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.[2]
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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.[2]
- She was married to the late Peter Baldry, a scientist.[2] 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, [2] 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 (Bramblestar 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[blog 1]
- The Place of No Stars[blog 2]
- Firestar's Quest[32]
- SkyClan's Destiny[33]
- Yellowfang's Secret[34]
- Bramblestar's Storm[35]
- Hawkwing's Journey[36]
- Crowfeather's Trial[37]
- Pebbleshine's Kits[38]
- Graystripe's Vow[blog 3]
Other books
Saga of the Six Worlds
- The Book and the Phoenix (1989)[39]
- Hostage of the Sea (1990)[40]
- A Rush of Golden Wings (1991)[41]
- The Carpenter's Apprentice (1992)[42]
- Cradoc's Quest (1994)[43]
- Rite of Brotherhood (1994)[44]
- Storm Wind (1994)[45]
Eaglesmount Trilogy
Abbey Series
- The Buried Cross (2004)[49]
- The Silent Man (2004)[50]
- The Scarlet Spring (2004)[51]
- The Drowned Sword (2005)[52]
Seekers
- Great Bear Lake (2009)[53]
- The Last Wilderness (2010)[54]
- Spirits in the Stars (2011)[55]
- Island of Shadows (2012)[56]
- The Melting Sea (2012)[57]
- Forest of Wolves (2014)[58]
- The Burning Horizon (2015)[59]
- The Longest Day (2016)[60]
Novels
- Drew's Talents (1997)[61]
- Mutiny in Space (1997)[62]
- Exiled from Camelot (2000)[63]
- The Reliquary Ring (2002)[64]
- The Emerald Throne (2003)[65]
- The Roses of Roazon (2004)[66]
Trivia
- Her favorite characters in the Warriors series are Brambleclaw, Dustpelt, and Leafpool.[67]
- Her favorite book is The Darkest Hour.[67]
- The first warrior name she came up with was Thistleclaw.[9]
- Cherith wrote one book in a month, though it was hard work.[9]
- During Erin Hunter Chat 2, Cloudtail and Brightheart is her favorite shipping.[67] However, in Erin Hunter Chat 3, her favorite shippings are Leafpool/Crowfeather, Bramblestar/Squirrelflight, and Dustpelt/Ferncloud.[68]
- If she could bring a cat into life, it might be Whitestorm or Yellowfang.[67]
- It was hard for her to write the ending of Moonrise.[67]
- If she could be a Clan cat, she would be in ThunderClan.[67]
- Cherith's favorite books to write and read are either The Darkest Hour or Firestar's Quest and Into the Wild, respectively.[67]
- Her favorite color is blue-green.[68]
- In the third chat, she revealed that her favorite villain is Hawkfrost and favorite warrior name is Brightheart.[68]
- Her favorite perspectives to write from are Squirrelflight and Leafpool's.[68]
- Her favorite death to write was Darkstripe's.[68]
- If she could make Ravenpaw into a warrior, she would name him Ravenwing.[68]
- If she could be married to a Clan cat, she would choose Bramblestar.[68]
- Both Kate and Cherith write for 6 hours a day.[68]
- Her favorite Clan is ThunderClan.[68]
- Out of the three main characters for The Broken Code, Cherith likes Rootpaw the most, and is happy to be following his journey in life.[69]
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)
Notes and references
- ↑ Revealed on biography.jrank.org
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Revealed on warriorcats.com
- ↑ Revealed on fiction.co.uk
- ↑ Revealed on biography.jrank.org
- ↑ Revealed on biography.jrank.org
- ↑ Revealed on biography.jrank.org
- ↑ Revealed on http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?5071
- ↑ 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 Kate's blog
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Lost Stars
- ↑ 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
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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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- ↑ 67.0 67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4 67.5 67.6 Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 2
- ↑ 68.0 68.1 68.2 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.7 68.8 Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 3
- ↑ Writing Lost Stars on the Warriors official website
Author references
- ↑ Veil of Shadows Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ James Noble, December 12, 2019. James confirms The Broken Code 5, revealed through email.
- ↑ Silent Thaw Spoiler Page on Kate's Blog (backup link) (screenshot)
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