This article is not a part of the Warriors universe and is from the real world.
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]
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]
- Firestar's Quest[28]
- SkyClan's Destiny[29]
- Yellowfang's Secret[30]
- Bramblestar's Storm[31]
- The Apprentice's Quest[32]
- Shattered Sky[33]
- River of Fire[34]
- Hawkwing's Journey[35]
Other books
Saga of the Six Worlds
- The Book and the Phoenix (1989)[36]
- Hostage of the Sea (1990)[37]
- A Rush of Golden Wings (1991)[38]
- The Carpenter's Apprentice (1992)[39]
- Cradoc's Quest (1994)[40]
- Rite of Brotherhood (1994)[41]
- Storm Wind (1994)[42]
Eaglesmount Trilogy
Abbey Series
- The Buried Cross (2004)[46]
- The Silent Man (2004)[47]
- The Scarlet Spring (2004)[48]
- The Drowned Sword (2005)[49]
Seekers
- Great Bear Lake (2009)[50]
- The Last Wilderness (2010)[51]
- Spirits in the Stars (2011)[52]
- Island of Shadows (2012)[53]
- The Melting Sea (2012)[54]
- Forest of Wolves (2014)[55]
- The Burning Horizon (2015)[56]
- The Longest Day (2016)[57]
Novels
- Drew's Talents (1997)[58]
- Mutiny in Space (1997)[59]
- Exiled from Camelot (2000)[60]
- The Reliquary Ring (2002)[61]
- The Emerald Throne (2003)[62]
- The Roses of Roazon (2004)[63]
Trivia
- Her favorite characters in the Warriors series are Bramblestar, Dustpelt, and Leafpool.[64]
- Her favorite book is The Darkest Hour.[64]
- 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.[64] However, in Erin Hunter Chat 3, her favorite shippings are Leafpool/Crowfeather, Bramblestar/Squirrelflight, and Dustpelt/Ferncloud.[65]
- If she could bring a cat into life, it might be Whitestorm or Yellowfang.[64]
- It was hard for her to write the ending of Moonrise.[64]
- If she could be a Clan cat, she would be in ThunderClan.[64]
- Cherith's favorite books to write and read are either The Darkest Hour or Firestar's Quest and Into the Wild, respectively.[64]
- Her favorite color is blue-green.[65]
- In the third chat, she revealed that her favorite villain is Hawkfrost and favorite warrior name is Brightheart.[65]
- Her favorite perspectives to write from are Squirrelflight and Leafpool's.[65]
- Her favorite death to write was Darkstripe's.[65]
- If she could make Ravenpaw into a warrior, she would name him Ravenwing.[65]
- If she could be married to a Clan cat, she would choose Bramblestar.[65]
- Both Kate and Cherith write for 6 hours a day.[65]
- Her favorite Clan is ThunderClan.[65]
- 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.[66]
External links
- Who is Erin Hunter? on the Warriors official website
- Author Profile: Cherith Baldry on the Warriors official website
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 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 The Apprentice's Quest
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Shattered Sky
- ↑ Revealed on Kate's blog
- ↑ Revealed on the dedication page of Hawkwing's Journey
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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
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- ↑ 64.0 64.1 64.2 64.3 64.4 64.5 64.6 Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 2
- ↑ 65.0 65.1 65.2 65.3 65.4 65.5 65.6 65.7 65.8 Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 3
- ↑ Writing Lost Stars on the Warriors official website