Reading order
Warriors: The New Prophecy reading order
Volumes 7–12 of 30 in Warriors
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2
3
4
5
6- 6 volumes
- Volumes
- 2005–2007
- Published
- about 35 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Fantasy
- Genre
Quick answer
Publication order
6 volumes2005–2007Completed
- The second Warriors arc for young readers: when humans begin destroying the forest, cats from the four Clans travel to find a new home.
- Read the original Warriors series first, as the characters and Clan rivalries carry over.
- One story in six books, in order.
- Ratings rise towards the end, and Sunset, the last, rates highest.
A plan for the whole series
6 volumes, 1,937 pages, about 35 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 7 weeks.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: high
Stages
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 19, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.
- Stage 118 habout 3 weeksby November 21, 2026
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 218 habout 3 weeksby December 19, 2026
- The end of the series
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Does the series hold up
Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.2 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.
Best volume: Sunset (8.1, 61 ratings). Weakest: Midnight (7.8). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (8.1) scores close to the series average or above it.
How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Warriors: The New Prophecy books ranked, best to worst
- 1.SunsetBook 6 · 20078.1
- 2.DawnBook 3 · 20058.0
- 3.MoonriseBook 2 · 20057.9
- 3.StarlightBook 4 · 20067.9
- 5.MidnightBook 1 · 20057.8
Frequently asked questions
Which Warriors: The New Prophecy book is the best?
By reader score, Sunset (8.1/10). The lowest-rated is Midnight (7.8/10).
Which Warriors: The New Prophecy book is the longest?
“Starlight” is the longest at 340 pages; the shortest is “Midnight” with 303 pages.
What should I read after Warriors: The New Prophecy?
Other series by Erin Hunter: Warriors, Warriors: The Prophecies Begin, Warriors: Power of Three.
