The Authors

Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fasination with the ferocity if the national world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich explinations for animal behavior, shaped by her intrest in astrology and standing stones.

Kate Cary

I have loved cats since I was a child. My dad gave me a kitten when I was six - a small, black, gentle cat. She would follow me around the hause waiting for me to sit down so she could clamber onto my lap and purr. Since then I have never been without a cat. Even at University I found a cat to love - a black tom who lived in the halls of residence. He would slip into my room and sleep on my bed. And when I left Unifersity and set up my own home, the first thing I acquired was a cat. I have three cats now. My eldest cat, Willow, is a grumpy granddad of a cat who loves to sleep inthe warmest place he can find to ease his aching bones. Flower and Miu-Miu are much younger- a brother and sister we found in a rescue home. They love it when I write; as soon as I sit at my keyboard, Willow settles himself under the radiator in my study and Flower curls up on the chair behind me, while Miu-Miu lounges across my desk pressing the keys with his paws with every languorous stretch. They graciously share their home with my partner Geof and my seven- years- old son, Joshua, who love them almost as much as i do. Although Willow, Flower and Miu-Miu are soft kittypets, I know that at night, while I'm tucked up bed, they go out exploring a world all their own. Writing Warriors gives me the chance to imagine that world. I used to worry about my cats, out alone in the dark. But the ThunderClan cats have taught me that there is nothing for them to fear, only adventures to be enjoyed.

 Cherith Baldry

I grew up on a farm, so of course I grew up with cats- working cats who kept down the mice in the hause ang barns, but were still friendly hause cats who would play and curl up on a lap. My first cat after I married was a grey tabby called Tomlyn. We acquired him while we were out in Africa, teaching at the University of Sierra Leone. He was part Siamese, part African bush cat, and one of the friendliest cats I've ever known. When we came back to the UK we brought him with us; although he had to stay in quarantine for six months, he didn't forget us, and when we went to visit him he climbed all over us, shedding hair and purring like mad! My next cat was called Schroger, after the Austrian physicist- my husband Peter was a scientist. He was ginger and white, and very playful. My two sons, Will and Adam, grew up with him, so he will always have a special place in their hearts. Peter died a few years ago, and Will and Adam are grown up now, so I share my home with two cats, Bramble and Sorrel. Sorrel is a tiny tortoiseshell and white cat, very dainty and damaging. Bramble is a dark tabby, quiet and dignified, a real gentelman. 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.

Victoria Holmes

I grew up on a farm, so of course I grew up with cats- working cats who kept down the mice in the hause ang barns, but were still friendly hause cats who would play and curl up on a lap. My first cat after I married was a grey tabby called Tomlyn. We acquired him while we were out in Africa, teaching at the University of Sierra Leone. He was part Siamese, part African bush cat, and one of the friendliest cats I've ever known. When we came back to the UK we brought him with us; although he had to stay in quarantine for six months, he didn't forget us, and when we went to visit him he climbed all over us, shedding hair and purring like mad! My next cat was called Schroger, after the Austrian physicist- my husband Peter was a scientist. He was ginger and white, and very playful. My two sons, Will and Adam, grew up with him, so he will always have a special place in their hearts. Peter died a few years ago, and Will and Adam are grown up now, so I share my home with two cats, Bramble and Sorrel. Sorrel is a tiny tortoiseshell and white cat, very dainty and damaging. Bramble is a dark tabby, quiet and dignified, a real gentelman. 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.

Tui Sutherland

 Tui T. Sutherland is named after a rather noisy New Zealand bird. She loves lost civilizations and postapocalyptic stories, and she has recurring end-of-the-world dreams (perhaps a side effect of being a Buffy fan!). Tui was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and lived all over the world before ending up in Boston, where she now resides with her husband and her dog, whose superpowers include hiding half-chewed things in the couch and woofing at noises no one else can hear.