#98 in Children’s books
Moonrise
- 320
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Moonrise” is an eventful volume of “Warriors”, sending six cats home over the mountains and introducing the Tribe of Rushing Water. The Clan cats agree to help the Tribe against Sharptooth, a savage mountain lion, which makes the journey a real ordeal. Some readers like it better on a second reading, when the pressure StarClan puts on the travellers stands out. It picks up straight after the previous book.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
Moonrise is a children's fantasy novel, the second book in the Warriors: The New Prophecy series. The book, which illustrates the adventures of four groups of wild cats, was written by Erin Hunter, with cover art by Wayne McLoughlin. Moonrise follows six cats, Brambleclaw, Squirrelpaw, Crowpaw, Feathertail, Stormfur, and Tawnypelt, as they return to their forest home from a journey to the ocean. They travel through the mountains, where they meet the Tribe of Rushing Water, a new group of cats first introduced in this novel. The Tribe cats are being attacked by a savage mountain lion called Sharptooth. The Clan cats eventually agree to help the Tribe get rid of Sharptooth. Series editor Victoria Holmes drew inspiration from locations such as the New Forest and the Scottish Highlands.
Reading order · Warriors
Full order & progress →- Into the WildStart here
8.18.1 / 10 - Fire and Ice
7.97.9 / 10 - Forest of Secrets
8.08.0 / 10 - Rising Storm
8.08.0 / 10 - A Dangerous Path
8.08.0 / 10 - The Darkest Hour
8.18.1 / 10 - Midnight
7.87.8 / 10 - MoonriseThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - Dawn
8.08.0 / 10 - Starlight
7.97.9 / 10 - Twilight
–Not ranked yet - Sunset
8.18.1 / 10 - The Sight
8.08.0 / 10 - Dark River
–Not ranked yet - Outcast
–Not ranked yet - Eclipse
8.08.0 / 10 - Long Shadows
–Not ranked yet - Sunrise
–Not ranked yet - The Fourth Apprentice
–Not ranked yet - Fading Echoes
–Not ranked yet - Night Whispers
–Not ranked yet - Sign of the Moon
–Not ranked yet - The Forgotten Warrior
–Not ranked yet - The Last Hope
–Not ranked yet - The Sun Trail
–Not ranked yet - Thunder Rising
–Not ranked yet - The First Battle
–Not ranked yet - The Blazing Star
–Not ranked yet - A Forest Divided
–Not ranked yet - Path of Stars
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 70 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 32% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Children’s books average of 7.9. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 14 | 20% |
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 56 | 80% |
Frequently asked
What age is Moonrise for?
Moonrise sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 320 pages — shorter than 92% of the ranked books in Children’s books.
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