星光指路 (2006)

《星光指路》（Starlight）是英国女作家艾琳·亨特的系列小说《猫武士》的二部曲《新预言》中六集的第四集，于2006年4月4日由Happer Collins出版。中文版于2009年6月1日由晨星出版社出版。

剧情摘要

主要描述了它们在新地区重新生活的一切。它们划分了四族界线，蛾翅也提出小岛可以当作大集会地点的想法，但由于除了河族，其他族都不会游泳而取消方案；而高星也在到达新地区后逝世，它在死前说到要让一须成为族长，而这也引发了原本是副族长-泥掌的不满，因此泥掌招募了许多猫-包括鹰霜-准备攻击一须及它的猫族(风族)；但最后闪电击中的树木，压死了泥掌，而那棵树木也成为了前往小岛(四乔木)的路径，也就圆满了蛾翅所提出的意见。

封面人物是一须(一星)

Starlight is a children's fantasy novel, the fourth book in The New Prophecy arc of the Warriors series, written by Erin Hunter. The hardback was released on 4 April 2006 and in paperback on 27 March 2007.

Development and publication

Starlight was written by Erin Hunter, a pseudonym for three women: series editor Victoria Holmes and authors Kate Cary and Cherith Baldry, who take turns writing installments of the series. The book was released on 4 April 2006 in hardcover. Starlight has been released as a paperback. It was also the first of the Warriors series to be released as an audiobook.

Plot summary

The four Clans of warrior cats, ThunderClan, ShadowClan, RiverClan and WindClan, discover a lake which serves as their new home, replacing their old home which is destroyed by humans. The Clans temporarily set up camp by the lakeshore and decide that the next day, they will sort out their respective territories and look for a Gathering place to hold their monthly meetings under a truce. During a meeting, Firestar, leader of ThunderClan, calls up Squirrelpaw, and promotes her to the status of warrior, giving her the warrior name Squirrelflight. The next day, the leaders call upon the four remaining cats that go on the journey to the sun-drown-place in Midnight, Brambleclaw, Squirrelflight, Crowfeather, and Tawnypelt, as well as Mistyfoot of RiverClan to explore around the lake and find camps for each Clan.

The cats come across a location that seems ideal for RiverClan's fishing lifestyle. Continuing on, they find a coniferous forest which seems to suit ShadowClan. Desperate to prove herself by finding ThunderClan a camp, Squirrelflight runs ahead and accidentally falls down a large circular stone hollow. She recovers and realizes that it is a perfect place for a well-sheltered ThunderClan camp. The cats later cross a moorland which Crowfeather thinks suits WindClan's lifestyle of chasing rabbits. The five cats return and announce their findings to all of the other cats. The Clans decide to leave for their new camps the next day.

After the Clans move into their new camps, Barkface, the WindClan medicine cat, goes to Firestar and tells him that Tallstar, leader of WindClan, is dying. Firestar asks Brambleclaw to follow him as well as Onewhisker of WindClan at Tallstar's request. Tallstar tells them that he does not wish for Mudclaw, the WindClan deputy, to lead WindClan, and wishes for Onewhisker to succeed him instead. He dies soon after. The next morning, Firestar and Onewhisker announce this to the other Clans, much to Mudclaw's anger. Onewhisker appoints Ashfoot as his deputy, although he has not yet received his nine lives and leader name from StarClan, the cats' ancestors. The medicine cats worry about whether they will find another Moonstone (a sacred stone which they can use to communicate with StarClan, the souls of dead Clan cats) for Onewhisker to visit for his leadership ceremony.

During Gatherings and times when the Clans are together, Brambleclaw spends more time with his half-brother Hawkfrost, which does not sit well with Squirrelflight. Brambleclaw has a dream in which he sees Tigerstar, his deceased evil father, and Hawkfrost. Tigerstar praises Brambleclaw and Hawkfrost for their courage during the change in territory and tells them that he has great plans for them. There is also tension erupting in WindClan, which is divided in two groups between Mudclaw's and Onewhisker's supporters.