Doomwyte

Redwall Series

Author: Brian Jacques

Book 20 in the Redwall series

Pages: 384

Published: 2008

Age: 10+

On a moonless night, two rats follow hypnotic lights into the forest, never to be seen again. Such is the power of the Doomwytes, sinister ravens led by the deadly Korvus Skurr.

And when the young mouse Bisky persuades the creatures of Redwall Abbey to go in search of a fabled treasure, hidden long ago by one of the abbey's most notorious thieves, they do not suspect Skurr and his ravens will be vying for that very treasure!

Bisky and his fellow Redwallers must summon all their courage to face the evil horde of slithering snakes and vicious ravens.

From underground tunnels to the tops of trees, the fearless Redwallers, with the help of their woodland friends, battle some of their most vicious enemies yet in an exhilarating, terrifying treasure hunt.

About the Redwall Series

Books in series order

  1. 1.Lord Brocktree(2000)
  2. 2.Martin the Warrior(1993)
  3. 3.Mossflower(1988)
  4. 4.The Legend of Luke(1999)
  5. 5.Outcast of Redwall(1995)
  6. 6.Mariel of Redwall(1991)
  7. 7.The Bellmaker(1994)
  8. 8.Salamandastron(1992)
  9. 9.Redwall(1986)
  10. 10.Mattimeo(1989)
  11. 11.The Pearls of Lutra(1996)
  12. 12.The Long Patrol(1997)
  13. 13.Marlfox(1998)
  14. 14.The Taggerung(2001)
  15. 15.Triss(2002)
  16. 16.Loamhedge(2003)
  17. 17.Rakkety Tam(2004)
  18. 18.High Rhulain(2005)
  19. 19.Eulalia!(2007)
  20. 20.Doomwyte(2008)
  21. 21.The Sable Quean(2010)
  22. 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.