Top 10 Best Warriors (Warrior Cat) Books

The last book in the first arc surely deserves a spot in the top 10. The first arc is the best, tied together with one single and continuous plotline.

The Darkest Hour faced the challenge of satisfyingly wrapping up that plotline, and not only did it succeed, but it did so in a rather unpredictable way. Ignoring the trope of "good guy kills the bad guy, like he said he would from the beginning," the introduction of Scourge leaves the reader shell-shocked. The stakes that had been built up are replaced, and both the characters and the reader are left completely unprepared.

What the characters had been training for is not what they faced, and this made the book and its villains truly scary. The execution was masterful, the deaths meaningful, and the ending powerful. It leaves you with the perfect conclusion if you choose to stop reading there, as well as the perfect segue if you wish to continue.

I love this book. It's how the Warriors series began with Smudge and how he left. *I cried.* When Rusty left his friend and made new friends, and later saw him again in the book, I was so emotional. Yellowfang is such a great character! I just love this book - it's my favorite, even more than *The Darkest Hour*. That book was so intense.

I've only read the first series, but this one is still my favorite. I'm reading the series again, and I'm currently on this book. I love it so much. I sped through the books, and when I told all my friends, they loved them too. It was like a competition. One of my friends eventually got farther in the series than I did.

I just love this book so much that I had to share it with my friend. It's so intense! Also, Smudge is one of my favorite characters. I don't know if Firestar will remember him - I hope he does. This book is just so good to me. I love how it all starts. This book makes me cry from both happiness and sadness.

The plot twist when Tigerclaw betrays the clan - wow. I just love these books!

This book was quite emotional. Chapter after chapter, our favorite heroes die, all leading to Tigerstar's official death. This is a book that, if you were going to stop reading the series or take a long break, you could leave with a lot of loose ends tied up.

The deaths of the ThunderClan she-cats were written well - Hollyleaf redeemed, Mousefur and Longtail old and united, Ferncloud protected what she devoted her life to, Spottedleaf saving the love of her life's love ("You know that was never going to happen," if you know you know), and of course, the main protagonist of the past four arcs ascends to the Stars, his flame alone saving the clans one last time.

Dude, how is this still number four? This was even better than The Darkest Hour and Into the Wild. It even made me sadder than those two. I mean, I guess The Last Hope is good, but this should be at least in the number two spot.

Even my friend is reading it and she is liking it A LOT. She keeps renewing it from the library, and she's only on chapter three, but she's loving it!

This book is my favorite. To sum it up, I can't think of anything wrong with this book, and it is one of the few books that I read in two days (the others are The Darkest Hour, Into the Wild, The Blazing Star, and The First Battle, which are my top favorite Warrior Cat books). Now, the book itself is amazing, and even though I like more Warrior books than I hate, this one beats them all.

This, along with Mapleshade's Vengeance, was honestly such a good combination. A cat wanting revenge, training a neglected child - this plot was always going to be compelling.

Honestly, I think "Crookedstar's Promise" could be first in the top 10 saddest! Crookedstar is wrongly mistreated by his annoying mother, Rainflower. He's been cast aside by her almost all his life. Then he meets Mapleshade, and he believes everything will be okay. But it's not okay! Mapleshade makes everybody he loves die.

But in the end, in the manga excerpt, it's so sad, because Crookedstar is so brave. He says: "I may not have any loved ones anymore, but I have my clan, which I will take care of for the many moons to come." Crookedstar is a strong and brave leader who, like Mapleshade instructed him to, casts his own problems out of the way of his clan, but takes the time to satisfy his own small requests.

Such a fun book. You get to learn about why Bluestar went insane, the story of her and Oakheart, and all of the other details. Such a juicy book!

Bluestar has always been an interesting character. In the original Warriors series, she was conflicted but nevertheless confident. This story gave us the reason for this by giving us a window into her internal monologue and her past experiences.

The elaboration form was perfect, and I loved the flawless storyline to go along with it. By far, one of the Erin's best books.

Okay, I just picked this book because this is where my Warriors obsession started. A long time ago, I read a Warrior's book. I don't remember which one, but I really liked it. Whenever I saw Warriors books at the library, I looked at them and tried to figure out which one was next, but I couldn't make sense of all the different series, so I just kind of gave up.

Then in May, after the pandemic started, my mom and I were looking for books to read on the online library. I love to read, so it was necessary to keep me stocked up on books. I saw Fire and Ice and remembered reading a Warriors book a long time ago and really liking it. So, I told my mom to get it, and she downloaded it onto my Kindle. I read the book and really liked it. This time, I actually kept going and read the rest of the first series except for Into the Wild. I didn't read that until I was already halfway through the New Prophecy. So, by that time, I was getting pretty obsessed with Warriors, but that was only the beginning.

Anyway, enough ranting. I don't think I would have picked this book for the list if it wasn't what started my current Warriors obsession, but it was good and deserves some praise. My favorite part that I can remember is probably when Fireheart saved Sandpaw, and it kind of started their relationship.

Sorry for the rant. If you made it this far and are reading this, thank you for putting up with me. I get carried away when I'm talking about Warriors. So, thanks again!

I loved this book as it explained how Bluestar had gone through so much. I did not get over her heroic death until two weeks later.

I love this book and I hate it at the same time.

This is by far the best book in the series - no, ever written. It's a mixture of action, grief, and rage, and I love the entire thing. I've read it like 10 times, and each time it got better. No, I don't care that Bluestar died. I didn't care for her, I still don't care for her, and although her death is sad, I cried more when she renamed Brightpaw Lostface than I did when she died.

Swiftpaw's death is sad too, as he's one of my favorite characters, but Brightheart's injuries are just - wow! I have an OC based off her, except she has a broken paw too. Yes, I gave her Brightheart and Cinderpelt's injuries and combined them. The point is, I love this book, and it's my favorite one in the series! -FierceheartOfThunderClan

I just love this one. It was the first Warrior Cat chapter book I read, and I just loved it. I love how Midnight was a badger, which I was not expecting. I love how Brambleclaw and Crowpaw fought but grew closer each time. I loved the end, where the cats were in shock when they saw Midnight. I thought Midnight was going to be... well, Midnight.

This is just such an interesting way to start the New Prophecy. I love how Brambleclaw received a message from Bluestar, which led to the six cats journeying to the sun-drown place to hear what Midnight told them, which turned out to be that the Clans had to find a new home.

Good book! Totally captivating!

I like Frostpaw so much, but Nightheart is an idiot show-off. Sunbeam is really cool but a little love-crazy. Definitely recommend.

The start of an amazing arc for Warrior Cats. Nightheart is our angsty teen, Sunbeam is our annoyed girl who just wants love, and Frostpaw is nervous yet determined to serve her clan. All three of them are interesting, even when Nightheart mentions he's not orange every other line.

Seeing Nightheart and Sunbeam's relationship start off was yet another relationship I actually enjoyed reading about.

-Sonshadow

I like this book because, I mean, DUH! Who wouldn't? I missed Hollyleaf throughout most of the Omen of the Stars series, so I got really excited when Lionblaze and Jayfeather started to suspect Hollyleaf wasn't dead after all, and then they were right! Hollyleaf is back! Sadly, Hawkfrost kills her in the Great Battle soon after, which is a big bummer.

I really enjoyed this book. It was suspenseful, enticing, and Hollyleaf's redemption arc... oddly pleasing. I hated her so much! So, so much, and then boom, I liked her again? What?!

More importantly, I really liked the plot, and seeing how great the rift between WindClan and ThunderClan has become (yeah, Onestar). There was a lot going on in this book, which made it great.

Okay, this isn't my number one choice, but it's good anyway. It's really interesting (and maybe a bit disturbing) to read about what Hollyleaf thinks about Sol, and you know, everything. So there you have it.

My only problem with this book is how Hollyleaf runs away and doesn't face her problems like a warrior. However, it did make me cry when I read the end of the book, so thumbs up.

This is my favorite Warrior book because the plot is so interesting! My heart always starts pounding out of my chest when I read this book.

This was one of my favorites when I read it. It was the second Warrior book I ever read. I loved the introduction to the tunnels near the lake and the history of Fallen Leaves and Rock! Also, it was great exploring more of The Power of Three's life!

This is such an underrated book. Every time I re-read it, it gets better. I used to think this was a tier, now it's S, maybe SS. I really enjoy the things with the tunnels, and the forbidden romance was good. The best part by far, though, is when Hollypaw went to RiverClan. It just clicked with me, I don't know why.

It is the best book ever! I love the plot, and I love how brave everyone is in that book, especially Sparrow Fur! I loved the plan that Gray Wing came up with too! This is the best book ever!

Ugh! I like the plot and everything about this book, except for Star Flower. I really don't like her.

The Dawn of the Clans series is the best hands down because it didn't focus on a prophecy!

I just finished reading this one, and it's one of the best of the New Prophecy. I loved when Leafpool discovered the meaning of the prophecy, Before there is peace, blood will spill blood and the lake will run red. Love it so much.

I found this book very exciting. The tension really builds up throughout the book between Brambleclaw and Hawkfrost. There's a classic border battle, a fight at the gathering, and then obviously the ending (even though it felt a bit rushed). Overall, a good amount of action.

is one was very interesting. I like drama in Warrior Cats a lot. In this book, Crowfeather and Leafpool run away from the clans. Then Midnight tells them to go back. After that, Crowfeather is mates with Nightcloud, and Leafpool has kits. Cinderpelt is dead.

I am not so proud to say I'm an Ashfur fan. The whole thing with Brambleclaw, Ashfur, and Squirrelflight was interesting, and I don't enjoy the fact that the Erins had to make Ashfur dislikeable at the end to somehow make us accept Brambleclaw. I still don't enjoy Brambleclaw to begin with. It would be interesting if his clanmates refused orders from him because they were suspicious of him for being Tigerstar's son. But that whole thing never creates any drama.

The ending was amazing with Cinderpelt's death. Rest in peace, we miss you!

By far the saddest book I've read. It completely destroyed my emotional walls. But it was well-written. It sent goosebumps down my spine as each clan was given a name. Without Gray Wing, there would be no Dawn of the Clans.

To be completely honest, I don't remember this book extremely well. It likely wouldn't have made my list of top 10 and would have been replaced with potentially another Dawn of the Clans book. However, it made it for one very important reason. This is the only Warriors book that's made me really cry.

The story that this arc told was magnificent, and exactly what the readers needed to know about the formation of clan life. Its characters were well-rounded and lovable, its stories impactful, its relationships perfectly complicated. When it ended with Gray Wing's death, I couldn't hold it back. I didn't realize how much I loved him as a character until that moment. When his kits named the five warrior clans, it was enough to make a grown man cry.

I can't express how well this arc did in setting up the life of my favorite story, and the five clans. I love that it was told not from the perspective of a Clan leader, but primarily from a cat who was just trying to do his best to keep everybody he knew safe - and that meant the whole forest. This arc's challenges, like the fire and Gray Wing's asthma, had real consequences that I appreciated.

This book is here not only for itself, but for the whole arc, and my favorite arc, which is represented by its final installment.

Yellowfang's Secret is literally my favorite book of all time. I remember when I first read it at 9 years old, reading it in the middle of the night in my hallway. Such good memories!

Yellowfang was a really sympathetic character in this, and this is the most exciting super edition the Erins made next to Crookedstar's Promise. I've read this three times. I can't get enough of Yellow and Broken and their troubles!

This is my favorite of all time because it was the first one I read. I was at school, trying to find a book with a lot of points that I liked, then Kennedi showed me this book, Yellowfang's Secret. I was like, oh my goodness, 18 points! (I was the top reader in my class). I needed to read that. I loved it! This one book made me addicted to Warriors.

I read this book when it first came out, and when I first read it, it instantly became my favorite. It likely still is. Wow, I don't even know what to say about this book. It was darker than most, which was an unexpected surprise. I was shocked by the lengths to which the publishers allowed Darktail and his rogues to go in this book, from holding hostages, making attempted escapees disappear, and even executing them.

The death of protagonists whom I thought would be with us for the rest of the arc, the hair-thin lines and narrow escapes which caused our characters to rally and win, and the dramatic reveals of claiming children and somehow giving two side characters a fight to the death. The main villain of this arc was defeated in book 3, and yet his influence destroyed the clans so much that they needed the second half of the arc to recover.

The dramatics of Warrior Cats have never been higher. The stakes have never been so big. At this point in the series, 2 clans had been overthrown, with more expected soon. Every little thing had to go right for our heroes to win, and that fact is not lost on the reader, forcing them to obsess over every word.

I didn't like that the mountain cats treated Stormfur way better than the other traveling cats, when Feathertail was the REAL silver cat, and she died right when she was starting to be my favorite character. I liked the mountain cats, though (not because they treated Stormfur better than the other traveling cats). Their camp is so cool!

It's also pretty cool that they hunt hawks.

I love how the Tribe is featured for the first time, and Feathertail's death is so sad! It's so sweet how Crowfeather named himself after her! Quoting the book:
Feathertail: "Think you have nine lives, do you? I saved you once, don't make me save you again."
Crowpaw: "No! Feathertail! Don't leave me! Please!"
Saddest Warrior Cat Death of ALL TIME!
Goodbye, Feathertail. May you find swift running, good hunting, and shelter when you sleep. May StarClan light your path for the rest of your days!
-EmberFang

I don't really know why I find this book so interesting, but I do. I guess it's just interesting to hear how a solar eclipse stopped a battle. It's also when Hollyleaf, Lionblaze, and Cinderheart get their warrior names. How is that not exciting?

I like this one a lot, especially when Lionblaze almost kills Heathertail. She is such a spoiled brat.

I loved how all the clans fought for the sake of ThunderClan. And they just stop when the sun disappears. I love that they don't know what it is.

Each mini-arc within the book was great, but for the most part, the book as a whole was still scene-setting. Still, it's one of the best for the OOTS arc.

This is where Ivypaw and Dovewing's relationship starts to slowly break apart!

This is the best book ever! I thought Ashfur was up to something when he was training with Lionblaze, the best, but I never expected him to do this! Ashfur carried this book hard, and I would still have sympathy for him if he had not killed like 15 cats and then possessed their spirits. Those were good cats! Also, he took over Bramblestar's body! He did so much more, but let's get back to "Long Shadows."

The fire scene was amazing! Additionally, Firestar getting sick added so much depth to the story. Everything about this book was just on the spot! Also, Lionblaze, Heathertail, and Tigerstar were pretty cool! I liked the Jay's Wing subplot because it connected all the way back to "Dark River!" Anyway, great book. I would rate it 9/10.

This is the first Warrior Cats book I ever read. My cousin had two copies. I remember it sitting on my shelf for years, but the words were too small, so I didn't pick it up. However, I never once thought about throwing it away or donating it. I'm so thankful I didn't. Clear Sky, I never liked you. But Gray Wing, thank you for showing me the world of Warrior Cats.

It's so amazing! I love all of the tribe and ancient names and the journey itself. Some of the relationships felt a little weak to me, but others felt so genuine. The journey easily makes this my #1, and every other part of the book only adds to that.

I really like this book. Why? Because it tells you all about the warrior cats, the clans, and everything. My favorite is Brightheart, and she is in this, so I like it.

I loved Cats of the Clans. The drawings were perfect, and it gave you all you needed to know about the cats. Just one tiny problem: it was only updated to Eclipse!

So, when I found out that there was a book updated after Omen of the Stars, I freaked! It had everything! It also had stories about Tigerstar's and Bramblestar's nine lives. There is an updated one coming out in October 2023, and oh boy, am I excited for that! I give it a 10/10! Meow! Go Warriors!