I've read many of the Redwall series, and this is one of my favorites. There are multiple storylines that converge on a dramatic and exciting ending!

Ah, another tale from Redwall. I'm a huge fan, have been for a while, but it seems that almost all of them are the same - with quests, feasts, an Abbey riddle, an evil and cunning enemy (or two), but each book has it's own special flair. Triss is no exception, it is truly a good book, although if you've read the other 14 Redwall books, it feels as if you're almost reading the same thing again. Which isn't nessecarily a bad thing.

Triss is three stories that all come together, quite expertly, in the end. It begins in the northern stronghold of Riftguard, where the ferret King Agarnu and his two children, Kurda and Bladd rule. They are preparing to set out on a journey to find the remains of Agarnu's father, Sarengo, when three slaves escape...

Back in Salamandastron, a young badger, Sagax and a young hare, Scarum, set out on the adventure of their lives. They meet up with Kroova and an old stolen ship and set sail for the seas...
And at Redwall, there's the mystery of Brockhall and a strange, malevolent presence in Mossflower Woods to be dealt with...

What I absospiffinglutely love about this book is the abundance of strong FEMALE characters. The past books have had a lack of both female goodbeasts and especially female villians (there was only one female archvillian in the entire series, and that was Tsarmina in Mossflower, unless you count Silth in Marlfox, but I really think it was Mokkan who was the worst bad guy). Oh, but Triss solves all of this, as the main character (Triss) and the main VILLIAN (Kurda) are both females! And lots of other female vermin too, Tazzin, Sesstra, Riggan...simply teeming with them.

The characters are also quite funny, too. Scarum is like every other token hare you read about in the books, jolly, with a huge appetite. But one of the most amusing characters is Kurda's woefully
stupid brother, Bladd.

Well, the book is a good one, full of excitement, adventure, and tragedy. It reads just like the past 14, but in my opinion it's better than Taggerung. Read it, or get it for your kids.

Good, like all the Redwall books - If you've read three you've read them all but they're all fun adventures anyway. It's particularly fun to listen to the audiobooks as they're read by the author and his family and that's what he wrote them for in the 1st place.
Merial Of Redwall with the infamous Gabool is still my favorite by far, but the Scandinavian Stoats in this one were pretty funny.

Another good Redwall entry, my only disapointment is that the liberation of Riftgard should have been a whole other sequel novel. Even if honestly, I'm not sure I could last for another round of Scarum's gluttony, so it's probably better this way. XD

Another solid Redwall book, but not my favorite. I do like and appreciate the slightly different approach he took to telling this story though. This one is also chalk full of poetry, more than the normal amount, which I always enjoy. And finally I love how Jacques is able to reuse the same types of creatures and make them different each time. That’s just impressive. Still, glad to have finally reread it. I really didn’t remember much of anything from this book.

This is the book that introduced me to Redwall. As an elementary school child I had no concept of what it meant to go through the series in chronological order, so it never really bothered me that I started reading about 10 books into the series (not that it really would make a difference with redwall). It drove my mother nuts however, and when she found that this was nowhere near the first book she went out and bought Redwall and Mossflower for me to read. So Triss sat unread in my bookshelf for over a year as I read through the other books. It was worth the wait, of course, and Triss will always be one of my favorite characters because of it.

(Review from 2023)

“Triss” was one of the last Redwall books I had read. I had been in middle school at this point and while it wasn’t horrible or anything, at that point I had been starting to drift away from the series due to my age, changing interests, and frankly the final two books doing nothing to really keep my interest in the books nor have me remember specifics from the two books. I still have fond memories of the Redwall series and hope to share it with my kids or younger relatives some day but later books like this just didn’t do enough to keep me interested in the series after a certain point.

Interesting premises, although it wasn't as memorable as the rest of Jacques' other literary triumphs. Triss did not particularly stand out as an heroine, and I found myself just slightly bored towards the end.

It was fun and action packed.

This might be the best Redwall book!

i really like this redwall book and it is one of my favorites of redwall and i have read almost all of them!
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Summary
At Riftgard, an isle in the far north, the ferret king Agarnu and his cruel offspring, Princess Kurda and Prince Bladd hold sway over a Ratguard army and enslaved creatures. One of the slaves, Trisscar, escapes with her friends Shogg and Welfo, southward to Mossflower. In the attempt, her friend Drufo is killed. Meanwhile, Kurda hires a pirate ship, the Seascab, captained by Plugg Firetail, to take her to Mossflower, where she must find the royal artifacts of Riftgard in order to seal her father's kingship. Riftun accompanies her and Bladd.

In Redwall Abbey, rebellious Dibbuns Ruggum and Bikkle (members of Dibbuns Against Bedtime), run away into Mossflower Woods. They discover Brockhall, the ancestral home of badgers, but are chased by the serpents. Fortunately, they are rescued by the Skipper of otters and Log-a-Log Groo. They bring with them a golden pawring with strange markings.

Sagaxus, heir to Salamandastron, and his friend Bescarum (who go by Sagax and Scarum respectively), leave the mountain for adventure with Kroova Wavedog, in his ketch the Stopdog. Scarum's father, Colonel Whippscut of the Long Patrol, searches for them for Lord Hightor, the Badger Lord. Sagax finds a bow on the ketch (the property of its previous owners) with similar markings to the pawring. They disregard it and decide to journey to Redwall. On their way, they wind up in possession of a dagger with the same pattern.

Triss and her friends, in their ship, see the same markings. Triss is able to interpret them as an R, H, O, and R, standing for "Royal House of Riftgard". They become dehydrated, but are rescued by the hedgehogs of Peace Island. Welfo remains with her newfound love, Urtica. Triss and Shogg continue south. They cross paths with the Seascab in the middle of a lightning storm that kills Riftun. The contraband vessel escapes.

The Redwall denizens try to explore Brockhall, but it is inhabited by three serpents, wearing a crown with the Riftgard pattern. The adders, Zassaliss, Harssacss, and Sesstra, were the children of Berussca, who killed Sarengo (Agarnu's father), dying in the process. They remained bound by Sarengo's mace and chain. Ovus, a tawny owl, brings Bluddbeak, an ancient red kite from far away to defeat the adders. The birds make an attempt, but both died in the process. Mokug, a golden hamster who had been Sarengo's slave, was rescued and brought with him longer documents in Riftgard script. Martin the Warrior visits Skipper in his dreams, giving the Redwallers the hint they need to decode the message, but it is a riddle that's difficult to interpret.

Sagax, Scarum, and Kroova are captured by the crew of the Seascab, and the Stopdog is destroyed. Triss and Shogg met up with them, and they are able to escape. Kroova and Shogg set up a hidden stake that injures Plugg, and his tail falls off. He reattaches it with pine resin.

Kurda and her vermin cross paths with the Redwallers, who fend them off. Triss, Shogg, Sagax, Scarum, and Kroova enter Redwall. Triss sees the Sword of Martin and is immediately drawn to it. She wields it as the Redwallers continue to battle the Ratguard army. Bladd is scalded and crushed by a cauldron, and Plugg is killed by the snakes. Kurda concentrates her efforts on destroying them.

Shogg helps solve the riddle, which leads the Redwallers to Brockhall. The Ratguards are there at the same time- as are the snakes. During the ensuing battle, Shogg, Sagax, and Triss kill Sesstra, Harssacss, and Zassaliss. Shogg is poisoned, and dies by Triss's side. Scarum (who was supposed to remain at Redwall, but ran off) is captured by Kurda's troops, but rescued by the combined army. Triss and Kurda face off, but Kurda falls on her sword and dies.

Triss, Kroova, Sagax, Scarum, Groo, Skipper, Mokug, and some others, sail to Riftguard and free the slaves. Agarnu drowns. Kroova stays on Riftguard with Sleeve and baby Freedom, and the others return to Redwall.

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So much has happened in the fifteen books in this series. I got really invested in this series, partly because I was grounded when I started it, and partly because it is just a great series. In this one, Triss and some companions are being held captive by an evil ferret king, King Agarno. His daughter Princess Kurda is also party to their captivity, poor treatment, and misery. Triss and her companions are determined to escape and find themselves at Redwall Abbey. I thought this was a great story. I really enjoyed it.