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A review by littlebookterror
Die Welt der Clans. Die letzten Geheimnisse by Erin Hunter
3.0
I liked the more educational setup of this Guide, showcasing both locations, cats, and stories of each clan.
The short stories inside hit all the emotional beats but were not very well written. But it's a step up from the Code of the Clans.
The editing in this book is quite bad. When apprentices are named, there are only some where there later warrior (and leader) names are listed, in other cases, they are not; without any rhyme or reason. Furthermore, Running Wind is called Windstar in Moth Flight's story despite obviously not having gained her new name. Brightpaw is also misnamed.
The authors are still contradicting themselves. Why was SkyClan not listed or even mentioned with the founding of the clans? It sounds like all the cats collectively lost their memories which totally makes sense. On that note, it makes even less sense to have TigerClan, LeopardClan and LionClan. Where would these myths even come from, if not carried there by the tribe cats? But why would they feature the original territory; did they simply make them up?
I did not expect this book to be so frustrating.
You can also clearly see the bias towards ThunderClan. I had hoped to get more insight into the other clans, their favourite places in their territory or other interesting tidbits. Instead you get a very casual overview and a less than charming description of important members. On the hand, ThunderClans descriptions are positive and without any flaws.
I also cannot believe that ThunderClan is the only clan to have prophecies. Again, I wished there was more thought that had gone into this Field Guide to actually grow their worldbuilding.
The short stories inside hit all the emotional beats but were not very well written. But it's a step up from the Code of the Clans.
The editing in this book is quite bad. When apprentices are named, there are only some where there later warrior (and leader) names are listed, in other cases, they are not; without any rhyme or reason. Furthermore, Running Wind is called Windstar in Moth Flight's story despite obviously not having gained her new name. Brightpaw is also misnamed.
The authors are still contradicting themselves. Why was SkyClan not listed or even mentioned with the founding of the clans? It sounds like all the cats collectively lost their memories which totally makes sense. On that note, it makes even less sense to have TigerClan, LeopardClan and LionClan. Where would these myths even come from, if not carried there by the tribe cats? But why would they feature the original territory; did they simply make them up?
I did not expect this book to be so frustrating.
You can also clearly see the bias towards ThunderClan. I had hoped to get more insight into the other clans, their favourite places in their territory or other interesting tidbits. Instead you get a very casual overview and a less than charming description of important members. On the hand, ThunderClans descriptions are positive and without any flaws.
I also cannot believe that ThunderClan is the only clan to have prophecies. Again, I wished there was more thought that had gone into this Field Guide to actually grow their worldbuilding.