Tom Angel thinks he just an ordinary, unloved orphaned kitten until he meets the formidable Felix De'Ath, leader of The Order of the Cataibh. Through his friends in the Order Tom is drawn into a spellbinding world of ancient clans and warrior cats, but unbeknownst to him the leader of a rival clan, the Cait of Ce, is determined to find him and kill him. Will Tom live long enough to discover why?