Redwall
As the inhabitants of Redwall Abbey bask in the glorious Summer of the Late Rose, all is quiet and peaceful. But things are not as they seem.
Cluny the Scourge, the evil one-eyed rat warlord, is hell-bent on destroying the tranquility as he prepares to fight a bloody battle for the ownership of Redwall.
What can the peace-loving mice do to defend themselves against Cluny and his army of rats? If only they had the lost sword of Martin the Warrior, they might have a chance.
But the legendary weapon has long been forgotten - except, that is, by the bumbling young mouse apprentice Matthias (formerly Redwall's most awkward novice) who, in the course of his quest, forges strong ties with various local animals and becomes the unlikeliest of heroes.
West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Older Readers (1990), Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award Nominee (1992)
About the Redwall Series
Books in series order
- 1.Lord Brocktree(2000)
- 2.Martin the Warrior(1993)
- 3.Mossflower(1988)
- 4.The Legend of Luke(1999)
- 5.Outcast of Redwall(1995)
- 6.Mariel of Redwall(1991)
- 7.The Bellmaker(1994)
- 8.Salamandastron(1992)
- 9.Redwall(1986)
- 10.Mattimeo(1989)
- 11.The Pearls of Lutra(1996)
- 12.The Long Patrol(1997)
- 13.Marlfox(1998)
- 14.The Taggerung(2001)
- 15.Triss(2002)
- 16.Loamhedge(2003)
- 17.Rakkety Tam(2004)
- 18.High Rhulain(2005)
- 19.Eulalia!(2007)
- 20.Doomwyte(2008)
- 21.The Sable Quean(2010)
- 22.The Rogue Crew(2011)
Reading age: 10+ years
Redwall Abbey is a quasi-medieval fantasy setting, in which the inhabitants are peace-loving mice and other small animals, who seek adventure and fend off endless attacks by evil foxes, rats and weasels. These epic tales of good triumphing over evil are told in flowing prose and simply structured stories that bring to life Redwall and its surrounding Mossflower countryside.
The heroic characters are ones the reader not only becomes fond of, but also learns to love and admire, as they uphold the Abbey's mission to keep the world peace and ordered. This imagined world of domestic detail and created mythology has captured the hearts of many children and made them readers for life.
Note: As is most popular, the books in this series are chronologically ordered according to 'Redwall' history, rather than by date of publication.
Readers who enjoy this series are likely to enjoy the Welkin Weasels series.