Warriors: Power of Three #3: Outcast
Selected Book Details
- Paperback
- Edition: Reprint
- Author: Erin Hunter
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Release Date: April 2009
- Reading Level: Ages 9-12
- ISBN-10: 0060892102
- ISBN-13: 9780060892104
- List Price: $6.99
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
Summary There will be three, A secret prophecy shapes the lives of Firestar's grandchildren, but only one of the three knows about it. Jaypaw is captivated by the power it promises, and he believes the key to that power may lie buried in the distant past -- with the ancient cats who once walked these woods and now prowl through his dreams. His search for answers leads him toward the mountains -- the home of the Tribe of Rushing Water. Lionpaw and Hollypaw feel drawn to the mountains too, for different reasons. But the mountains hide secrets as well as answers, and if the three cats find a way to get there, they may discover more than they ever expected. |
Customer Reviews
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A step back in the series
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I personally was very disappointed in this book. Being a fan of the Warriors series myself, and since i am in the middle of a bunch of friends who love this series, i have read all the Warriors books, and loved them. Of course, i thought this particular book would be just as good, if not better than the others. Erin Hunter has always progressed in her series, by making each book to come better than the others. So, with that expectation, i am 3/4 finished with the book, and still waiting for the excitement to come.
The book seemed to be incredibly slow paced, nothing like the rest of the series. Jaypaw spends a lot of the time back in the era of his ancestors , which i found incredibly boring and unimportant. Also, the mountain cats could have been better described, all i got from them was that they worshiped their ancestors and looked up to Stoneteller (their leader). Also i thought the point of the story was uninteresting, i might be a bit biased, since i do not care at all for the mountain cats, and this is mostly what the books about.
During the most part of the story Jaypaw is trying to find his destiny and figure out why Rock thinks that the mountain cats are such an important part of it. That part of the story could have been much more well done. Pretty much all of the time Jaypaw is off on his own, trying to find out his destiny. All he does is stay in the background, looking for clues. And other other half of the time he's having dreams. None of that was in anyway interesting to me. I had always been interested in Jaypaw, because he seems like the one who gets things done. But in this book, all he did was slink around in the back, absorbed in his own thoughts. Nothing gets done, and no crucial information is uncovered. The ONLY good part of this book is the last line, which of course leaves you begging to know what happens in the next book. I must hand it to Hunter, she knows how to hook you onto her series.
This book was nothing like the other books in the series. It was a HUGE disappointment for me, avoid reading it, but keep in mind that it does have a link to the next part of the series.
Awesome
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This book was a great follow up for Outcast, and many things were found out. There are great descriptions and good transitions. Everything about this will make any Warriors fan waiting in suspence for Eclipse. One of my favorites out of the PoT series. All-in-all, a good book.
Outcast: The Third Installment
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Outcast did well with its connectivity to its predecessor, Dark River, and fluently kept the reader in touch with what exactly happened. I believe that The Power of Three series is not as action-packed or suspensefull as the first or second series, but nevertheless, it's a great story. For those who enjoy fantasy, start with the first series, then...your hooked.
Good choice for reluctant readers - not as good if encouraging the child to read isn't an issue
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"Outcast" tackles some very complex themes in a deceptively simple format: religion, the "spreading" of our preferred political systems to other cultures, whether it's okay for our leaders to lie to us in order to motivate or protect us, the fallibility of leaders in general. These are fairly sophisticated questions to be presented in juvenile fiction, and they are handled fairly gracefully, without the authors' own views being preached or even revealed in any blatant way. The book thus provided an opportunity for me to begin exploring these issues with my eight-year-old son without overwhelming him or inculcating him in any particular philosophy (other than my own).
The book also deftly develops the characters of the three protagonists and answers some questions while raising others. However, the book is not without significant flaws.
The actual prose is dreadful. The authors never met a simile they didn't like or as.
And to say that their style is repetitive is, at best, an understatement. If I never again read the phrase "from ears to tail tip," it will be too soon. Perhaps worst of all, the authors begin in this installment to betray their own best talents. Both of the previous series displayed a fine ear for plot pacing and story-telling. This book handles the short arc well. The story of the cats' adventure in the mountains is well-told and character-driven. Unfortunately, the authors' treatment of the series' long arc begins noticeably to fall apart.
Anvils are dropping everywhere regarding who the kits are. The plot points are so conspicuous that I keep hearing soap opera organ music in my head as each one pops into view and waves. In fact, the authors seem to be borrowing quite deliberately from the worst cliches of soap opera in order to keep us interested in this series: needless exposition from one chapter to the next (it's fine to recap what happened in other books, but we're already reading this one - don't recap what happened in the chapter we just read), parentage questions, mustache-twirling villains, forgotten history and character relationships....
This is probably good if you've got a reluctant reader. It helps to keep the pages turning and builds interest in the next book. However, if your child already enjoys reading, you might want to direct his or her time and attention into books that will enrich his or her language skills (at least after this book, which, as noted, does have its thematic plusses).
Cats, Warriors, & Adventures
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Reviewed by Ben Weldon (age 11) for Reader Views (6/09)
"Warriors: Power of Three #3 Outcast" by Erin Hunter is the story of three cats Jaypaw, Hollypaw, and Lionpaw. All three are apprentices in ThunderClan. When two strange cats suddenly appear in the ThunderClan camp, everyone is surprised. The strangers (who are from the Tribe of Rushing Water) tell of some strange rogue cats that are invading their territory. When the ThunderClan leader Firestar decides to help the Tribe, Jaypaw, Hollypaw, and Lionpaw are ecstatic when they are allowed to go help. But when they reach the Tribes home, not everything is as it seems. All these mysterious secrets can be dangerous in the wrong hands, but who can be trusted with them? Will ThunderClan be successful in its mission to help the Tribe, or will they be ripped to pieces by the claws of the invaders?
The Tribe of Rushing Water has problems. Firstly, a band of rogue cats has invaded their territory and the second problem is the rogues are stealing their prey. Now nearly starved, the Tribe's last resort is to ask ThunderClan to help them rid their territory of the rogues. But in the meantime ThunderClan is being menaced by offensive moves from the other clans. Will ThunderClan be able to help the Tribe, or will the Tribe be slowly starved from their homeland?
Erin Hunter has written many Warriors books (a whole three series) about four clans of cats that have constantly changing alliances and even wars. The cats' ultimate enemy is the twolegs (humans) who have destroyed the cats' original habitat and continue to terrorize the cats and threaten them with monsters (cars, bulldozers etc...). The books were all very good and were so well written that you can just pick this one up and read it without having read the preceding books. This book, like all her others, ends with a cliff hanger and you will be reaching for the next book. An interesting factoid about Erin Hunter is that she is not one but three people. That's why the Warriors books keep coming out very speedily.
I would recommend "Warriors: Power of Three #3 Outcast" by Erin Hunter to people who like animals (especially cats). I really liked this book. Once I read the first few pages I could not stop reading. This was a good book and I think that readers will find it intriguing and suspenseful.
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