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The Sun Trail

Warriors: Dawn of the Clans, Book 1

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The Sun Trail

By: Erin Hunter
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
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Discover the origins of the warrior Clans in this thrilling prequel to Erin Hunter’s number one nationally best-selling Warriors series!

The first installment in the Dawn of the Clans series takes audiences back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began to forge the warrior code. Long before Firestar left his kittypet home to join ThunderClan, a band of cats from the mountains set off on a dangerous journey in search of a new home....

The Sun Trail delivers all the epic adventure and thrilling fantasy that Warriors fans have come to expect. This prequel arc is the perfect introduction for new Warriors listeners - and a long-awaited tale of the origins of the Clans that will thrill dedicated Erin Hunter fans!

©2013 Erin Hunter (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Action & Adventure Animal Fiction Animals Animals & Nature Cats Fantasy Fantasy & Magic Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Warrior Adventure
Engaging Storyline • Detailed Narrative • Adventurous Quests • Immersive Worldbuilding
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looking forward to beginning this journey. looking forward to the 2nd book. great writing all

the sun trail warriors by 1

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I have been reading books from the Warriors franchise since Into the Wild was released. This would have to be the hardest themes that Kate and Cherith (the actual authors) have thrown at us. I found myself crying, screaming, and excited throughout.

You do not interact with any characters we have previously known, since these books are a prequel to the other series. You do get setting from the first series though! This had to be my favorite part, watching the cats travel and constantling trying to guess by the surrounding where they were.

I have binge read the next two books and will continue to add reviews, so look out for that if you want an on going opinion.

Same narrator as all the other novels, so it begins to feel like a father reading instead of the character narrating. The kittens voice is hard to swallow, but hang in there.
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The last chapter forced me to buy the next book instantly, so beware if you can't afford two books currently.

The kitten's voice is annoying, but gets much better in later books.

These books deal a lot with parental abuse, so be weary if that hits a personal heart string.

This book is light on the heartache compared to the next two. If you have a hard time emotionally getting through this, I would not suggest you continue. Thankfully the other series have different themes and you should be able to find one you can connect with in a good way.

The Dawn of the Clans, sort of....

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Just so everyone knows, I did a review before this, but audible of course had to be frustrating and they wouldn’t let me edit my review, so this is my review 2.0.
I’ve had high expectations from the start, about Dawn of the Clans/DotC since the great things I’ve heard about them, so I decided to give the prequel arc a try.

I am not a fan of Macleod Andrews, as whenever he voices kits he has this sugary sweet high pitched voice,
And when he voices she-cats they have this straining high tone.
I do however like the voice he has for Clear sky, but I imagine Clear sky to have Steve Buscemi’s voice.

**BEWARE! SPOILERS! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK**

Since I am too lazy to write a full review, I will just say my favorite parts of the book.
When fluttering bird died, I almost cried.
I literally almost had to hold in a sob, as Clear sky basically had a mental breakdown when he was told that she was dead.
Same thing but a little less with Bright streams death.
Still, I felt so sad for Clear sky both times, as the deaths were far more impacting on him than Gray wing.
Want proof? Here:

Sure Gray wing witnessed Fluttering bird’s death, but imagine if you were Clear sky, you just come back to the cave with some prey,
And you are told your sister is dead.

Definitely worth the read (review 2.0)

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there is so much in this that made me tear up, and yet I am still left with a little hope at the end.

Loss and Light

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really great. idk if it's for kids though as there is death. great place to start the series.

amazing

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It talks about how the clans started and guess whose the stary dead warrior's?
StarClan! 😄 but I really wish shadedmoss, flutteringbird, and brightstream...didn't die.
But besides the deaths this story was truly great!

This should be the FIRST warriors series you read

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This book is great I loved how detailed it was but the quality could be a little bit better. But over all Erin Hunter is a great author and warriors is a great book series.

Not bad

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Great listen! So much so, I listened/read it all in 6 or 7 hours. It really had me interested, and I liked its somewhat unpredictability. I loved learning and getting attached to the cats, and it had some sad moments too. I’mpicky when it comes to narrators, but this one is great. His impressions are not quite the best, but he is an older man with a deep voice, so I really can’t blame him.

Great story

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Erin Hunter delivers another exquisitely told story drawing readers in. I wasn’t sure about starting this new series after falling in LOVE with Fire Star and his clan but I’m glad I did. Falling in LOVE with this new set of characters is equally easy to do. This series is describing how the clans of the forest came to be and it’s interesting. I can’t wait to read the next book.

Surprising!

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Loved It!
I Love Jagged Peak :3
Took Forever To Finish But I Loved It
Storm And Bright Streams Deaths While Sad Were Written Well

Probably One Of The Best Books Ever And I Loved I!

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