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Not the best Redwall tale. Certainly campy like the rest and the badger lore is always really interesting. I liked the fun ending and what happened to Veil.
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Outcast of Redwall
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The Redwall series is soon to be a Netflix original movie!
Energetic and poignant as ever, Jacques' Outcast of Redwall is another must-read in the bestselling Redwall series.
Abandoned as an infant by his father, the evil warlord Swartt Sixclaw, Veil is raised by the kindhearted Bryony. Despite concerns from everyone at Redwall, Bryony is convinced that Veil's goodness will prevail. But when he commits a crime that is unforgivable, he is banished from the abbey forever. Then Swartt and his hordes of searats and vermin attack Redwall, and Veil has to decide: Should he join Swartt in battle against the only creature who has ever loved him? Or should he turn his back on his true father?
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.
Energetic and poignant as ever, Jacques' Outcast of Redwall is another must-read in the bestselling Redwall series.
Abandoned as an infant by his father, the evil warlord Swartt Sixclaw, Veil is raised by the kindhearted Bryony. Despite concerns from everyone at Redwall, Bryony is convinced that Veil's goodness will prevail. But when he commits a crime that is unforgivable, he is banished from the abbey forever. Then Swartt and his hordes of searats and vermin attack Redwall, and Veil has to decide: Should he join Swartt in battle against the only creature who has ever loved him? Or should he turn his back on his true father?
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.
360 pages, Paperback
First published July 6,1995
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360 pages, Paperback
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May 24, 2004 by Firebird
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9780142401422
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0142401420
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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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Finally, fans of Redwall get to know more about the badgers of Salamandastron. A young badger is held captive by an evil ferret, Swartt Sixclaw. Coincidence and bad weather brings the hawk, Skarlath to the camp of Sixclaw. The badger and Skarlath help each other escape, but not before the badger seriously wounds the ferret warlord. Skarlath names the badger Sunflash, and together they journey through Mossflower, helping those in need and making friends along the way. But Swartt Sixclaw has vowed to avenge his wounded paw, and builds an army to find and defeat Sunflash. Back at Redwall Abbey, the peaceful creatures take in an orphaned baby ferret, unbeknownst to them, the only son of Swartt Sixclaw. Hard as they try, the Redwallers, and a young mousemaid named Bryony who is responsible for the young ferret, are unable to show Veil how to live peacefully. True to Jacques style, the stories of Sunflash and the Redwallers intertwine, and the reader is lead on a journey of fierce friendship, loyalty, fate and the battle of good vs. evil.
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Sam Bequette
1st period
In ‘’The Outcast”, I like a lot how the author really includes you in the story and make you feel a part of the action, like how he’’ll say ‘’Sunflash rolled down the hill into a thornbush, much like you have probably done at one time or another.’’(137) Also, contrary to what I just said, he doesn’t need a narrator to tell you what the characters are doing, because of the author’s amazing story telling. The author only really uses the narrator when including the reader in the story. One critique I have is the book can be a little bloody and violent at times, which truly, probably makes it more appealing to the general public, but not to you if you don’t like that. Like when Jacques says ‘’He watched in horror as one of his crew was impaled by a spear.” (253) Another thing I loved about this book was how the moral and the theme of the story were really thought-provoking and opened my eyes to a new way of thinking. All and all, I would definitely recommend this to a classmate who was searching for a good read, because it is impactful and thought-provoking.
1st period
In ‘’The Outcast”, I like a lot how the author really includes you in the story and make you feel a part of the action, like how he’’ll say ‘’Sunflash rolled down the hill into a thornbush, much like you have probably done at one time or another.’’(137) Also, contrary to what I just said, he doesn’t need a narrator to tell you what the characters are doing, because of the author’s amazing story telling. The author only really uses the narrator when including the reader in the story. One critique I have is the book can be a little bloody and violent at times, which truly, probably makes it more appealing to the general public, but not to you if you don’t like that. Like when Jacques says ‘’He watched in horror as one of his crew was impaled by a spear.” (253) Another thing I loved about this book was how the moral and the theme of the story were really thought-provoking and opened my eyes to a new way of thinking. All and all, I would definitely recommend this to a classmate who was searching for a good read, because it is impactful and thought-provoking.
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I read this book back in middle school (10+ years ago) I have been searching for it for the last 5+ years as I have thought about it numerous times through out the years! That I may say makes for a GREAT book, if 10 years down the line not only do you remember the book, but feverishly search for it so you may read it again! I can't wait to re-read this amazing book, and now that I know it's apart of a series I will be looking into the other books for a great read! I don't think I would honestly suggest this book to middle school students, but high school and above I believe will absolutely fall in love with the characters and the story!
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Probably the Redwall novel which touched me the most (although I have not read the whole series). As regards the series as a whole, these books characterized by childhood. Brian Jacques has crafted a unique and vibrant world full of lovable characters and equally despicable villains. What's not to love about talking woodland creatures that live in a little red sandstone abbey, eat good food, laugh and sing?
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I've slowly been reading all the Redwall books as an adult, and I have to say this one is easily the weakest in the series so far. I appreciate that Brian Jacques tried to stray from the typical formulaic plots in these books, but the execution is far from perfect.
First off, as others have stated, I'm not a fan of how this book chose to address the whole "nature vs. nurture" question. Veil automatically written off as evil or "vermin", even as an infant by nearly everyone except his adoptive mother Bryony. Veil continues to lie, cheat, and steal while displaying little remorse over his actions. He even tries to poison the friar at one point, which is what leads to him becoming the outcast of Redwall. Veil ultimately does save Bryony's life in the end by shielding her from a javelin and dying in the process, but Bryony accepts the fact that he had always been evil.
Fate and nature are constant themes throughout the book: That certain species are innately evil, or Sunflash becoming badger lord because he's fated to. That it's just how things are and the characters aren't capable of change or carving their own path. This black & white morality is nothing new, but other books have addressed it in a better way AND shown that the characters are capable of change: Blaggut in The Bellmaker, Gingivere in Mossflower, etc.
I think this one could've been one of the most interesting books in the series if Veil was given more depth, rather than a one-note character who ultimately isn't much different from most of the other vermin characters in the series.
First off, as others have stated, I'm not a fan of how this book chose to address the whole "nature vs. nurture" question. Veil automatically written off as evil or "vermin", even as an infant by nearly everyone except his adoptive mother Bryony. Veil continues to lie, cheat, and steal while displaying little remorse over his actions. He even tries to poison the friar at one point, which is what leads to him becoming the outcast of Redwall. Veil ultimately does save Bryony's life in the end by shielding her from a javelin and dying in the process, but Bryony accepts the fact that he had always been evil.
Fate and nature are constant themes throughout the book: That certain species are innately evil, or Sunflash becoming badger lord because he's fated to. That it's just how things are and the characters aren't capable of change or carving their own path. This black & white morality is nothing new, but other books have addressed it in a better way AND shown that the characters are capable of change: Blaggut in The Bellmaker, Gingivere in Mossflower, etc.
I think this one could've been one of the most interesting books in the series if Veil was given more depth, rather than a one-note character who ultimately isn't much different from most of the other vermin characters in the series.
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evil people can have some good in them
This was an intense book and had you rooting for the bad villain to turn from their evil ways and get frustrated when they didn’t… then when they finally did you are crushed because they are gone.
I thought this could have been named differently… like badger lord or something about Sunflash and his best friend Skarlath. Like two true best friends. The outcast wasn’t even born until a third of the way through the book and then he seemed like a minor character but I guess the outcast sounds like a good title.
Either way this was still a great book that had lots of depth and was somewhat introspective of characters and gave us q look at the nature vs. nurture debate.
This was an intense book and had you rooting for the bad villain to turn from their evil ways and get frustrated when they didn’t… then when they finally did you are crushed because they are gone.
I thought this could have been named differently… like badger lord or something about Sunflash and his best friend Skarlath. Like two true best friends. The outcast wasn’t even born until a third of the way through the book and then he seemed like a minor character but I guess the outcast sounds like a good title.
Either way this was still a great book that had lots of depth and was somewhat introspective of characters and gave us q look at the nature vs. nurture debate.
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This was very good. My enjoyment of it was quite vast in dimension.
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