Poll Results and Tour Dates!

Thank you everyone for your vote on the latest Sorrelpaw's Blog poll! The poll is closed and here are the results:

Q: Who should lead ThunderClan after Firestar?

Votes:

**Brambleclaw** - 141 votes Winner!

Lionblaze - 79 votes

Cinderheart - 27 votes

Graystripe - 67 votes

Sandstorm - 26 votes

Squirrelflight - 13 votes

Other - 21 votes

Total Votes: 374

(Thank you Shadowflower, I did mean CinderHEART! Oops!!)

A new poll will be up soon! What are your thoughts on the results of this poll?

There's also a little treat for everyone - Vicky's going on tour again!! Here's the dates for her first leg of the tour!

Tour dates:

Monday, April 12th 7:00 pm

Reading/Q&A/Signing event with Little Shop of Stories

Decatur Recreation Center

231 Sycamore Street

Decatur, GA 30030

Tuesday, April 13th 5:00 pm

Reading/Q&A/Signing event at Lemuria Books

202 Banner Hall

4465 I-55 North

Jackson, MS 39206

Wednesday, April 14th 4:00 pm

Reading/Q&A/Signing event at Square Books

129 Courthouse Square

Oxford, MS 38655

Thursday, April 15th 6:00 pm

Reading/Q&A/Signing event at BookPeople

603 North Lamar Blvd

Austin, TX 78703

Friday, April 16th 5:00 pm

Reading/Q&A/Signing event with Blue Willow

Spring Forest Middle School

14240 Memorial Drive

Houston, TX 77079

Saturday, April 17th 2:00 pm

Reading/Q&A/Signing event with Barnes & Noble #2200

1201 Lake Woodlands Dr

The Woodlands, TX 77381

Sunday, April 18th TBD

Reading/Q&A/Signing event with Bookworks

off-site location TBD

Tuesday, April 20th 7:00 pm

Reading/Q&A/Signing event with Changing Hands

possibly off-site, location TBD

Wednesday, April 21st 7:00 pm

In-store event with Barnes & Noble #2753

7881 Edinger Avenue

Huntington Beach, CA 92647

Thursday, April 22nd 7:00 pm

Reading/Q&A/Signing event with Borders Northridge

9301 Tampa Ave.

Northridge, CA 91324

Friday, April 23rd 7:00 pm

Reading/Q&A/Signing event with Copperfield’s Santa Rosa

Monterey Village

2316 Montgomery Drive

Santa Rosa, CA 95405

Saturday, April 24th 2:00 pm

Reading/Q&A/Signing event with Books Inc.

Capuchino High School Auditorium

1501 Magnolia Ave.

San Bruno, CA 94066

-Sorrelpaw

Theories...

After surfing through 300+ comments, I must admit, I found some fascinating theories! Here are a few theories I found and my thoughts on them. Feel free to share your thoughts too in the comment section of this post! :)

*WARNING :*

The following content contains spoilers for Sunrise and possibly Omen of the Stars.

Theory #1 - A Dark Future?

I've heard a lot of speculation recently about Ivypaw. Vicky Holmes (One of the Erins) seems to be hinting on Ivypaw possibly playing a dark roll in the books. During a Wands and Worlds Author Chat, Vicky was asked "Will Ivykit be Evil?" To which the author replied:

"VickyHolmes(A): She'll be pretty miffed that her sister is getting all the attention, that's for sure!"

It has been confirmed that Dovepaw is the "fourth apprentice" and she will be the final cat in the "Power of Three" prophecy. Could it be possible that Ivypaw grows dark because of jealousy? This brings up the rumor - Will Ivypaw be jealous enough that she teams up with Hollyleaf?

Remember Ashfur betraying his Clan because of Squirrelflight? Perhaps Ivypaw will follow in his pawsteps?

This theory, of course, is dependent on whether or not Hollyleaf survived the tunnels. (I have a suspicion she did!) Even if Hollyleaf is indeed dead, Ivypaw could make a dark character, perhaps not a full fledged villain, but maybe a misunderstood cat who could cause some trouble...

Theory #2 - Love is in the Air?

I cannot resist commenting on this pair brought up by Brightstar. Lionblaze & Cinderheart? It could be a possibility.

Cinderheart is a reincarnation of Cinderpelt. It was revealed in an Author Chat that Cinderpelt was in love with Firestar. Hmmm... Could some of Cinderpelt's feelings be inside Cinderheart? Firestar might be too old for her, but Lionblaze is similar in appearance to ThunderClan's leader...

However, after scanning the Power of Three series for possible LionxCinder hints, I have come up empty handed - er empty pawed. It seems like the logical mate choices for Lionblaze are Heathertail or Icecloud. (Vicky has hinted towards LionxIce) Who knows, maybe the Erins will surprise LionxCinder fans in Omen of the Stars... Keep a sharp eye out for hints!

Theory #3 - Tricky Relations?

Warriors fans have seriously wondered the identity of Firestar's parents ever since the hint dropped in The Rise of Scourge when Quince, Scourge's mother, comments on how odd it was that none of her kits inherited their father's ginger coat. Later the Erins revealed that Scourge and Firestar where half-brothers.

With the release of Bluestar's Prophecy, another character was introduced - Jake. A plump ginger kittypet with a keen interest in the forest. This lead fans to the belief that Jake was the father to Firestar and Scourge.

Unfortunately no other information has been revealed, so for now, this is merely a theory. Hopefully the Erins will shed some light upon this mystery!

(Thanks, Dreamstar for bringing this to my attention!)

Theory #4 - A New Threat?

Okay, I really like this theory that Silverstar thought up. Very original, and possible - take a look:

"I wonder if Brokenstar had a mate before he became leader. Maybe he has kits somewhere. Possible new villains? Because they've exhausted the idea of Tigerstar's kits being evil. Both of Tigerstar's sons are evil. So maybe they'll make Brokenstar have a kit that is evil. Just maybe?"

What are your thoughts on this idea?

-Sorrelpaw

Only four days until the release of The Fourth Apprentice & Shattered Peace!