"The stars aren't shining, Smokestar! They're not, they're not, they're not!"
Life's not fair. Cats will die, cats will be killed, and cats will grieve those who are dead or killed. Life will never be fair, and that will never change.
But though life will never be fair, surely cats can try to be. Cats can try to be fair, equal and just. So why don't they? Why isn't even the powerful, wise StarClan fair?
And when threats of the Dark Forest reach innocent Wolf-Cats, and StarClan is hearing none of their pleas, the only way out is unfair and cruel in itself...
THE STARS AREN'T SHINING: Out Now!
TSAS is essentially the story of the Wolf-Cat and StarClan war, set at the same time as Smokestar's Clan! There will be some overlap, but they are different stories.