A masterpiece! The children's poem book by our heroMr. Jacques, and the third book revolving around the latest AbbeyChampion, Matthias, The Great Redwall Feast is a light-hearted trip back into Mossflower. The Abbey is preparing for a surprise feast for the Abbot, and food keeps disappearing at the claws of Bungo, a baby mole! Can the Redwallers stop Bungo from devouring the feast before Matthias and the Abbot return? A wonderful story with a signature twist ending! (Historian's Note: Takes place between Redwall and Mattimeo) Definitely worth it!!

Fabulous illustrations occupy most of the page in this 64-page poem of 101 six-lined stanzas with an AACBBC rhyming scheme. The story incorporates many of the series' favorite characters, including Matthias and Cornflower, and depicts not only the preparations of a wonderful Redwall feast by hares and mice and otters, but includes a riddle as well.

This book is really beautiful and should be read aloud.

The Redwall series are AWESOME books and so is this. The whole thing rhymes and has wonderful pictures. It is about all the animals in Redwall abbey trying to make a feast for the abbot without him knowing it! Many things happen in the process including a mole child falling in the cake, a barrel of dandelion fizz exploding, and of course making sure the abbot does not find out! Though this book is recommened for 4-8 year olds, I think many Redwall fans will enjoy it and it will also start little children into the amazing Redwall series. This is a GREAT book that I would strongly recomend you go out and buy!

What a great book. Don't let the title spook you--a must read anytime. Henry, a ghost, invites his ghost friends to a dinner party; and their ghostly appearances change as they drink/eat the course of their meal. There's a "cute" surprise scare at the end of the dinner. My son... loves this book. And definitely got him to taste salmon and he now loves it. Unbelievable but true.

This is a very good children's book, perfect for Halloween, but really, anytime. As you may guess, the ghosts have a dinner party, and their physical appearances change as they consume their feast. At the end, after the warm milk, there is a terrific scare. My daughter loves this book, and I think it made her interested in eating salmon (which she now loves).

It is about a dinner party of ghosts. At this dinner they have many courses and each course brings changes in the ghost apperiences. If they were to have grape juice they all turn purple etc. My personal favorite is the swiss cheese but you'll have to buy the book to see that ! My son loves this book.... it's like reading it again for the first time everytime he picks it up. It is a great halloween gift!

this redwall tale has surely something to tell. it surely strikes the heart in adventure, its swashbuckling fights (my fav's) to its amazing characters. Mr. Jacques had certainly evovled in his writing skills after redwall. Yes, Mossflower is the second redwall tale, and if you have read Redwall the 1st book, you'll see the difference! well, let's begin with the plot. this story's plot is so different than the other stories, that you'll be craving for its twists, turns, and even zigzags! the battles range from Marin the Warrior and Gonff setiing a great trap for some baddies, Martin swishing his sword, taking a few heads, Tsarmina double-crossing some pesky partners, and to Boar the fighter cutting rats in two. The characters are superb! This time, the villains are not the only entertaing characters (that's what happens to any series, the villains make them good). Martin is a delight to meet, which makes the fact this book was the first to feature him. and Gonff is truly the mcoy! his joyous songs to his clever escapes to his brilliant nature, Gonff truly steals this book. As for Boar, he is truly a great character (even though he's only in a small part of the book), his dawning size to his great battle armor and blade, and to his great fighting skills, Boar truly is a badger lord. And as for the baddies. Sorry girls, but this is the only Redwall with a female villain (but the new Redwall book, Triss, is supposed to have one). This villain is the great Tsarmina! She is a ferocious wildcat Queen, skilled to the fang, with her great bow to her razor claws, she is 100 percent evil and dangerous. And so is Bane, the fox. he is quite the brilliant villain, with his mercanary clan to his great battle-skills. Only one thing is a cliche' in this book about the villains: Tsarmina goes insane for a bit. This has also happened to Gabool, Ublaz, Mokkan, Ungatt Trunn, and Slagar the Cruel. That's alot of insane rodents! well, that's about it,
Mossflower is an amazing tale of friendship, laughter, gore, and sadness. So what are ye' waiting for? Buy it, Bub!

"Mossflower" is about Martin the Warrior, the legendary character mentioned in "Redwall," the book that came before this one in the Redwall series.

In the beginning of the book, the mouse Martin is traveling through Mossflower woods, the future site of Redwall Abbey. The forest and its inhabitants are under oppression by a fearsome wildcat known as Verdauga Greeneyes, Lord of the Thousand Eyes. He has two children--a gentle son named Gingivere, and a merciless, cruel daughter called Tsarmina. The wildcat family is served by hundreds of soldiers. The family and their horde live in a fortress called Kotir.

Martin has a sword hanging around his neck; it had once belonged to his father, Luke the Warrior. When Verdauga's soldiers see him walking through the forest with the sword, they arrest him on the charge of bearing arms and drag him to Kotir. He fights them fiercely all the while. After struggling with him for a while, the soldiers manage to drag him to Verdauga's chamber, where the wildcat is laying in his bed, ill. Although Verdauga admires the mouse's courage and spirit. Tsarmina, however, expresses feelings of disgust, snaps the sword in two, leaving only the hilt hanging around Martin's neck, and throws him into one of Kotir's dungeons.

Meanwhile, the carefree mouse Gonff, a thief who calls himself the Prince of Mousethieves, is making his way back from Kotir, where he has stolen food. Gonff is a member of CORIM, the Council of Resistance in Mossflower, which is an organization set up by the forest dwellers to fight Verdauga's tyranny. Gonff lets his guard down and manages to get himself captured by two of Kotir's soldiers. He is taken to the fortress and put in the same dungeon cell as Martin, where the two become friends. Gonff knows just how to escape the cell, and does so, taking Martin with him. They go straight to the headquarters of CORIM, the mansion home of a female badger called Bella of Brockhall.

Martin is welcomed by the CORIM leaders, and he decides to help them with their mission. He befriends Lady Amber, the leader of the squirrel population, and Skipper of Otters, the chieftain of an otter tribe who dwells in nearby River Moss, along with many others. Gonff remains his best friend, along with a mole called Young Dinny.

At Kotir, the ruthless wildcat Tsarmina poisons her father and accuses her kindly brother Gingivere of the murder. Gingivere is imprisoned, and Tsarmina is proclaimed the new Queen. She promptly embarks on a reign of terror. The woodland dwellers become more desparate than ever to overthrow the wildcats.

Bella of Brockhall has convinced Martin that the only way to get rid of Tsarmina and her minions for good is to fetch her father, Boar of Brockhall, who is a formidable warrior. He dwells in an extinct volcano known as Salamandastron, a long journey from Mossflower. Martin agrees to make the journey, along with Gonff and Dinny. They set out immediately, but are followed for a good part of the journey by three of Tsarmina's bumbling soldiers. Along the way, they befriend a shrew called Log-a-Log, who assists them by letting them use his boat to travel on the river. They get lost inside a pitch-black mountain, where they are helped by some bats. At last they reach Salamandastron.

If you want to find out what happens to the three friends, read "Mossflower," by Brian Jacques, one of the best books I've read to date.

Brian Jacques takes us back in the times when Mossflower, the woodland area where all creatures used to live, was under the rule of Lord Greeneyes and later Queen Tsarmina before the Redwall Abbey was even built! With adventure and the belief in faith this is definitely an excellent book. As always Jacques shows us that wanting something bad enough can give you the power to get it. This is also presented in Redwall, the first book in the series, about the young mouse who doesn't even fit in with the creatures of the abbey. I'll let you read the book before I give you the ending, but you still get the idea. This is shown even more so in this book. In Mossflower everyone wanted to be free and do as they wished as well as inside Kotir, the evil kingdom of Tsarmina, Queen of the Thousand Eyes. With each page boasting the detail and vocabulary Jacques is famous for, his second book is just as good as the first! I would reccomend this to all hard core Redwall fans. I have only read Redwall and Mossflower(I'm reading Mattimeo now) ,and have already become a very good fan. The book has a touch of Redwall with a new character introduced in the end which I think will lead to an explanation in a later book. Action,war,faith, and Martin the Warrior's FIRST QUEST are only a few of the things to look for in this fantastic book. If you are ready for an exciting funfilled book than go to your local library and check it out. Trust me, you won't be dissapointed! (SUBMITTED BY JWF, A 12-YEAR-OLD READER)

It's about Mattimeo, the son of a famous and well-respected warrior. It's also about the children of Redwall (which is an abbey built by peaceful creatures), Orlando the badger, Matthias Mouse (the famous and well-respected warrior), Jabez Stump (a hedgehog), Jess Squirrel (you guessed it, a squirrel), and Basil Stag (a hare). They go searching after their young ones, and on the way meet up with an otter named Cheek. All the while, Mattimeo, Auma, Tim, Sam, Cynthia, Tess, and Jube (all prisoners) are being held captive by an evil slave-catcher fox named Slagar the Cruel! Makes you shiver doesn't it?! Meanwhile, back at Redwall Abbey, those peaceful creatures are getting attacked by a conqueror crow named Ironbeak (by the way, he's a captain!). Find out how they get out of this mess! This story is action-packed, interesting, and fun. Once you pick it up, you can't put it down! I didn't

Brian Jacques' novel, Mattimeo, is a delightful tale of animals, friendship, and courage. The characters, dwell in an abbey called Redwall. From this abbey, the most intriguing adventures have sprouted. The novel begins with an excerpt from the diary of the abbey historian. This excerpt describes the surroundings, the general mood of the characters, and a few future events. The very next chapter introduces the super-villain. It seemed a bit out of place because stories, especially fantasy ones, usually introduce the hero character first. This book started off with a sort of prologue and went straight to introducing the villain. This is one of the unique qualities of this author's work. Brian Jacques' unorthodox style of writing may confuse some readers. This author tends to disregard the unwritten rules of fantasy novels. For instance, unlike most fantasy writers, Brain Jacque creates multiple stories. The first story consists of warriors in pursuit of a criminal who has just kidnapped their children. As this story unfolds, he takes the children of other groups which in turn send out their warriors. Contrary to what would normally happen, these warriors do not band together. This is because they are not introduced to each other. This forces the author to keep up the adventures of each band of warriors until they unite at their common goal: Slagar the Cruel. The author accomplishes this task ever so colorfully. Just because he has multiple adventures does no hamper his creativity nor does it place a limit to his descriptions and details. Hidden between all these adventures, a peculiar event occurs. About every third or fourth chapter, the author accounts for the actions of the citizens still in Redwall Abbey. It seems irrelevant in that nothing if happening there. It makes the reader ask why the author is bothering to keep up with their story? It turns out that he already had a second story going on! Left defenseless, as all the warriors chase the kidnappers, a band of rogue ravens under the command of General Ironbeak lay siege upon the abbey. Using animals in place of people is quite ingenious. The author uses our common knowledge and generalizations of certain animals to tell a wonderful story as well as portray valuable morals. For instance, the master-villain of the story is Slagar the Cruel. He is a fox. Foxes are certainly not evil but are considered cunning and sly in most cultures. Weasels, rats and stoats are also portrayed in the same light which is why they make up Slagar's army and not sisters and fathers at the abbey. On the other side of the spectrum, rabbits, mice, hedgehogs and other "known" gentle creatures are placed in the abbey. They are given the role as the sister or the father. A character known as Orlando the Great is represented as a badger to give him the fierce warrior feeling. This tale also teachers virtues such as patience, persistence and faith. The characters always seem to survive a tough ordeal because they stick together with their friends. The villains are killed or left behind by each other because of their greed and selfishness. It even shows that one must take responsibilities for your own actions. If one behaves badly, he or she will be met with punishment and consequences. This book is a wonderful to read. Violence and death are present in this book, however, I believe that it is still suitable for young children. Parents may even consider this as a long-term bedtime story to expose the children to a wide variety of genres as well as to teach them the common morals and values. Adults and teens may also enjoy this book because it provides a good adventurous environment. This book may teach a little something to everyone. If it doesn't, it's still a good fantasy book to read. I give this book 10 thumbs up.

This thrilling sequal to Redwall is action packed!! Slager the Cruel hates the Redwall Abby,hates its peacefull life and HATES Matthias thw warrior. He blames him for everything that has happened to him. He wants revenge. So he steals all the siblings he can grab hold of encluding Mattimeo, son of Matthias and Cornflower, Sam Squirrel plus others and tries brings them VERY FAR south to slave land and sell them to Malkriss King of all the land(or so he says). Mathias,Basil Stag Hare,Jess Squirrel and the Shrew Goussiom go and try to find their kids along with the help of some unexpected guests. Orlando The Ax,Jabez Stump and Cheek the otter. Will they arrive in time to save their kids?? And why does Slager The Cruel hate Matthias so much?? You will see when you read Mattimeo.

I stumbled upon this one after watching the movie "Fire In The Sky", which's based from Travis Walton's book "The TRAVIS Experience" (I'd Bill Barry's account of Travis' story titled "Ultimate Encounter" published by Corgi books), which narrates his alledged abduction by a UFO; and one of those prominent 'UFOlogist' who've studied the case was the late J. Allen Hynek - who is Jacques Vallee's close associate. In my personal little correspondent with the man himself, he mentions about his theory that UFO's are eventually 'light-entities' which aren't much presented in this third and final installment to his trilogy, but Vallee's journalistic and objective approach in REVELATIONS about so-called UFO cover-ups, crashes, sightings, abductions and the whole phenomenon in general gives light to all of these subjects in this book. If there ever was one book about UFO's that you should read- this might just be the one.

After a long hiatus (about 23 years), this was the first book I read on the UFO phenomenon. And I don't think I could have picked a better one start with. Here was a researcher who shared my reservations over the fascination with conspiracies and hypnotic regression and who openly doubted the extraterrestrial hypothesis.

This book presents an unsparing view of ufology in the '90's, Bill Cooper, John Lear, Linda Moulton Howe, Bob Lazar, William Moore, and Paul Bennewitz all make appearances. The ruling obsessions of the "ufo community", MJ-12, Philadelphia Experiment, Roswell, Implants, are examined and found to be red herrings on their best days.

I can't imagine the amount of rubbish I avoided by reading this book first. Thanks Dr. Vallee!

Valle's finale to the UFO trilogy includes many incidents which have become household words. In the process, he shows how the unwary have frequently been made pawns in the ongoing controversy of UFOs and the holy grail of proof that so many are seeking or denying. As many have come to learn, the UFO controversy is a story that is true one day and false the next. The manipulations that go on inside the controversy are at once blatant and subtle; no "smoking gun" emerges, yet the magic show goes on. Why are so many lies used in refuting and denying this topic?

Written with penetrating insight, and at times wry humor. The insitence of this author that the reader think for himself may irritate some people while delighting others. Interesting and thought-provoking light is shed on the disinformation activities of those who continue to claim that UFOs officially do not exist. This book can be read as a stand alone, or as the conclusion to the observations made in the first two books in the trilogy (Confrontations and Dimensions).

I've read all the Redwall books; several made me cry, but not like this one. I admit: I wept openly while reading it. It's not a particularily sad story, but Martin (who wuld later become Redwall's greatest hero) had a hard life. He was taken prisoner by Badrang the Tyrant and led away from his home on the northern shores at a young age. Once at Badrang's Palace, he was forced to work with other slaves, but his courage never failed him. Martin makes friends with Rose and Grumm, a mousemaid and a mole, who are one the outside of the palace and trying to rescue Rose's brother Brome, also a slave. An escape is planned for Martin, Brome and Felldoh (a squirrel), who are down in the prison pit as a punishment for their insolence. The manage to get free, but Martin and Rose are separated from Brome and Fellodoh at sea beacause their boat sunk. Both couples find much adventure anbd new friends as they try to raise an army against Badrang. When they finally meet again an attack is made on the palace, a battle between free creatures and a Tyrant. During the battle, the rest of the slaves are freed ands they, too, join the fight against their former captor. In the end, at the very end of the battle, a trajic and unexpected thing happens, which changes Martin forever. Throughout the story, though, tiny hints have been dropped about this unfortunate occurence. If you want to laugh, cry, and be held in suspense I strongly reccomend this touching book. In fact, I reccmend all of the Redwall books beacause each is special in its own way.

I have read this book six times, and found it to be my favorite Redwall book. It tells the story of Martin beore he was a legend, before he was the spirit of the abbey.

Badrang was Lord and Tyrant of the Eastern Coasts. One of his slaves was Martin. Martin defied Badrang and was tied up on the roof of Fortress Marshank. During the storm at night, Rose and Grumm see Martin up on the roof. They are a mouse and mole from Noonvale to find Rose's brother Brome who is somewhere inside the fortress. In the morning, Rose and Grumm use slingstones to drive away the hungry seabirds intent on eating Martin.

Martin did not die like he was supposed to so Badrang puts hin in the prison pit where Felldoh and Brome are. They escape and get split up while at sea for a while. Brome and Felldoh wash up near Marshank and Rose, Martin and Grumm end up by the Pygmy shrews' caves. There they meet Pallum. Pallum, Rose, Grumm and Martin go on a quest to Noonvale, Rose's home, for an army to rid the land of Badrang. Brome and Felldoh stay with the Rambling Rosehip players.

The ending is the tragic battle of Marshank. Read the book to see if Martin wins!

This book is the best (in my opinion) that I have ever read! It made me laugh, cry, and I sat on the edge of my seat during the battles! When I first started reading it (about sometime during October) I thought it would be stupid. A friend let me borrow it, and strongly recommended it. It took me about a month to get at least 20 pages into the book. Then in two days I finished the rest. I stayed up until even past 2:00 A.M. reading about the battle, and adventure! I strongly recommend this book, but once you get around the last three chapters, get out some tissues! It's really sad- but I won't reveal anything to those of you who haven't read! It is about a young mouse named Martin, who is a slave at Marshank, captured by the evil tyrant Badrang. He sets out with his friends Laterose the mousemaid of Noonvale, and Grumm the mole. They travel to Noonvale (Rose's home) to raise an army. From there Martin's quest continues to get an army and put an end to Badrang, and recover his father's (Luke the Warrior) sword. This book is the absolute BEST of the Redwall series, and in all other books (in my opinion) it has no equal. I STRONGLY recommend reading this tale of adventure, battle, love, and hope that will make you both laugh, and cry. DEFINITELY a must read!

Overall, I didn't consider "Salamandastron" to be as good as the other books in the Redwall series, but it was sufficiently well written to earn a rating of five stars.

The book is about Mara, the adopted daughter of Urthstripe, the badger lord of Salamandastron. She is rebellious and resentful of her father's authority over her. Her best friend is a hare called Pikkle Ffolger.

Mara and Pikkle meet a charismatic young weasel, Klitch. Little do they know that Klitch is the son of Ferahgo the Assassin, a ruthless weasel warlord. Ferahgo and his army are making plans to besiege and conquer Salamadastron, and they mean to take Mara and Pikkle as hostages.

Meanwhile, at Redwall Abbey, a young squirrel named Samkim and his mole friend, Arula, are busy getting into trouble because of their penchant for archery. During a thunderstorm, the sword of Martin the Warrior is blown down from the weathervane and lands next to Samkim.

One day, two ragged, filthy stoats named Dingeye and Thura show up at the Abbey gates, begging for shelter. Abbess Vale reluctantly lets them into the Abbey; they cause trouble and tragedy and end up stealing the sword. Samkim and Arula pursue them. Samkim and Mara meet, and they are both catapaulted into the desperate struggle to save Salamadastron.

This book also has a side plot involving an epidemic at Redwall Abbey and a journey to find the remedy. There is also a mysterious haunted island and a mischievous baby mouse, as well as the Guosim. Although "Salamandastron" might seem slightly boring in comparison with the previous four books in the series, it is still a worthwhile book to read.

Salamandastron has to be the most moving and captivating book that i have ever read.I sat enthralled for hours whilst reading this and became totally captured by the detail and personalities that each of the characters has been given.It has been read so many times that i have now lost count! I adore the bravery of Mara and the companionship that Pikkle Ffollger shows her.My favorite part has to be when Mara add's the last name to Urthstripes title - "father" as this was when Mara realised that she did love him.I think that Brian Jacques is a brilliant writer and is also a very unique writer as i don't know of any other writer who can write a whole page on the description of food!! well done!!

This is the third book that I have read in this series. I found it very interesting and would recomend it to everyone. It is about The Fire Mountain, Salamandastron and the ruling badger, Lord Earthstripe. His badger maid (Mara) runs away and makes friends with Klitch a weasel. Klitch's Father (Ferhargo) has told him to do this so that they can enter the mountain and take over. Ferhargo is the leader of a band of evil vermin. Mara runs away from them after discovering thier evil plot. Meanwhile at Redwall Abbey a lightening bolt strikes the weathervane and reveals the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior. Matthais finds it and sets out on an adventure. He meets up with Mara and decides to help her. They come across a couple of shrew armies that are willing to help for a price. He has to retrive their black stone. Along the way he finds a great white badger that has the stone he gives it back and comes along because Urthstripe is his long lost brother.
Will they make it in time to save Urthstripe and Salamandastron? to find out read this exciting novel.

This book is such a great book. Joseph the Bellmaker a resident of Redwall Abbey, encounters Martin the Warrior in a dream. He learns that his daughter, Mariel the Warriormouse, is in trouble and that he must journey to the land of Southsward to save her and her friend Dandin. He travels with the ferocious sea otter Finnbar Galedeep as they race to save Mariel and Dandin from the evil foxwolf Urgan Nagru and his mate Silvamord and their hordes of rats,ferrets,weasels and stoats.

Another example of Brian Jacques amazing story telling abilities, The Bellmaker is a story which will keep the reader on the edge of his or her seat. I would recommend this book to anybody who likes adventure ,fantasy,and riddles in their books. A real must read book.

The Bellmaker is a very exciting book to read. It starts off with the Foxwolf's clan of 300 armed vermin, sailing southward to to capture the Castle of Gael the Squirrel King. After that, it goes into the Bellmaker's dream that his daughter, Mariel was in great danger. So he sets out like Martin the Warrior tells him to, but also, Martin said that "four will ride the Roaringburn, but only for e'er out of five will return." So does that mean that one of the five will die in battle with the Foxwolf? Read it and find out!
I liked the battle which was when everybody swarmed toward the castle that Foxwolf took over, and everybody from the castle swarmed and they fought. Only Joseph the Bellmaker, Meldrum, Dandin, and others, went in the castle to save Rab, Mariel, and Muta.They ended up fighting Foxwolf's highest executive, Silvamord, and her horde. Arrows flew with javelins, lances, and spears at the battle field. It was a wild dance of death, which made it very cool and exciting, and nobody in the southward army cared if the lived, so everybody had bloodwrath in them which made them diffcult to defeat them. That was what I liked about the book.
What I didn't like was when Gael kept in the Foxwolf for hospitilaty. Instead, Foxwolf took over and put his family in the dungeon. That's just sad, when I read that, it was very painful. Later, I got mad at the squirrel king, he was a very foolish mule. I wouldn't have done that, if were him I would let the Foxwolf stay outside and starve. That was what I didn't like about the book.

The Bellmaker is Mainly about a Fox who wears a wolf's skin, and he tries to take over Southsward, but there's a girl named Mariel (Mariel of Redwall sold seperately) and she two main companions, Dandin (another mouse) and Bowly Pintips (a Hedgehog). Mariel and the others gather an army of Otters, Hedghogs, and Moles. Meanwhile, Mariels Father Joseph the Bellmaker has a dream that he will save Mariel with others. The others are Log-a-log the shrew and his band of Guoism, Foremole, Rufe Brush, Durry Quill (Fat wettysnout pricklybottom cakeface), Rosie Woodsorrel, and Finnbar Galedeep. Together they fight a gruesome battle. In the end, The Foxwolf gets killed by Finnbar, but Finnbarr gets killed by a rat named Bladetail. This is a very exciting book with an awesome, explosive, annhialating band of characters.

If you were a fan of Dietrich and were allowed to own only ONE book about this woman, then this should be the book to own. To reiterate another reviewer's thought -- it is EXQUISITE.

This is a dream of a book. Full of glorious photos and facts. I highly reccommend this to all Dietrich and film fans. All public figures should be the subject of a book like this.

A delicacy! The best book of photographs I have seen on Dietrich and a compendium of beauty, not only hers but all that was created through and with her. A must have book.

My favorite book is Redwall by Brain Jacques, because of three things included in this amazing story. One of the things is the wars of property. Cluny the rat is the attacker of Redwall with his horde of rats, stoats, ferrets, and a fox. The protectors of Redwall, witch mainly contain a badger, mice, moles, squirrels, and some hedgehogs. The weapons they used in it are things that you would be able to use in real life, the story it basicly medieval times with animals in place of humans. Next, is the search for the famed Martian the Warrior's awesome sword. When Matthias and Redwall's abbey leader, the Abbot, start on this search for Martian's sword they have to go through mind bobbling puzzles. Whenever they do solve the puzzle they figure out that the sword is missing and that there is only the shield. Once Matthias finds out that sparrows have taken the sword he must climb to the tree and retrieve it! After a long search through the nest of the sparrows he figures out that the sparrow King his self had it stolen by a dreaded snake of everyone's fear. The last thing I like about it is that how clever Cluny is, even though he ends up never getting control of Redwall. At one point he has a black night rat climb Redwall Abbey's great towering walls to steal the last picture of Martian the Warrior. He also comes up with the idea of fire slingers, rocks covered in vines and oil lit on fire, and throws them over the Abbey's massive walls. As you can see, this book should be a must read, and all continuums of it.

Brian Jacques's first Redwall book is fantastic! Full of adventure and excitement, it will capture any fiction-lover's attention. Matthias, a clumsy, orphaned mouse, is the main character in this compelling story. He was taken in by the peaceful Redwallers at Redwall Abbey,a great sandstone place. It has a beautiful orchard, a nice pond, and nice beasts living there. In the dining hall hangs a magnificent tapestry of Martin the Warrior, the famed warrior and founder of Redwall. The story was, Martin defeated every foe with his sword and then one day vowed to never fight again. He helped build Redwall. The tapestry is the Redwallers' pride. Martin the Warrior was believed to help the Redwallers at troubling times by appearing in their dreams. One fateful day, a large rat with one eye comes. He is Cluny the Scourge, an evil, notorious rat that had a large army. He is looking for a fortress. As soon as he finds Redwall, he decides he wants to invade it and make it his. While he is in Mossflower, he is set on making Redwall his Cluny's Castle. He tries any way to dominate Redwall. Meanwhile, Matthias is trying to prove his worth. He admires and adores Martin. He works out challenging puzzles to find Martin's sword. He basically tries to become like Martin; an undefeatable warrior who fights for justice. Will he succeed? Will Cluny defeat the untrained Redwall army? This tale is truly superb, filled with sadness and delight. You should read it!

This book is about an abbey called Redwall and the creatures that inhabit it. The story mainly focuses on a young mouse, Matthias, who longs to be a hero and warrior like Martin, the abbey's warrior spirit. When the evil warlord Cluny the Scourge plans to take over Redwall with his vermin army, Matthias embarks on a journey to find the lost sword of Martin which was forged from a falling star at the mountain of Salamandastron, domain of badger lords. This leads Matthias to befriend the sparrows living in the abbey steeple, defeat a hypnotic adder, and other adventures. This book is the second in Brian Jacques' saga. The books, in order, are Mossflower, Redwall, Mattimeo, Mariel of Redwall, Salamandastron, Martin the Warrior, The Bellmaker, and Outcast of Redwall. I have read all of the books several times and recommend them to anybody who loves fantasy stories or epics that tell of courageous battles and heros that might have never been