Forest of Secrets is the third book in the Warriors series, written by Cherith Baldry and Kate Cary under the pen name of Erin Hunter. This individual book was written by Cherith Baldry.
The plot is centered around Fireheart, a cat who gave up his life as a house cat to join ThunderClan, one of the four Clans of feral cats living in the wild. It takes up where the previous book left off.
Plot summary
Fireheart is determined to uncover the truth about Tigerclaw, the ambitious deputy of ThunderClan who he suspects had killed the former deputy, Redtail, and also tried murdering the current leader, Bluestar. Fireheart secretly travels to speak with cats of enemy Clans and with a former member of his own Clan named Ravenpaw about the battle at Sunningrocks, in which Redtail died, and his suspicions are confirmed. Oakheart, the previous RiverClan deputy, had been killed in an accident because of a rockfall, instead of being killed by Redtail. However, Bluestar does not believe him when he tells her his story. In his quest, he learns other secrets as well, for instance about the identity of Bluestar's kits, which were said to have been lost long ago. He also takes a new apprentice, Cloudpaw, his sister Princess's firstborn.
Soon the forest cats are faced with another menace, the river swelled after the thaw, threatening especially RiverClan, whose camp was badly damaged by the flood. Fireheart and his best friend Graystripe save some RiverClan kits from drowning and also offer the RiverClan cats to help them with hunting when they see the trouble and damage the flood has put them through.
Meanwhile, Graystripe goes through a tragic love story with the beautiful tabby she-cat Silverstream, daughter of the RiverClan leader Crookedstar. Silverstream becomes pregnant and dies while giving birth to two kits. Cinderpaw, who is now apprenticed to the ThunderClan medicine cat, Yellowfang, becomes terribly upset when Silverstream dies, as she was called upon by Fireheart to help with the kitting. It seems like she will never forgive herself. Graystripe is frowned upon by his Clan mates for taking a mate from another Clan.
The book reaches its climax when Tigerclaw himself, revealing his true colors as a traitor, leads a group of rogue cats to attack the ThunderClan camp and tries to kill Bluestar in an attempt to become leader. The attack is repelled, Tigerclaw's true intentions are revealed and he is exiled and Fireheart becomes the new deputy. However, many of the elders doubt Fireheart's position as deputy because Bluestar, in forgetting to appoint a new deputy before midnight, inadvertently broke the warrior code.
In the end, Graystripe comes to the conclusion to join RiverClan so he can be with his kits.
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