Super Editions

Now

The Clans are in turmoil. An epic battle has just occurred between all four of them, and in the midst of it, the imposter possessing Bramblestar's body has retreated. Now, ThunderClan must struggle to regroup and truly become whole again. Some cats decide to go on a 'wander', to take some time away from ThunderClan. This includes Graystripe, the elder who had made a vow to never abandon ThunderClan. But now, after his dear friend Firestar is gone, he decides to go an adventure - to visit the Clans' old territories.

Then

Firestar has gone away on a quest, leaving Graystripe to lead ThunderClan for now. With the loyal ginger tom absent, though, an old enemy who was thought defeated takes the opportunity to strike at the Clans once more - and Graystripe must trust an unlikely ally in order to avoid a massive defeat. Meanwhile, he must also struggle with the idea of leading ThunderClan permanently in case Firestar never comes back. But some cats aren't exactly happy with any of this.

Okay, let me get some stuff straight. First of all, the Now and Then thing is because this book is essentially two different storylines. Now is set during the time of the current series: The Broken Code - I think this book is right after Veil of Shadows and then happens during Darkness Within? Maybe. But anyway, Then is set during the events of the first super edition: Firestar's Quest. This offered a really interesting perspective because I never really thought about how ThunderClan was doing while Firestar (sorry to spoil) was searching for SkyClan with Sandstorm. But it's a really interesting thing; Graystripe's perspective, both Now and Then. I'm going to review the book as a whole, though, not for each individual storyline.

In all, this book really captured me. At one point I was reading and was so into it that when I looked up in the middle of dinner, I partly expected to see cats, not people - I had been so into the world of Warriors that I forgot that I was living somewhere else. And then the two different storylines! In all books with multiple stories going on, I always get upset when one storyline leaves off at a cliffhanger but then the other one starts. But for this one it was different because Now and Then were both happening to Graystripe but at different times so I kept confusing one with the other and it was kind of hard to keep up. But anyway, Graystripe's Vow is a great read; it offers some insight into a character that I personally thought didn't have much of his own story - until now.