 First edition | |
| Author | Erin Hunter |
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| Cover artist | Wayne McLoughlin |
| Language | English |
| Series | Warriors: Dawn of the Clans |
| Genre | Children's literature Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 5 November 2013 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| Preceded by | The Sun Trail |
| Followed by | The First Battle |
Thunder Rising is a children's fantasy novel in the Warriors series by Erin Hunter. Thunder Rising is the second book in the Dawn of the Clans arc, the first being The Sun Trail. Dawn of the Clans follows a group of anthropomorphic cats as they struggle to find peace within themselves, before the rise of the five Clans in the later Warriors series. Thunder Rising follows a young cat, Thunder, as he grows up under his uncle's care after his father abandoned him. He is torn between the cat that raised him and longing for the acknowledgement of his biological father.