Fire And Ice

Warriors Fire and Ice Erin Hunter

For my son, Joshua, whose smiles kept me happy as I wrote,

and Vicky, my editor, without whom Fireheart

would never have become a warrior

Special thanks to Kate Cary

Allegiances

THUNDERCLAN

LEADER

BLUESTAR— blue-gray she-cat, tinged with silver around her muzzle.

DEPUTY

TIGERCLAW— big dark brown tabby tom with unusually long front claws.

MEDICINE CAT

YELLOWFANG— old dark gray she-cat with a broad, flattened face, formerly of ShadowClan.

WARRIORS (toms and she-cats without kits)

WHITESTORM— big white tom.

APPRENTICE, SANDPAW

DARKSTRIPE— sleek black-and-gray tabby tom.

APPRENTICE, DUSTPAW

LONGTAIL— pale tabby tom with dark black stripes.

APPRENTICE, SWIFTPAW

RUNNINGWIND—swift tabby tom.

WILLOWPELT— very pale gray she-cat with unusual blue eyes.

MOUSEFUR— small dusky brown she-cat.

FIREHEART— handsome ginger tom.

APPRENTICE, CINDERPAW

GRAYSTRIPE— long-haired solid gray tom.

APPRENTICE, BRACKENPAW

APPRENTICES (more than six moons old, in training to become warriors)

SANDPAW— pale ginger she-cat.

DUSTPAW— dark brown tabby tom.

SWIFTPAW— black-and-white tom.

CINDERPAW— dark gray she-cat.

BRACKENPAW— golden brown tabby tom.

QUEENS (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)

FROSTFUR— beautiful white coat and blue eyes.

BRINDLEFACE— pretty tabby.

GOLDENFLOWER— pale ginger coat.

SPECKLETAIL— pale tabby, and the oldest nursery queen.

ELDERS (former warriors and queens, now retired)

HALFTAIL— big dark brown tabby tom with part of his tail missing.

SMALLEAR— gray tom with very small ears. The oldest tom in ThunderClan.

PATCHPELT— small black-and-white tom.

ONE-EYE— pale gray she-cat, the oldest cat in ThunderClan. Virtually blind and deaf.

DAPPLETAIL— once-pretty tortoiseshell she-cat with a lovely dappled coat.

SHADOWCLAN

LEADER

NIGHTPELT— old black tom.

DEPUTY

CINDERFUR— thin gray tom.

MEDICINE CAT

RUNNINGNOSE— small gray-and-white tom.

WARRIORS

STUMPYTAIL— brown tabby tom.

APPRENTICE, BROWNPAW

WETFOOT— gray tabby tom.

APPRENTICE, OAKPAW

LITTLECLOUD —very small tabby tom.

QUEENS

DAWNCLOUD— small tabby.

DARKFLOWER— black she-cat.

TALLPOPPY— long-legged light brown tabby she-cat.

ELDERS

ASHFUR— thin gray tom.

WINDCLAN

LEADER

TALLSTAR— a black-and-white tom with a very long tail.

DEPUTY

DEADFOOT— a black tom with a twisted paw.

MEDICINE CAT

BARKFACE— a short-tailed brown tom.

WARRIORS

MUDCLAW— a mottled dark brown tom.

APPRENTICE, WEBPAW

TORNEAR— a tabby tom.

APPRENTICE, RUNNINGPAW

ONEWHISKER— a young brown tabby tom.

APPRENTICE, WHITEPAW

QUEENS

ASHFOOT— a gray queen.

MORNINGFLOWER— a tortoiseshell queen.

RIVERCLAN

LEADER

CROOKEDSTAR— a huge light-colored tabby with a twisted jaw.

DEPUTY

LEOPARDFUR— unusually spotted golden tabby she-cat.

MEDICINE CAT

MUDFUR— long-haired light brown tom.

WARRIORS

BLACKCLAW— smoky black tom.

APPRENTICE, HEAVYPAW

STONEFUR— a gray tom with battle-scarred ears.

APPRENTICE, SHADEPAW

LOUDBELLY— a dark brown tom.

APPRENTICE, SILVERPAW

SILVERSTREAM— a pretty slender silver tabby.

WHITECLAW— a dark warrior.

CATS OUTSIDE CLANS

SMUDGE— plump, friendly black-and-white kitten who lives in a house at the edge of the forest.

BARLEY— black-and-white tom who lives on a farm close to the forest.

BROKENSTAR— long-haired dark brown tabby, formerly ShadowClan leader.

BLACKFOOT— large white tom with huge jet-black paws, formerly ShadowClan deputy.

CLAWFACE— battle-scarred brown tom.

BOULDER— silver tabby tom.

RAVENPAW— sleek black cat with a white-tipped tail.

PRINCESS— a light brown tabby with a distinctive white chest and paws—a kittypet.

CLOUDKIT— Princess’s firstborn kit; a long-haired white tom.

Maps

Prologue

Orange flames lapped at the cold air, throwing sparks up into the night sky. The firelight flickered across a wasteland of ragged grass, making silhouettes of the Twolegs huddled there.

A pair of white lights appeared in the distance, heralding the approach of a monster. It roared past on a Thunderpath that rose high into the sky, filling the air with sour fumes.