In the epilogue, Sandstorm and Firestar's new kits are born. They decide to name one Squirrelkit (after her bushy tail), and the other Leafkit (in honor of SkyClan's new leader, Leafstar, and after Spottedleaf). SkyClan blood runs through ThunderClan in cats such as Spottedleaf from Spottedpelt and Tigerclaw from Gorseclaw. Before Firestar left the forest, a whole series of events happened that weren't shown in "The New Prophecy". Such events included the warrior Longtail losing his sight when a rabbit clawed his eyes, Willowpelt being killed by a badger, and Bramblepaw receiving his warrior name; Brambleclaw. Also, Sootpaw got a new mentor, Thornclaw. This book is also the origin of the prophecy "There will be three, kin of your kin who holds the power of the stars in their paws." The prophecy was passed on to Firestar by Skywatcher. In an authortracker e-mail Victoria Holmes says that one of the main themes of "Firestar's Quest" is that "two cats are genuinely torn following the warrior code and doing what they believe is right for themselves". In the book, Firestar is asked to find and rebuild SkyClan which described as Holmes "will take him a long way outside the warrior code and all that he believes in". A review commented that "themes of faith and responsibility give it depth" and also added that "It's quite satisfying watching Firestar and Sandstorm assemble a ragtag group of cats into a true clan" and compared to movies such as "The Bad News Bears" to "Major League". HarperCollins published the hardcover edition of "Firestar's Quest" and released it on August 21, 2007. The book had a 150,000 first release. After the release, Erin Hunter went on tour to talk about "Firestar's Quest" with fans. HarperTrophy, an imprint of HarperCollins, released the paperback version of "Firestar's Quest" on May 13, 2008. Russia has published a translation of "Firestar's Quest". The German version of the book has also been released as both a hardcover and audiobook. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada have English versions of "Firestar's Quest". Canada launched the book early on August 9, 2007."Firestar's Quest" also went on many bestsellers list including the New York Times Best Seller list.