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"The Clan may not be able to offer you such easy food or warmth. In the season of leaf-bare, nights in the forest can be cruel. The Clan will demand great loyalty and hard work. You will be expected to protect your Clan with your life if necessary. And there are many mouths to feed. But the rewards are great. You will remain a tom. You will be trained in the ways of the wild. You will learn what it is like to be a real cat. The strength and the fellowship of the Clan will always be with you, even when you hunt alone."
Bluestar telling Rusty about ThunderClan in Into the Wild, page 23

Into the Wild is the first book in The Prophecies Begin arc, formerly known as the Original arc.[6] Firepaw is the cat depicted in the center of the cover on the original cover,[8] and the reprinted one.[9] It features Firepaw as the main protagonist, and Bluestar and Tigerclaw in the prologue.

Dedication[]

For Billy—who left our Twoleg home to become a Warrior.
We still miss him very much.
And for Benjaminhis brother
who is with him now in StarClan.
Special thanks to Kate Cary

Blurb[]

Fire Alone Can Save Our Clan...
For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by their warrior ancestors. But the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger, and the sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. Noble warriors are dying - and some deaths are more mysterious than others.
In the midst of this turmoil appears an ordinary house cat named Rusty... who may turn out to be the bravest warrior of them all.

Praise[]

"The author has created an intriguing world with an intricate structure and mythology, and an engaging young hero. The supporting cast of players is large and a little confusing, but there are standouts who give dimension to the tale. The difficult life of a feral cat is described in some detail, and a fair amount of violence is included. The ending is left ambiguous-there is definitely more to come. This is not as elegantly written as Brian Jacques's "Redwall" series (Philomel), but it's another option for fans of animal adventure / fantasy stories."[6]
-Mara Alpert, School Library Journal
"In this first spine-tingling episode in the planned Warriors series, Firepaw learns the ways of the wild life, facing many dangers and treachery both within and without his new clan. Intelligence notwithstanding, the cat characters are true to their feline nature, making this sure to appeal to fans of Clare Bell's long-popular Ratha's Creature (1983) and its sequels and also to followers of Brian Jacques' ongoing Redwall series."[6]
-Sally Estes, Booklist
"Action-packed adventure. Certain to please any reader who has ever wondered what dreams of grandeur may haunt the family cat."[6]
-Publishers Weekly
"A suspenseful animal adventure that will leave readers eyeing Puss a bit nervously ."[6]
-Kirkus Reviews

Detailed plot description[]

Looking for a shorter overview? Find one here!

A group of feral cats known as ThunderClan are battling against their rival, RiverClan, by a river for control over a territory called Sunningrocks, to which both Clans had equal claim. Redtail, ThunderClan's deputy, soon realizes ThunderClan is badly outnumbered and orders the battle patrol to retreat. Tigerclaw, a ThunderClan warrior, reluctantly follows the order, angered that RiverClan should be allowed to win territory so quickly. In the ThunderClan camp, Bluestar, leader of ThunderClan, is trying to seek answers from StarClan, troubled by that night's defeat. At that moment, Spottedleaf, the medicine cat of ThunderClan, receives a prophecy from StarClan, echoing to Bluestar that "Fire alone can save our Clan." But Bluestar is confused, for fire is feared by all Clans.
A kittypet called Rusty has a dream about catching a mouse in the forest, but lets his prey go due to a distracting noise. As he wakes up, he finds that this is food pellets being poured into his food bowl. This dream drives the young cat into the forest, though his friend Smudge warns him that forest cats are much bigger and dangerous. On his arrival in the forest, he is briefly attacked by Graypaw, a ThunderClan apprentice. Instead of fleeing, Rusty turns and fights back. Unbeknownst to the two young cats, two warriors from ThunderClan are watching - Lionheart, Graypaw's mentor, and Bluestar, ThunderClan's leader. Impressed after having seen Rusty and Graypaw fight instead of fleeing, Bluestar offers Rusty a chance to join their Clan of feral cats and train as an apprentice.
The next day, Rusty is escorted to the ThunderClan camp by Lionheart and another ThunderClan cat, Whitestorm. Most of the cats disagree with a kittypet joining their ranks, especially Longtail, who relentlessly taunts Rusty. Rusty attacks Longtail after being persuaded by Lionheart to prove his loyalty and worth to the Clan. Rusty's collar snaps off during the fight, which Bluestar takes as an omen from StarClan that Rusty belongs in their Clan. Bluestar renames him Firepaw, after his flame-colored pelt, and officially appoints him as a Clan apprentice. Suddenly, another apprentice, Ravenpaw, rushes into camp with the news that Redtail has been killed in a skirmish near Sunningrocks. Tigerclaw soon follows with Redtail's body, claiming Redtail to have been killed by Oakheart, the RiverClan deputy, who Tigerclaw says he has killed in vengeance. Firepaw is unable to see the body, only spotting a red tail, true to the deputy's name, from around a bush. Lionheart is made deputy in Redtail's place.
Firepaw is not immediately assigned a mentor of his own and instead trains with Ravenpaw and Graypaw and their mentors, Tigerclaw and Lionheart, respectively. Firepaw soon learns that kittypets are traditionally thought to be weak and useless amongst Clan-born cats. He is steadily able to adjust to his new life despite being seen as an inferior. He trains hard to become a respected member of the Clan, hoping to eventually earn full warrior status.
On his first solo hunting assignment, Firepaw comes across Yellowfang, a medicine cat who has been exiled from ShadowClan. He immediately attacks, knowing rogue cats are not tolerated in enemy territory. After defeating her, he realizes that the old cat is starving, and he hunts a rabbit for her out of pity and eats some himself, breaking the warrior code. When a patrol led by Bluestar arrives, Yellowfang tries to flee but is hindered from doing so by her wounds. The ThunderClan leader recognizes Yellowfang as ShadowClan's former medicine cat, and the Clan brings Yellowfang into camp as a prisoner. After appointing herself as Firepaw's mentor in order to speed up apprentice training, Bluestar puts Firepaw in charge of taking care of Yellowfang as punishment for eating before his Clanmates are fed.
At Firepaw's first gathering, Graypaw is telling him who is who. Firepaw asks about WindClan and Graypaw tells him that ShadowClan drove them out. Brokenstar, the leader of ShadowClan, reports that ShadowClan has recently driven out a cat who has murdered ShadowClan kits. He makes it clear that this rogue should be killed as soon as any cat finds her and urges the Clans to keep a close eye on their kits. He also states that since ShadowClan are the strongest and most thriving Clan, they require more territory to support themselves, and that they drove WindClan out of their territory and claimed it for their own after they refused to surrender it willingly. This explains WindClan's absence from the Gathering. Crookedstar, RiverClan's leader, announces that he has allowed ShadowClan hunting rights on the edge of their territory. After the Gathering the ThunderClan cats rush back to camp, suspecting Yellowfang to be the cat Brokenstar warned them of, but Bluestar orders that Yellowfang should not be harmed, arguing that since there is no proof of Yellowfang being the culprit (as Brokenstar has not named her as the rogue), and since she has not yet done anything wrong to ThunderClan, Yellowfang will remain in camp. She puts the Clan on battle-readiness as they are now the only ones standing up to Brokenstar.
Bluestar goes to the Moonstone to seek guidance from StarClan with Firepaw, Ravenpaw, Graypaw, and Tigerclaw, leaving Lionheart in charge. Firepaw, Tigerclaw, and Bluestar go into Mothermouth, but Tigerclaw is overwhelmed and flees, telling Graypaw and Ravenpaw that he was sent back to keep watch. Bluestar has a dream of trouble back at the camp. They meet Barley on the way back, who warns them to stay clear of the dogs on his farm, but then they are attacked by rats and Bluestar loses a life. Tigerclaw believes that Barley sent them there on purpose, though the others don't. Back at camp, ShadowClan launches an attack on ThunderClan's camp, and Lionheart is killed in the battle, allowing Tigerclaw to be appointed as the new ThunderClan deputy. Ravenpaw, Tigerclaw's apprentice who had witnessed the earlier events at Sunningrocks, confesses to Firepaw that it was Tigerclaw, not Oakheart, who killed Redtail, presumably in his ambition to become deputy. Tigerclaw suspects his secret has been discovered and begins to secure his status in the Clan by spreading rumors about Ravenpaw and making sure no cats, not even his Clanmates, trust the apprentice.
Soon after, Frostfur's litter of kits vanish, and Spottedleaf is found dead near the nursery. Firepaw, who had developed a close bond with the medicine cat, was devastated. When Yellowfang is discovered to be missing as well, Tigerclaw immediately blames her for the disappearance of the kits as well as the death of Spottedleaf. This rumor is immediately accepted by the other cats in the Clan, as most of them, excluding Firepaw, did not trust the former ShadowClan medicine cat. Tigerclaw proceeds to make the assertion that Ravenpaw helped Yellowfang steal the kits, as he witnessed the true death of Redtail, being killed by Tigerclaw. This, in turn, prompts Frostfur to chase him out of the nursery when he attempts to check on the other kits. Bluestar asks Firepaw to find Yellowfang instead of sending a patrol to find the kits and the former ShadowClan cat, because she knows that they share a bond and if Firepaw asks her to come back, she will. Firepaw takes Graypaw and Ravenpaw with him, sending Ravenpaw to Barley’s barn, where he hopes that he will be safe from Tigerclaw.
When Firepaw and Graypaw find her, Yellowfang tells the apprentices she left camp as soon as she discovered the kits were missing and smelled the scent of Clawface - a ShadowClan warrior - in the nursery. Yellowfang reveals that Brokenstar has been mercilessly training kits early so that ShadowClan could have more warriors and be the most feared Clan in the forest, even going so far as to kill his own Clan's kits. This lead to Yellowfang being framed for the murder of Brightflower's kits, and in turn, being exiled from the clan. She reveals that they are sent out to be warriors at just 3 moons old, and Firepaw and Graypaw realize that this is why the ShadowClan apprentices seemed so small and young at the Gathering. With the help of a ThunderClan patrol, led by Whitestorm, and a ShadowClan patrol, made up of senior warriors who were kicked out by Brokenstar, they raid ShadowClan's camp. The patrols drive out the blood-thirsty leader along with his closest followers, but not before Brokenstar reveals himself as the killer of the ShadowClan kits for whose death Yellowfang had been blamed for, as well as the killer of Raggedstar, the previous ShadowClan leader and Brokenstar's father, whose death had been first attributed to an ambush by a patrol from another Clan. ThunderClan promises to leave ShadowClan in peace for one moon while they adjust and find a new leader. The ThunderClan cats, including Yellowfang, return with the kits to their camp, where Firepaw and Graypaw inform the Clan it was Clawface, not Yellowfang, who had stolen the kits and killed Spottedleaf. When Ravenpaw's absence is noted, Firepaw, for Ravenpaw's safety, tells the Clan he has been killed by a ShadowClan patrol. Bluestar asks Yellowfang to be ThunderClan's new medicine cat, and she accepts, realizing that ShadowClan is not the Clan she once knew. Most cats are wary of Yellowfang at first, but begin to slowly accept her in books to come.
After the battle, Tigerclaw looks all around for Ravenpaw, and not finding him, says loudly how suspicious it was that he should go missing when Brokenstar attacks. Firepaw says boldly that Ravenpaw was not traitorous to his Clan, but found murdered beside ShadowClan territory, not giving away his true location. Tigerclaw quickly retorts that he never thought Ravenpaw was a traitor and says that he would have become a fine warrior. Soon after Firepaw and Graypaw are promoted to warriors and receive their warrior names - Fireheart and Graystripe. Bluestar honors Ravenpaw's memory, saying before the ceremony that he also would have taken part and earned his warrior name. Just before their vigil is supposed to begin, Fireheart attempts to speak to Bluestar about Tigerclaw's betrayal, but she silences him by reminding him about his vigil. Tigerclaw locks his eyes with Fireheart, and they glare at each other. Fireheart realizes that he has made a powerful enemy, but is ready for the challenge. He and Graystripe guard the camp until dawn.

Trivia[]

Interesting facts[]

  • A UK version of the book originally came with free tattoos.[10]

Author statements[]

  • Kate has stated that she thinks that the cats in the background of the cover are Graypaw and a cat from another Clan.[11]

Mistakes[]

A compiled list of the errors present in Into the Wild can be found here.

Publication history[]

  • Into the Wild (EN), HarperCollins (hardcover), 21 January 2003[6]
  • Into the Wild (EN), HarperCollins (paperback), 1 January 2004[6]
  • Into the Wild (EN), Collins UK (paperback), 5 April 2004[12]
  • Na Wolności (PL), Amber (paperback), 2004, translated by Agnieszka Różańska[13]
  • Retour à l'état sauvage (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (unknown binding), 17 March 2005, translated by Cécile Pournin[14]
  • Retour à l'état sauvage (FR), 12-21 (e-book), 8 December 2005[15]
  • Divoké Kočky (CZ), Albatros (hardcover), 2 October 2006, translated by Peter Petráková[16]
  • Into the Wild (EN), HarperCollins Children (paperback), 3 April 2006[17]
  • Į tyrus (LT), Garnelis (unknown binding), 2006, translated by Danguole Žalytė[18]
  • Vào Trong Hoang Dã (VI), Da Nang (paperback), November 2006, translated by Huong Lan[19]
  • ファイヤポー、野生にかえる (JA), Komine Shoten (unknown binding), 22 November 2006, translated by Kanehara Rui[20]
  • Hív a vadon (HU), Egmont (paperback), 2007, translated by Andrea Márton[21]
  • 야생 속으로 (KR), Gimyoungsa (paperback), 30 January 2007, translated by Gimyiseon[22]
  • Retour à l'état sauvage (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (unknown binding), 15 Mars 2007[23]
  • Into the Wild & Fire and Ice (EN), HarperCollins (hardcover), 2008[24][note 1]
  • Стань диким! (RU), OLMA Media Group (hardcover), 2008, translated by Veronica Maximova[25]
  • In die Wildnis (DE), Verlagsgruppe Beltz (paperback), September 2008, translated by Klaus Weimann[26]
  • 荒野新生 (ZH-TW), MorningStar Press (paperback), 31 October 2008, translated by Gao Mei[27]
  • In die Wildnis (DE), Verlagsgruppe Beltz (audiobook), January 2009, translated by Klaus Weimann, narrated by Ulrike Krumbiegel[28]
  • ファイヤポー、野生にかえる (JA), Komine Shoten (unknown binding), 20 February 2009, translated by Kanehara Rui[29]
  • 呼唤野性 (ZH-CN), China Children's (paperback), 1 March 2009, Zhao Iin[30]
  • De wildernis in (NL), Baeckens Books (hardcover), 7 January 2009, translated by Huberte Vriesendorp[31]
  • Into the Wild (EN), HarperCollins (e-book), 13 October 2009[6]
  • Villiin luontoon (FI), Art House (hardcover), 15 October 2009, translated by Vesa-Matti Paija[32]
  • Vahşi Doğa (TR), Artemis (unknown binding), 2009, translated by Barbaros Bostan[33]
  • V divjino (SI), Mettis Bukvarna (hardback), 6 May 2009, translator unknown[34]
  • Na Floresta (PT), Wmf Martins Fontes Ltda (paperback), 26 April 2010, translated by Marilena Moraes[35]
  • Ritorno Nella Foresta (IT), Sonda (unknown binding), 2010, translated by Sarah Kaminski and Maria Teresa Mliano[36]
  • V divočine (SK), Mladé léta (paperback), 2011, unknown translator[37]
  • Into the Wild (IN), Penerbit Kantera (paperback), June 2011, translator unknown[38]
  • Ud i vildnisset (DK), Sohn (hardcover), 15 September 2011, translated by Gabriela Lundbye[39]
  • U divljini (HR), Znanje (paperback), 9 November 2011, translated by Sandra Kalogjera[40]
  • Metsikusse ellu (EE), Tiritamm (paperback), 21 November 2011, translator unknown[41]
  • De wildernis in (NL), Baeckens Books (paperback), 26 March 2012, translated by Huberte Vriesendorp[42]
  • En territorio salvaje (ES), Salamandra (paperback), 28 March 2012, translated by Begoña Hernández Sala[43]
  • 야생 속으로 (KO), Gimyoungsa (paperback; reprint), 27 November 2012[44]
  • Ud i vildnisset (DK), Audioteket (audiobook), 10 September 2012, translated by Gabriela Lundbye, narrated by Louise Davidsen[45]
  • În inima pădurii (RO), Galaxia Copiilor (paperback), 18 November 2013, translated by Ramona Cordoș[46]
  • Tilbake til villmarken (NO), Juritzen jr. (paperpack), 5 May 2014, translated by Lisa Vesterås[47]
  • Villiin luontoon (FI), Art House (paperpack), June 2014[48]
  • Ud i vildnisset (DK), Carlsen (reprint; hardcover), 6 August 2014, translated by Gabriela Lundbye[49]
  • אל היער (HE), כנרת בית הוצאה לאור (paperback), December 2014, translated by Erez Asherov[50]
  • Into the Wild (EN), HarperCollins (paperback; reprint), 17 March 2015[51]
  • Ucieczka w dzicz (PL), Nowa Baśń (paperback), 15 June 2015, translated by Katarzyna Krawczyk[52]
  • In die Wildnis (DE), Verlagsgruppe Beltz (hardcover), 1 December 2015, translated by Klaus Weimann[53]
  • На волю! (UA), АССА (hardcover)[54], 2016, translated by Katerina Dudka and Ostap Ukrainec[55]
  • طبیعت وحشی (IR), Baazh (paperback), 2016, translated by Rojan Bluray[56]
  • في البراري (LB), Arab Scientific Publishers, Inc. (hardcover), 1 January 2016[57]
  • Ut i det vilda (SE), Bokfabriken (hardcover), 9 August 2016, translated by Lena Olsson[58]
  • Ud i vildnisset (DK), Carlsen (hardcover; reprint), 1 December 2016, translated by Gabriela Lundbye[59]
  • In die Wildnis (DE), Verlagsgruppe Beltz (paperback), 21 March 2017[60]
  • 呼唤野性 (CN), China Children's Press (paperback), 1 September 2017, translated by Zhao Zhenzhong[61]
  • Into the Wild (EN), HarperCollins (audiobook), 10 October 2017[6]
  • Into the Wild (EN), HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio (audio cd), 10 October 2017[7]
  • De wildernis in (NL), Fantoom (e-book), 1 February 2018[62]
  • 야생으로 (KO), Garamchild (paperback), 20 December 2018, translated by Seo Nayeon[63]
  • Retour à l'état sauvage (FR), 12-21 (audiobook), 11 April 2019[64]
  • Ucieczka w dzicz (PL), Nowa Baśń (hardcover; reprint), 22 November 2019, translated by Katarzyna Krawczyk[65]
  • Ucieczka w dzicz (PL), Nowa Baśń (audiobook), 3 March 2020, translated by Katarzyna Krawczyk, narrated by Maciej Kowalik[66]
  • 야생으로 (KO), Garamchild (e-book), 10 June 2020, translated by Seo Nayeon[67]
  • Ucieczka w dzicz (PL), Nowa Baśń (paperback; reprint), 7 March 2022, translated by Katarzyna Krawczyk[68]

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Notes and references[]

  1. Revealed on the dedication page of Into the Wild
  2. 2.0 2.1 Revealed on the inside right flap of Into the Wild
  3. 3.0 3.1 Revealed on the back cover of Into the Wild
  4. Revealed on the copyright page of Into the Wild
  5. Revealed on audible.com (backup link)
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 Revealed on harpercollins.com (backup link)
  7. 7.0 7.1 Revealed on amazon.com
  8. Revealed on warriorcats.com (backup link)
  9. Revealed on Facebook messenger with the Erin Hunter marketing team
  10. Revealed on File:OS-1-UK3.jpg
  11. Revealed on Kate's Facebook page
  12. Revealed on amazon.com
  13. Revealed on lubimyczytac.pl
  14. Revealed on pocketjeunesse.fr
  15. Revealed on lisez.com
  16. Revealed on knihy.abz.cz
  17. Revealed on amazon.com
  18. Revealed on kainos.lt
  19. Revealed on vinabook.com
  20. Revealed on komineshoten.co.jp
  21. Revealed on libri.hu
  22. Revealed on gimmyoung.com
  23. Revealed on lisez.com
  24. Revealed on archive.org
  25. Revealed on ru.wikipedia.org
  26. Revealed on warriorcats.de
  27. Revealed on morningstar.com.tw
  28. Revealed on beltz.de
  29. Revealed on komineshoten.co.jp
  30. Revealed on ccread.cn
  31. Revealed on cosmox.nl
  32. Revealed on risingshadow.fi
  33. Revealed on kitapyurdu.com
  34. Revealed on emka.si
  35. Revealed on planetanews.com
  36. Revealed on sonda.it
  37. Revealed on martinus.sk
  38. Revealed on bukukita.com
  39. Revealed on ordetfanger.dk
  40. Revealed on kgz.hr
  41. Revealed on apollo.ee
  42. Revealed on titelbank.nl
  43. Revealed on amazon.es
  44. Revealed on gimmyoungjr.com
  45. Revealed on mofibo.com
  46. Revealed on all.ro
  47. Revealed on norli.no
  48. Revealed on tietosanoma.fi
  49. Revealed on tales.dk
  50. Revealed on nli.org
  51. Revealed on amazon.com
  52. Revealed on empik.com
  53. Revealed on amazon.de
  54. Revealed on acca.ua
  55. Revealed on warriors.com.ua
  56. Revealed on yazbook.com
  57. Revealed on amazon.com
  58. Revealed on akademibokhandeln.se
  59. Revealed on saxo.com
  60. Revealed on beltz.de
  61. Revealed on amazon.cn
  62. Revealed on hebban.nl
  63. Revealed on blog.naver.com
  64. Revealed on lisez.com
  65. Revealed on empik.com
  66. Revealed on storytel.com
  67. Revealed on blog.naver.com
  68. Revealed on Nowa Baśń's Instagram
  1. As archive.org lacks an official source for its claims, it should be noted that the date listed may not be entirely accurate and should only be considered an approximate at this point in time.


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