Warriors: Changing Skies

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Warriors: Changing Skies
  • The Elders' Quest
  • Hidden Moon
  • Chasing Shadows
  • Guiding Light
  • TBA
  • TBA
Author Erin Hunter
Publisher HarperCollins
Published7 January 2025 —
No. of books6
Preceded byWarriors: A Starless Clan

Warriors: Changing Skies is the ninth story arc in the Warriors juvenile fantasy novel series about feral cats who live in five groups (called "Clans") in the wild. The arc began publication in 2025, and is still ongoing, currently consisting of two [a] books. Changing Skies follows protagonists Moonpaw, Starlingpaw and Tawnypelt as the Clans deal with human presence on their territories. The series has received mixed reviews from critics.

Contents

Publication history

Plot summaries

Series continuity

Changing Skies is the ninth Warriors sub-series ("arc"), set after the events of A Starless Clan.

The Elders' Quest

Cats of StarClan (the spirits of former living Clan cats) debate which living cat to send an omen about the future to. Meanwhile, humans have begun a building project which threatens the Moonpool (the living Clans' primary method of communication with StarClan), although only Tawnypelt of ShadowClan is particularly worried by it. In ThunderClan, Moonpaw struggles with her warrior training, even temporarily training to be a medicine cat instead. A voice in her head, later revealed to be her dead sister, prevents her from concentrating on her training, but out of fear and shame she refuses to tell anyone about it. Meanwhile, SkyClan leader Leafstar's sight is failing, which leads to her misjudge an attack on a group of badgers, resulting in the death of Starlingpaw's father. Her Clan is upset with this and blames her. Following a vote, Leafstar steps down from leadership, intending for her second-in-command, Hawkwing, to take charge. At the end of the book, Tawnypelt receives the previously discussed omen from StarClan.

Hidden Moon

Critical reception

Kirkus Reviews wrote that The Elders' Quest is "a strong start to a new [Warriors] series", praising how it presents the main characters' "individual wrestling with personal issues". [6] Hidden Moon was less well-received. Kirkus Reviews called it a "sluggish sequel", "named-clogged narrative", "ambling episode" and "uninspiring placeholder". [7]

As of 23 November 2025, Hidden Moon has been a New York Times Best Seller for one week. [8] As of 2 February 2026, The Elders' Quest has been a New York Times Best Seller for two weeks. [9]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Changing Skies will have six books, of which two have been published.

References

  1. ↑ "Warriors: Changing Skies #1: The Elders' Quest". HarperCollins . Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Warriors: Changing Skies #2: Hidden Moon". HarperCollins . Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Warriors: Changing Skies #3: Chasing Shadows". HarperCollins . Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Warriors: Changing Skies #4: Guiding Light". HarperCollins . Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Warriors Brochure Summer '25" (PDF). Edelweiss. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "THE ELDERS' QUEST | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews . 15 February 2025. Archived from the original on 6 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "HIDDEN MOON | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews . 29 August 2025. Archived from the original on 6 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Children's Middle Grade Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Books - Nov. 23, 2025 - The New York Times". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 8 February 2026. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "Children's Middle Grade Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Books - Feb. 2, 2025 - The New York Times". The New York Times . 2 February 2026. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 7 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
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