It was merely impossible for me to put the book down. This is a book that you're going to want to reread several times because it's so good. Enter Neb and Den's world of eternal journies.
I have read all of the Redwall series written by Brian Jacques and all of them put together couldn't beat this book if the Redwall series popularity depended on it!!!!

It was merely imposible for me to put the book down. This is a book that you're going to want to reread several times because it's so good. Enter Neb and Den's world of eternal journies.
I have read all of the Redwall series written by Brian Jacques and all of them put together couldn't beat this book if the Redwall series popularity depended on it!!!

Illustrator Christopher Denise does a superb job of bringing a visual feast of animal characters to life in Brian Jacques' "A Redwall Winter's Tale." Amazingly talented artist.

A traveling group of entertainers arrives at the Redwall Abbey on the last day of Autumn. The travellers put on a big show, and the Redwallers provide a huge feast. When it is time to put the Dibbuns (youngsters) to bed, Mighty Bulbrock Badger tells a bedtime story. Who brings the wintertime snows? Why, the Snow Badger, of course! But is the Snow Badger real, or just a fairy tale told to the Dibbuns? You'll have to read the book to find out. The pictures are wonderful, perfectly complementing the story. Like Brian Jacques' previous picture book The Great Redwall Feast, also illustrated by Christopher Denise, this is a perfect introduction to the Redwall series for younger readers and a great book for all ages.

I got this book during the christmas season thinking it would be a regular chapter book. This is not a Chapter Book!!!! This only has a few words per page but the illustrations make up for everything. Don't get me wrong though, the story is written very well, very poetically in fact. This is great read, especially for younger people who may have a hard time reading some of Jacques other longer books. Definitely worth it!

I am going to write about The Pearls Of Lutra, by Brian Jacques. The book is about Emperor Ublaz, also nicknamed mad eyes. He sends his army of lizards on a mission to Redwall. Meanwhile Tansy and the abbey dwellers race to unravel the six difficult riddles leading to six rose coloured gems which were also known as 'The Pearls of Lutra.' They all rush around frantically trying to find the gems. The story is a mystical mind-blowing adventure, about a war between the good and bad.

I enjoyed the story as I find talking animals fascinating, and like books that have this in. I think that Brian Jacques has written the story effectively, and I am looking for more books written by him. He grabs your attention and pulls you into the story. I think that the story is for about twelve to fourteen years olds. If you like animal adventures then you would like this book and I advice you to read this book.

Ublaz Mad Eyes, Emporer of Sampetra, wants the Tears of All Oceans for his own. So he has Holt Lutra (a colony of otters) murdered for 6 rose-colored pearls, called the Tears of All Oceans. But their biggest mistake was leaving the daughter of Lutra alive. Now Grath,only survivor of Holt Lutra,is sworn to seek vengeance on the murdurers of her kin. At Redwall Abbey, a young hedgehog maid and her friends are searching for the Tears which were hidden in Redwall by the late Fermald the Ancient. But the only way of finding the pearls is by solving difficult riddles written by Fermald. As they search, Ublaz sent out a ship to recover the Tears of All Oceans from Redwall.

I suggest that you read this book because it is exciting and mysterious.

Redwall is the best series of books but this is the best book. Starring Tansy the hedgehog, Craklyn the squirrel, Rollo the recorder, abbot Durall, Piknim squirrel and Martin the warrior this tells a tale of six rose colored pearls, the tears of all the ocean which are trying to be found for two different reasons. On the isle of sampetra, a madeyed emporer, Ublaz is also trying to find the pearls. With the aid of trident weilding rats and flesh eating lizards, he is competing with corsairs for controll of the isle. So if you're looking for adventure and battles and amazing power, read Pearls of Lutra.

Marlfox is a wonderful book written by Brain Jacques who should get a newbery for one of his books. Marlfox is about the redwallers fighting against the "magic" marlfoxes. During the battle of the Marlfoxes and their troops and the redwallers, the Marlfoxes steal one of the Redwallers most prized possessions, the tapestry of Martin the Warrior (read Mossflower and Martin the Warrior for further details of this mouse warrior). One Marlfox flees from the battle with the tapestry and returns home, to castle Marl. Three young warriors run and chase the Marlfox to get the tapestry. But despite all the action, (if you've read all the other Redwall books, you'll get this statement) it seems like Brian Jacques skipped part of Redwall's vital history. Still, I recommend this book. If you like this book and can read 700-800 page books, read The Sword of Shannara.

Brian Jaques does an excellent job of capturing humor, mystery, fantasy, and combat in the story of Marlfox. In this story a guosim shrew named Dippler (my favorite),a warrior squirrel named Danflor, and a a beautiful squirrel maid named Songbreeze embark upon a journey to recapture the tapestry of Martin the Warrior from "magical" foxes call Marlfoxes on a forgotten lake. While these 3 friends are doing this, the warriors of Redwall Abbey are defending their fort from a group of Marlfoxes, hundreds of ferrets, and water rats. While defending the fort they eat many scrumptious foods that make you want to cook and eat them also, just to celebrate the Redwaller's victories. I'd rate this book a 100 but the minimum is 5. I highly reccomend you read this book. You can probably personally relate to one of the characters, as I can Dippler.

Marlfox

When I first started reading Redwall (the first book in the Redwall series) it just didn't grab me. A year or two later I tried it again. I loved it. I read the other nine books in a year's time. Now I've read Marlfox, the eleventh book.

Written by Brian Jacques and illustrated by Fangorn this captivating story is full of excitement, suspense, emotion and drama. Sometimes you will laugh and sometimes you will cry. Also, sometimes you will be mad at the Marlfoxes.

The Marlfoxes are greedy, ruthless, and down right mean.They terrorize Mossflower and even kill each other! The mother Marlfox killed her husband so she could be queen, a daughter poisons the mother so she can be queen, and then a brother pushes her into a lake full of hungry pike so he can be king!

Because Queen Silth, the mother Marlfox, demands to be surrounded by beauty and calm, she sends her children to steal beautiful things. In their plundering, they take the Redwall Tapestry. The irony is that there is a beheaded fox on the tapestry.

When the Marlfoxes steal the Redwall Tapestry, the heroes Songbreeze and Dannflor, squirrels, and Dippler, a shrew, leave the Abbey to get it back. As they search, they meet Burble the water vole and make other friends and enemies.

I warn you. Do not read Brian Jacques on an empty stomach. As always, this book will send you to the kitchen drooling! In Marlfox, he describes cheeses, bread, flans, cakes, puddings, trifles, tarts, scones, crumbles, hot root soup, and deeper'n ever turip'n'tater'n'beetroot pie (made by the moles).

I recommend Marlfox to anyone who likes animals, food, and adventure.

This book has a great plot, adventure, excitement, and a good riddle! All of those are the 'ingredients'(I don't know the word.)for a Redwall book and this book is one of the best!

The story is about how the Juskarath, led by the ruthless ferret named Sawney Rath and his vixen seer Grissoul, searches for a Taggerung for their tribe. A Taggerung is a special warrior and the Juska clan considers it a honor to have such a creature in any of their tribes. Grissoul the seer sees that a Taggerung would come to their tribe and Sawney and his vermin looks desperately around Mossflower. They finally find the Taggerung at...where else but Redwall! He is a baby otter, just born and one of Sawney's group kills Rillflagg(his father) as he takes Deyna(the otterbabe's name) to the river for an otter cermony.

Years pass, and Taggerung/Deyna is a tough, dangerous, and ferocious otter, living up to his title. But, much to Sawney's dissapointment, he refuses to kill; he does not even try to kill one beast in the tribe who has vowed to kill him, Gruven the son of Antigra the stoat, who wanted her son to become the Taggerung. One dark day, Sawney loses his temper as the Taggerung refuses to kill a runaway. Sawney tries to kill Deyna, but the young otter leaves the tribe. The vermin is very scared of the Taggerung, having seen his ferocious strength and skill in fighting, and does not try to kill or stop him. Only Sawney tries to track down the otter, only to be treacherously killed by the stoat Antigra. (I sort of felt shocked to think that Sawney got killed so quickly, but the story continues on in a very interesting manner.)

Meanwhile, at the Abbey, Deyna's mother Filorn and sister Mhera discover that Rillflagg had been killed and the whole Abbey is affected by the shock and grief. Suddenly, they all find a puzzling riddle that tells who the much-needed Abbess or Abbot would be. The puzzle is a bit like the one in "Pearls of Lutra", but still very much different!

Grissoul the Seer then decides to make sure the Juskarath clan would stay together and Antigra urges her to make Grissoul the chief since Sawney had been 'killed by Taggerung'. She presses Grissoul, then, to make her son the Taggerung as well, but Grissoul firmly tells her that Gruven must prove himself first...by killing Tagg! So, with a group of skilled and evil vermin, Gruven sets out with murderous plans about Taggerung, eager to have revenge on Taggerung for taking that title.

Tagg, meanwhile, had been meeting new friends and realizing that he would never be one of the tribe. He decides to go the Redwall Abbey, the place of his dreams, when he finds out that there is such a place. With his new friend Nimbalo the fieldmouse, he goes to Redwall.

Gruven and his group split up as the vermin does not believe that Gruven is a leader. The two groups(two vermin very skilled foebeasts and the others being not at all very skilled) meet again at Redwall Abbey and they are convinced that Taggerung is inside. Shouting threats, they wound some Abbeybeasts and vow to kill Taggerung the moment they see him.

What would happen if Taggerung is found? And who would be the Abbess or Abbot of Redwall? What would happen to the Juska clan?

Though those questions above have rather obvious answers, this book is extremely fun and exciting! It's a fast-paced adventure story and this is a great book to add to your Redwall books!

This book takes place in Mossflower Woods surrounding Redwall and the coasts near a great lake. Denya (a strong, and kind hearted otter) is stolen from his family by the tribe of Sawney Rath, a terribly ruthless and murderous gang of stoats, ferrets, rats and weasels. As he gets older, Denya realizes he, as an otter, has no place among such uncivilized creatures. He runs away and embarks on a perilous journey, meets new friends and new foes, all to find his real home at Redwall Abbey. All the while he is hunted by a small group of Sawney's clan who were sent to retrieve Denya's head. Will he be able to find his past, or will Sawney's clan catch-up with him'?
Some other books by Brian Jacques are: Redwall, Martin the Warrior, Mossflower, Mariel of Redwall, The Pearls Of Lutra, The Bell Maker, Mattemeo, Salamandastron, The Outcast of Redwall, The Long Patrol, The Legend of Luke, Marlfox, Lord Brocktree, Triss, and The Flying Dutchman. Brian Jacques style is much different to any of the other authors of animal fantasies. It takes about 150 pages to get into the action. Brian, on the other hand, puts the reader right in the middle in the action. That is what makes him such a terrific author.

Taggerung
Taggerung is a very exciting book with lots of action and adventure. The action starts in the very first paragraph, when it tells about the vermin clan of Sawney Rath. The adventure starts soon after when Denya is mistaken for Taggerung and taken from his family.

Boys and girls would both enjoy this thrilling book. This book is definitely for advanced readers. I would suggest people ten or younger do not read this book. People who like action or adventure this is the book for you.

The plot of this story is this. Deyna's father takes him to a ford, where the vermin clan of Sawney Rath kills his father and take Deyna back to there camp because they think that he is the Taggerung. Deyna is taught to fight and track. Later he realizes he is not really Taggerung and runs away to find his family. In his travels he meets Nimbalo. Together they travel back to Redwall(Deyna's birth place) with many difficulties. When they got to Redwall Deyna is seriously wounded and has healed back to heath by a old otter healer. Finally he was reunited with his family. The main characters of this book are Deyna who was the important character. Nimbalo who is Deyna'a best friend. Mhera who is Deyna's sister and Abbess of Redwall. Cregga Rose Eyes who is the badgermum of Redwall and former ruler of Salamdastron. Sawney Rath who is the leader of the vermin clan. Gruven who is the leader of the small group sent out to capture Deyna.

After reading Martin the Warrior, I wanted to know more about Martin's father, Luke. When I found out about this book, I couldn't wait to read it. And it didn't let me down- I enjoyed every word!
I especially liked learning what happened to Luke after he left Martin and his home to seek vengeance on a stoat named Vilu Daskar.
I was a little dissapointed at the end that Jaques did not have the two warriors (Luke and Martin) meet again, but I still enjoyed it, and the ending turned out happy after all.

I can tell you, if you're a Redwall fan, then you should really read this book. I read this book in practically a day! I couldn't put it down until it was finished. Next, I'm going to read it to my brother and sister. Anyway, everyone should read this book!

The Legend of Luke By Brian Jacques

Another incredible book by Brian Jacques! He's done it again! This, The Legend of Luke, may be the best Redwall novel yet! It gives all the information in a wonderful, compelling way to show you what you didn't get in Martin the Warrior and Mossflower. This book gives lots of humor, seriousness, and tons of thrills. It's really funny when Gonff the Mousethief breaks into a ballad. That's what makes it such a great book! I'd give this book way more than five stars, maybe 123,456,789,987,654 should do it. This is the story of Martin's quest to find more about his father Luke the Warrior. On the way Martin meets new and old friends like Chugger the baby squirrel and the Guosim shrews. They also come to the Northland Shores and meet Vurg, Beau, Denno, and Dulam. Aboard the Arfship, Martin learns all about his father and his past. Then they come home accompanied by many new friends, and are welcomed home by all of the Redwall inhabitants for a feast. One of my favorite parts in this book is when Martin is alone on deck of the Arfship thinking about his father and the heroic things he did. He feels very proud about his father doing what he did and also about Ranguavar Foeseeker who aided Luke in his quest to avenge family and friends from Vilu Daskar, evil pirate stoat. As I said before, this a very, supremely, excellent book. If you haven't read The Legend of Luke, you'd better go and check it out NOW!

The Legend Luke is a wonderful book, but I wouldn't advise reading it first. The books you should read first are Martin the Warrior then Mossflower.

Legend of Luke is the story where Martin discorvers his fathers past. But before he does that he goes on a journy with our favorite Prince of Mousethieves, Dinny Foremole and a young hedge hog named Trimp. Together the travel to where Luke left Martin as a little babe. There they meet a ragity old hare and some companions of Luke. Martin learns the story of his father and an evil stoat named Vilu Daskar and the reason Luke abandoned his only son, to avenge his wife's death.

The book is good reading and the plot is action-packed with characters that are well developed and imaginative. Of the main characters Sunflash the Mace, my favorite, is a powerful leader of good. Swartt Sixclaw is the vengeful force of evil in the story, and his son Veil Sixclaw is the outcast referred to in the title. Veil, who was abandoned as an infant, has been raised at Redwall Abbey by the kind mouse maid Bryony. Veil is a combination of good and evil and is a mystery throughout the story. His wicked behavior causes him to be thrown out of Redwall. As a result, Veil struggles with his emotions and the difficult choices he must ultimately make. In the end, Veil surprises the reader with his uncommon act of heroism. The author, Brian Jaques, grabs the reader's interest by including in the story the elements of war, love, violence, evil and friendship. I really liked this book and think that it should be read by anyone who enjoys action stories and just plain good reading.

"In legend could truth be told, Of a warlord's son, a ferret bold, With blood-red paws, he was cast out, But left a shadow of doubt..." Outcast, as my friends and I call this book, this is a work of unrealistic greatness. As in all of Brian Jacques books, they all have a wide span of characters. Starring Sunflash the mace, an incredibly strong badger who is searching for his destiny, Swartt Sixclaw, an evil warlord, and Veil, the outcast. This is one of the many books in the Redwall series by Jacques, such as: Pearls of Lutra, Salamandastron, and The Bellmaker. The story begins with Sunflash, being trapped and beaten by the unmerciful Swartt Sixclaw and his crew. A soon to be friend helps Sunflash escape. Before they leave, Sunflash breaks off a piece of tree and mangles Swartt's paw which Swartt vows revenge on. Along the way, each party encounters many adventures including Veil, Swartt's son. Will Veil every meet his father? Will Sunflash ever find his destiny? How many feasts are in this book? You'll need to read Outcast of Redwall to find the answers. Trust me, you won't regret it!

"Eeulaliaaaaaa!"
The camp came to life instantly. Two vermin fell under the club as the badger threw himself at Swartt. Before the ferret had half drawn his sword, the badger's club thudded hard against his foe's six-clawed paw. Swartt screeched and fell back injured, yelling to his creatures, "Stop him! Kill him!"

This is just one of the many action-packed scenes from The Outcast of Redwall. The author, Brian Jacques, puts up a compelling performance in this novel. It is an epic story with a great mix of action, adventure, and drama. It is a long book, over 300 pages, but is worth the time and effort to read it.
There are many characters in The Outcast of Redwall, but I'm going to limit them to just the main characters. First, there is Swarrt Sixclaw. He is very cruel and ruthless. He commands a large army. Then there is Veil, who is also pretty cruel, but not as ruthless. He gets kicked out of Redwall. There is also Sunflash, who is a Badgerlord. He is Swartt's archenemy. He is the protagonist. Finally, there is Skarlath. He is Sunflash's best friend. Skarlath is usually the wiser between himself and Sunflash. He is also usually a lookout: as he is a kestrel (a bird of prey).
Basically, the story is about a Badger Lord named Sunflash and a ferret warlord named Swartt. Swartt and Sunflash are archenemies. Later on in the story Swartt has a son named Veil, who gets taken in by the creatures of Redwall Abby (a great abby made of red sandstone). He commits a terrible crime and gets cast out (hence the title The Outcast of Redwall). Swartt, Veil, and Sunflash end up meeting, and one final battle takes place. But... you'll have to read the rest to find out!
In the end you learn that there is good in everyone, and that it doesn't matter what someone acts like or looks like because they still can be good at times. Also, it doesn't matter whether you are the son/daughter to a dishonest, deceitful, or a cruel person; you can still be a courteous, kind, and a friendly person.

Triss was written by Brian Jacques, and is the latest book in the Redwall Series. It contains adventure, puzzles, and battles. Triss is the fifteenth novel in the series, and, in my opinion, is a great success. The characters are very colorful, and each one is important, whether good or bad. I thought the plot, dialects, and conflicts of the book Triss were very interesting.
The evil ferret King Agarnu is the king of a fortress that overlooks the sea. He owns many slaves; among these are Triss, Shogg, and Welfo. These three are planning to escape, by the means of a boat that they are building. Also, in a mountain fortress called Salamandastron, Scarum, Sagax, and Kroova sail away from their home, in seek of an adventure. At the same time, in Redwall Abbey, two young Dibbuns, Ruggum and Bikkle, run away from their home, to escape from "baffs". When Triss and her companions finally escape, King Agarnu is angered. He tries to recapture them, but they elude him by stealing his prize ship from the ferrets. It is then that Princess Kurda, the King's malicious daughter, comes up with a "brilliant" plan. They will send up a signal for pirates to notice, and then "hire" the pirates to catch the slaves. Also, the ferrets are trying the retrieve a crown and arm-ring that was lost in Mossflower, the home of Redwall.
Dibbun-talk is one of the many different dialects in this book. Another example is mole-speech. Instead of saying "I was doing fine" the moles might say "Oi wurr doin' gurtly well". A well as mole-speech, other dialects are included such as ferret-talk and hare-talk. The colorful dialects in this book give it a good flavor.
In spite of all this, and the potential threat to Redwall, the abbey holds the annual feast. The two Dibbuns are finally found, a little ways away from Redwall. They claim to have found a place called Brockhall, the long-lost hall of Badger Lords. Even though most of the Redwallers believe the two Dibbuns, some are doubtful. Nevertheless, a search party is sent out to find the entrance to Brockhall.
During all of that, the company from Salamandastron casts off from the shored of their home, in a boat called the "Stopdog". They, unfortunately, find out first hand how much food Scarum can eat. Consequently, almost all of their food is gone with the glutinous hare to blame. Fortunately, they find land, with plenty of food to spare. For safety measures, however, they keep a careful eye on Scarum, to make sure he doesn't eat too much. The conflict with Scarum eating too much goes on throughout the book, and is only one of many conflicts in the book. Some of the other conflicts include a fight between the pirates and the slaves. As well as many external conflicts, there are quite a few internal ones too. The conflicts in this book are very exciting, and are filled with many surprises.
This book, Triss, contains an excellent plot, colorful dialects, and interesting conflicts. Brian Jacques has created a masterpiece, in my opinion. He successfully wove together good characters, a wonderful plot, and many twists and turns to create this book. He adds his usual puzzle element in, as well. Also, this book refers to other events in the series, so I wouldn't read it if you haven't read some, if not all, of the other books. I enjoyed reading Triss, and I think you will too!

I always loved Redwall books and have read pretty much of them, so I've got to admit that they are getting a tiny bit boring for me. I was thinking of putting this book for four stars since this book was a little bit like "Martin the Warrior" (which is about slaves who escape an island ruled by vermin and promises to return to free the others), but the action, excitment, humor, and poems made me think, "Oh well, I loved this book anyway!"

Here's the Story:

Triss is a young brave squirrel who is enslaved with many other slaves on the island of Riftgard, which is ruled by the evil King Agarnu and his son and daughter Prince Bladd and the sadistic Princess Kurda. Triss and her otter and hedgehog friend Shogg and Welfo are determined to leave the terrible island and to return to free the other wretched slaves...and to slay the Pure Ferrets to end the evil for once and for all!

Meanwhile, two Dibbuns from Redwall Abbey have wandered off and gone missing in the Mossflower Woods. As they are found about a day later during a storm by Skipper of Otters and Log-a-Log the Chieftain of Shrews, the Dibbuns tell the elders that they had found an oak tree which provided them shelter. The oak tree had a cunningly hidden door, they said and the older Abbey creatures realize that the babies had found the mysterious Brockhall! They decide to find the place. (here's where most of the poems, songs, and RIDDLES comes out!) But some evil beast (or beasts?) are living there and they are determined to defend their home...

At the great moutain of Salamandastron, the stronghold of badgers and hares, the young badger Sagax and his gluttonous hare friend Scarum have runaway from endless chores and from the stern paw of their parents. Meeting their otter friend Kroova, they both sail out into the sea, planning to go to Redwall where food and safety was. (Scarum is pretty happy about the food!)

All paths and purposes of the three main runaways are different, but of course, they all cross at the famous Redwall Abbey!

I thought that this book had all that a book needed: Excitement, suspense, humor, and lots of action! All 402 pages of it would keep you intrigued, although around the middle part it gets a bit slow. I thought that bantering with the Freebooters and Princess Kurda was in a way kind of funny! Scarum is, like all hares, totally exasperating and has that usual 'British accent, wot wot?' I'm sure anyone would enjoy reading "Triss"! My other favorite Redwall books I recommend are:

"Lord Brocktree"
"Taggerung"
"Martin the Warrior"

Of course, other Redwall books are cool too, but these are my favorites!

Once again, the world of Redwall comes alive in this fifteenth masterpiece of the series. Triss, Shogg and Welfo escape from Riftguard, the palace of the evil pure ferrets, where they were enslaved. At the same time, Sagax, a badger, and his friend, Scarum the hare, run away from Salamandastron, the renowned mountain of the badger lords. They travel with their sea otter friend Kroova. Triss and her friends are pursued by the ferret, Princess Kurda, her ratguards and a pack of Freebooters. Meanwhile, back at Redwall Abbey, the residents are trying to locate Brockhall, another ancient home of the badgers, in Mossflower Woods. The classical Redwall fight of good versus evil accounts for a fair amount of the saga. Of course, Liverpudlians are an extremely comical group of people, and Brian Jacques is no exception. Scarum, who loves to constantly scoff food, and the other hares in the story, provide much of the wit in the book. Fans who loved Taggerung, the fourteenth Redwall book, and are expecting a tale as fabulous as it will have most of their expectations met. Triss will delight fans and newcomers, young and old alike!