Opening Fiction

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Hurry up, Twigpaw!

Erin Hunter, Darkest Night (Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #4)

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Cats of all four Clans were massed as one on the ShadowClan border.

Erin Hunter, Shattered Sky (Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #3)

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Alderpaw's gaze drifted toward the trailing brambles at the entrance of the medicine den.

Erin Hunter, Thunder and Shadow (Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #2)

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Alderkit stood in front of the nursery, nervously shifting his weight.

Erin Hunter, The Apprentice’s Quest (Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #1)

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He was an easy mark.

S. A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass

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Dawn sunshine filtered through the canopy.

Erin Hunter, Path of Stars (Warriors: Dawn of the Clans #6)

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Clear Sky yawned and stretched his forepaws until they trembled.

Erin Hunter, A Forest Divided (Warriors: Dawn of the Clans #5)

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'It's time to bury our dead,' Tall Shadow declared.

Erin Hunter, The Blazing Star (Warriors: Dawn of the Clans #4)

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Clear Sky narrowed his eyes.

Erin Hunter, The First Battle (Warriors: Dawn of the Clans #3)

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The new growth of moorland grass rippled under a warm breeze that ruffled Gray Wing's fur, telling him that the cold season was coming to an end.

Erin Hunter, Thunder Rising (Warriors: Dawn of the Clans #2)

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Gray Wing toiled up the snow-covered slope toward a ridge that bit into the sky like a row of snaggly teeth.

Erin Hunter, The Sun Trail (Warriors: Dawn of the Clans #1)

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Someone's bleeding!

Erin Hunter, The Last Hope (Warriors: Omen of the Stars #6)

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Jayfeather's dream dissolved into darkness as he woke and stretched his jaws in a massive yawn.

Erin Hunter, The Forgotten Warrior (Warriors: Omen of the Stars #5)

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Dovepaw slid out through the thorn tunnel and stood waiting in the forest for her sister, Ivypaw, and their mentors to join her.

Erin Hunter, Sign of the Moon (Warriors: Omen of the Stars #4)

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A yowl sliced through the shriek of battle, sharp with grief more than rage.

Erin Hunter, Night Whispers (Warriors: Omen of the Stars #3)

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Dovepaw trembled in her sleep.

Erin Hunter, Fading Echoes (Warriors: Omen of the Stars #2)

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A full moon floated in a cloudless sky, casting thick black shadows across the island.

Erin Hunter, The Fourth Apprentice (Warriors: Omen of the Stars #1)