Redwall (Redwall, Book 1)

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Brian Jacques: Redwall (Redwall, Book 1) (Hardcover, 1997, Philomel Books)

Hardcover, 368 pages

English language

Published Sept. 9, 1997 by Philomel Books.

ISBN:
978-0-399-23073-8
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When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy.

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Revisiting a childhood favorite

It has been many years since I read Redwall. I'm not sure how many books of the series I read back in my youth, but it was quite a few. I wanted to see how it stood up, as an "adult". I listened to the audiobook version, which is nice because it is a full cast reading, but not good because the voices can be pretty annoying and the audio recording, mixing, and levels are quite bad. Overall I enjoyed it, and I can see how it set me off on a lifetime of fantasy novel reading, but it doesn't have much meat on its bones.

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  • Children's 9-12