Rusty is on the run. Driven to desperation as the savage BloodClan claims more and more of the Twoleg town for themselves, he makes an unthinkable choice and flees into the wildcat-infested forest, where he may just prove to be the bravest warrior of them all. Graypaw is blinded by love. Even as he trains to be a ThunderClan warrior, all he can think about is the pretty RiverClan apprentice Silverpaw. And maybe he could, if their coming from different Clans didn't threaten to break the entire warrior code as they know it. Ravenpaw has witnessed a murder. The trouble is, he doesn't know who murdered who. All that is certain is that neither Redtail nor Oakheart lived through the battle at Sunningrocks, and only his mentor Tigerclaw seems to know why. These three young cats, each with their own path to tread, will be drawn together by fate as the cats of ThunderClan face turmoil from within and without. Through it all, they have only their ancestors' mysterious warning to guide them: "Fire alone will save our Clan."