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This book was a lot of fun. A simple story of good vs evil combined with interesting characters who are memorable!
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Redwall #17
Rakkety Tam
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The Redwall series is soon to be a Netflix original movie!
The bestselling Redwall saga continues in Rakkety Tam .
There has never been a Redwall hero quite like Rakkety Tam, the roguish Highlander squirrel who sets off for Mossflower Wood on a mercenary errand and loses his heart to the charms of Redwall Abbey. And there's never been a villain quite like Gulo the a vicious beast-eating wolverine who descends upon the Abbey in search of a relic called the Walking Stone. Readers will cheer at the return of the Long Patrol, the antics of a renegade vole thief, and the emergence of a new champion to wield the sword of Martin.
Perfect for fans of T. A. Barron’s Merlin saga, John Flanagan’s Ranger’s Apprentice series, and J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series.
The bestselling Redwall saga continues in Rakkety Tam .
There has never been a Redwall hero quite like Rakkety Tam, the roguish Highlander squirrel who sets off for Mossflower Wood on a mercenary errand and loses his heart to the charms of Redwall Abbey. And there's never been a villain quite like Gulo the a vicious beast-eating wolverine who descends upon the Abbey in search of a relic called the Walking Stone. Readers will cheer at the return of the Long Patrol, the antics of a renegade vole thief, and the emergence of a new champion to wield the sword of Martin.
Perfect for fans of T. A. Barron’s Merlin saga, John Flanagan’s Ranger’s Apprentice series, and J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series.
372 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,2004
This edition
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372 pages, Paperback
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September 21, 2006 by Firebird
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9780142406830
- ASIN
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014240683X
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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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My Synopsis:
The usually peaceful lands of Mossflower are in distress. An evil creature, Gulo the Savage, a wolverine, and his band of cannibalistic followers are on the hunt for his brother and the Walking Stone. Gulo will stop at nothing to reclaim the Walking Stone and kill his brother. Rakkety Tam, a borderer squirrel, finds himself, and close friend Wild Doogy Plumm, on a mission to find the banner of their king after half the kingdom is slaughtered by Gulo and his vermin. Along the way they make unexpected allies and form a new plan, save Redwall Abby and Mossflower Wood from the Savage.
My Thoughts:
I loved Redwall and a few other books by Brian Jacques, and I can say that this book did not disappoint. A great adventure with very well developed characters and mentions of characters from past books. I love all the detail that goes into these books. Like the accents, different languages like Mole, and descriptions of the food. I am always hungry after reading about the food in Redwall. The back and forth of characters and their location really fleshed out the story. I may have a new favorite Redwall book and I do not say that lightly.
Contents Warning:
Violence, War themes, Gore
The usually peaceful lands of Mossflower are in distress. An evil creature, Gulo the Savage, a wolverine, and his band of cannibalistic followers are on the hunt for his brother and the Walking Stone. Gulo will stop at nothing to reclaim the Walking Stone and kill his brother. Rakkety Tam, a borderer squirrel, finds himself, and close friend Wild Doogy Plumm, on a mission to find the banner of their king after half the kingdom is slaughtered by Gulo and his vermin. Along the way they make unexpected allies and form a new plan, save Redwall Abby and Mossflower Wood from the Savage.
My Thoughts:
I loved Redwall and a few other books by Brian Jacques, and I can say that this book did not disappoint. A great adventure with very well developed characters and mentions of characters from past books. I love all the detail that goes into these books. Like the accents, different languages like Mole, and descriptions of the food. I am always hungry after reading about the food in Redwall. The back and forth of characters and their location really fleshed out the story. I may have a new favorite Redwall book and I do not say that lightly.
Contents Warning:
Violence, War themes, Gore
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This was underrated. I’ve never once heard anything about this book in particular and it was so good.
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A bit slow...possibly because of the lacklustre villain and the numerous song interludes...
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always interesting twists in these stories, lots of action, adventure, heroes and of course great feasts--this time we have invaders from the North, the land of ice and snow-- Viking type vermin!
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Absolutely in love with this book now. Definitely one of my top five Redwalls. Redwall, but adding Scottish squirrels? Yes, please! Plus Tam is a total charmer. (And he reminded me a lot of my own Angus McCladden from my upcoming book, so win-win).
The only thing that I didn't like...was how Brian Jacques did his usual thing and killed off Brigadier Crumshaw (Brigadier Wot-Wot) just when I had really started to enjoy him and hope he would live T_T I also would have liked to see more of the goshawk. He seemed to sorta disappear by book three, and I wished he could have had more page time than just in the beginning. But those are minor complaints. This book is a treasure.
The only thing that I didn't like...was how Brian Jacques did his usual thing and killed off Brigadier Crumshaw (Brigadier Wot-Wot) just when I had really started to enjoy him and hope he would live T_T I also would have liked to see more of the goshawk. He seemed to sorta disappear by book three, and I wished he could have had more page time than just in the beginning. But those are minor complaints. This book is a treasure.
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Best in the series.
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This book features Rakkety Tam, a mercenary, who winds up having a huge change of heart when he encounters Redwall and the inhabitants. Rakkety Tam goes to war to protect his newfound family at the Abbey from Gulo the Savage, a wolverine who is in search of a relic and wants to pillage the abbey and residents in order to get ahold of it. I was so excited that The Long Patrol made an appearance in this book, and I thought the story was great. I love this series, and I am considering reading it all over again once I get my unread book number down some.
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