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adventure, Arven, Brian Jacques, Clecky, Craklyn, Durral, Gerul, Grath Longfletch, Inbar, Lask Frildur, Mad Eyes, Martin, Piknim, Rasconza, Redwall, Rollo, Romsca, Sagitar, Tansy, Tears of all Oceans, The Pearls of Lutra, Ublaz, Viola
The Tales of Redwall are wonderful and the late Brian Jacques most forever be praised for how well he has managed to maintain the charm and appeal of a twenty-three book series despite sticking almost religiously to a formula. That said, and as delightful as stories like Mariel of Redwall and Salamandastron are most books in the series don’t match the lofty heights of four books that hold the gold standard for the series, Martin the Warrior and Mossflower starring, funnily enough, Martin the Warrior and Redwall and Mattimeo starring Matthias. However outside of these two miniseries within the main canon there is one book that just about keeps up, the ninth book in the series, The Pearls of Lutra. Continue reading »
