I first read the Redwall books years ago and I still enjoy them when I recently re-read them. I love the world building and the creativity with which these animals were anthropomorphized. The level of description is really well done and very detailed. So adventurous and so very entertaining. ( )

A tale from Redwall. On his way to invade Redwall Abbey, vicious and tyrannical Captain Vizka Longtooth captures Gorath, the brave young badger who's predicted destiny is to become the next Badger Lord.

I know there are onlya few books left in the series, sadly, so I am treasuring each of them as I go along. ( )

As a novel this is certainly one of Brian Jacques' better books, but the good guys are so much less heroic than usual that the reader should be aware. These guys are not of the noble sort like Martin.

Here is the full review. ( )

Gorath is a young farming badger from the north who has been captured by sea vermin
When Redwall Abbey is set upon by both Vizka Longtooth the pirate and Gruntan Kurdly, Gorath, Orkwill and (the Hon.) Mad Maudie must unite forces with all of the other creatures to defend their home and freedom.

Yeah, a spotty synopsis, but maybe you'll be interested. The last few Redwall novels I've read have felt kind of lackluster, like Jaques is just churning them out and losing the creativity and fun that made the series so awesome to begin with. They felt formulaic. Now, it might be that I haven't read one of these books for over a year, or it might be that Jaques brought back the mystical aura of Redwall. I dunno. But if you're going to try one of the series, this one isn't bad. ( )