Reviews for Secrets of the Clans (Warriors Field Guide Series)

The average rating for Secrets of the Clans (Warriors Field Guide Series) based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-08-14 00:00:00 Kendall Rosenberger This book is good to read once you've read every novel in the main Warriors series up to Power of Three: The Sight. If you read it before that point, beware: you'll read a whole lot of spoilers. However, if you've read Firestar's Quest (the first Super Edition), you'll notice some major errors towards the beginning. It doesn't say anything about the fifth Clan, SkyClan. Also, if you've read Code of the Clans, there are some major errors on the "Significant Leaders" parts. It says, under the description of every Clan's first leader, that they "Worked with Thunder, Wind, Shadow, and River [always excluding the one it's talking about:] to develop the warrior code", while the truth is that the warrior code developed under the leadership of other leaders over time. The first leaders didn't come up with the warrior code all at once, and the most recent addition was added when Bluestar was a warrior of ThunderClan. Another major error is under the StarClan section. "Snowfur Speaks: A Sad, Cold Death" keeps on calling Mosskit a "he", when - if you've read Bluestar's Prophecy - Mosskit's actually a she. It also makes it seem like Bluefur actually had her kits in the forest, instead of having them in camp before bringing them out to the forest. Overall, though, this was a good book that I completely enjoyed reading.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-11-10 00:00:00 Paul Bardal I liked the more educational setup of this Guide, showcasing both locations, cats, and stories of each clan. The short stories inside hit all the emotional beats but were not very well written. But it's a step up from the Code of the Clans. The editing in this book is quite bad. When apprentices are named, there are only some where there later warrior (and leader) names are listed, in other cases, they are not; without any rhyme or reason. Furthermore, Running Wind is called Windstar in Moth Flight's story despite obviously not having gained her new name. Brightpaw is also misnamed. The authors are still contradicting themselves. Why was SkyClan not listed or even mentioned with the founding of the clans? It sounds like all the cats collectively lost their memories which totally makes sense. On that note, it makes even less sense to have TigerClan, LeopardClan and LionClan. Where would these myths even come from, if not carried there by the tribe cats? But why would they feature the original territory; did they simply make them up? I did not expect this book to be so frustrating. You can also clearly see the bias towards ThunderClan. I had hoped to get more insight into the other clans, their favourite places in their territory or other interesting tidbits. Instead you get a very casual overview and a less than charming description of important members. On the hand, ThunderClans descriptions are positive and without any flaws. I also cannot believe that ThunderClan is the only clan to have prophecies. Again, I wished there was more thought that had gone into this Field Guide to actually grow their worldbuilding.