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Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
Ben, an immortal teenage boy who can speak any language and read the human-like thoughts of his hyper-intelligent dog Ned, travels the world at the direction of an angel and partners with Ned to help those he meets. It is a foggy night in 1620 in Copenhagen, and a homeless boy -- desperate to get off the streets and find some adventure elsewhere -- slips unnoticed onto a docked merchant ship while its greedy captain arranges an ambitious business-related...
Lord Brocktree
Lord Brocktree is a bagder waiting to take over his father's throne of badger lord. When Lord Stonepaw's (his father) mountain is under attack, he and his fighting hares struggle to protect the mountain. Lord Brocktree soon joins forces with a haremaid named Dotti, an otter called Ruff, King Bucko's troops, and a shrew clan. A distant sqirrel tells the bagder of his father's troubles. Brocktree and his group rush to save his father from the evil Ungatt ...
Mariel of Redwall - Redwall 4
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Martin the Warrior - Redwall 6
This is the epic tale of Redwall's most legendary hero and founder. As a young mouse, Martin is captured by Badrang the Tyrant, an evil stoat. Even more unforgivable, he has killed many and stolen Martin's father's battle sword. Enduring enough of the Tyrant's evil ways, he gets into a fight with the guards and Badrang himself. Escaping the horrifying death sentence by two spies, Rose the mouse and Grumm the mole, he is thrown into a pit with two ot...

Jacques booklist

Mattimeo - Redwall 3
Young Mattimeo, son of Matthias the Warrior of Redwall, and his friends are kidnapped by Slagar the slaving fox to build an underground fortress for an evil white polecat named Malkariss....
Mossflower - Redwall 2
Arriving in Mossflower Wood, Martin the Warrior disovers that the once peaceful woodland has been invaded and conquored by the evil Wild Cat Queen Tsarmina. Taking place a few years after Martin the Warrior, this novel ushers in the more modern of the Redwall Series, and this novel's direct sequel is Redwall. Mossflower tells of the War for Mossflower, where only one can ultimatesly rule: Martin or Tsarmina Once again, Jacques' character spring alive ...
Redwall - Redwall 1
A young mouse's home is invaded by a huge army of warrior rats, lead by a deadly slayer. Fighting for justice and freedom, a young and innocent mouse risks everything to find the fabled sword and armour of Martin the Warrior, the founder of Redwall. This is his friends only hope, and by taking up the challenge he becomes... the warrior of Redwall....
Taggerung
In Redwall Abbey a baby otter is born. He is taken to a river for a otter ceremony by his father. The father is killed by Sawney Rath, a wicked ferret, whose seer told him that the baby is the Taggerung, a special member of the vermin tribes. Back at the Abbey the mother otter and her daughter try to find out what happened to the father and Denna, the baby. Fifteen years later Denna, newly named Tagg, gets into a fight with Sawney and journe...
The Bellmaker - Redwall 7
This book is a sequel to Mariel of Redwall it is after Mariel and Dandin leave Redwall and go on an adventure. The country of Southsward is being ruled by an evil foxwolf and his wife. After escaping from the castle the real queen gathers up forces with Mariel, Dandin and their friend Bowly Pintips to take back the castle. Meanwhile Joeseph the Bellmaker has a dream that his daughter is in danger so him and some select few along with the guosim (guerilla...
The Legend of Luke - Redwall 12
Martin the Warrior mouse of Redwall abbey hears a song from a roving hedgehog about his long-lost father Luke, who he had not seen since he was a baby. This story tells of his quest to find out what really happened to his father....