The Broken Code

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*

## Books

*Lost Stars*, *The Silent Thaw*, *Veil of Shadows*, *Darkness Within*, *The Place of No Stars*, *A Light in the Mist*

## Chronology

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### Followed by:

*A Second Dawn*

***The Broken Code*** is the seventh arc of the *Warriors* series. It follows the Clans by the lake, set after the events of *A Vision of Shadows*. The main characters are Shadowsight, Rootspring, and Bristlefrost and their struggles to bring back StarClan, who have gone mysteriously silent. Bramblestar's body has been taken over by an impostor.

## Books

### *Lost Stars*

Life among the five warrior cat Clans has not always been peaceful. But as bitter leaf-bare season decends on the lake territories, warriors on all sides have set aside their differences to focus on survival.
Yet this leaf-bare brings with it not only scarce prey, sickness, and deadly cold, but also a threat to the very fabric of warrior code--the Clans' connection with their ancestors in StarClan. In ShadowClan, a young medicine cat apprentice is plagued by a terrifying vision that will shape the fate of all five Clans... and reveal and threat they must face alone.
### *The Silent Thaw*

ThunderClan's beloved leader, Bramblestar, has escaped a narrow brush with death, assuring all five Clans that StarClan is still watching over them, even if they have remained strangely silent. But when Bramblestar's ghost begins to haunt Rootpaw, the SkyClan apprentice, knows something is terribly wrong. Bramblestar is alive and well—so why is his spirit asking Rootpaw for help?
The only cat who may have an answer is medicine cat apprentice Shadowpaw, who has received a frightening vision naming cats from several Clans who have broken the warrior code. But is StarClan really calling for these codebreakers to be punished?
### *Veil of Shadows*

A stranger rules ThunderClan in Bramblestar's place, demanding that the codebreakers named in the young medicine cat Shadowsight's strange vision be punished—and banishing any warriors who dare to stand in his way. As the false leader tightens his grip, suspicions begins to spread among the Clans, and a vicious attack targeting Shadowsight threatens to divide them.
In SkyClan, Rootpaw knows it's time to share the truth about Bramblestar's ghost. But false accusations could spark war, and the ThunderClan leader's spirit has already begun to fade. How much longer before he—and the Clans' trust in the warrior code—is lost forever?
### *Darkness Within*

Exiled from her Clan, former deputy Squirrelflight now knows a terrifying truth: the cat leading ThunderClan in no longer the Bramblestar they knew, but the spirit of a dead warrior on a quest for vengeance. Even the most loyal warriors have begun to question how long they can wait for their true leader to return before they must act.
While the fate of his body hangs in the balance, the spirit of the real Bramblestar has vanished, and Rootspring is powerless to reach him. To uncover the truth behind his disappearance and StarClan's silence, Rootspring must search out the ways of his own ancestors, a mysterious group of she-cats called the Sisters, hoping they can help him find Bramblestar—before it's too late.

## Characters

### Main characters

* Bristlefrost
* Shadowsight
* Rootspring

### Major characters

* Bramblestar
* Tigerstar
* Squirrelflight
* Ashfur
* Harestar
* Mistystar
* Leafstar
* Spotfur
* Needleclaw

### Supporting characters

* Dovewing
* Stemleaf
* Puddleshine
* Tree
* Lionblaze
* Jayfeather
* Spiresight
* Twigbranch
* Crowfeather
* Flipclaw
* Sunrise
* Snow
* Willowshine
* Mothwing
* Kestrelflight
* Fidgetflake
* Frecklewish
* Alderheart
* Rosepetal
* Dewspring
* Berrynose

## Trivia

### Interesting facts

* Owen Richardson's cover illustrations for *The Broken Code* features prominent cat heads in the center, a style that appears to be in homage to Wayne McLoughlin's book covers for past arcs.

### Author statements

* Kate teased the reveal of the series by hinting "the return of a controversial character".
	+ Kate also teased that the character who will receive the most character development will be "someone you'd never expect".

## See also

* Erin Hunter
* *Warriors* books
* Arcs
* *The Broken Code* arc

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## External links

* Codebreakers: Brainstorming *The Broken Code* on the *Warriors* official website (backup link)
* The Journey So Far: *Lost Stars* on the *Warriors* official website (backup link)
* The Journey So Far: *The Silent Thaw* on the *Warriors* official website (backup link)
* The Journey So Far: *Veil of Shadows* on the *Warriors* official website (backup link)

**Author references**

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1. ↑ Revealed on HarperCollins