Erin Hunter Chat 1

The first Erin Hunter Chat was on December 11th, 2005. There were only 2 authors of the warriors series at this time, and instead of lasting the scheduled half hour, Cherith Baldry stayed on for two and a half hours to answer questions about the series.

Information Revealed

 * The first warriors book took about three months to write.
 * Unsure: Cherith quoted: "About three months, I think, but it's a while now so I don't remember too well!
 * After the New Prophecy series, there will be another series of six and one special edition.
 * False: Many other books were written after the Power of Three series and Firestar's Quest
 * Medicine cats have a special way of getting their full name. This is revealed in Starlight.
 * The old forest was based on the New Forest in southern England, but the rest is complete fantasy.
 * The blood relationship between Hawkfrost, Brambleclaw, and Tawnypelt will play a huge part in the New Prophecy series.
 * The warriors series is not set anywhere specifically geographical.
 * The Hunters believed that after the first series, Firestar's story was pretty much over, so they started the next series from a fresh viewpoint.
 * No warriors movies are being planned.
 * Book 5 in the New Prophecy series is called Twilight
 * The whole idea for the warriors series was discussed between Cherith Baldry, Kate Cary, and Victoria Holmes.
 * The special edition (later revealed to be Firestar's Quest might be in Firestar's point of view (later revealed to be true)