Love Usagi? You just may like Redwall too

Redwall Templar · Post by **Redwall Templar** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 18:06 -0700

If you never even heard of it, chances are you like it to be sure. Like Usagi, its all animal characters living in a medevil age. They wield swords, wear armor, defend their kingdoms against evils looking to topple the nation. Sound familier. Like in Usagi Yojimbo, characters die or are killed sometimes, Sometimes even seemingly main characters. All the classic fantasy archtypes populate the first book. History in Redwall is very enriched. And in every book, there is a map of the places it is going to take place in.

Mathius and Martin the Warrior are knightly mice, both born in different ages. Martin the Warrior came first.

I shall be curtious and warn for spoliers before I refer to anything though. Only on the 3rd book so far so I don't know as much as many other Redwall fans.

Have fun!!

miyamoto musashi · Post by **miyamoto musashi** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 4:34 -0700

i guess you havnt read much, because theres way more than martin and mathius. how many have you read? ive got a friend whos read them all.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 4:56 -0700

I am reading Mattemio, so I guess I am working on the 3rd book. I had started it when I was going through alot of inner-conflict that needed resolution before I could keep my mind fixxed.

I am going to collect and read all of them though. Do you have the Redwal map that was released or any of the guides to the species? I don't dare get them, until I am sure there are not too many spoilers on it.

The badgers are a favorite of mine, I equate them with the dwarven races of other fantasy worlds.

How about yourself? Read all of them?

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 7:24 -0700

I've got the first seven or so, when they first came out in hardcover. The first is still my favorite.

My son Matthew continues to enjoy them. The most recent one he's read is Triss, which is, I think, the 15th book in the series.

Indiana Usagi · Post by **Indiana Usagi** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 9:44 -0700

I always liked how thought-out Brian Jacques made his world...rather like Usagi's but more romanticized.

JoeK · Post by **JoeK** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 12:26 -0700

I think the first one is a modern classic (how it hasn't been turned into an animation, I'll never know).

Unfortunately for me, I've found that the subsequent books have slightly diluted the original somewhat.

I think Jacques is a terrific writer, but it's about time he turned his hand to something else really.

Still, a wonderful idea, and a superb first book.

miyamoto musashi · Fri Oct 01, 2004 13:31 -0700

am i the only one whos seen the redwall cartoon series?

and whats that book that has like ten, 800 page books, time something.

wulf · Post by **wulf** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 12:37 -0700

I've read about 8 of the books, I agree with Mr Sakai in that the first one is also my favourite. I wasn't too impressed with what I've seen of the Redwall animation though.

miyamoto musashi · Sun Oct 03, 2004 13:59 -0700

help me out, its something of time, uhh, cheese of time, obakegasa of time.

HELP!

Indiana Usagi · Post by **Indiana Usagi** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 16:26 -0700

Wheel of time?

Dark Tower of time (pick up the latest book TODAY!!)?

Uh...can't think of the title.

Andy, not signed in · Mon Oct 04, 2004 17:31 -0700

There's a brand new one in hardcover now.

Some of the books were animated. We were watching one on PBS today...Martin the Warrior.

I think the first several were awesome. To be honest I wasn't crazy about the last few. At one point I could say I had read them all but I haven't read the last couple. To me it almost seemed as if he is now following a predictable formula.

However, I think that one day Redwall will be considered a literary classic, right up there with Narnia and of course, Usagi.

miyamoto musashi · Mon Oct 04, 2004 18:05 -0700

narnia, what about lord of the rings?

wheel of time, thats the one.

Redwall Templar · Post by **Redwall Templar** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 12:13 -0700

My response is that, Lord of the Rings is already a classic. I think what Andy meant 'will' being the operative word in regards to Narnia 'will' be.

I just real recently finished Mattimeo. It was ok, not as good as the first two books I feel. The best part of the book was the secondary plot I think, where the abby was under seige by all those birds.

I am now on Mariel Of Redwall, aproximately 100Pgs into it within several days. It starts off with more excitment than Mattimeo, and out on the water wich in this world is new territory for me, as I am reading them in the order of wich they are written. I am enjoying a Redwall story taking place in part, on the open seas.

What's trying to figure out vaguely how many generation this book falls inbetween Mossflower and the other two books that I have read. There have been references to characters that have obviously passed on since Mossflower. I am glad though referals are few and far, only mentioned in logical places.

Anybody have opinions on the 3rd novel Mattemio?

Indiana Usagi · Post by **Indiana Usagi** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 17:27 -0700

EDIT:

Oh, yeah, the book mostly taking place on the seas. It seemed a little out-of-place (or "fish-out-of-water", if you prefer.

) But otherwise, I loved it. I also liked the one with the amnesiac, myself. But again....can't think of the title.

Andy · Post by **Andy** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 17:44 -0700

Mariel was awesome and also, the Bellmaker. That one was almost allegorical I thought.

On the Redwall site they list how the books run chronologically. Because if you read them in the order they came out you will confused! That's what I thought anyway.

I got totally absorbed in Mariel and the Bellmaker books. I could see the scenes in my imagination.

The animation is not awesome, but adequate. Good for kids I think. Not on the level of Shrek or anything.