Prophecy: The fire has died out, but to dispel the darkness you must find the spark that remains.
Description: Long ago, the cats of SkyClan were lost to the warrior code- until Firestar, leader of ThunderClan, helped them rediscover the ways of their ancestors. Since then, SkyClan has enjoyed moons of peace and near-prosperity.
Hawkpaw dreams of the day when he will receive his warrior name and be called on to protect his Clanmates. Then Echosong, their medicine cat, has an alarming vision, and suddenly Hawkpaw is thrust onto a path he never could have imagined. SkyClan's era of peace is at an end. Now they must fight for their very survival.
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Review: I found this book very suspenseful and it was interesting to know what was going to happen way before it actually happened. For example, we knew that Darktail was going to take over the Clan, so when SkyClan took him in, I'm sure we were all inwardly screaming "NO!! BAD IDEA!!"
I liked how Darktail found ways to appear innocent while slowly killing off cats. I know that sounds like a weird thing to like, but it is a very creative idea, and pretty hard to work against your own characters when you've come to love them so much; like when (SPOILER ALERT) Billystorm was killed by badgers because Darktail "thought the clearing was empty."
The book also had an element of loss to it, which I found interesting, because a lot of books don't. We all cried when (SPOILER ALERT) Pebbleshine was taken by Twolegs, and as I already mentioned, when Billystorm died. And so many cats left SkyClan, including Hawkwing's own apprentice, Curlypaw.
Prediction: Probably everyone has guessed this, but just in case, I'm just going to say it; I think that "the spark" is Sparkpaw. She's Firestar's granddaughter, and she has the prefix "Spark."
Question: Do you think "what lies in the shadows" was Twigkit/paw and Violetkit/paw after all? (SkyClan was given the same prophecy, so maybe it wasn't.) Why or why not? Comment your answers and opinions!!!!
Peace Meowt,
-Duskheart and Violetlight (or so says the name generator)
