Mariel of Redwall by Brian Jacques is the fourth book in the Redwall series.

All I can say is this series is so much fun to read. I highly recommend it.

Another great book in the the Redwall series this book is more of mystery than the others. When the mousemaid Mariel finds her way to Redwall it seems that Martin the Warrior's spirit has been awoken once more

This is the first Redwall book I’ve read. Picked it out randomly because of the storytelling I could see on the cover. The art is really enchanting at the beginning of each chapter. It’s nice to see the characters you read about. I was worried at times that the formula of the book would follow tropes that make me anxious, but I was pleased and accepted every direction the book went. A really enchanting and romantic read!

Also, for those who like all the ends to be wrapped up, this book does that very well ;)

This felt very different in tone than the other Redwall books I've read so far, but I still enjoyed the adventures, especially the piratey-sea aspect. Getting to tie in parts of Mossflower to Redwall was very enjoyable. Tarquin reminded me so much of my own bunny. I loved him!

Notable for the sheer scope of action and swashbuckling adventure, plus the introduction of Mariel and her father Joseph the Bellmaker. Even separated, believing one another to be dead, their wills to survive and their resourcefulness and ambition to do as much as they can to fight back against evil made this book and its sequel, The Bellmaker, two of Redwall's best installments.

LOVED LOVED LOVED IT!!! The Redwall books are fantastic, and I'm so glad I got them on Audible back in 2016. Over the last couple days, I've been re-listening to all the Redwall series books I have and enjoying them all over again. The fun adventures in Redwall Abbey and abroad, along with relate-able and fun protagonists and villains, are perfect for all ages- I'll never get tired of these, and should I ever have children, these books will be among the first they read!

One of my favorite books of the who series! I found it very much worth rereading.

A young mousemaid leaves the refuge of Redwall to find her father. Joined by a band of friends, a journey full of close calls and adventure is just beginning.

Brian Jacques is one of my favourite children's authors. He is sadly missed.

This was a reread (listened to). It was narrated by Brian Jacques and the characters were voice acted which was quite fun (though some of the yelling parts or gruff sea-rat parts were hard to understand at times.) It felt very nostalgic. I think that Jacques wrote very well. I still enjoyed/drooled over all the descriptions of food, the dibbuns antics made me laugh, and the long patrol hairs/lord Rawnblade were cool. In terms of the storytelling, there were a few things which made me scratch my head a little. For example, at one point in the story, sea rats make it to Redwall, retreat back to their ship, then back to Redwall in an apparently short time with little trouble.. while it takes half the book and several adventures/obstacles (a heron, pike, a swamp, etc) for Mariel and crew to make it to the ocean... I didnt look at the map... maybe they took different routes? But then the rats later try to again retreat back to their ship, get lost, and then start running into the same obstacles as described earlier (heron, pike, etc, etc.) Anyway! I did really enjoy listening to this book from my childhood. I had forgotten all the appearances of Martin's ghost and I'm curious if it comes up as often in the other books? I think not?? It kind of felt appropriate in this book's case given that they are still building/establishing the abbey (which I had forgotten.. I thought the timeline was 1 Martin the Warrior, 2 Mossflower, 3 Redwall 4 Mattimeo, etc.. but it seems that Mariel (and the Bellmaker) are sandwiched between Mossflower and Redwall... anyway, minor details!

It was very good with an interesting story line, and it stayed with the background of Redwall.

Mariel of Redwall takes place between Mossflower and Redwall and once again splits the story, this time between Mariel, daughter of Joseph the Bellmaker on a quest for vengence and a(nother) sea rat attack on Mossflower Abbey.

In a lot of ways, these stories are rather formulaic. There always seem to be two plots: one threatening the abbey, and the other a quest guided by mysterious verse, with Martin's sword along for the ride. That being said, they're still wonderfully fun and whimsical stories and the repetitiveness is actually really nice when I'm primarily listening to them while walking/running/driving various places. Deep, attention seeking books these are not. Light fun tales of various woodland animals killing one another in the name of peace... :D

The more we jump around in the timeline, the more I wonder when (if ever) we'll get to see some of these same characters again. I really like Mariel and the gang, but if we time jump again, will we ever see them again? She wasn't even mentioned in the 'future' of Redwall, that I recall. We shall have to see.

Mariel is quite a nice little mousemaid.....