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  Bone died in the battle, too, killed by a swarm of apprentices after he took Whitestorm’s life. You would have fought alongside them, all three of you, if you had known that wise and gentle ThunderClan warrior.

  Now, settle down and go to sleep, little ones. I’ll be here when you wake. I have enjoyed recalling old friends and past enemies. They all deserve to be remembered.

  SCOURGE AND BONE

  Acknowledgments

  Special thanks to Victoria Holmes

  About the Author

  ERIN HUNTER is the author of the bestselling Warriors series as well as a new fantasy series, Seekers. She is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. In addition to having great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior, shaped by her interest in astrology and standing stones.

  Visit the Clans online and play the Warriors Quest game at www.warriorcats.com, where the warrior cats rule the wild!

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  WARRIORS

  Book One: Into the Wild

  Book Two: Fire and Ice

  Book Three: Forest of Secrets

  Book Four: Rising Storm

  Book Five: A Dangerous Path

  Book Six: The Darkest Hour

  WARRIORS: THE NEW PROPHECY

  Book One: Midnight

  Book Two: Moonrise

  Book Three: Dawn

  Book Four: Starlight

  Book Five: Twilight

  Book Six: Sunset

  WARRIORS MANGA

  The Lost Warrior

  Warrior’s Refuge

  Warrior’s Return

  The Rise of Scourge

  WARRIORS FIELD GUIDE: Secrets of the Clans

  WARRIORS SUPER EDITION: Firestar’s Quest

  Credits

  Jacket art © 2008 by Wayne McLoughlin

  Jacket design by Hilary Zarycky

  Copyright

  WARRIORS: CATS OF THE CLANS. Text copyright © 2008 by Working Partners Limited. Series created by Working Partners Limited. Illustrations copyright © 2008 by Wayne McLoughlin. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

  EPub © Edition JANUARY 2009 ISBN: 9780061973697

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