How many authors wrote under Erin Hunter?
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The series was written by Erin Hunter, a pseudonym used by authors Cherith Baldry, Kate Cary, Tui Sutherland, and series editor Victoria Holmes. The pseudonym is used so that the individual novels in the series would not be shelved in different places in libraries. Victoria Holmes chose the name Erin because she liked the name, and Hunter because it matched the theme of feral cats. It also ensured that the books were shelved near those of Brian Jacques, an author that the writers, collectively known as "the Erins", liked.
Warriors: The New Prophecy
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"Moonrise" was written by Erin Hunter, a pseudonym used by authors Cherith Baldry, Kate Cary, Tui Sutherland, and series editor Victoria Holmes. The pseudonym is used so that the individual novels in the series would not be shelved in different places in libraries. Victoria Holmes chose the name Erin because she liked the name, and Hunter because it matched the theme of feral cats. It also ensured that the books were shelved near those of Brian Jacques, an author that the writers, collectively known as "the Erins", liked.
Moonrise (novel)
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Erin Hunter is a collective pseudonym used by the authors Victoria Holmes, Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Gillian Philip, Inbali Iserles, Tui T. Sutherland, and Rosie Best, in the writing of several juvenile fantasy novel series, which focus on animals and their adventures. Notable works include the "Warriors", "Seekers", "Survivors", and "Bravelands" book series. Each of the authors play a different role: while Holmes creates the storyline of each book, Cary, Baldry, and Sutherland take turns writing the books. In addition, another person who is not an Erin Hunter writes the manga: Dan Jolley.
Erin Hunter
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Sutherland was born in Caracas, Venezuela, but now lives in the United States which makes her the only non-British author of the series. She now lives in Boston and first wrote the field guide "Secrets of the Clans". Sutherland was an editor of the "Warriors" series for HarperCollins until she quit editing to become a full-time writer. Victoria Holmes approached her and asked if she would like to become a writer for the Erin Hunter team, and Sutherland accepted. She is also the author of the novel series "Wings Of Fire". And one of the outstanding authors for Spirit Animals.
Erin Hunter
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The name "Erin Hunter" was chosen for a few reasons. First, if the authors used all of their own names, the books would be placed in different places in a library, making them hard to find. Second, they were trying to pick a surname that would place the books very close to the "Redwall" series by Brian Jacques, which was, at the time, the book series with the closest plot to "Warriors". One of the authors suggested "Hunter", and the others found that it was "perfect" because not only did it place the book series close to Jacques, but it evokes the image of a cat.Victoria Holmes suggested ‘Erin' because she liked the name. One of Victoria Holmes's favourite given names is Erin, and it was accepted for being a strong, Celtic name and "not particularly girly".
Erin Hunter
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"Dawn" has been received warmly by several critics. In a review by "Booklist", "Dawn" was said to be "eminently satisfying". A reviewer from "Kirkus Reviews" said that while the prose of the novel was bad, "Dawn" had a good plot. The reviewer also said that the author was able to make the reader care about the characters. A reviewer for "Children's Literature" commented on how difficult it was to not confuse the names, though it did praise the theme of cooperation in the novel. A reviewer for the "Detroit Free Press" also praised the book and recommended it to animal fable lovers and cat lovers. A review for both "Dawn" and "Starlight" from "Horn Book" included praise for Erin Hunter's ability to balance "multiple plot lines and points of view, creating a believable world".
Dawn (Hunter novel)
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During this era, Hunter also wrote a great deal of genre fiction. He was advised by his agents that publishing too much fiction under the Hunter byline, or publishing "any" crime fiction as Evan Hunter, might weaken his literary reputation. Consequently, during the 1950s Hunter used the pseudonyms Curt Cannon, Hunt Collins, and Richard Marsten for much of his crime fiction. A prolific author in several genres, Hunter also published approximately two dozen science fiction stories and four science-fiction novels between 1951 and 1956 under the names S.A. Lombino, Evan Hunter, Richard Marsten, D.A. Addams, and Ted Taine.
Ed McBain
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Philip is the author of "The Empty City" and "A Hidden Enemy", the first two books in the "Survivors" series. She lives in the northeast Scottish Highlands with her husband, two children, three dogs, two cats, and hamster. Philip has toured the United States twice as the face of the Erin Hunter responsible for "Survivors". In addition to "Survivors", she has written the "Rebel Angels" series ("Firebrand, Bloodstone, Wolfsbane" and the forthcoming "Icefall"); the "Darke Academy" series, and young adult novels including "Bad Faith, Crossing The Line" and "The Opposite of Amber". She was married in 1989 to Lan and had a set of twins, Lucy and Jamie.
Erin Hunter
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In 2010 Hunter co-wrote "Patchwork River" with Jim Lauderdale. The album was released on the Thirty Tigers Label. Also in 2010 Robert Hunter co-wrote the song "All My Bridges Burning" with Cesar Rosas for Los Lobos' album "Tin Can Trust".
In 2010, Hunter also wrote lyrics for 7 Walkers' debut album including "Louisiana Rain," "Chingo," and "Sue From Bogalusa." 
In 2012 Hunter co-wrote lyics for the Mickey Hart Band's albums, "Mysterium Tremendum" and the follow-up, "Superorganism". In an interview with "American Songwriter", Hart categorizes Hunter's lyrics compared to other great lyricists saying, "When you're in a situation in the future and you can't explain it, very often a Hunter line or two or three will explain something that's unexplainable." Also in 2012, Hunter co-wrote four songs on Little Feat's album "Rooster Rag".
Robert Hunter (lyricist)
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Hunter has long been rumoured to have written an unknown number of pornographic novels, as Dean Hudson, for William Hamling's publishing houses. Hunter himself adamantly and consistently denied writing any books as Hudson right up to his death. However, apparently his agent Scott Meredith sold books to Hamling's company as Hunter's work, and received payments for these books in cash. While notable, this in and of itself is not definitive proof: Meredith almost certainly forwarded novels to Hamling by any number of authors, claiming these novels were by Hunter simply to make a sale. Ninety-three novels were published under the Hudson name between 1961 and 1969, and even the most avid proponents of the Hunter-as-Hudson theory do not believe Hunter is responsible for all 93.
Ed McBain