Published by HarperCollins, the series is written by authors Kate Cary and Cherith Baldry, as well as others, under the collective pseudonym Erin Hunter.

She worked with the concept, however, expanding the storyline with elements of war, politics, revenge, doomed love, and religious conflict.

[1] Although the original plan was for a stand-alone novel, enough material was created for several books, and the publisher decided on a six-volume series.

Later, after she wrote the first Warriors field guide, Tui Sutherland became the fourth author to use the pseudonym Erin Hunter.

In the same chat, Victoria Holmes stated that Jacqueline Wilson, Kathy Reichs, and J. K. Rowling are some of the authors that inspire her.

Nicholas Culpeper, a physician who used materials occurring in the natural world as medicine, also had an influence on the Warriors series.

[8] The Warriors universe centers around a large group of feral cats who initially reside in a forest, and later, around a lake.

The series revolves around a group of cats consisting of Tawnypelt, Crowfeather, Feathertail, Brambleclaw, Stormfur, and Squirrelflight, who embark on a quest to find a new home for the Clans after their forest is destroyed.

The series also details the rest of the Clans' subsequent journey to find their new lakeside territories, and the struggles they face in establishing themselves again.

[46][47][48][49][50][51] The series centers around Alderheart, Violetshine, and Twigbranch, as they try to help SkyClan, the lost fifth Clan, settle in a territory around the lake.

Additionally, they face constant attacks from a group of rogue cats led by Darktail, who almost succeeds in disbanding ShadowClan.

Warriors: Changing Skies is the ninth sub-series, consisting of The Elders' Quest (7 January 2025)[66] and five unnamed, unreleased installments.

[68] Each Super Edition (excluding Firestar's Quest and Riverstar's Home) contains an exclusive manga chapter at the end.

The manga include: On 28 September 2023, it was announced that the first arc, The Prophecies Begin, was to be adapted to graphic novels by Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter.

The novellas include: The first book of the series, Into the Wild, was generally well-received, with reviewers calling it a "spine-tingling",[74] "thoroughly engrossing",[75] and "exciting... action-packed adventure".

"[78] The manga has also earned praise: a reviewer for Children's Bookwatch noted that Into the Woods "ends on a tense cliffhanger, leaving the reader in anxious anticipation for more...

The art was also praised, with the reviewer writing that "Hudson's artwork brings Sasha's emotional journey to life, showing each moment of fear, anxiety, contentment, and joy.

The reviewer also wrote that "a twist at the end will leave fans eager for the next installment of Sasha's saga", and that the book would appeal to young adults trying to find their place in the world.

"[81] The large number of characters involved in the series has often been seen as a negative point; though one reviewer compared the "huge cast" to that of a Greek drama,[82] others wrote that it was "hard to follow"[83] and "a little confusing".

"[76] However, this realism also means that the series contains a relatively large amount of violence,[77] with one critic stating that it is "not for the faint of heart.

[86] Into the Wild was nominated for the Pacific Northwest Library Association's 2006 Young Reader's Choice Awards, but lost to Christopher Paolini's Eragon.

Thus, the existence of an afterlife and the influence of spirits who have passed on and yet retain their earthly identities is integral to all of the plot arcs in the series.

In an author chat, Holmes explained that the books never say that either the Clans or the Tribe of Rushing Water is right about faith because both are "equally valid".

[4] A third major theme, often referred to as nature versus nurture, explores whether a character is born the way they will be, or if other extrinsic factors shape that.

A reviewer for AudioFile wrote: "Nanette Savard brings out the youth of the cats who are struggling to help their clan survive and to protect each other from outside danger".

Translations into other languages such as Czech, Norwegian, Lithuanian, Finnish, Japanese, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and Korean have also been published.

[115] On 20 October 2016, Victoria Holmes announced that Alibaba Pictures had bought the production rights for a film adaptation with David Heyman as producer, and a movie poster was released.

[116][117] On 25 January 2024, it was announced that Coolabi Group, which Working Partners is a part of, had signed a deal with Tencent Video to create an "animation" of Warriors.

[123] Written by Victoria Holmes for a tour, a play titled After Sunset: We Need to Talk was first premiered on 28 April 2007 at the Secret Garden bookstore in Seattle, Washington.

[124] During a fundraising event in Russellville, Arkansas, Brightspirit's Mercy was performed by various high school drama students.