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Redwall #6
Martin the Warrior
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On the shore of the Eastern Sea, in a cold stone fortress, a stoat named Badrang holds dozens of innocent creatures as slaves, part of his scheme to build an empire where he will rule as unquestioned tyrant. Among those slaves is a mouse named Martin who has a warrior’s heart and a burning desire for freedom—freedom not only for himself, but for all of Badrang’s victims. There is no risk he will not take, no battle he will not fight, to end the stoat’s evil reign and in the process regain the sword of his father, Luke the Warrior—the sword that Badrang stole from him when he was but a lad!
384 pages, Paperback
First published October 1,1993
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384 pages, Paperback
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September 4, 2006 by Red Fox
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9781862301436
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1862301433
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English
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Brian Jacques (pronounced 'jakes') was born in Liverpool, England on June 15th, 1939. Along with forty percent of the population of Liverpool, his ancestral roots are in Ireland, County Cork to be exact.
Brian grew up in the area around the Liverpool docks, where he attended St. John's School, an inner city school featuring a playground on its roof. At the age of ten, his very first day at St. John's foreshadowed his future career as an author; given an assignment to write a story about animals, he wrote a short story about a bird who cleaned a crocodile's teeth. Brian's teacher could not, and would not believe that a ten year old could write so well. When young Brian refused to falsely say that he had copied the story, he was caned as "a liar". He had always loved to write, but it was only then that he realized he had a talent for it.
He wrote Redwall for the children at the Royal Wavertree School for the Blind in Liverpool, where as a truck driver, he delivered milk. Because of the nature of his first audience, he made his style of writing as descriptive as possible, painting pictures with words so that the schoolchildren could see them in their imaginations. He remained a patron of the school until his death.
Brian lived in Liverpool, where his two grown sons, Marc, a carpenter and bricklayer, and David, a professor of Art and a muralist, still reside. David Jacques' work can be seen in Children's hospitals, soccer stadiums, and trade union offices as far away as Germany, Mexico, and Chile (not to mention Brian's photo featured in most of his books).
Brian also ran a weekly radio show on BBC Radio Merseyside, until October 2006, where he shared his comedy and wit, and played his favourites from the world of opera - he was a veritable expert on The Three Tenors.
When he was wasn't writing, Brian enjoyed walking his dog 'Teddy', a white West Highland Terrier, and completing crossword puzzles. When he found time he read the works of Mario Puzo, Damon Runyon, Richard Condon, Larry McMurty, and P.G. Wodehouse. He was also known to cook an impressive version of his favourite dish, spaghetti and meatballs.
Sadly, Brian passed away on the 5th February 2011.
Brian grew up in the area around the Liverpool docks, where he attended St. John's School, an inner city school featuring a playground on its roof. At the age of ten, his very first day at St. John's foreshadowed his future career as an author; given an assignment to write a story about animals, he wrote a short story about a bird who cleaned a crocodile's teeth. Brian's teacher could not, and would not believe that a ten year old could write so well. When young Brian refused to falsely say that he had copied the story, he was caned as "a liar". He had always loved to write, but it was only then that he realized he had a talent for it.
He wrote Redwall for the children at the Royal Wavertree School for the Blind in Liverpool, where as a truck driver, he delivered milk. Because of the nature of his first audience, he made his style of writing as descriptive as possible, painting pictures with words so that the schoolchildren could see them in their imaginations. He remained a patron of the school until his death.
Brian lived in Liverpool, where his two grown sons, Marc, a carpenter and bricklayer, and David, a professor of Art and a muralist, still reside. David Jacques' work can be seen in Children's hospitals, soccer stadiums, and trade union offices as far away as Germany, Mexico, and Chile (not to mention Brian's photo featured in most of his books).
Brian also ran a weekly radio show on BBC Radio Merseyside, until October 2006, where he shared his comedy and wit, and played his favourites from the world of opera - he was a veritable expert on The Three Tenors.
When he was wasn't writing, Brian enjoyed walking his dog 'Teddy', a white West Highland Terrier, and completing crossword puzzles. When he found time he read the works of Mario Puzo, Damon Runyon, Richard Condon, Larry McMurty, and P.G. Wodehouse. He was also known to cook an impressive version of his favourite dish, spaghetti and meatballs.
Sadly, Brian passed away on the 5th February 2011.
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Another childhood classic, better than Lord Brockwall but still not quite as good as I remember.
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This was an excellent book to read over the Thanksgiving weekend. There is plenty of feasting, song, and gratitude shown. The first two are elements in all of the Redwall series. For those unfamiliar with Brian Jacques, he writes an of an animal based world that brings memories of Narnia or Watership Down. Martin the Warrior is the sixth book written but I believe the second one if you are to read them chronologically. This one, like all of his books, is what a children's story should be. The good guys are truly good guys, the bad guys are bad and it is easy to tell the difference. My only complaint is that it is sometimes difficult to decipher the accent he writes in the dialogs.
For those who have kids that enjoy children's series like Narnia, Harry Potter, or Percy Jackson then I would strongly recommend Redwall.
For those who have kids that enjoy children's series like Narnia, Harry Potter, or Percy Jackson then I would strongly recommend Redwall.
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I was ✨literally✨ cutting onions while listening to the last few chapters so I got a really immersive experience crying at my kitchen table!
Also I have to mention how much I loved that stupid stork.
Also I have to mention how much I loved that stupid stork.
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*8+/10* I liked it A LOT.
What It’s About?
Martin the Warrior is about a young, enslaved mouse who seeks freedom, justice, and vengeance for himself and the slaves of Marshank, a fortress commanded by the evil stoat Lord Badrang.
How I Discovered It
I’m not sure how I discovered it. I think it was coming across the PBS adaptation of the book and then coming across the Redwall series at the library as a child.
Thoughts
In hindsight, I see Brian Jacques's writing improve from his previous books. He gives the situations more gravity by having more developed characters. Even the arcs are more substantial.
I appreciate how fast the story gets going. The interactions between Badrang and Clogg were enjoyable. Most of the characters get set up quickly and the story moves at a nice, steady, pace.
Felldoh and Brome had an arc that was quite compelling. The juxtaposition between the characters and their relationship is the type of thing I didn’t find in Mattimeo or Redwall that I wanted.
It was nice to see woodland creatures that weren’t explicitly good or bad based on species.
The audio productions in the Redwall series are outstanding and are worth the experience.
The comic relief worked for me and the action sequences were well written. They were more than things happening, they were suspenseful as they moved the story forward.
Who would like it?
I would recommend this to children who could read a bit beyond their years. Children into fantasy could get into this. As an adult, I enjoy this but the whole “anthropomorphic animals” might not be something adults can get into.
What It’s About?
Martin the Warrior is about a young, enslaved mouse who seeks freedom, justice, and vengeance for himself and the slaves of Marshank, a fortress commanded by the evil stoat Lord Badrang.
How I Discovered It
I’m not sure how I discovered it. I think it was coming across the PBS adaptation of the book and then coming across the Redwall series at the library as a child.
Thoughts
In hindsight, I see Brian Jacques's writing improve from his previous books. He gives the situations more gravity by having more developed characters. Even the arcs are more substantial.
I appreciate how fast the story gets going. The interactions between Badrang and Clogg were enjoyable. Most of the characters get set up quickly and the story moves at a nice, steady, pace.
Felldoh and Brome had an arc that was quite compelling. The juxtaposition between the characters and their relationship is the type of thing I didn’t find in Mattimeo or Redwall that I wanted.
It was nice to see woodland creatures that weren’t explicitly good or bad based on species.
The audio productions in the Redwall series are outstanding and are worth the experience.
The comic relief worked for me and the action sequences were well written. They were more than things happening, they were suspenseful as they moved the story forward.
Who would like it?
I would recommend this to children who could read a bit beyond their years. Children into fantasy could get into this. As an adult, I enjoy this but the whole “anthropomorphic animals” might not be something adults can get into.
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I love The Redwall books and have all of them on my shelves. I am once more reading through them all out of respect for author Brian Jacques who sadly has passed away. There will be no more delightful books full od the adventures of the animals of Redwall. Yes, these books are written primarily for children, but here is one child at heart who been gripped by every one of them. They can teach youngsters and older people too, lots about life. There is a lovely innocence in the books coupled with the harder facts of life. Readers learn of family, loyalty, sacrifice, treachery cruelty, love and fun and laughter too. Can I just mention the food! If you read a Redwall book you will soon know what I mean. A younger and simpler version of the 'Duncton Wood' books but if you like animal stories and you too are a child at heart do read them!
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3.5/5 I did not enjoy this one as much as I liked Mariel of Redwall and Salamandastron. The villains were really good though. Badrang the tyrant stout and his former pirate partner Clug going at each other during the length of the novel was probably my favorite part.
This is the 6th book in the Redwall series and a prequel to everything that’s happened so far. The time line is very wacky compared to the publication date where Redwall is concerned.
I don’t know if it’s because I had just finished a Redwall novel prior to this one and it was just too much or if I just wasn’t in the mood for it but it was ok. I’m rounding up instead of down due to this.
The story starts with Martin as a slave who escapes the confines of Marshank. He eventually circles back around to confront Badrang. However some of the “side” characters like Feldo do most of the heavy lifting while Martin sweeps up the glory. All and all still enjoyable if you like Redwall. This was my first time reading this one I had not read past bk 5 when I was younger.
This is the 6th book in the Redwall series and a prequel to everything that’s happened so far. The time line is very wacky compared to the publication date where Redwall is concerned.
I don’t know if it’s because I had just finished a Redwall novel prior to this one and it was just too much or if I just wasn’t in the mood for it but it was ok. I’m rounding up instead of down due to this.
The story starts with Martin as a slave who escapes the confines of Marshank. He eventually circles back around to confront Badrang. However some of the “side” characters like Feldo do most of the heavy lifting while Martin sweeps up the glory. All and all still enjoyable if you like Redwall. This was my first time reading this one I had not read past bk 5 when I was younger.
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Martin the Warrior is by Brian Jacques. It is fantasy because animals are talking.The main characters are Redwall, Martin, Grumm, Captin Tramun, and Rose. Redwall started out as a small mouse but now he is a hero and is adventurious. Martin is grey mouse with heroic skills. Grumm is a wise mouse and can try to act funny and heroic.Rose is Martin's sister and she is heroic too. Captin Tramun is the bad guy they run into him and he has a bunch of scars. They go to a bunch of places during the story like Marshank, Northwest coast, Inlet, Noonvale, Boldred's Tunnel. They travle any time of the day. On their way to Boldred's Tunnel they got attack with Abbot, someone does die but I am not going to say. I liked that Jess and Grumm were making werid food combinations. I didn't like that someone got killed on Redwall's side. I liked that the author made me shocked at sometimes and made me really sad. At sometimes it made me cry of laughter or sadness. He didn't do anything that bad. I recommend this book because it is about adventure and you can fell what the characters are felling.
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