5 stars. Okay, okay, okay. This one was decidedly unique and decidedly excellent.

The characters were awesome. The Marlfoxes were super cool with their family story and the Queen herself. The constant rivalry between Silth, Ascrod, Gelltor, Lantur, Mokkan, Predak, Vannan, and Ziral, and all their storylines, was definitely interesting and entertaining. Songbreeze, Dannflor, Dippler, and Burble were such a great group, although it took me a long time to like Burble. Janglur and Rusvul were really cool warriors and fathers—I love Rusval in particular!! I actually loved Cregga this time around—she was the typical BadgerMum while still being herself. <3 I don’t remember anyone else but I know I loved them.

As for the plot!! Okay so the battle against Redwall was EPICALLY done—a REAL siege!! AND THE TAPESTRY WAS STOLEN AGAIN!!! I was so invested in this story until the end and then I kinda cried because it was so perfect.

So yes. It was awesome.

*updated review + content list to come upon reread*

This book was far harder for me to get through than some of the others. However, the writing style, the personification given and presented, have always left me amazed.

escape to redwall

Great book for an escape to another place where sacrifice is needed for freedom! Enjoy the story to get there

why are the abbey babes always SOOO annoying?
they put on cloaks and go around saying they're "Marmfloxes" and doing mischief.....
Do they know Marlfoxes are evil.

Halfway through the series, some continuity of characters but I think one could enjoy many of the books without reading all of the previous ones.

One of my favorite Redwall books, largely due to the shadowy Marlfoxes. The plot may be a bit formulaic, but Jacques takes his readers from the familiar walls of Redwall to an inland sea, with a few plot twists. The villains are fascinating, and as a tween, I enjoyed their seriousness juxtaposed with Florian's antics.

I'm giving this 3.8 stars.

Marlfox was a substantial upgrade from Jacques' books directly prior to this one. I found far less silly, rehashed elements and ridiculous quests in this one. Martin has been toned down quite a bit, but the dibbuns are still running amok with no clear reason as to why they're allowed to do so. The main villians are more interesting than many in the past, but I wish he'd have focused on their mysterious nature rather than the many full-frontal attacks they performed. A few prior characters in other books were far sneakier than the Marlfoxes. Also, I found I was unsatisfied by the notion that two of them were killed by other Marlfoxes without having any interaction with the Redwallers at all, and the island's history definitely could have been explored more considering how mysterious it was. Lastly, the ending was pretty soft, without a major conflict, and a doling out of new roles for all the heroes that fit too perfectly to feel good. Overall though, a definite step in the right direction.

"This one was alright, though still not as good as Redwall by a long shot. It was interesting to finally see an ending of this sort for the bad guys of the story. Marm-floxes."

This is the first Redwall book I ever read, and it’s still my favorite.

The Redwall series is nothing short of amazing. Highly recommended for any youthful reader.

Another winner from Brian Jacques. Not quite as lovable as the other Redwall books, but man, was it still good.

This one was fun. I honestly dont remember how long ago i finished it, but whatever. Anyway, I remember this one being a pretty interesting infighting thing that was fun to read.