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.

I love this series, I really wish more kids were reading it!!

I loved this one. Probably the real peak of the series. Tagg is such a cool character.

This was good, a little different. There were a few unexplained items in the story that I thought would be tied off, but weren't. I was looking for this story to be a little more...organized? It felt like most of the plot was driven by characters making random decisions and then running into the right character, or acting based on misinformation.

Overall, I really liked Deyna's character and his friendship with Nimbalo. I always love when Redwall is featured a bit more in the story, so that was entertaining. I was really disappointed with the riddle, I thought it would be larger scale, and the inclusion of Russano was annoying, though as a character I really like him and his wonderful hares of the Long Patrol.

Despite my disappointment, I enjoyed this book, as I enjoy all Redwall books. I recommend to fans of the series.

Makes me cry with happiness every time.

Loved the series when I was growing up. This is one of the few I missed. Probably would have enjoyed it more if I was not reading with adult eyes.
A typical Redwall story, with a bit of a nature Vs nurture theme going on. The usual journey, quest, puzzle, battle and siege along with the filler or songs and banquets you usually encounter in the series.
Has aged well and would still recommend these books to young readers.

The book that inspired my gamer name "skipper"

After a while, all these Redwall books start to feel alike. Sure, this one has a fairly different premise (instead of a kidnapping or a siege, we have a return... after a kidnapping)- but the plot is still overused. One storyline follows someone traveling through Mossflower, while at the Abbey they must solve a riddle. The "double" ending was also very tacked on and forced.

Yet another rousing tale of bravery, friendship, and love from the creatures of Mossflower Woods and Brian Jacques. A story of virtue staying true despite the efforts of darkness to drag it through the mud, and letting the light within shine for others to see. The pace is a bit slower than other Redwall books, though that lends itself to a greater amount of suspense in building to the final confrontation, and of course, there is still the signature blend of action, comedy, comradery, heartfelt loss, and sumptuous feasting that makes these books so loveable. All in all, a very enjoyable book.

Another great work in the Redwall series. The only complaint I have is that more often than not, in the Redwall books nature overrides nurture. This is very rampant in this book. Yes, some characters in the series as a whole fight against it successfully, sometimes literally in their dying moment, but most seem to have their destinies set before them for what they are born as.

Change is always possible with the right help!

This book was an especially enjoyable installment in the series, due to its noncomformity to the customary plots of Redwall. It was very useful to have at my veritable disposal whilst I battle the flippin' flu, wot?