The Last Hope/Cliffnotes

These notes are brief, noting major events and minor events that will be of consequence later. They are intended to be used as a reference for those looking for specific events for re-reading.


 * Half Moon, Owl Feather, Broken Shadow, Slant, Bluestar, and Spottedleaf meet.
 * Bluestar tells them they have to prepare for the end, and the Clans will make their own choices.
 * Slant asks who the fourth cat in the prophecy is, and Broken Shadow responds that it must be soon.
 * Midnight and Rock join them.
 * They say they will stand beside those they cared for.
 * Midnight tells them it might be the end of everything, the last sunrise.


 * Ivypool's point of view.
 * Ivypool is training Birchfall and Redwillow in The Dark Forest.
 * Tigerstar comes with Mapleshade and tells the clan cats to go back to their nests, the senior Dark Forest warriors are having a meeting.
 * Ivypool asks if she can stay, but Tigerstar refuses. When the Dark Forest cats leave, Ivypool follows them to the meeting.
 * The Dark Forest cats discuss the battle, but Ivypool can't see.
 * Dovewing wakes Ivypool up after the meeting, and Ivypool is frustrated with her.


 * Jayfeather's point of view.
 * It is the night of the half-moon.
 * Jayfeather wants to go to the Moonpool, but he is not allowed. He leaves the camp.
 * Firestar follows him out of the hollow and tells him he knows that it's frustrating.
 * Jayfeather confides that the Clans seem so eager to think he's a murderer because of his heritage.
 * Yellowfang appears and chastises him for for thinking he was so important. She then insists that he needs to find the fourth warrior.


 * Jayfeather's point of view.
 * Jayfeather goes to the Moonpool despite being told not to
 * Brambleberry visits him and tells him the Clans must unite
 * He sees Brokenstar, who shows him some of the warrior training in the Dark Forest, including Birchfall, Breezepelt, Tigerheart, Icewing, and Beetlewhisker
 * Mothwing is at the Moonpool when Jayfeather wakes up
 * He explains to her about the coming Dark Forest Battle, and how they need to unite the Clans
 * Mothwing tells him that she will help


 * Lionblaze's point of view.
 * Lionblaze shares a mouse with Hollyleaf.
 * Lionblaze goes on a hunting patrol with Cinderheart, Blossomfall , and Thornclaw.
 * Blossomfall trips and gets stuck in a bramble and sprains her shoulder.
 * The patrol hunts a while longer then returns to camp.


 * Dovewing's point of view.
 * Dovewing accidentally wanders very close to the ShadowClan border
 * Tigerheart tells his Clanmates it was just a rabbit although they insist they smelled ThunderClan
 * Dovewing agrees to meet Tigerheart at the border that night.


 * Ivypool's point of view.
 * Dovewing informs Ivypool that she thinks she is the fourth cat
 * The Dark Forest visitors meet to practice battle moves in daylight
 * There is a skirmish at ThunderClan border with WindClan because Brackenfur accuses Harespring and others of crossing the border


 * Jayfeather's point of view.
 * Jayfeather is practicing with Briarlight by asking her to reach a pebble.
 * Jayfeather goes to talk to Mothwing.
 * Brightheart announces to Jayfeather that she's expecting a new litter of kits, and Jayfeather snapps at her, telling that she was going to have kits at the worst possible time.


 * Lionblaze's point of view.
 * In order to prove to Cinderheart that his destiny didn't rule over him, Lionblaze picked a fight with a ShadowClan patrol, and let Ratscar tear him apart.


 * Dovewing's point of view.
 * Blackstar and several other warriors come to ThunderClan to speak with Firestar


 * Ivypool's point of view.
 * Special patrols from the Dark Forest in all of the clan's territory starts.


 * Jayfeather's point of view.


 * Lionblaze's point of view.


 * Dovewing's point of view.


 * Ivypool's point of view.


 * Jayfeather's point of view.


 * Jayfeather's point of view.


 * Lionblaze's point of view.


 * Jayfeather's point of view.
 * Jayfeather, Kestrelflight, Willowshine, and Littlecloud have decided to try to unite the four leaders
 * Jayfeather realizes that Firestar is the fourth cat


 * Dovewing's point of view.
 * Brightheart has had her kits: Snowkit, Dewkit, and Amberkit.
 * The four leaders converge in ThunderClan territory


 * Lionblaze's point of view.
 * Firestar tells the Clan that the Dark Forest is going to attack, and that Ivypool was spying there.
 * Cinderheart chooses the path of a warrior and to be with Lionblaze, letting Cinderpelt be free


 * Jayfeather's point of view.
 * Ivypool is training the Clan Dark Forest moves.
 * Jayfeather lets Leafpool work as a medicine cat for the battle.


 * Dovewing's point of view.
 * The battle starts.
 * Molepaw and Cherrypaw are missing.


 * Dovewing's point of view.
 * The Dark Forest cats attack the camp.
 * Blackstar loses a life, and the ShadowClan camp is being overrun.
 * Lionblaze, Graystripe, and the ShadowClan cats go to ShadowClan.


 * Lionblaze's point of view.
 * He notices that Graystripe is becoming old.
 * More Dark Forest warriors attack ShadowClan.
 * Some Ancients and Midnight come to help ShadowClan.
 * Blackstar kills Redwillow, a traitor.
 * Lionblaze kills Shredtail.
 * Lionblaze and Graystripe go back to ThunderClan.


 * Ivypool's point of view.
 * Ivypool goes to WindClan with Blossomfall, Mousewhisker, Birchfall, Thistleclaw, Applefur, Breezepelt, and Snowtuft.
 * Ivypool tells the Clan cats to attack the Dark Forest warriors.
 * Ivypool is ambushed by Snowtuft, Hawkfrost, and Thistleclaw.
 * Hollyleaf helps Ivypool and drives Hawkfrost away.
 * Hollyleaf then collapses afterwards and is carried by Tigerheart and Ivypool towards ThunderClan camp.


 * Dovewing's point of view.
 * Hollyleaf dies.
 * More Dark Forest cats attack the ThunderClan camp.
 * Ancients and Midnight come to help ThunderClan.
 * Breezepelt attacks Lionblaze, but Crowfeather attacks Breezepelt and sends him away.
 * StarClan cats come into the ThunderClan camp.
 * Mousefur is brutally murdered
 * Molepaw and Cherrypaw return.
 * The Clans are winning.
 * Spottedleaf is killed a second time by Mapleshade.
 * Ferncloud is killed by a black tom while protecting the kits
 * Brokenstar is killed for a second time by Yellowfang
 * The Dark Forest cats retreat.
 * Hawkfrost is attacked by Ivypool and killed by Brambleclaw


 * Dovewing's point of view.
 * Firestar and Tigerstar battle
 * Tigerstar dies for the second time
 * Firestar is triumphant
 * Firestar dies by a tree struck by lightning.
 * Brambleclaw becomes the new leader of ThunderClan with Squirrelflight as his deputy