This book is really beautiful and should be read aloud.

A masterful story of cunning, treachery, determination, and bravery. Brian Jacques' tale of how the Redwall Abbey came to be is truly a must-read for any fan of the Redwall series, and for anyone who has not read one of the Redwall books, Mossflower is a great place to start!

The story is full of riddles, songs, memorable characters, and one cannot forget the battles of the peace loving woodland creatures versus the evil troops under the command of the the merciless wildcat Tsarmina. The brave Martin, clever Gonff, the strong Skipper of the Otters and a plethora of other colorful characters make this book one not to miss. There's something for everyone in this book, action, humor, love, mystery, and riddles that make the mind boggle!

Truly one of Brian Jacques' best and most beautifully done works, also a fantastic tale for all ages! This was the first of Jacques' books that I ever read, and I've looked forward to any of his new books ever since

Jacques must have poured his heart and soul into writing this masterpiece. He delves into every battle, riddle, and encounter with remarkable detail and never skimps on description. However, the action is set at a furious pace, which keeps you speed-reading to learn what happens to both Matthias and Company and back home at the Abbey. Even so, don't expect to blow through this book in two days. Four-hundred-odd pages of nonstop adventure and mayhem are wrapped in a small package, just waiting to explode in your face (what was that old adage about dynamite?).

The one problem this novel has is that, according to the aging of other characters in other novels, Matthias is still a young mouse, seemingly just old enough to have a son the age of Mattimeo without much of a problem. Because of this fact, I am disappointed that the title of Abbey Warrior was bestowed upon someone else when Matthias is still young. Also, with the same fact, I expected another novel or two with Matthias as the hero, but it hasn't happened so far.

Any halfwit can see for him/herself that these novels are NOT FOR CHILDREN. Jacques takes the gratuitous violence and grim massacres to too much of an extreme for children to read this without having nightmares. Swashbuckling and even dark along the same lines as -Redwall-, -Mattimeo- is a rip-roaring descent into the veritable realm of evil and cruelty which Jacques artfully imparts in a grim-yet-humorous fashion.

My favorite character in this book is Basil Stag Hare who has an ENORMOUS appetite and I love the way he acts. I also like Cheek, the very cheeky otter who accompanies Matthias and the other parents.

This is a book you have to read! This is just GREAT!

"Martin the Warrior" starts of with Martin, a warrior mouse, among with many other animals made to work as slaves to the cruel Badrang the Stoat. When Martin is able to escape with another mouse named Brome and Felldoh the squirrel. Martin ventures to Noonvale with Fellodoh, Brome and his sister, the mousemaid Rose, and Grumm the mole, to try to recruit the animals there to help free the other slaves in Badrang's fortress. But they are separated while Martin, Rose, and Grumm continue onto Noonvale, Felldoh and Brome meet up with some performers lead by Ballaw the hare. Felldoh and his band create havoc against Badrang while Badrang himself is trying to keep Coggs, another stoat, from taking over his fortress.

This is a good book but because I'm comparing this with the other Brian Jacquess Redwall books like "Mossflower" and "Redwall", I gave this book only 4 stars. The characters are really fun, my favorite being Grumm the mole with his curious mole accent. "Martin the Warrior" has actually a pretty sad ending compared to the other Redwall books.

Also, although "Martin the Warrior" is named as book 6 in the Redwall series, if you want to read the books in order of time, this is the first book, the next being "Mossflower." So I suggest to those who haven't read any of the books to start with this one, but as I said, it has kind of a sad ending so have the next book, "Mossflower", on hand. Have fun reading!

True friendship and love shines through all obstilcals. once again you wonder just how Brain Jacques thinks up of all of these juicy books. the pick em up, never put em down book is back and this one will really have you pacing on your floor, wondering if she or he will make it through the hard difficulty. again saddness arrives but Joy comes also. Don't miss out on another wild ride of a Redwall Series books! I'm warning you, you'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll have your emotions hangin on by just a thin thread when reading these books. Soon you'll be cheering the battle cry of the wild badgers and hares of Salamandeston, " Eeulaliaaaaaaaaaa!"

here you'll feel as if you are watching them, the silent character in the back who knows what's going on and has the brains to figure it out. Get caught up in Jacques's world of talking animals and and funny characters. Made for all ages. But i think 6th graders and up are more able to read and understand these books better, but hey i started in 4th grade!

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.

This book gets you hooked right from the start. Chapter 3 (the chapters are farely short), really gets you wanting to read more, as the prisoners escape from their captured castle, owned by the vicious Foxwolf, the Urgan Nagru. Mariel and Dandin, Redwall warriors adventuring in the south get captured by Foxwolf.

In Redwall Abbey, Joseph the Bellmaker, Mariel's father, has a dream and comes down with four others to save his son. After an amazing escape, the fugitives gather up their puny forces to defeat the mighty hordes of rats and Foxwolf himself.Wan't to know the result's? It'll surprise you, for sure.

Jauques writes a wonderful book, with lovable characters, lots of surprises, exciting actions, plenty of humor, amazing feats, unpredictable outcomes, and lots of adventure, fighting, and everything you could want in a book. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR ANYONE.