I'm normally very critical of the later books in Brian Jacques' Redwall franchise. The general consensus within the fandom is that things started to go downhill around Outcast of Redwall (for me it's nearer Marlfox, but whatever) but Eulalia! is actually very decent. This is mostly due to its e...
I liked that the heroes of Loamhedge (two of them, anyway) were old warriors and served as the mentors of the three younger ones. It made the trope of “the heroes of Redwall know everything about fighting despite never going outside the Abbey walls before” much less noticeable. Horty, Fenna, and ...
"Rakkety Rakkety Rakkety Tam, the drums are beatin' braw. Rakkety Rakkety Rakkety Tam, Are ye marchin' off tae war? That savage from the lands of ice, he's no' like any other. He's sworn tae get the Walkin' Stone, an' murder his own brother! 'Tis braw tae woo a bonny maid ...
After all of those wonderfully depressing books I read in the winter, I was quite ready for my Redwall fix. And there are still at least five Tales of Redwall that I haven't yet read (I believe there are 21 or 23 altogether).This is one of the tales which branches out beyond the borders of Mossf...
The Redwall series has been one of my favorites for a long time, and I was so excited to receive my signed copy of Doomwyte when it came out. The book was wonderful to read, but not quite as strong as previous Redwall books. I'm used to seeing Redwall's complex plot and engaging cast of character...
Some differences in this Redwall book: A Log a Log shrew who is disliked and a hare (not from Salamandstrom) who doesn't say "wot" at the end of every sentence. Still has the appetite though. Didn't disappoint overall despite these quirks. Once again, fantastic riddles, poems, songs, that led to ...