Books like Into the Wild by Erin Hunter
Book 1 of Warriors: The Prophecies Begin
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About this book
A young house cat joins a clan of wild cats as an apprentice warrior and faces dangers from inside and outside the clan. (condensed from its Library of Congress summary) It is book 1 of the Warriors: The Prophecies Begin series.
Reading level: Juvenile Fiction (HarperCollins).
Where this comes from: Library of Congress · Wikidata · HarperCollins
Books like this one
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Why: Both are children's fantasy books about courage.
What both books share
- children's
Into the Wild: "children's fiction" (WD genre)
The Outcasts: "Children's fiction" (OL subject); "Children's stories" (OL subject) - fantasy
Into the Wild: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy Fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction, English" (LoC 655)
The Outcasts: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650) - courage
Into the Wild: "Courage, fiction" (OL subject); "Courage" (OL subject); "Courage -- Juvenile fiction" (LoC 650)
The Outcasts: "Courage" (OL subject); "Courage, fiction" (OL subject); "Courage -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
- children's
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Why: Both are children's fantasy books.
- Children's
- Fantasy
What both books share
- children's
Into the Wild: "children's fiction" (WD genre)
The Lightning Thief: "children's fiction" (WD genre) - fantasy
Into the Wild: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy Fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction, English" (LoC 655)
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
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Why: Both are fantasy books.
What both books share
- fantasy
Into the Wild: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy Fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction, English" (LoC 655)
The Merchant of Death: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
- fantasy
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Books like the Warriors: The Prophecies Begin series
What they share, at a glance
Into the Wild next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Fantasy | Children's | Courage |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Outcasts | shared | shared | shared |
| The Lightning Thief | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Merchant of Death | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Artemis Fowl | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Ella Enchanted | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Dragonet Prophecy | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Ruins of Gorlan | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Redwall | shared | shared | not shared |
| Howl's Moving Castle | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Hunters | shared | not shared | shared |
| The Invaders | shared | not shared | shared |
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Into the Wild: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published on January 21, 2003. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Edition checked
- The edition checked here is a 272-page paperback from Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
0062366963 ... paperback ... 272, 18 pages ... Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
How Into the Wild came to be
- Vicky Holmes created the world of Warriors when HarperCollins asked for a series about feral cats. Source: warriorcats.com, checked November 6, 2026.
- Kate Cary wrote Into the Wild, the first book to bring that world to the page. Source: warriorcats.com, checked November 6, 2026.
- Erin Hunter is not one person but a team of writers and editors. Source: warriorcats.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Erin Hunter is not one person, but a team of story writers, authors and editors
Where does Into the Wild sit in its series? See the reading order.
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