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Post by Leonard on Jul 4, 2023 10:00:38 GMT -5
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#a3c5e6
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𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵
Warrior Fanatic
All hail me, the flower-flushing queen of Prague
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Jul 4, 2023 10:17:04 GMT -5
Already!? Wow! Okay, kinda disappointed, ngl. I was fully expecting for the main story to start with Riverstar already as, y'know, Riverstar, so it kinda sucks it seems like it'll be awhile before we get to that point. Hopefully it won't take too long, but still... Actually, worse case—and knowing this series, most likely—scenario, he becomes leader at the very end and the majority of the book is just explaining what he was up to during the events of DotC.
As for the excerpt itself, it's fine, I guess. I'm really liking Night so far.
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StarClan leader
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Featherstar
She could now see that destiny alone could not save RiverClan. - Frostpaw, Wind
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Post by Featherstar on Jul 4, 2023 11:46:42 GMT -5
This is the second year in a row we have gotten an SE preview in July. I wasn't expecting it so early but hey, I'm not complaining.
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Bisexual
#FF00EC
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BҽɾɾყႦʅσσɱ
Villain Enjoyer
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Post by BҽɾɾყႦʅσσɱ on Jul 4, 2023 13:36:57 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing this on here! Aaand it seems like Riverstar did kinda get a love interest (called Flutter) but at least he will never see her again (according to her own words in a dream he has after she had been taken away by twolegs alongside two other Cats of the Park called Shine and Dart, the latter of which gets named Dash incorrectly one paragraph before that lol). Something tells me we might do still get to see her again but who knows, maybe not.
Also, it looks like this SE will likely follow the events of what happens in DotC except from River Ripple's PoV. At least, based on the first three chapters. Still hoping it will also include something beyond that but since we didn't see much of ancient RiverClan in the fifth arc anyways, it will still be interesting as well to see things from their perspective while Clear Sky, Gray Wing and Thunder are busy with their chaos lmao.
Ecxept if the entire book focuses on the Cats of the Park (but I doubt that).
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Post by *Faith* on Jul 4, 2023 13:47:11 GMT -5
I wasn't expecting it this quick, but boy am I excited. First off, the allegiances. We finally have descriptions for Flutter, Dart and Shine! That makes me happy. Also, a bunch of random new park cats. Moth, Stoat, Squirrel, Owl, Magda, Rust and Midge. It makes you wonder which cat will show up in RC later in the book. I'm still going with Arc.
It's interesting that the preview is essentially a rewritten bonus scene with new wordings. But I am happy to see Night because she's the one cat I wanted to see more of. Especially considering she becomes RC's deputy. And, what makes me happy most of all, we finally have a name for her brother. Mist! He is black-and-white like his sister and has yellow eyes. He is also the larger of the two. We also get backstory for Night as well. Turns out she had a mate and kits at one point in her life. I wonder what happened to them.
Night and Mist seem to be pretty close. I wonder why Mist didn't join RC. Though I guess he could've, you know, died. Also, I do not like Hawk. I wonder who his friends are. The ending with River Ripple going to Twolegplace makes me wonder if this is where he meets Flower, the kittypet he was friends with in The First Battle.
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Post by Jaysnow on Jul 4, 2023 13:53:00 GMT -5
Feels like this super edition might be mid. Based on the first couple of chapters?
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Post by 𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚙 on Jul 4, 2023 14:05:45 GMT -5
I wasn't expecting it this quick, but boy am I excited. Night and Mist seem to be pretty close. I wonder why Mist didn't join RC. Though I guess he could've, you know, died. Also, I do not like Hawk. I wonder who his friends are. The ending with River Ripple going to Twolegplace makes me wonder if this is where he meets Flower, the kittypet he was friends with in The First Battle. The excerpt mentioned Mist having a stomachache - maybe it develops into something more serious and it kills him?
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Post by ombredecorbeau2003 on Jul 4, 2023 17:37:37 GMT -5
Hawk is undoubtedly One Eye when he still had his two eyes. River Ripple mentioned in The Blazing Star that he once had issues with One Eye.
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Post by ✲ριкαƒυєу✲ on Jul 4, 2023 22:05:30 GMT -5
Hawk is definitely One-Eye. And it may be an unpopular opinion, but I enjoy it so far. It's nice to see how his life by the river started out. And seeing how he is Riverstar when he ventures back to the park, if the blurb is anything to go by, we will see some Post DOTC content as well.
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Post by *Faith* on Jul 4, 2023 23:03:36 GMT -5
I wasn't expecting it this quick, but boy am I excited. Night and Mist seem to be pretty close. I wonder why Mist didn't join RC. Though I guess he could've, you know, died. Also, I do not like Hawk. I wonder who his friends are. The ending with River Ripple going to Twolegplace makes me wonder if this is where he meets Flower, the kittypet he was friends with in The First Battle. The excerpt mentioned Mist having a stomachache - maybe it develops into something more serious and it kills him? Maybe. He was only ever around in one book: Thunder Rising. There was a scene where River Ripple, Night and who I'm assuming to be her brother were chased out of the forest by Clear Sky and his group. I'm not even sure if the mountain cats are around yet, but who knows.
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Post by *Faith* on Jul 4, 2023 23:05:30 GMT -5
I didn't even think about Hawk being One Eye, but that would be an interesting twist. I wonder if one of those rogues (the brown tabby) was Slash, then.
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Post by Galestorm on Jul 5, 2023 1:23:26 GMT -5
I’m honestly interested in how this book is gonna turn out after reading the excerpt. No wonder Riverstar appointed Night as his first deputy after she looked out for him. I really like her. I didn’t even think about One Eye appearing in the book but I hope he’s Hawk. I’m also starting to think Riverstar may be the eldest leader since he’s fully mature at this point and it’s seasons before the mountain cats arrive.
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Post by dahliadove - #1 nightpelt fan on Jul 5, 2023 2:54:06 GMT -5
Eh, I'm neutral. I don't like that he got a love interest and she's just the same old "Doting Partner" trope (seen from him saying "His heart yearned for Flutter to come and touch her warm nose to his ear, take care of his wounds, and purr quietly that it would be okay."). I hope the focus of this SE isn't FlutterRiver and instead expands on his Clan (which would be a nice twist to the title "Riverstar's Home" because his true home is the Clan or whatever). Also nice to see that we've already got confirmation on some new stuff like Night having a mate and kits.
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Post by Yoshimi on Jul 5, 2023 5:14:39 GMT -5
We’re coming home
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Post by Flanoir on Jul 5, 2023 5:25:36 GMT -5
I find his pov to be pretty generic in those couple chapters, it barely even feels like Riverstar to me. He's never been exactly super developped, but still, yeah.
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Pixie
2024 is already bad; 2025 will be my year fr
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Post by Pixie on Jul 5, 2023 8:20:20 GMT -5
Feels like this super edition might be mid. Based on the first couple of chapters? Maybe my expectations are just low bc of like the last four super editions not being that good and while it was neat how we got to see River Ripple learn how to fish and do things of that sort, it’s not necessarily something I’m invested in.
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Post by wickedbroccoli on Jul 5, 2023 10:50:02 GMT -5
plot twist Night is Star Flower’s mom /j
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Post by Wolfyy- on Jul 5, 2023 11:38:32 GMT -5
I've wanted to see more DOTC for a long time, so I'm very pleased with the excerpt. River Ripple is the founding leader that we know the least about, so it's nice to see his perspective. I love the development they've given him regarding his background with the Cats of the Park. He keeps thinking about Arc, who mentored him (which is important since he's the cat who came up with the idea of mentoring in the clans) and Flutter, who may or may not reappear. Either way, I'm sure she'll give him a life if she's dead by the time he becomes Riverstar. I've always liked the idea that he had a mate and kits to carry his genes through the generations. It would be awesome if his bloodline went all the way to Mistystar through Oakheart. That would also make Shellheart, and therefore Appledusk, also related to him. That sounds like a neat little plotline.
I really like Night. I appreciate that she's gotten more screentime. She seems cool.
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Post by Jaysnow on Jul 5, 2023 15:30:22 GMT -5
Is Riverstar's Home really the earliest book in timeline order? I think it is...
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Post by Quill on Jul 5, 2023 16:09:44 GMT -5
Is Riverstar's Home really the earliest book in timeline order? I think it is... Yes, it is!
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The Shiny User
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Post by Ṣanɗypaw™ on Jul 5, 2023 17:41:46 GMT -5
River Ripple is so chill lol, I really like it. I genuinely can't wait for him to get mor development because this looks good so far
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Post by Hollyfall on Jul 6, 2023 9:50:09 GMT -5
I've been without internet for the past half a week and this comes out? Smh. So he's River, not Riverstar? I wanted to see his leadership. Still not Riverstar's biggest fan since he's kinda boring imo, but we'll see if this book changes that. I'm quite surprised he's immediately given a love interest as well, though I think Flutter will reappear at one point or another. Liking Night so far though, and I can see why she was RiverClan's first deputy. Mist and Arc seem pretty cool as well. As others have said, Hawk is like 99% One Eye. I like that he probably rebranded himself to seem more intimidating lmao.
I wonder if the cats of the park Nightheart takes back to TC will be distant descendants of Riverstar somehow? Unlikely, but it seems like something they would do.
Book seems kinda mediocre so far, but we'll see if that changes with the full release.
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Post by Hollyfall on Jul 6, 2023 9:51:29 GMT -5
Hawk is undoubtedly One Eye when he still had his two eyes. River Ripple mentioned in The Blazing Star that he once had issues with One Eye. I'm pretty surprised they remembered that. It was a throwaway line from a book released ten years ago of all things too.
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Post by Jaysnow on Jul 6, 2023 11:36:26 GMT -5
Hawk is undoubtedly One Eye when he still had his two eyes. River Ripple mentioned in The Blazing Star that he once had issues with One Eye. I'm pretty surprised they remembered that. It was a throwaway line from a book released ten years ago of all things too. That is, if Hawk and One Eye are the same. I'm personally hoping they're not.
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Post by BҽɾɾყႦʅσσɱ on Jul 6, 2023 12:25:00 GMT -5
Here’s to hoping Windstar gets a book now. All of the founders except for her have one and she was my favorite. 🙏 Clear Sky/Skystar also doesn't have one yet either. While he's one of my least favorite characters, I'd still love to see him get a novella or GN (but please no SE). Same with Wind Runner/Windstar as it would indeed only be fair for all the founders to each have a book.
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oatwhisker
riverclan's med!!
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Post by oatwhisker on Jul 7, 2023 0:27:21 GMT -5
yes yes yes!!! im so excited :3
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Post by Mistybreeze on Jul 7, 2023 16:48:52 GMT -5
So far so good. I've always liked the "slice of life" type stories. I wonder how many, if any, Park Cats end up joining RiverClan. As far as Riverstar's romantic life is concerned, I would like to remind everyone that asexuality can exist alongside romantic feelings. Asexuality even includes individuals who experience sexual attraction under rare circumstances. Riverstar having a mate at one point doesn't mean he isn't asexual.
Overall I have a feeling this will tie in closely with the current arc. Now that we have confirmation that the Park Cats still exist in current day, we will probably see direct references to this book in Thunder. It also seems that the Park Cats are the "roots" mentioned in the blurb.
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Post by mintyfang1840 on Jul 7, 2023 23:21:42 GMT -5
I’m little disappointed that they changed the original version. I liked the story of the bonus scene better
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