I really loved this story for the bold adventure which it is.

This book contains some mighty fine story telling, that is for sure. The story is full of adventure, heartache and the glory of ultimate victory. Cluny is a horrid evil rat who is eager to claim the Abbey as his own, no matter the cost. This world that Jacques created in Redwall is under attack from a hideous villain, Cluny the Scourge. It was exciting to watch them band together - with all of their strengths and weaknesses - to defend the Abbey and the surrounding countryside from an evil foe. First, it was entertaining meeting this group of woodland creatures who live in and around Redwall Abbey. I was entertained and encouraged, but more on the latter in a moment. Yes, I was entertained by this story about the mice of Redwall. Now his stories are available to entertain the world. Eventually, he showed his story to his former English teacher who read it, loved it, and submitted it to a publisher without Jacques' knowledge. He worked as a truck driver, who delivered milk to the school, when he decided to write a beautifully descriptive story to entertain the children there. Jacques wrote the story of Redwall for the children at the Royal Wavertree School for the Blind in Liverpool.

This first title in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques was first published in 1986, although it was written many years prior to that.

Stephanie from Simple Things put forth Redwall as her title of choice thereby ensuring that it would be read this year. I read Redwall this year because of the aforementioned Facebook challenge wherein I invited six people to recommend a title for me to read, promising to read whatever they suggested. Although, truly, hopefully I'll improve on that time table! (I do love my brother, by the way.)

Assuming I have fifteen more years of life, the chances are high that I'll eventually get to whatever that book is that you would like me to read. This to say if you ever gift me with a book and fear I'll never read it, just think of Redwall ! It took roughly 15 years for me to get to this one. Ungrateful sister that I am, I put them on my shelf and committed to reading them. Years and years (and years) ago, my brother gifted me with hardback editions of the first three Redwall books. Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge (74).

List of redwall books