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Eclipse (Warriors: Power of Three, Book 4) Review
Firestar's three grandchildren have learned of the powerful prophecy that foretells their destinies, and the responsibility of deciding the Clans' future weighs heavily on the three apprentices. But each secretly yearns for power: Lionpaw dreams of being undefeatable in battle, while Hollypaw longs to be a great leader and Jaypaw knows only he can see the true past and future for them all. Their strengths are tested when ThunderClan is suddenly attacked—and all four Clans are thrown into a battle unlike any the cats have ever seen. Then a dark shadow falls across the forest, and a mysterious stranger warns the Clans of more trouble to come. For the first time, it appears that StarClan does not hold the answers the cats need. All of a sudden, the warrior code is being tested. A crisis of faith threatens to tear the four Clans apart and destroy what the cats have built their lives upon. . . . User Submitted Eclipse (Warriors: Power of Three, Book 4) ReviewsNovember 19, 2008 Warriors fans will devour ECLIPSE and then begin counting the days until the fifth Power of Three volume is available The three apprentices --- Jaypaw, Lionpaw and Hollypaw --- along with traveling companions Stormfur, Brook, Tawnypelt, Squirrelflight, Breezepaw and Crowfeather, have been on an astounding journey to the mountains. Now they have begun their trip home at last. Hollypaw is homesick and feels like they've been gone forever. However, she is still recovering from the news that Stormfur and Brook will only accompany the group to the foothills since they have decided to remain in the mountains. Hollypaw is frustrated with Lionpaw's casual attitude toward their prophecy and their powers. She wants to know exactly what the prophecy means, but Lionpaw urges her to get on with her life in the real world. Lionpaw also irks her by casually wondering if their great powers put them above the warrior code, a suggestion that causes Hollypaw to feel a great sense of overpowering dread. That ominous feeling is heightened when Lionpaw hints that he believes his great power may be enormous physical strength, enabling him to win any fight. Jaypaw cautions them to keep their powers secret; he doubts their Clanmates would be glad to know that they have more power than StarClan. Meanwhile, they must attend to their hunting chores as they travel toward home. Back in ThunderClan camp, the apprentices can't help noticing a general undercurrent of unease. WindClan warriors have been crossing their border to hunt in ThunderClan territory. Their thievery of prey and increasing hostility angers ThunderClan. Although some warriors hunger for a violent battle with WindClan, Firestar wishes for a peaceful outcome. He commands a group to travel to WindClan's camp in order to warn Onestar that ThunderClan will increase border patrols and that they will not tolerate being disrespected. After the talk with WindClan, Hollypaw and Lionpaw disagree drastically on what action should be taken against the thieves. Again, Hollypaw is filled with foreboding about her hot-headed brother and the future. Will the siblings' opposing philosophies lead to problems she can't even bear to consider? Meanwhile, more immediate problems need their attention. As ThunderClan warriors patrol, Hollypaw glimpses a stranger, a cat resembling a lion. Soon after, Jaypaw has an urgent premonition that something dark is heading toward them. Suddenly, Sol, the mysterious stranger, arrives in ThunderClan camp with a terrible warning for the Clan...of oncoming emptiness and darkness that will change life for the Clans forever. Sol also has news for Jaypaw about the mystical powers he and his siblings are gifted with, and the awe-inspiring repercussions in store for them in the future. But meanwhile, ThunderClan's camp is under attack...and then the sun vanishes. ECLIPSE is another gripping fantasy thriller filled with portents, secrets, relationships and battles. The apprentices' internal conflict surrounding their prophecy and power continues to be an intriguing thread. What their destiny means for the future of the Clans is balanced by the ever-escalating conflict between the Clans. Warriors fans will devour ECLIPSE and then begin counting the days until the fifth Power of Three volume, LONG SHADOWS, is available. --- Reviewed by Terry Miller Shannon November 14, 2008 great!!!!! what in the world are jaypaws dreams about and what are hollypaws powers. i can not wait to find out in the next warriors book. what are tigerstar's intention with lionpaw. i want to know what happens next. October 30, 2008 ho hum When I first started the warrior series I was addicted, I couldn't read them fast enough. Now, it just seems they are not as sharp as it was in the beginning. I will cont with the books, but now I don't rush out the first day it is released to grab the book up but wait till its on the used book shelf. October 6, 2008 A dissapointment for Eclipse The title says it all, Eclipse. That is basically what the book rides on. I was gravely dissapointed with Outcast, but Ecplise is not much better. (Warning, spoilers ahead) I am sad that the swimming thing with Cinderpaw and Jaypaw was to short. Basically it was this: Jaypaw: Hey, let's go swimming! Cinderpaw: ok. Then they go to the lake a swim. Leafpool: What the Starclan?! Cinderpaw: oh, jaypaw's just teaching me to swim. Leafpool: Oh, ok. It was too short, and i don't like how when the sun dissapeared for less than a minute, everyone starts freaking out. Omg, Sol! you are so smart! how did you know the sun was going to dissapear? Newsflash: It came back! I like a little of Lionpaw's (im not using warrior names.) toughness. I like the secrets part of it. though i am sad that Jaypaw told them about the prophecy. Lionpaw quickly gave up on it though. Hollypaw i think has some issues, she seems to worry to much. and lastly jaypaw (my fav character!) i am sad that he has lost his grumpiness. and he seems a little obsesive in dark river about the stick. he seems to obsess over many things, sol, the stick, the prophecy. so in conclusion, i think that Ecplise could have been better. October 4, 2008 The best This is the best book in the POT so far. I liked the earlier three to,but this is the best. Spoiler Alert!! One of the best parts is the big battle. Shadowclan and Thunderclan team up to fight Windclan and Riverclan invaders. The battle is almost four chapters long. In the middle of the book a mysterious cat comes to warn the clans that a darkness is coming that Starclan cant stop. It is not clear if he is good or bad yet. Ithink that Lionblaze will be evil . He now hates Heatherpaw and he has dreams of killing Heatherpaw. He is starting to remind me of Anakin. And as for what that reviewer who gave Eclipse three stars said,I think the books are going to be getting better not worse. It is a cool new idea about Starclan losing power. That means that Jaypaw and the other two can fufil the prophecy that was predicted in Firestars Quest. September 14, 2008 The Warriors Return! The difference between the New Prophecy and the Power of Three series seems to be astoundingly different. All Warriors fans can say goobye to the cliches and predictable characters of the second series; the Erin Hunters have brought a spectacular new miniseries to light, and Eclipse is, by far, the best. The biggest problem with The New Prophecy was that the characters were all complete stereotypes; Brambleclaw was a conflicted hero, Hawkfrost was a ruthless villain (a complete Tigerstar copycat), and Squirrelflight, the comic relief.I enjoyed the books, but the plots seemed a little too predictable. The Power of Three series, especially this new book, have succeeded in bringing back the old Warriors the way they should be. This book is the most interesting yet, as Lionpaw begins to show echoes of his granfather, Tigerstar, Hollypaw questions Firestar's decisions to let loners and kittypets into ThunderClan, and Jaypaw wonders if StarClan have abandoned them all. This book even has a fantastic battle which was nearly as awesome as the battle with BloodClan, and is also interwoven with fierce and exciting action sequences. Interwoven through these conflicts is a deep mysteriousness as every single Clan cat begins to question StarClan's power, some more willing to lose faith in their ancestors than others... This is a wonderful and thrilling book that will have your fingers flying through the pages. With rich, developed characters, a mysterious plotline, and just enough of the Warriors action we love, Eclipse is one Warriors book you won't want to miss! Let's just hope Long Shadows continues the excitement. September 14, 2008 Change The three grandkids of the great leader, Firestar, face thier biggest challenges yet. Burdened with the knowledge of power, the apprentices are plunged into emotional turmoil as an unexpected war rages around them. To make matters worse, Sol, a loner cat predicts the very near, very dark future. As one clans faith in StarClan weakens, no other cats know what to expect. I love this book! It is the biggest event that has ever happened in Warrior history! It has the Warrior spirt in it that will leave readers NEEDING MORE. September 12, 2008 Eclipse: The book I waited so long for... ~~~~All I can say is that I am deeply disappointed with this book.~~~~ The first three books in PO3 were great, but this one... not so much. First, let me say something. Dapplewing, I must say as a side-point, if you're reading this than I am laughing my head off. I remember in your review with The Lost Warrior you stated you deep dislike for Millie and, "She'd just better not have kits with Graystripe," or something like that. Well, she went on ahead and did! LoL! The Clans are living through interesting times as ShadowClan begins to lose their faith in StarClan and a strange yet powerful newcomer named Sol comes to the Clans, warning them that the sun will disappear. Meanwhile, Lionpaw begins to show more signs of giving into, "the dark side", and has an interesting new meeting with Heatherpaw. Hollypaw finds Clan life suddenly hard and cold when Jaypaw revealed to her and Lionpaw the prophecy, and Jaypaw continues to find more secrets he wishes to understand yet are so thick and dark that even he seems to start losing faith... Let me give a small spoiler here- six cats are named warriors. And I have to admit, Erin Hunter... or Firestar... or both... sure chose strange names. Lionpaw becomes Lionblaze, Hollypaw becomes Hollyleaf, Honeypaw becomes Honeyfern, Poppypaw becomes Poppyfrost, Cinderpaw FINALLY becomes Cinderheart :), and Willowpaw becomes Willowshine. Now, I know that these are all neat names, but they all seem too "alien" to the normal Clan names... like Rowanclaw, Dappletail, Mousefur... almost like a new age for the Clans. Perhaps this is because some names are repeated... like BrightHEART, FireHEART, CinderHEART. Or DappleTAIL, LongTAIL, SpeckleTAIL. Or even MouseFUR, BrackenFUR, StormFUR, StoneFUR, BlueFUR, SnowFUR, AshFUR, and so on. It seems like "Firestar" is just choosing names out of thin air. Like, Graystripe makes sense, but Honeyfern makes NO sense whatsoever. I do like Cinderheart, though. And in this book, for the first time ever, all the cats of all the Clans are listed, unlike in the past when only the cats that appear in the story are listed. However, I dislike some... like Antpelt, Emberfoot, Dewspots, Kinkfur, Ratscar... are all too weird. I liked the normal Brokentail or Stonestream more. Also, one mistkae was that the book described Firestar snapping at Lionpaw, not Tigerstar, who it should have been. I waited so long, and the book ended way too fast. I read the thing in seven hours FLAT. It is WAY too thin! I do love the picture on the cover, though. As for this new thing with losing faith in StarClan? I feel like my brain's been ripped out. Losing StarClan is beyond strange and alien. The books can only go downhill from here. Dark times lead on from here- and strange books. Warriors is changing. And I don't think I like it. I yearn for the good old times of Lionheart, Yellowfang, Fireheart, and Whitestorm in the first series. Yours truly, ~~~Moonwhisker~~~ September 9, 2008 Groundwork laid I didn't find this as exciting as her last book, but feel it definitely laid groundwork for the next installment. I can hardly wait for the Nov. 25th release, I think we're in for many surprises. Will lionpaw choose good or evil???????????????? September 8, 2008 A little light in the page. I was not as pleased with this book as every other reviewer seems to be. It took a total of 6 hours to read. Don't get me wrong, I liked it but my anticipation of it must have let me down. The first three books in the PO3 series rocked so I was really looking forward #4 and have had it on preorder for 2 months. Reflecting back to the NP series, Book 4 was pretty light too. Maybe, (like NP #5) PO3 Long shadows (#5) will be fantastic. I have it on preorder as well and keep looking for PO3 # 6??. 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