Rating:  Summary: EXCITING POWERFUL I LOVE IT!!!!!!! Review: One of the best Redwall books yet.Courageous heroes and treacherous villains its got it all. The only way I can explain it is a dream written down into a book
Rating:  Summary: This is the First Book I Read, Review: Which Lead Me To Other Redwall Stories. I liked this book because of the personalities of the characters, especiallly a mouse named Dandin. This book is both funny and sad, and I will continue to follow these books as they come out.
Rating:  Summary: I loved it Review: I loved it It is a must read in the Redwall series I red it 5 times.
Rating:  Summary: Put yourself in Mariel's place: Review: You wake up on a desolate shore with no memory and only a small length of rope to your name. There is also a swarm of seagulls circling above you to die. This is one of the first scenes in the book "Mariel of Redwall" the fourth chapter in Brian Jacques's epic Redwall series. In the book Mariel and her father, Joseph the Bellmaker, are sailing to deliver a bell to Lord Rawnblade, ruler of the great fortress Salamandastrom. On the way, their precious cargo is hijacked by the evil ruler of the searats, Gabool the wild. Gabool holds Mariel and Joseph as captives until he grows tired of them and throws them out to sea to die. With the fate of her father unknown, Mariel ends up in the hands of the peaceful Redwall Abbey where she joins up with Durry the hedgehog, Dandin the mouse, and Tarquin the hare as they set out to destroy the ruthless Gabool. The minute you open up a Redwall book you are thrust into an adventorus and sometimes dangerous animal civilization. The books all focus on the land of Mossflower, where animals live in harmony. As you travel to the center of Mossflower you come upon the glorious Redwall Abbey. This animal world is much like our midevil times. The entirely animal cast adds a hue like none other to the plot. My favorite charactor was Tarquin Woodsorrel, a hare that was once a member of the long patrol of Salamandastrom. He then was sent by Lord Rawnblade to protect the Abbey from attack. His only faults were that he had an odd sense of humor and dressed funny, but he was totally honest and a fearless fighter. When Mariel leaves to slay Gabool he goes along and gives the book great adventure scenes and some comic relief. I think every good book needs a lively charactor like Tarquin. Like all of Brian Jacques's books it is very deeply themed, but the main theme is that you must stand, and maybe even give your life for something that is right. Some examples of the theme at work include when Colonel Clary and Brigadier Thyme give their lives battling searats in order to free a group of slaves, and when a small group of ex-slaves and a handful of warriors stand up to Gabool's tremendous hoard without fear. I think the Redwall saga is the finest fantasy series ever written. It's only fault is the somewhat repetative plot in all the books. An example of this plot is: a great evil is done to the main charactor by a ruthless villian and somehow the creature ends up in the hands of Redwall Abbey where the hero gets help and travels a trecherous journey to end up in a spectacular fight to the finsh against the villian. Although it is always said you can't read a good plot too many times. I would recommend this book to anybody with a love for reading.
Rating:  Summary: Brian Jacques has done it again! Excellent story telling! Review: I have read and own all of Brian Jacques books up to "The Pearls of Lutra". He has done it again. Mariel is the son of Joseph The Bellmaker. They are on a ship to Salamandastron to deliver the bellmaker's materpiece, a beautiful copper casted and covered with pictures and badger lore which can only be read by the king of Salamandastron. Mariel's ship is board by the infamous Gabool the Wild. She is made his servant and refused to follow him and she is thrown out the window tangled in rope and is intended for her to drown. The waves wash her up near Redwall Abbey. She finds her way there and is taken in by the kind beasts of Redwall. She is armed with her rope and accompanied by her friends Dandin, and Rufe Brush and is determined to avenge her attempted death, and find her father if alive, or avenge his death. The king of Salamandastron, Rawnblade, has taken over a searat galley and is slowly sailing to Terramount, the strong hold of Gabool. Jacques adds many details without getting off the main thread of the story.
Rating:  Summary: Great book. Brian Jacques is excellent in this book. Review: Mariel and her father are on a ship on thier way to Salamandastron when they are borded by the evil sea rat king Gabool The Wild. Tey are all taken prisoner. Mariel defies Gabool and she is thrown into the sea. Mariel washes up near Redwall Abbey. She makes her way there and is taken in by the kind animals of Redwall. She is determined to kill Gabool and find her father, or avenge his death. I have read and own the entire Redwall collection up to the Pearls of Lutra. I think that they are sensational and that Mariel of Redwall is no exception.
Rating:  Summary: Quite good Review: This book was very good. I read it about five years ago and enjoyed it. There were some funny parts and a lot of talk about food. I recomend this book to the young readers.
Rating:  Summary: A young mousemaid sets off to avenge her attempted murder. Review: On a ship headed for Salamandastron, Mariel and her father, Joesph the bellmaker, were taken captive by the infamous searat, Gabool the Wild. He threw Mariel out the window and into the storm tossed waves. She washed up on shore with no memory and only a length of knotted rope. Mariel made her way inland and found herself at Redwall Abbey. There her memory returned and she and her two best friends, Dandin and Tarquin, made their way to Gabool's stronghold, following an old poem's direction. Meanwhile, while looking for their lost comrades, who were making war on Redwall, a shipful of Gabool's searats landed near Salamandastron. The Badger Lord, after vanquishing the vemin, drifted out to sea on their ship. He soon met up with Mariel, and together they set out for Gabool's castle to avenge the death of one of their own. They soon found that they were not the only ones on the island who wanted Gabool dead. A great battle followed and you must read the book to find out the ending.
Rating:  Summary: Mariel of Redwall is a great book for all ages! Review: Mariel "storm" and her gullwacker find themselves washed up on a shore with no memary. Found by Redwall creatures Mariel only has one purpose to live; to kill Gabool the wild and to get her father back.
Rating:  Summary: The best of the Redwall books! Review: This is the best book I have ever read! Action, detail, and great characters make this an awesome book. For any Redwall books fan, or just about anybody. I'd say this book is the best of the best!
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