Seit generationen wachsen in der friedlichen Abtei von Redwall mutige Heldinnen und Helden heran, die an der Seite ihrer tapferen Gefärten wieder gegen liederliche Schurken und böswillige Eindringlinge kämpfen mussen. Die fantastische REDWALL-Saga erzählt von ihren Abenteuern. Die Bewohner der Abtei Redwall leben zusammen in Frieden und Eintracht. Doch eines Tages, währen sie ein fröhlichen Fest feiern, taucht der schreckliche Cluny mit seiner Rattenhorde auf. Er will die Abtei im Sturm erobern. Der junge Mäuserich Matthias muss sich der schweren Aufgabe stellen, Redwall und seine Freunde zu rettem. In den Wäldern von Moosflower bauen martin und seine treuen Gefährten die Abtei Redwall. Doch als sich die böse Wildkatzenkönigin Zarina in die Idylle einbricht und Not und Leiden über das Land bringt, müssen sich Martin und die Bewohner von Redwall zur Wehr setzten. Mit seinen Freunden, dem Maulwurf Dinny und dem Mäusedieb Gonff, macht sich der Krieger auf, in einer Schlacht der Guten gegen die Bösen die Meute Zarinas zu bekämpfen. Das Burgfest Salamanderstorn wird von Ferahgo, dem kaltblütigen Wieselführer, und seiner Truppe belagert. Sie wollen Dachslord Ardstreifens Schatz stehlen. Der tapfere Herrscher weiß die Angriffe abzuwehren, aber Ferahgos Meute ist nicht zu besiegen. Mara, Lord Ardstreifens Pflegetochter, will die treuen Krieger von Redwall zu Hilfe holen. Doch der Weg nach Redwall ist weit und die Schurken Ferahgos lauern überall!
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.