Mattimeo
In the summer of the Golden Plain, preparation for a great feat are underway at Redwall Abbey, and the young mouse Mattimeo is contributing his share of the labors.
But Mattimeo is the son of Mathius, the guardian of Redwall Abbey, and it is this fact that makes him the target of a fiendish kidnapping plot contrived by the vicious fox, Slagar the Cruel.
When Mathias and his brave followers abandon heir homes and face enslavement for the return of their children, the captive Mattimeo stands to prove his worth - and an unexpected hero is born.
West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Older Readers (1992), Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award Nominee (1994)
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.