Brian Jacques’s Redwall is a fantasy book series, consisting of 22 novels and two picture books. The Rogue Crew, the final book in the series was released on May 3rd, 2011.
The book series spans several eras in the history of Redwall. This world comprises Mossflower Woods, Southward, and surrounding islands. Some of the books in the Redwall book series center on historical figures. The aspects of the book include magic and supernatural events.
The series takes place in medieval times, with the narration being done from the perspective of Matthias, the mouse warrior.
In the first installment, mice lead a peaceful existence in Redwall Abbey, when Cluny the Scourge and his legion of rats decide to break into the monastery. Scourge and his troops want to seize control of the area, but the residents won’t give up the land without a battle. The series explores the themes of the essence of bravery and the nature of wickedness and is suitable for middle-grade readers.
Redwall Series Books in order
Redwall
- Redwall (1986)
- Mossflower (1988)
- Mattimeo (1990)
- Mariel of Redwall (1991)
- Salamandastron (1992)
- Martin the Warrior (1993)
- The Bellmaker (1994)
- Outcast of Redwall (1995)
- The Pearls of Lutra (1996)
- The Long Patrol (1997)
- Marlfox (1998)
- The Legend of Luke (1999)
- Lord Brocktree (2000)
- Taggerung (2001)
- Triss (2002)
- Loamhedge (2003)
- Rakkety Tam (2004)
- High Rhulain (2005)
- Eulalia! (2007)
- Doomwyte (2008)
- The Sable Quean (2010)
- The Rogue Crew (2011)
Redwall Picture
Redwall Non-Fiction
Tribes of Redwall
Similar authors
- Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien follows a city rat who flees to join a new colony. He befriends Timothy along the way and saves the colony from a flood.
- Guardians of Ga’Hoole by Kathryn Lasky follows a young barn owl, Soren. He is kidnapped to be turned into a soldier. He and his friends escape to the island of Ga’Hoole, to fight the army created by the rulers of St. Aggie’s.
See also: The Cat Who Books in Order.
Most recommended books:
- The Rogue Crew (Redwall, #22) (4.19 Goodreads score)
- Martin the Warrior (Redwall, #6) (4.15 Goodreads score)
- Rakkety Tam (Redwall, #17) (4.15 Goodreads score)
- Taggerung (Redwall, #14) (4.1 Goodreads score)
- High Rhulain (Redwall, #18) (4.13 Goodreads score)
Awards
Redwall won the Lancashire Libraries’ Children’s Book of the Year Award and the Western Australian Young Readers’ Award.
Movies based on the novels
Netflix announced an animated feature film adaptation in February 2021. It will be based on the first book in the series, with a script written by Patrick McHale.
Latest releases
The last Redwall book, The Rogue Crew, was published in 2012.
Book summaries
Redwall (1986)
Welcome to Mossflower Wood, where the gentle mice have gathered to celebrate a year of peace and abundance. All is well…until a sinister shadow falls across the ancient stone abbey of Redwall. It is rumored that Cluny is coming—Cluny, the terrible one-eyed rat and his savage horde—Cluny, who has vowed to conquer Redwall Abbey! The only hope for the besieged mice lies in the lost sword of the legendary Martin the Warrior. And so begins the epic quest of a bumbling young apprentice—a courageous mouse who would rise up, fight back…and become a legend himself.
Mossflower (1988)
The clever and greedy wildcat Tsarmina becomes ruler of all Mossflower Woods and is determined to govern the peaceful woodlanders with an iron paw. The brave mouse Martin and quick-talking mouse thief Gonff meet in the depths of Kotir Castle’s dungeon. The two escape and resolve to end Tsarmina’s tyrannical rule. Joined by Kinny the mole, Martin and Gonff set off on a dangerous quest for Salamandastron, where they are convinced that their only hope, Boar the Fighter, still lives.
Mattimeo (1990)
Slagar the Fox is determined to vanquish peaceable Redwall. Gathering his mercenary band of rats, stoats, and weasels, he advances upon the abbey with a cunning scheme: rather than making courageous battle plans, he will steal the children of Redwall from under their parents’ very noses. And his prize captive will be Mattimeo, the headstrong young son of Matthias, the fearless mouse warrior!
Mariel of Redwall (1991)
When the mouse-ship carrying Joseph the Bellmaker and his daughter Mariel runs afoul of a pirate rat king, they are mercilessly tossed overboard. Washed ashore and certain that her father is dead, Mariel vowsrevenge.
Salamandastron (1992)
Urthstripe the Strong, a wise old badger, leads the animals of the great fortress ofSalamandastron and Redwall Abbey against the weasel Ferahgo the Assassin and his corps of vermin.
Martin the Warrior (1993)
On the shore of the Eastern Sea, in a cold stone fortress, a stoat named Badrang holds dozens of innocent creatures as slaves, part of his scheme to build an empire where he will rule as an unquestioned tyrant. Among those slaves is a mouse named Martin who has a warrior’s heart and a burning desire for freedom-freedom not only for himself but for all of Badrang’s victims. There is no risk he will not take, no battle he will not fight, to end the stoat’s evil reign and in the process regain the sword of his father, Luke the Warrior, the sword that Badrang stole from him when he was but a lad!
The Bellmaker (1994)
It has been four seasons since Mariel, the warrior-mouse daughter of Joseph the Bellmaker, and her companion, Dandin, set off from Redwall to fight evil in Mossflower. Nothing has been heard of them since. Then one night, in a dream, the legendary Martin the Warrior comes to the Bellmaker with a mysterious message. Clearly, Mariel and Dandin are in grave danger. Joseph and four Redwallers set off at once to aid them. As they push over land and sea, they cannot know the terrible threats they face. Will the Bellmaker and his companions arrive in time to help Mariel and Dandin?
Outcast of Redwall (1995)
When ferret Swartt Sixclaw and his arch enemy Sunflash the Mace swear a pledge of death upon each other, a young creature is cruelly banished from the safety of Redwall. As he grows, he seeks revenge on the people of Redwall and finds himself embroiled in a hostile battle with far-reaching consequences.
The Pearls of Lutra (1996)
Known as the Tears of All Oceans, six magnificent rose-colored pearls that inspire passion, greed, and deception are mysteriously missing. The only clue is a series of riddles, and Tansy, a young hedgehog maid at Redwall Abbey, is desperate to solve them—for the life of one she holds dear is in great danger.But Ublaz Mad Eyes—the evil emperor of a tropical isle beyond the horizon—is determined to claim the pearls as his own. And a crew of fearsome monitor lizards and corsairs gathered around him grows restless…
The Long Patrol (1997)
Barradum! Barradum! Barrabubbitybubbityboom! Tamello De Fformelo Tussock wants more than anything to join the Long Patrol, those staunch and stalwart hare warriors who make their home at the top of Salamandastron Mountain. But Tammo, as he is called, is too young and inexperienced. Or is he? Guided by the nomad squirrel Russa, Tammo makes his way to Redwall, where the Long Patrol has gathered to protect their beloved Abbey from the great rat Rapscallions. And as the mighty rats rear their ugly heads and ancient Redwall warriors fall, young Tammo learns what life, death and honor really mean as a new generation of Redwall heroes comes to the fore to save their home from evil.
Marlfox (1998)
Marlfoxes are prowl in Mossflower Woods! The evil offspring of the wicked Queen Silth, they can disappear at will, and are out to plunder and destroy. Once they reach Redwall Abbey, they make off with one of the Abbey’s most cherished treasures – the tapestry of Martin the Warrior that hangs in the Great Hall. Who will rise to the Marlfoxes’s challenge? It is young Dippler, a Guosim shrew, and Burble, a brave water vole, who set off on the quest to recover the stolen tapestry. Meanwhile, the Marlfoxes continue to lurk in the surrounding woods, threatening the abbey dwellers with their ever-menacing presence.
The Legend of Luke (1999)
Back in time to the days before Redwall, revealing with dramatic poignancy the legend of the first of the magnificent Redwall warriors–Luke, father of Martin. It is that legend Martin hopes to discover when he embarks on a perilous journey to the northland shore, where his father abandoned him as a child. There, within the carcass of a great red ship, he uncovers what he has been searching for: the story of the evil Pirate stoat, Vilu Daskar, and the valiant mouse warrior who pursued him relentlessly over the high seas, seeking to destroy Vilu at all costs, even if it meant deserting his only son.
Lord Brocktree (2000)
The young haremaid Dotti and the badger-warrior Lord Brocktree—unlikely comrades—set out for Salamandastron together, only to discover the legendary mountain has been captured by the wildcat Ungatt Trunn and his Blue Hordes. To face them, the two must rally an army—hares and otters, shrews and moles, mice and squirrels—and execute a plan that makes up in cleverness what it lacks in force!
Taggerung (2001)
Years ago, the vermin clan of Sawney Rath kidnapped one of Redwall’s own-a baby otter, destined to become their “Taggerung,” a warrior hero of ancient legend. But as young Tagg grows, he rebels against his destiny. The young otter journeys in search of his birthplace, a member of Sawney’s clan always near, out to destroy the deserter. With the feisty mouse Nimbalo, Tagg fends off the avenging vermin, but can he find his way back to the Redwall family from whom he was separated so long ago? Here is all of the excitement and adventure a Redwall fan could wish for!
Triss (2002)
Brave squirrelmaid Triss plans a daring escape from the enslavement of the evil ferret King Agarnu and his daughter Princess Kurda…
Loamhedge (2003)
In this sixteenth Redwall adventure, Martha Braebuck, a young hare-maid, wheelchair bound since infancy, wonders about a mysterious old poem relating to the ancient abbey of Loamhedge–and whether it may hold the key to her cure.
Rakkety Tam (2004)
Rakkety Tam MacBurl is a brave border warrior who has travelled south in search of adventure. But when his army is attacked by an evil flesh-eating band, adventure finds him. Gulo the Savage, wolverine, flesh-eater and brutal killer, has come to Mossflower in search of his brother who stole the mystical stone that will make one of them king of the lands of ice and snow. Anybeast who gets in Gulo’s way is dead meat. And he’s heading for the peaceful Redwall Abbey unless Rakkety Tam can stop him.
High Rhulain (2005)
Tiria Wildlough, a young ottermaid touched by the paw of destiny, embarks on a journey to the mysterious Green Isle, where she joins a band of outlaw otters to rid the land of the villainous Wildcat chieftain Riggu Fellis and his catguard slave masters…
Eulalia! (2007)
The aged Badger Lord of Salamandastron sends a young haremaid on a quest to find his successor Gorath—held captive by Vizka Longtooth and his scurrilous crew of Sea Raiders, bound for plunder and conquest.
Doomwyte (2008)
The young mouse Bisky persuades his friends at Redwall Abbey to seek a fabled treasure-the jeweled eyes of the Great Doomwyte Idol-only to lead them into the realm of the fearsome Korvus Skurr, the black- feathered raven.
The Sable Quean (2010)
Buckler the hare, Blademaster of the Long Patrol, must save the youngsters of Redwall Abbey—kidnapped by the vile Vilaya the Sable Quean—and stop the villain’s conquest of Mossflower Wood.
The Rogue Crew (2011)
In which the brave hares of the Long Patrol team up with the fearless sea otters of the Rogue Crew to defend Redwall Abbey from the terror of both land and sea—the pirate Razzid Wearat…
The Great Redwall Feast (1996)
The creatures of Redwall-the abbeymice and hares, otters and moles-are planning a surprise feast in their dear Abbot’s honor. There is cake to be baked, marchpane to be rolled. Stirring and sifting, smoothing and brewing. Can everything be finished in time? And how can the Redwallers keep such a grand feast from their Abbot’s keen eyes?
A Redwall Winter’s Tale (2001)
A winter feast fit for Redwall appetites, along with mole clowns, juggling otters, flying squirrels and a hedgehog magician, send the Abbey babes fast asleep. All except Bungo who catches sight of the great Snow Badger – Lord of Wintertide. Packed with songs, rhymes, cheer and stunning full-colour illustrations, this special Redwall storybook is one to treasure.
Redwall Map & Riddler (1997)
Escape into the land of Redwall with this beautifully illustrated full-color fold-out map. Explore the treacherous terrain, legendary landmarks, and wondrous sites which Brian Jacques has made famous in his Redwall tales. Then, test your Redwall knowledge with “The Redwall Riddler”–full of riddles, quick-fire suggestions, and baffling word puzzles .
Redwall Abbey (1998)
Create this one-of-a-kind model of Redwall Abbey and unravel the mystery of the legendary Warrior’s Code. With the help of the press-out characters of Redwall and the story in the accompanying booklet, discover the clues hidden within the Abbey walls themselves. No cutting or gluing is required to assemble the wonder-filled Abbey.
Redwall Friend and Foe (2000)
In the world of Redwall, knowing your friend from your foe can mean the difference between life and death! This one-of-a-kind pack contains a pull-out color poster featuring Redwall’s fiends and favorites, plus a booklet filled with puzzles, quizzes, information about key characters, and a fantastic introduction from Brian Jacques himself.
The Redwall Cookbook (2005)
Ever read a Redwall novel and wonder exactly what Abbot’s Special Abbey Trifle is? Or how to make Shrimp ’N Hotroot Soup, that delicacy of otters everywhere? Or Mole’s Favourite Turnip and Tater Deeper ’N Ever Pie? From the simple refreshment of Summer Strawberry Fizz to Great Hall Gooseberry Fool, they’re all here, along with dozens of other favorites sure to turn young hands into seasoned chefs, illustrated in full color with all the charm and magic that is Redwall. A gift like no other for fans of the series, old or new.
Badgers (2001)
The Tribes of Redwall series takes an exciting new look at the wealth of clans-the badgers, the moles, the shrews-that make up the legendary life of Brian Jacques’ best-selling series. In this first guide, readers can learn about and celebrate the hidden world of the badger Lords and the badger warrior spirit.
Otters (2002)
Getting to know the tribes of Redwall is essential to any avid Redwall Abbey fan. In this, the second guide in the series, readers can learn about and celebrate the hidden worlds of the otter clan.
Mice (2003)
Puzzles, quizzes, a full-color pull-out poster, and a wealth of information about the mice tribes and clans of the world of Redwall comprise the third guide in the series of booklet guides to Redwall.
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