<P> The original Warriors series , later re-titled Warriors : The Prophecies Begin , was released from 2003 to 2004 and consists of six books : Into the Wild ( January 21 , 2003 ) , Fire and Ice ( May 27 , 2003 ) , Forest of Secrets ( October 14 , 2003 ) , Rising Storm ( January 6 , 2004 ) , A Dangerous Path ( June 1 , 2004 ) , and The Darkest Hour ( 5 October 2004 ) . The series was subtitled The Prophecies Begin for its planned re-release in paperback with new covers in 2015 . The series details the experiences of a housecat named Rusty who ventures into the forest and is invited to join ThunderClan , one of four groups of wild cats in the forest . He rises through the clan hierarchy and becomes the leader of ThunderClan by the end of the series . </P>
<P> The original Warriors series , later re-titled Warriors : The Prophecies Begin , was released from 2003 to 2004 and consists of six books : Into the Wild ( January 21 , 2003 ) , Fire and Ice ( May 27 , 2003 ) , Forest of Secrets ( October 14 , 2003 ) , Rising Storm ( January 6 , 2004 ) , A Dangerous Path ( June 1 , 2004 ) , and The Darkest Hour ( 5 October 2004 ) . The series was subtitled The Prophecies Begin for its planned re-release in paperback with new covers in 2015 . The series details the experiences of a housecat named Rusty who ventures into the forest and is invited to join ThunderClan , one of four groups of wild cats in the forest . He rises through the clan hierarchy and becomes the leader of ThunderClan by the end of the series . </P>
when was the first warrior cats book published
when was the first warrior cats book published
January 21 , 2003
January 21 , 2003