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Summary: A Jolly Great Book,Wot!
Review: Again, Jacques creates a great book in his wonderful Redwall series. And again, I fall in love with his book! Not one that you want to skip reading, for Triss the squirellmaid is a brave and couragous character!
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Summary: Good, adventure filled book
Review: Ah, another tale from Redwall. I'm a huge fan, have been for a while, but it seems that almost all of them are the same - with quests, feasts, an Abbey riddle, an evil and cunning enemy (or two), but each book has it's own special flair. Triss is no exception, it is truly a good book, although if you've read the other 14 Redwall books, it feels as if you're almost reading the same thing again. Which isn't nessecarily a bad thing.
Triss is three stories that all come together, quite expertly, in the end. It begins in the northern stronghold of Riftguard, where the ferret King Agarnu and his two children, Kurda and Bladd rule. They are preparing to set out on a journey to find the remains of Agarnu's father, Sarengo, when three slaves escape...
Back in Salamandastron, a young badger, Sagax and a young hare, Scarum, set out on the adventure of their lives. They meet up with Kroova and an old stolen ship and set sail for the seas...
And at Redwall, there's the mystery of Brockhall and a strange, malevolent presence in Mossflower Woods to be dealt with...
What I absospiffinglutely love about this book is the abundance of strong FEMALE characters. The past books have had a lack of both female goodbeasts and especially female villians (there was only one female archvillian in the entire series, and that was Tsarmina in Mossflower, unless you count Silth in Marlfox, but I really think it was Mokkan who was the worst bad guy). Oh, but Triss solves all of this, as the main character (Triss) and the main VILLIAN (Kurda) are both females! And lots of other female vermin too, Tazzin, Sesstra, Riggan...simply teeming with them.
The characters are also quite funny, too. Scarum is like every other token hare you read about in the books, jolly, with a huge appetite. But one of the most amusing characters is Kurda's woefully stupid brother, Bladd.
Well, the book is a good one, full of excitement, adventure, and tragedy. It reads just like the past 14, but in my opinion it's better than Taggerung. Read it, or get it for your kids.
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Summary: Its getting worse
Review: At one time I was a true Redwall fan, and all I did was think, eat, and read Redwall, but times have changed. This series has gone from good to horrible. Triss is a complete copy of all Jacques other books, he has done nothing new, absolutely nothing. How is it that a young squirrelmaid is able to defeat "a bad guy" who has been training with swords their whole life, yet Triss has never touched one. This series is hard to believe and not worth my time anymore, and I don't think it will be worth yours either, so stay away read something else, focus on Eragon and Eldest by Christopher Paolini, books one and two of the Inheritance Trilogy. Paolini is the new king of young adult fantasy, hail Paolini not Jacques, Jacques has been dethroned!
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Summary: Girl Power!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Besides 'Mariel of Redwall,' 'Triss' is another book that shows just how brave and strong girls can be. Triss, the main character, is a slave on the island of Riftgard, though bending under the whip of the slavemasters and the evil Princess Kurda,plans a daring esacpe with her friends, the otter Shogg and hedgehog Welfo. I can relate to Triss well; though she's set on avenging her friends, she's not focused on it the whole time. Meanwhile, in Salmandastron, three other friends, Sagax the badger, Scarum the hare, and Kroova the otter, set out from their home for a very different reason; they're bored stiff at home! And in Mossflower Wood, two Dibbuns, Ruggum and Bikkle, discover the legendary Brockhall, home of the Badger Lords. Brian Jacques wrote this book beautifully, and I like how most of the main characters are female. You don't see alot of us as main characters like that, at least, I don't think so. If I could choose five charcters that are my favorite, I'd put Triss, Sagax, Shogg, Scarum, and Grubbage, only because he can't hear half of what Plugg, a Freebooter captain, says. This my favortie book in the Redwall series; when Triss fights Kurda with Martian's sword is my favorite part, and I can't wait to read Brian Jacques latest novel. They are books that are full of courage, fun and imagination. Good thing they got published!
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Summary: Three sets of journeys come together
Review: Brave squirrel Triss, with her otter and hedgehog pals, has been enslaved by an evil ferret king and his cruel daughter; but she's determined to break her bonds and with the aid of others, they may just get away with a daring sea escape. Three sets of journeys come together in the process, and the Redwall inhabitants find a new, courageous soul in Triss. Triss is engaging story which joins others in the fascinating animal world of Redwall.
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Summary: Great ! Brian Jacques does it again
Review: Brian Jacques has to be one of my favorite authors for good reason. This is another Fabulous book in the redwall series it displays all of his usual charm and witty songs. I love the new Hare Character and all of the wonderful new additions to redwall abbey. I cant wait to read his next book. I was totally impresssed.
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Summary: Triss: Best Book in Redwall Series
Review: Brian Jacques kept me interested throughout the whole book.
There was plenty of swordfighting, along with interesting animal characters. For the first time, there is a hamster in Redwall.
The plot is exciting. Triss, a squirrelmaid, escapes from slavery, with the help of Shogg the Otter and Welfo the Hedgehog.
David Elliot also does a good job with the illustrations.
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Summary: Faded Glory
Review: Brian Jacques' novel Triss, the fifteenth book in the Redwall series, is a perfect example of a popular author beating a dead horse. In a word, Redwall has lost its novelty and sparkle, and the author would best abandon it for his other projects, including Castaways of the Flying Dutchman. I bought Triss because (unlike many of the recent Redwall books) the plot actually sounded interesting. Unfortunately, though Jacques can still set a story quite well, he can no longer take advantage of his own plots. The book was highly predictable, to offset which Jacques filled it with reversals of fate and twists and turns that did not really alleviate its predictability. Similarly, the characters are merely caricatures of Jacques' more memorable creations, and the settings are no longer settings but set-pieces. For instance, Brockhall plays a role in this book, but in an entirely boring way. Also, Jacques now feels compelled to insert a song in virtually every chapter, as well as to repeat descriptions of food verbatim. He also uses the same jokes over and over. That said, there were some genuine laugh-out-loud moments, and I was glad to see that female characters are now evenly placed among warriors and villains, instead of just abbey-dwellers. I was at one point a diehard Redwall fan, and the first seven books in the series are still some of the best books I own. However, the fire has gone out of Jacques' writing; I do not think any of his Redwall books will ever stir me as much as Mossflower, Salamandastron, or my other favorites did and still do. So save seven bucks and go reread them, or better yet, something else. However, all this being said, I will still probably read the next book in the series, 'Loamhedge,' because I can't quite give up the ghost myself.
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Summary: Slightly Dissapointing
Review: Don't get me wrong I love the Redwall books. But I think Brian Jacque's books have gone downhill since Lord Brocktree. I have read every Redwall book that Brian Jacques has wrote and I think he has finally run out of new creative ideas. Just about every aspect of Triss seems a repeat of his other books. The characters are undeveloped compared to the characters in his other books, and the story doesn't really have any of the exiting twists that I have learned to love and expect. To all of the new fans to the series I have one piece of advice. Read the classics like Mossflower and Pearls of Lutra before saying Triss is the best in the series.
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Summary: Is Jacques getting tired of his creation?
Review: Ever since Redwall first came out I've awaited each new installment with much anticipation and really have never been let down. Triss: A Tale From Redwall may be the first one I haven't really liked. Character development (especially Triss) seems to be lacking in the major characters; shifts of point of view are occasionally choppy, and the book seems to be written with even younger readers in mind than has been normal in the past. I don't want to say that Brian Jacques is going through the motions but he seems to have missed the mark with Triss.
Overly cute dibbuns acting badly and being punished seem to take up much of the action at the Abbey and Scarum our hare hero is a one trick pony at the well of gluttony with few redeeming qualities until the end of the book. Brian Jacques slid through this one without too much effort, at ease with his(too)familiar world. It might be nice if he expanded the Redwall universe a bit, introducing new characters from a different bag than the one which seems to be emptying itself. Yet Jacques is good enough that I will reread Triss (because I want to like it!)and ultimately forgive him my criticisms.
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