Books Similar to "Warriors"?

[Trillium]

(Random, because I'm waiting for another person to post at my clan's main camp ;D)

Well, since most of us have thoroughly read one or more of the Warriors books, I'm going to lay down some books with the similar theme of "talking animals". Because I love them. <3 Add any that I don't have--I love hearing about new ones!

Watership Down by Richard Adams:
Very classic novel, and my favorite book of all time! This book creates a wonderful culture and language for European rabbits. I definitely reccomend this one!

The Sight & Fire Bringer by David Clement-Davies:
Most of you here have probably heard of these two. They closely follow Watership Down in format (especially Fire Bringer), but detail on wolves and red deer. I prefer Fire Bringer out of the two, since The Sight was rather lengthy and rambling, but I own and love both.

The Wild Road (and it's sequel which I haven't read, The Golden Cat) by Gabriel King:
Both Whisperstar and I adore this book. It focuses on Cats, like Warriors, but I think it goes much deeper. Some complain about the writing style, but I loved it. The physical appearence of my RP character, Trillium, was highly inspired by how I visioned one of the characters from this novel.

Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams:
This one's also about cats. Some people on Amazon said that if you liked the Wild Road, Tailchaser was much better, but...I just didn't like this book. MANY people have, though, so maybe I'm just weird. This book goes more into the mythology aspect of the cat world, which I found interesting.

KID'S BOOKS, OMG.

Bambi by Felix Salten:
Actually...I don't think I'd classify this as a 'kids book', but whatever. :3 I simply adore this book. It's VERY different from Disney's version...a lot 'deeper', too. Focuses on roe deer, instead of whitetail deer. Definitely reccomend.

The Guardians of Ga'Hoole series by Kathryn Lasky:
Er...this series has got to be my guilty pleasure of the book world. They're written for fifth graders, yet I own every one of 'em. All nine of 'em. That's bad. But they're so...CUTE, dangit. This series focuses on the many owls in the bird world, and in book 8, fictionally created dire wolves.

Wow. That was long. o.O I guess you shouldn't let me ramble about books.

Add ones that I don't know about so I can read 'em!

Bane Added:
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver:
A book that follows a boy named Torak, from Wolf Clan, through the forest on a quest to fight the bear that lurks and to find the evil beings that torment the forest Clans.

Jet Added:
The Redwall series by Brian Jaques:
These are some very interesting books. They are a bit more anthropomorphized than the above books, but they're still very good. I reccomend reading the earlier novels first, as they're the best of the lot.

[Snowstar]

Yes, I know and have read The Sight. I loved that book to pieces, and it's one of my favorites. (I read the beginning of Fire Bringre.) It's very tragic though. I cried.

[Trillium]

snowstripe said:

Yes, I know and have read The Sight. I loved that book to pieces, and it's one of my favorites. (I read the beginning of Fire Bringre.) It's very tragic though. I cried.

Yes, that book made me cry (or tear up, at least), about twice. Once (Spoiler! Highlight to see) when Bran, the wolf, died, and the entire sequence in the chapter "The Red Meadow". I think that's what it's called.

[Snowstar]

Oh yeah! I went into near shock when I first read it.. Especially when (spoiler!)Larka died. I've never really seen a book where the main character dies. :/ I loved the Red Meadow seen, but I felt sad for the other scene.

[dusknight]

mmm I was meaning to read watership down, we have it Now I have no idea were the book is XD

[Bane]

There's also:

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver:
A book that follows a boy named Torak, from Wolf Clan, through the forest on a quest to fight the bear that lurks and to find the evil beings that torment the forest Clans.

VERY good books. =D as is Tailchasers Song. And I must read The Wild Road, sounds cool =3

[Onyxdart]

There are also these two books (almost three, but the third is being released online by chapter before it's published) about cats, written by Diane Duane.

I couldn't tell you what the series is called, but the first book is Book of Night with Moon, and the second, which I am having trouble finding, is called To Visit the Queen. They have cats, and the cats do magic, but it's really cool HOW they do it, and it goes into this long explanation of cat's cradle and it's really pretty cool.
Diane Duane also wrote some toehr really good books, in which animals talk, but they aren't centered around talking animals, for the most part.

I loved Firebringer and The Sight, but I also thought Firebringer was better. I got so lost in The Sight.

[Bane]

everyone's saying Firebringer is better than The Sight. I've not read Firebringer, but I know what you mean. I got lost in The Sight too xD

-must search all these books when she gets her next pay check-

[Trillium]

bane said:

everyone's saying Firebringer is better than The Sight. I've not read Firebringer, but I know what you mean. I got lost in The Sight too xD

-must search all these books when she gets her next pay check-

Well, I'm a bit divided on the subject. I think I enjoyed Fire Bringer more, but The Sight may have been more well written...or perhaps it just appealed to more of an audience because it was about wolves instead of a herbavore. The only reason I can't give Fire Bringer full credit is because, if you break down the plot, it's almost identical to Watership Down. That loses a lot of respect in my eyes, but I still enjoyed the book. :/

[shocksoul]

-flops around- I adored Tailchaser's Song. Eatbugs owns EVERYONES soul. Also Firebringer and The Sight where good. I find Clements books are al the same. <.>

[starcrossed]

Okay, look; you all forgot the Redwall books. They're the best in the freakin' world, besides, er, Warriors, or course.
Redwall focuses on woodland animals, whom are devided into groups: Woodlanders, who are the 'good guys';; mice, squirrels, voles, badgers, otters, hedgehogs, moles, etc.;; and Vermin;; rats, ferrets, weasels, stoats, wildcats, some wild birds, wolverines, foxes, etc.;;
If you like all of those books I've never heard about* then go read the Redwall series! They're wickedly awesome, dude!

*Tailchaser's Song, Fire Bringer, The Sight, Bambi, etc. I have read Guardians of Ga'Hoole and Watership Down, but... they were, er, okay...*

[Trillium]

Ah, yes Redwall...I've read about twelve of them, and I own quite a few. The books I was listing were more...non-anthro, I suppose you could say. To me, the Redwall books are a bit more human than animal, really. I'll go ahead and list them, though.

My favorite Redwalls were Lord Brocktree, Taggerung, Outcast of Redwall, and Mariel of Redwall.

I hated Pearls of Lutra (Though this one has the coolest American cover, IMO) and Loamhedge, though. I thought they were total wastes of reading. 'Specially Loamhedge! :c

-Wolfyu (I'll add the Redwall series up there when I get back from hiking!)

[starcrossed]

Oh...right. Loamhedge was okay, and so was Pearls of Lutra... my favorites are Mariel of Redwall, Taggerung, Salamandastron, Mattimeo and Outcast of Redwall... I also liked Rakketty Tam. I'm wanting to read the new one... but It's like, way expensive right now. 0.o