Into the Wild is the first book in the Warriors series, written by Kate Cary and Victoria Holmes under the pen name of Erin Hunter. The plot is centered around a young pet cat who leaves his "Twolegs" (human owners) to join a clan of wild cats. Into the Wild was received well with critics and received third place in 2006 YRCA awards. The book was written because HarperCollins had asked Holmes to write a novel about cats. Factors influencing the novel include several locations, a physician, and others. The book was first published as a paperback in January 2003 in Canada, the USA, and the UK, and later in other formats and languages. Themes in the book range from family to loyalty.
