Cherith Baldry is a writer of fantasy fiction.[6] She is one of the authors of the Warriors novel series, collaborating with Kate Cary, Victoria Holmes, and Tui Sutherland under the pen name of Erin Hunter.[1]
Biography[]
- Cherith was born in Lancaster, England, on January 21, 1947.[7] She grew up on a farm, and it had cats who hunted mice, but were still friendly house pets.
- After getting married, the first cat she obtained was a gray tom named Tomlyn. She and her husband got him while teaching at the University of Sierra Leone, and brought the cat with them when they returned to the UK.[1]
- She was married to the late Peter Baldry, a scientist.[1] She had two sons named Will and Adam, who grew up in the company of a ginger and white cat named Schrodinger. Will and Adam are now grown up, and her husband has passed away,[1] so she currently lives alone in Reigate, England[8] with her two cats Bramble and Sorrel. Her two cats have inspired characters in the Warriors series (Brambleclaw and Sorreltail, respectively).[9]
Quotes[]
"...When I’m working, Bramble comes and sits on my lap. Sorrel comes and sits on the work. They have their own secret lives as Brambleclaw and Sorreltail, and I love writing Warriors so that I can imagine a cat’s eye view of the world. There’ll always be something mysterious about cats, and that’s one of the reasons why I love them."[10]
Warriors books[]
- Forest of Secrets[11]
- A Dangerous Path[12]
- The Darkest Hour[13]
- Midnight[14]
- Moonrise[15]
- Starlight[16]
- Twilight[17]
- Sunset[18]
- Outcast[19]
- Long Shadows[20]
- Sunrise[21]
- The Fourth Apprentice[22]
- Sign of the Moon[23]
- The Forgotten Warrior[24]
- The Sun Trail[25]
- Thunder Rising[26]
- The Blazing Star[27]
- The Apprentice's Quest[28]
- Shattered Sky[29]
- River of Fire[30]
- Lost Stars[31]
- Veil of Shadows[32]
- The Place of No Stars[33]
- River[34]
- Shadow[blog 1]
- Wind[35]
- The Elders' Quest[36]
- Firestar's Quest[37]
- SkyClan's Destiny[38]
- Yellowfang's Secret[39]
- Bramblestar's Storm[40]
- Hawkwing's Journey[41]
- Crowfeather's Trial[42]
- Pebbleshine's Kits[43]
- Graystripe's Vow[blog 2]
- Onestar's Confession[44]
- Ivypool's Heart[45]
Other books[]
Saga of the Six Worlds[]
- The Book and the Phoenix (1989)[46]
- Hostage of the Sea (1990)[47]
- A Rush of Golden Wings (1991)[48]
- The Carpenter's Apprentice (1992)[49]
- Cradoc's Quest (1994)[50]
- Rite of Brotherhood (1994)[51]
- Storm Wind (1994)[52]
Eaglesmount Trilogy[]
Abbey Series[]
- The Buried Cross (2004)[56]
- The Silent Man (2004)[57]
- The Scarlet Spring (2004)[58]
- The Drowned Sword (2005)[59]
Seekers[]
- Great Bear Lake (2009)[60]
- The Last Wilderness (2010)[61]
- Spirits in the Stars (2011)[62]
- Island of Shadows (2012)[63]
- The Melting Sea (2012)[64]
- Forest of Wolves (2014)[65]
- The Burning Horizon (2015)[66]
- The Longest Day (2016)[67]
Novels[]
- Drew's Talents (1997)[68]
- Mutiny in Space (1997)[69]
- Exiled from Camelot (2000)[70]
- The Reliquary Ring (2002)[71]
- The Emerald Throne (2003)[72]
- The Roses of Roazon (2004)[73]
Trivia[]
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Characters[]
- Her favorite characters in the Warriors series are Brambleclaw, Dustpelt, and Leafpool.[74]
- She loves Crowfeather's character and believes that because he lost both Feathertail and Leafpool, he then connected love with loss and therefore would not allow himself to love Nightcloud.[75]
- She also likes Purdy.[75]
- The first warrior name she came up with was Thistleclaw.[9]
- During Erin Hunter Chat 2, Cloudtail and Brightheart is her favorite shipping.[74] However, in Erin Hunter Chat 3, her favorite shippings are Leafpool/Crowfeather, Brambleclaw/Squirrelflight, and Dustpelt/Ferncloud.[76]
- If she could bring a cat into life, it might be Whitestorm or Yellowfang.[74]
- In the third chat, she revealed that her favorite villain is Hawkfrost and favorite warrior name is Brightheart.[76]
- Her favorite perspectives to write from are Squirrelflight and Leafpool's.[76]
- Her favorite death to write was Darkstripe's.[76]
- If she could make Ravenpaw into a warrior, she would name him Ravenwing.[76]
- If she could be married to a Clan cat, she would choose Brambleclaw.[76]
- Out of the three main characters for The Broken Code, Cherith likes Rootspring the most, and is happy to be following his journey in life.[77]
- If she could be a Warriors character, Cherith would be Ferncloud because her relationship with Dustpelt reminds Cherith of her relationship with her husband Peter.[78]
- She thinks Squirrelflight would be fun to talk to, though she would want to have a long conversation with Leafpool, and she would enjoy laying in the sun while listening to Purdy's stories.[75]
- She enjoys writing Berrynose, saying that he is a "pain".[75]
Books[]
- Her favorite book is The Darkest Hour.[74]
- Cherith wrote one book in a month, though it was hard work.[9]
- It was hard for her to write the ending of Moonrise.[74]
- Cherith's favorite books to write and read are either The Darkest Hour or Firestar's Quest and Into the Wild, respectively.[74]
- For Cherith, the most difficult part of a book to write is the prologue, saying that she sometimes waits to write it until she is further into a book.[75]
Other[]
- If she could be a Clan cat, she would be in ThunderClan.[74]
- Both Kate and Cherith write for 6 hours a day.[76]
- Her favorite Clan is ThunderClan.[76]
- When asked which scene that Vicky provided that was the most upsetting, Cherith answered Feathertail's death in Moonrise.[78]
Miscellaneous[]
- Her favorite color is blue-green.[76]
External links[]
- Who is Erin Hunter? on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Author Profile: Cherith Baldry on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- A First Time For Nine Lives on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Writing Lost Stars on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- The Ancient Cats on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Exclusive! Veil of Shadows: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- The Role of a Medicine Cat on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Exclusive! Graystripe's Vow: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Writing Graystripe's Vow on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Beginnings, middles, and endings on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- The creative challenge on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Exclusive! The Place of No Stars Except on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Tallstar's Decision on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Exclusive! River: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Where it began - for me on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Exclusive! Onestar's Confession: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- The warrior's oath on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Exclusive! Shadow: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- The Prophecies Begin trivia! on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Exclusive: Wind chapters on the Warriors official website (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Revealed on warriorcats.com
- ↑ Revealed on biography.jrank.org
- ↑ Revealed on fiction.co.uk
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- ↑ Revealed on fiction.co.uk
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 1
- ↑ Quote from Cherith on the Warriors official site
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Forest of Secrets
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of A Dangerous Path
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The Darkest Hour
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Midnight
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Moonrise
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Starlight
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Twilight
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Sunset
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Outcast
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Long Shadows
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Sunrise
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The Fourth Apprentice
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Sign of the Moon
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The Forgotten Warrior
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The Sun Trail
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Thunder Rising
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The Blazing Star
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The Apprentice's Quest
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Shattered Sky
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of River of Fire
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Lost Stars
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Veil of Shadows
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The Place of No Stars
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of River
- ↑ Warriors Hub Q&A on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- ↑ Revealed in an Instagram livestream (backup link)
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Firestar's Quest
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of SkyClan's Destiny
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Yellowfang's Secret
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Bramblestar's Storm
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Hawkwing's Journey
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Crowfeather's Trial
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Pebbleshine's Kits
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Onestar's Confession
- ↑ Warrior Cats HQ answers your questions on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- ↑ Information from amazon.com
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- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Great Bear Lake
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The Last Wilderness
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Spirits in the Stars
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Island of Shadows
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The Melting Sea
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Forest of Wolves
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The Burning Horizon
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of The Longest Day
- ↑ Information from amazon.com
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- ↑ 74.0 74.1 74.2 74.3 74.4 74.5 74.6 Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 2
- ↑ 75.0 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 6
- ↑ 76.0 76.1 76.2 76.3 76.4 76.5 76.6 76.7 76.8 Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 3
- ↑ Writing Lost Stars on the Warriors official website
- ↑ 78.0 78.1 Erin Hunter video special: Exclusive anniversary interview on the Warriors official website (backup link)
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