Cherith Baldry

Cherith Baldry
Residence
Current:	Reigate, England
Past:	Lancaster, England, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Awards
She earned an honor award-First prize, London Calling magazine competition, for short story, "Happiness Inc."; Nottingham and Notts Drama Association Award.
Date of birth
21 January 1947
Close Family
Spouse:	Peter Baldry
Children:	Will, Adam
Novels
Warriors series:	The Sun Trail, Thunder Rising, The Blazing Star, Forest of Secrets, A Dangerous Path, The Darkest Hour, Midnight, Moonrise, Starlight, Twilight, Sunset, Outcast, Long Shadows, Sunrise, The Fourth Apprentice, Sign of the Moon, The Forgotten Warrior, Firestar's Quest, SkyClan's Destiny, Yellowfang's Secret, Bramblestar's Storm, Hawkwing's Journey, Pebbleshine's Kits, The Apprentice's Quest, Shattered Sky, River of Fire, Crowfeather's Trial, Lost Stars, Veil of Shadows, Graystripe's Vow, The Place of No Stars
Other novels:	See here

Cherith Baldry is a writer of fantasy fiction. 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.

Biography

Cherith was born in Lancaster, England, on January 21, 1947. 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.

She was married to the late Peter Baldry, a scientist. 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, so she currently lives alone in Reigate, England with her two cats Bramble and Sorrel. Her two cats have inspired characters in the Warriors series (Bramblestar and Sorreltail, respectively).

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."

Warriors books

• Forest of Secrets
• A Dangerous Path
• The Darkest Hour
• Midnight
• Moonrise
• Starlight
• Twilight
• Sunset
• Outcast
• Long Shadows
• Sunrise
• The Fourth Apprentice
• Sign of the Moon
• The Forgotten Warrior
• The Sun Trail
• Thunder Rising
• The Blazing Star
• The Apprentice's Quest
• Shattered Sky
• River of Fire
• Lost Stars
• Veil of Shadows
• The Place of No Stars
• Firestar's Quest
• SkyClan's Destiny
• Yellowfang's Secret
• Bramblestar's Storm
• Hawkwing's Journey
• Crowfeather's Trial
• Pebbleshine's Kits
• Graystripe's Vow

Other books

Saga of the Six Worlds

• The Book and the Phoenix (1989)
• Hostage of the Sea (1990)
• A Rush of Golden Wings (1991)
• The Carpenter's Apprentice (1992)
• Cradoc's Quest (1994)
• Rite of Brotherhood (1994)
• Storm Wind (1994)

Eaglesmount Trilogy

• The Silver Horn (2001)
• The King's Eyrie (2001)
• Lake of Darkness (2004)

Abbey Series

• The Buried Cross (2004)
• The Silent Man (2004)
• The Scarlet Spring (2004)
• The Drowned Sword (2005)

Seekers

• Great Bear Lake (2009)
• The Last Wilderness (2010)
• Spirits in the Stars (2011)
• Island of Shadows (2012)
• The Melting Sea (2012)
• Forest of Wolves (2014)
• The Burning Horizon (2015)
• The Longest Day (2016)

Novels

• Drew's Talents (1997)
• Mutiny in Space (1997)
• Exiled from Camelot (2000)
• The Reliquary Ring (2002)
• The Emerald Throne (2003)
• The Roses of Roazon (2004)

Trivia

• Her favorite characters in the Warriors series are Brambleclaw, Dustpelt, and Leafpool.
• Her favorite book is The Darkest Hour.
• The first warrior name she came up with was Thistleclaw.
• Cherith wrote one book in a month, though it was hard work.
• During Erin Hunter Chat 2, Cloudtail and Brightheart is her favorite shipping. However, in Erin Hunter Chat 3, her favorite shippings are Leafpool/Crowfeather, Bramblestar/Squirrelflight, and Dustpelt/Ferncloud.
• If she could bring a cat into life, it might be Whitestorm or Yellowfang.
• It was hard for her to write the ending of Moonrise.
• If she could be a Clan cat, she would be in ThunderClan.
• Cherith's favorite books to write and read are either The Darkest Hour or Firestar's Quest and Into the Wild, respectively.
• Her favorite color is blue-green.
• In the third chat, she revealed that her favorite villain is Hawkfrost and favorite warrior name is Brightheart.
• Her favorite perspectives to write from are Squirrelflight and Leafpool's.
• Her favorite death to write was Darkstripe's.
• If she could make Ravenpaw into a warrior, she would name him Ravenwing.
• If she could be married to a Clan cat, she would choose Bramblestar.
• Both Kate and Cherith write for 6 hours a day.
• Her favorite Clan is ThunderClan.
• 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.

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)

Notes and references

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