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“Scrumptious feasts, rollicking humor, swashbuckling heroes, faithful friends, and treacherous villains magically combine through three intertwined action-packed plots into one unforgettable, spellbinding story.”
For ages 9 and above.
Brian Jacques (redwall.org) and his Redwall books are famous around the globe, with translations into seventeen languages.
Brian Jacques has had a life nearly as exciting as that of some of his characters: After dropping out of school in his native Liverpool at the age of 15, he traveled the world as a merchant seaman, visiting ports from America to Asia. Upon returning to England, he held a wide variety of jobs, from railway fireman to boxer among them. In the 1960s, he and his two brothers formed the Liverpool Fishermen, a folksinging group. Jacques also tried his hand as a playwright, producing several stage plays -- Brown Bitter, Wet Nellies, Scouse – about native Liverpudlians.
The Redwall stories, which were to earn him legions of fans, were born out of his time as a volunteer storyteller at the Royal Wavertree School for the Blind in Liverpool. Jacques maintains that his detailed writing style was developed here; he was forced to be as descriptive as possible, so his audience would be able to experience his stories as if they could see. He created the first Redwall story as a gift to the children of the school, but never intended to publish it commercially. Fortunately for his many fans on both sides of the Atlantic, a friend sent his first manuscript to a publisher, and the rousing series took off in England in 1986 and in the U.S. the following year with Redwall.
Jacques takes issue with the notion that his books are "fantasy" fiction, a description that he says "smacks of swords and sorcery and dungeons and dragons. . . . I like to think of my books as old-fashioned adventures that happened ‘Once upon a time, long ago and far away.'"
The novels appeal generally to an audience of nine- to fifteen-year-olds, but have admirers both younger and older. The tales pivot on the conflict between good and evil; good invariably triumphs. Indeed, morality issues are always clear in Jacques' books: cruelty, greed, and avarice are eradicated in all forms; bravery, loyalty, and resourcefulness reap rewards aplenty. When it comes to characters, though, Jacques is less simplistic: Martin the Warrior, who through his courage and cunning rose to become the noblest hero in the land, is given to impetuousness, and the miscreant Cluny has both good and bad sides, a la Long John Silver.
For female readers, the Redwall books can be extra satisfying. His female creatures are as adventurous as the males: they don't faint into their male counterparts' arms, but explore, swashbuckle, and rescue on their own. In Mariel of Redwall (1991), the courageous girl mousechild Mariel, thrown overboard by the Gabool, leader of the evil pirate Searats, exacts her own brand of revenge.
Jacques' usually swift pace sometimes comes to a slogging halt with extraordinarily detailed descriptions of the legendary Redwall feasts, right down to the last acorn and drop of buttercup and honey cordial. But the author is redeemed by his delicate interweaving of subplots, his memorable menagerie, his rollicking sense of adventure, and his ability to transport the reader into an entirely different world, a world that, as one critic for The New York Times put it, "is both an incredible and ingratiating place, one to which readers will doubtless cheerfully return."
Despite his success as an author, Jacques continued to broadcast the weekly radio show, Jakestown, that he hosted before he wrote the Redwall books.
Anonymous
Posted December 28, 2011
Great book but if nook does not get more redwall books soon i will have to get a kindle with many of my outraged friends
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Posted September 12, 2007
I love redwall books and my favorite is Triss. Brian does a fantastic job, exept that alot of my favorite charachters die, such as: Timballisto, Rockjaw, The Mask, Luke, Russa, and Arven the champion, but redwall still lives strong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted February 9, 2012
Reading right now but it is so amazing and will keep u reading
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Posted January 6, 2012
Awesome read, I love reading all of Brian Jacques's books.
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Posted July 4, 2003
Don't forget there was also Mariel of Redwall who was an escaped slave. The difference was she had no friends to go along. Does anyone know the exact date for when the paperback version comes out??? I know it's in august but i don't know the EXACT date.
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Posted October 30, 2002
I LOVE REDWALL BOOKS! they are like som sort of addiction! i live in china (mostly becuase my dad is a lunatic and got sick of working in the states) any way i still have every new redwall book mailed to me! they are so good! i am so happy that brockhall is finally brought back into the story! i was wondering what had happened to it! i mean it couldnt have just rotted! if Mr. Jacques stops writting life will be alot worse! i will have nothing to do before i go to sleap or in the morning! the redwall books, like the tapestry of martin are woven togother so well! so many complex diversions and twists! the only time in the book when i stop worrying about any new traps the redwallers (or other animals) might fall into is perhaps the last page! PLEASE DO NOT STOP WRITTING MR JACQUES!!!
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Posted January 21, 2013
Thats not the point of the series... good vs evil and good always wins.
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Posted December 25, 2012
Can't the vermin win, once?
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Posted November 26, 2012
Another book written by a great author. Triss is very exiting. I could not put it down. I had read this before I got the nook. It was so great that it was the first book I bought. (}:
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Posted July 18, 2012
This book is amazing. You just have to love Triss when she woops the badguys with the sword of martin the warrior.Though if you havn't read redwall or mattimeo then you won't know what somethings in the book are. I also reccomend reading Lord Brocktree before or you won't understand about the mountain fortress called Salamandastron. If you are the type of person who cries after a really amazing story then you will be in tears. Posted: 7-18-12
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Posted April 23, 2013
It is cool. My friend tells me about it.
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Posted April 18, 2013
Best not one my favorite good alaways not bad kk bye(} :
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Posted March 23, 2013
I know somepeoe dont like it but his is so good
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Posted February 10, 2013
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted April 3, 2012
Brian Jacques is an amazing writer. He most definately captures the epic battle between good and evil. Triss is one of the best Redwall books. The story is excellent. Triss vowing to free the slaves, Scarum,Kroova, and Saxus seeking adventure. Shrogg is such a lovable character I cried when he died. Thanks to this books I now an immortel fear of adders. This book is a must read if you like adventure!!
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Posted April 2, 2012
I HVENT REA THIA BOOK but i love the rwst ohe series i actually didnt read thef in order so it waa really cool hearing about thia great hero and then reading aout his story in aother. My favorite booso fa r in the series ia the bellmaker because it is soooo funny !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted March 19, 2012
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Posted February 16, 2012
My family loves the Redwall series but we are very sad that
they do not offer the whole series on Nook.
Anonymous
Posted December 13, 2011
Another wonderful Redwall book. However, after reading a lot of them, I begin to notice a pattern. Although these are amazing stories, I wish there was a variation in plot structure once in a while.
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Posted September 29, 2011
Wish they had more redwall on the nook
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“Scrumptious feasts, rollicking humor, swashbuckling heroes, faithful friends, and treacherous villains ...