I don't know how long he will follow the series, but I'm very glad that we could share these first 6 books. My grandson, now 9, has moved on to more books in the series. I thought that the books gained depth as the series progressed. The books are short enough and exciting enough to be quickly read by middle-grade readers, even reluctant readers. While these themes are explored in many children's books, this multibook series is able to develop these themes very well using the clan structure of the cats to do so. opposing tyranny, even at the risk of one's own life and the lives of loved ones. allowing that loved one to fulfill her own destiny. As the protagonist moves from his life as a 'kittypet' named Rusty to life as a clan cat in the forest to his ultimate destiny as Firestar, leader of Thunderclan, he makes choices that humans must also make. I read the books much in the way that I would read science fiction - a different reality that tells us something about ourselves. These cats, however, are highly intelligent and make life-changing ethical decisions, and for me, that was the heart of this series. The characters in the books are cats and their behavior is that of cats in the way that they move, hunt for prey, etc. For me, these key to these books is that they are and are not about cats. As he finished each book, he loaned it to me and I was captivated as well. I read 'Into The Wild' with the Children's Books group here on Goodreads, enjoyed it, and gave it to my then-8-year-old grandson who promptly fell in love with the series. This is the set of six books that begins a long list of 'Warrior' books.

Warriors box set