One of Victoria Holmes's favorite given names is Erin, and it was accepted for being a strong Celtic name and 'not particularly girly'. Victoria Holmes suggested ‘Erin' because she liked the name. 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.

Second, they wanted 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. 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. The name 'Erin Hunter' was chosen for several reasons. Later, after Sutherland wrote the first Warriors field guide, she became the fourth Erin Hunter. Then, on the third book, Forest of Secrets, Cherith Baldry joined Erin Hunter.

After writing one storyline, Kate Cary was brought in to write the book as Holmes went behind the scenes to supervise details and edit the book. In 2003, HarperCollins asked Victoria Holmes to write a fantasy series about feral cats, but, not being a reader of fantasy, she was less than enthusiastic despite her love of cats. Dan Jolley, though not an official Erin Hunter author, also writes the stories for manga published under the Hunter name. Each of the authors play a different role in the production of the books: Holmes creates the plot for each book, and the others take turns writing the books. Notable works include the Warriors, Seekers, Survivors, Bravelands, and Bamboo Kingdom book series. Sutherland, and Rosie Best in the writing of several juvenile fantasy novel series, which focus on animals and their adventures.

For the field hockey player, see Erin Hunter (field hockey).Įrin Hunter is a collective pseudonym used by the authors Victoria Holmes, Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Clarissa Hutton, Inbali Iserles, Tui T.

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