To Rod Ritchie, who first figured out what really goes on beyond the garden fence…
Special thanks to Cherith Baldry
FIRESTAR—ginger tom with a flame-colored pelt
GRAYSTRIPE—long-haired gray tom
LEAFPOOL—light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes
DUSTPELT—dark brown tabby tom
SANDSTORM—pale ginger she-cat
CLOUDTAIL—long-haired white tom
BRACKENFUR—golden brown tabby tom
APPRENTICE, WHITEPAW
THORNCLAW—golden brown tabby tom
BRIGHTHEART—white she-cat with ginger patches
BRAMBLECLAW—dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
ASHFUR—pale gray (with darker flecks) tom, dark blue eyes
APPRENTICE, BIRCHPAW
RAINWHISKER—dark gray tom with blue eyes
SQUIRRELFLIGHT—dark ginger she-cat with green eyes
SPIDERLEG—long-limbed black tom with brown underbelly and amber eyes
WHITEPAW—white she-cat with green eyes
BIRCHPAW—light brown tabby tom
FERNCLOUD—pale gray (with darker flecks) she-cat, green eyes, mother of Dustpelt’s kits
SORRELTAIL—tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with amber eyes
DAISY—cream-colored, long-furred cat from the horseplace
GOLDENFLOWER—pale ginger coat, the oldest nursery queen
LONGTAIL—pale tabby tom with dark black stripes, retired early due to failing sight
MOUSEFUR—small dusky brown she-cat
BLACKSTAR—large white tom with huge jet-black paws
RUSSETFUR—dark ginger she-cat
LITTLECLOUD—very small tabby tom
OAKFUR—small brown tom
APPRENTICE, SMOKEPAW
CEDARHEART—dark gray tom
ROWANCLAW—ginger tom
TAWNYPELT—tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
TALLPOPPY—long-legged light brown tabby she-cat
BOULDER—skinny gray tom
ONESTAR—brown tabby tom
ASHFOOT—gray she-cat
BARKFACE—short-tailed brown tom
TORNEAR—tabby tom
WEBFOOT—dark gray tabby tom
CROWFEATHER—dark gray tom
OWLWHISKER—light brown tabby tom
NIGHTCLOUD—black she-cat
WEASELFUR—ginger tom with white paws
WHITETAIL—small white she-cat
MORNINGFLOWER—tortoiseshell queen
RUSHTAIL—light brown tom
LEOPARDSTAR—unusually spotted golden tabby she-cat
MISTYFOOT—gray she-cat with blue eyes
MOTHWING—dappled golden she-cat
APPRENTICE, WILLOWPAW
BLACKCLAW—smoky black tom
APPRENTICE, BEECHPAW
HAWKFROST—dark brown tom with a white underbelly and ice-blue eyes
VOLETOOTH—small brown tabby tom
SWALLOWTAIL—dark tabby she-cat
STONESTREAM—gray tom
REEDWHISKER—black tom
APPRENTICE, RIPPLEPAW
MOSSPELT—tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes
DAWNFLOWER—pale gray she-cat
HEAVYSTEP—thickset tabby tom
BROOK WHERE SMALL FISH SWIM (BROOK)—brown tabby she-cat
STORMFUR—dark gray tom with amber eyes
SMOKY—muscular gray and white tom who lives in a barn at the horseplace
FLOSS—small gray and white she-cat who lives at the horseplace
PIP—black and white terrier who lives with Twolegs near the horseplace
MIDNIGHT—a stargazing badger who lives by the sea