家在哪裡？要怎麼知道已經找到了？「跟著你的心。」

禿葉季再次降臨，所有的貓兒面臨飢餓與寒冷的威脅。靈魂貓的預言仍與上次相同：為了活下去，必須效法熾烈之星，成長茁壯、開枝散葉，而且必須盡快！

貓兒們對於預言的解讀是必須分散，各自為營。高影決定在森林的松樹林建立新營地；河波則是臨水而居；風奔與她的家族定居在高地。清天卻相信大夥兒團聚起來才是求生之道，然而卻沒有貓與之結盟，就連灰翅與雷霆都不能認同

現在要選擇哪一條陸路？所有的貓兒都該決定歸屬於何處。

一眼死後，貓兒的生活回復安寧，然而又有一隻惡棍貓的到來打破平靜，斜疤比一眼更加兇殘霸道，搞得所有的貓兒惶惶不安。另一方面，灰翅兄弟的母親長途跋涉而來，這位憂心的母親是否能將分裂的兄弟再度團結起來？


Discover the origins of the warrior Clans in the fifth book of this thrilling Warriors prequel series from #1 nationally bestselling author Erin Hunter. The Dawn of the Clans series takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began to forge the warrior code. The spirit-cats have spoken: to survive, the cats from the mountains must grow and spread like the Blazing Star. Clear Sky believes the only way to grow is to band together again, but few cats are willing to ally with him. While Tall Shadow plans to establish a new camp in the pine forest, River Ripple is content by the water, and Wind Runner has made her own home on the moor. The time has now come for all cats to decide where they will live—and where their allegiances truly lie.