee-seon (김이선)Revealed on aladin.co.kr 
*Las tajemnic (PL), Storyside (audiobook), 1 May 2020, translated by Katarzyna Krawczyk, narrated by Maciej KowalikRevealed on storytel.com
*비밀의 숲 (KO), Garamchild (e-book), 10 June 2020, translated by Seo Na-yeon (서나연)Revealed on blog.naver.com
*Geheimen (NL), Storyside (audiobook), 24 March 2021, translated by Huberte Vriesendorp and narrated by Sinem KavusRevealed on storytel.com
*Лес секретов (RU), Storyside (audiobook), 21 September 2021, translated by Olga Korchagina and narrated by Ilya SlanevskyRevealed on storytel.com
*祕密之森 (TW), Morning Star (paperback; 10th Anniversary), 1 December 2021, translated by Han Yichen (韓宜辰)Revealed on iread.com.tw
*I segreti della foresta (IT), Storyside (audiobook), 12 January 2022, translated by Maria Teresa Milano and narrated by Dario SansaloneRevealed on storytel.com
*Las tajemnic (PL), Nowa Baśń (paperback; reprint), 15 March 2022, translated by Katarzyna KrawczykRevealed on Nowa Baśń's Instagram
*Pădurea secretelor (RO), Storyside (audiobook), 24 October 2022, translated by Ioana Vacarescu and narrated by Radu AnastasRevealed on storytel.com
*Las tajemnic (PL), Nowa Baśń (paperback; illustrated reprint), 7 March 2023, translated by Katarzyna KrawczykRevealed on lubimyczytac.pl
*Floresta de segredos (PT), Storyside (audiobook), 4 May 2023, translated by Marilena Moraes and narrated by Guilherme TeruyaRevealed on storytel.com
*Гората на тайните (BG), Storyside (e-book), 21 May 2023, translated by Marianna PanovaRevealed on storytel.com 
*Гората на тайните (BG), Storyside (audiobook), 21 May 2023, translated by Marianna Panova and narrated by Ivan Panayotov
*غابة الاسرار (LB), Arab Scientific Publishers, Inc. (paperback), 2 June 2023, translated by Nour Al-OyounRevealed on neelwafurat.com 
*비밀의 숲 (KO), Storyside (audiobook), 7 November 2023, translated by Seo Na-yeon (서나연) and narrated by Kyeong-a Cho (조경아)Revealed on storytel.com
*Paslapčių miškas (LT), Debesų Ganyklos (hardcover; reprint), 4 September 2024, translated by Danguolė ŽalytėRevealed on terrapublica.ltRevealed on pegasas.lt
*Titkok Erdeje (HU), Digitanart Studió (paperback; reprint), 9 October 2024, translated by Andrea MártonRevealed on lira.hu 
*Las tajemnic (PL), Nowa Baśń (audiobook; reissue), 21 November 2024, translated by Katarzyna Krawczyk and narrated by Wojciech ChorążyRevealed on nexto.pl 
==Gallery==
===US covers===
OS-3.jpg|English Language EditionReleased in North America & United Kingdom
OS-3-FC.jpg|English Language EditionTextless Cover
OS-3-FLF.jpg|English Language EditionFront Flap
OS-3-FLB.jpg|English Language EditionBack Flap
OS-3-2.jpg|English Language Paperback EditionReleased in North America
SPE-2.png|English Paper-over-board Special EditionReleased in North America
OS-3-RR.jpg|English Reprint Language EditionReleased in North America
OS-3-RR-2.png|Alternate English Language Reprint EditionWas never released
OS-3-FC-RR.jpg|English Reprinted Language EditionTextless Cover
OS-3-A.jpg|English Audiobook<Br>Released in North America
===Foreign covers===
OS-3-UK.jpg|English Language Paperback EditionReleased in the United Kingdom
OS-3-UK3.jpg|Alternate English Language Paperback EditionReleased in the United Kingdom
OS-3-UK2.jpg|Alternate English Language Paperback EditionReleased in the United Kingdom
OS-3-UK-RR.jpg|English Language Paperback Edition ReprintReleased in the United Kingdom
OS-3-AR.jpg|Arabic Language EditionReleased in Lebanon
OS-3-BG.jpg|Bulgarian Language E-book EditionReleased in Bulgaria
OS-3-BG-A.jpg|Bulgarian AudiobookReleased in Bulgaria
OS-3-ES2.jpg|Catalan Language EditionReleased in Spain
OS-3-ZH-TW.gif|Traditional Chinese Language EditionReleased in Taiwan
OS-3-ZH-TW-FC.png|Traditional Chinese Language EditionTextless cover
OS-3-ZH-TW-RR.jpg|Traditional Chinese Reprint Language EditionReleased in Taiwan
OS-3-ZH-TW-RR-FC.png|Traditional Chinese Reprinted Language EditionTextless Cover
OS-3-CN.jpg|Simplified Chinese Language EditionReleased in China
OS-3-CN2.jpg|Simplified Chinese Language Edition<Br>Released in China
OS-3-CN3.jpg|Alternate Simplified Chinese Language EditionReleased in China
OS-3-CN4.png|Simplified Chinese & English Bilingual EditionReleased in China
OS-3-CN4-FC.png|Simplified Chinese & English Bilingual EditionTextless cover
OS-3-CN5.png|Simplified Chinese Phonetic and Illustrated EditionReleased in China
OS-3-CN6.png|Simplified Chinese Phonetic and Illustrated EditionVolume 2
OS-3-CN-CM1.png|Simplified Chinese Language Magazine EditionReleased in China
OS-3-CN-CM2.png|Simplified Chinese Language Magazine EditionIssue 2
OS-3-CN-CM3.png|Simplified Chinese Language Magazine EditionIssue 3
OS-3-HR.jpg|Croatian Language EditionReleased in Croatia
OS-3-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:Les plný tajemstvíde:Geheimnis des Waldeses:El bosque de los secretosfi:Salaisuuksien metsäfr:Les mystères de la forêtit:I Segreti della Forestalt:Klanų kariai. Paslapčių miškasnl:Geheimenpl:Las tajemnicpt-br:Floresta de Segredosro:Pădurea secretelorru:Лес секретовsv:Hemligheternas skoguk:Ліс таємницьzh:疑云重重ko:비밀의_숲
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Category:Forest of Secrets
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