Battles of the Clans is the fourth field guide in the Warriors series. It was written by Erin Hunter

Erin Hunter

Erin Hunter is a pseudonym used by the authors Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, and Tui Sutherland, along with editor Victoria Holmes. Under this pen name, they have written two series of books. They are best known for the Warriors series, but the authors have also created another similar series called...

 and released on June 1, 2010.

Plot

Just like previous Field Editions, Battles of the Clans has no real plot but consists of multiple short stories told by cats from the Clans (including SkyClan).
Battles of the Clans starts with Ashfoot bringing two kittypets, the readers, into Onestar's den. He welcomes them and brings them to each Clan to find out their special battle tactics. After visiting ThunderClan, ShadowClan

Shadowclan

Shadowclan is a guild that gained notoriety within the online gaming community by taking the place of non-player character monsters in Origin Systems' massively multiplayer online role-playing game Ultima Online...

, RiverClan, and WindClan, a SkyClan ancestor visits the readers while they are sleeping and tells them their special battle tactic.
Tawnypelt then tells the readers of the lake territories and battles. Tigerstar subsequently appears and tells of the forest territories and battles.
After this, there is a Gathering, at which the readers hear stories of past battles.
Onestar then says goodbye, and the book concludes. On the cover, there are two mistakes. Blackstar's eyes are the wrong color, and so is his nose.

Short stories told

• Onestar - Introduction
• Brambleclaw - Welcome
• Bumblepaw - Special Battle Tactic:The Lightning Strike
• Dustpelt (when Dustpaw) - Shadows in the Forest
• Rowanclaw - Welcome
• Tigerheart - Special Battle Tactic:The Night Ambush
• Blackstar - Ambush by the Lake
• Reedwhisker - Welcome
• Mistystar - Special Battle Tactic:The Rushpaw Splash
• Hailstar (deceased) - The Lost Kits
• Ashfoot - Welcome
• Webfoot - The Story of the Lost Tunneler
• Heathertail - The Lost Skill of Tunneling
• Buzzardstar (deceased) - Welcome
• Sparrowpelt (when Sparrowpaw) - Special Battle Tactic: The Sky Drop
• Cloudstar (when Cloudstorm - deceased) - A Lesson to Kittypet Thieves
• Tawnypelt - The Lake Territories
• Tigerstar (deceased) - The Forest Territories
• Dapplenose - The Gathering
• Pouncetail - A Time for Mercy
• Nightwhisper - A Rogue's Story
• Graystripe - The Battle Against the Foxes
• Mistystar - A Long Tradition
• Whitewing - My First Battle
• Mousefur - The Deserter
• Cedarheart - The Leader Who Sought Peace, Final Warning, The Victorious Clan, The Defeated Clan
• Onestar - Conclusion: Farewell