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Redwall
''Redwall'' is a series of children's fantasy novels by British writer Brian Jacques, published from 1986 to 2011. It is also the title of the first book of the series, published in 1986, as well as the name of the abbey featured in the book, and is the name of an animated television series based on three of the novels ('' Redwall'', '' Mattimeo'', and '' Martin the Warrior''), which first aired in 1999. The books are primarily aimed at pre- to early adolescents. There have been 22 novels and two picture books published. The twenty-second, and final, novel, '' The Rogue Crew'', was posthumously released on 3 May 2011, almost three months after Jacques' death on 5 February. Overview The series chronicles the adventures of the anthropomorphic animals inhabiting Redwall Abbey and the surrounding countryside of Mossflower Wood, including mice, moles, hares, badgers, and other woodland species. Frequently the peace-loving creatures of Mossflower are called upon to become warrior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redwall (TV Series)
''Redwall'' is an animated television series produced by the Canada-based Nelvana, along with the France-based Alphanim (season 1) and Germany-based TV-Loonland AG (seasons 2–3) that ran from 1999 until 2002. The series is based on the ''Redwall'' novels by Brian Jacques. The series spans three seasons, the first based on the first book ''Redwall'', the second on '' Mattimeo'' and the third on ''Martin the Warrior''. The series originally aired on Teletoon (now as Cartoon Network) in Canada, along with being independently distributed in the U.S. by American Public Television through public television stations. Plot ''Redwall'' A young mouse named Matthias lives at Redwall Abbey. Reminiscing on his past life, he remembers how his family was very poor. During a particularly harsh winter, an army of Rats, led by Cluny the Scourge, attacked his village. Separated from his family, Matthias saw Cluny just before he was rescued by his sister and, with advice from voles, travelled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redwall (novel)
''Redwall'' is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques. Originally published in 1986, it is the first book of the '' Redwall'' series. The book was illustrated by Gary Chalk, with the British cover illustration by Pete Lyon and the US cover by Troy Howell. It is also one of the three ''Redwall'' novels to be made into an animated television series (which is aired on PBS, but produced by the Canadian studio Nelvana), along with '' Mattimeo'' (Season 2) and '' Martin the Warrior'' (Season 3). Plot summary A young anthropomorphic mouse named Matthias is a novice monk at Redwall Abbey, where he was adopted as a young orphan, though he dreams of a life of adventure, inspired by the legends of Martin the Warrior, the founder of Redwall. One summer, Redwall Abbey is surrounded by the army of Cluny the Scourge, an infamously evil one-eyed rat. Matthias is guided by visions of Martin the Warrior, while the abbey inhabitants prepare the defense of their home against Cluny's impending attack. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Jacques
James Brian Jacques (, as in "Jakes"; 15 June 1939 – 5 February 2011), known professionally as Brian Jacques, was an English author known for his ''Redwall'' series of children's fantasy novels and ''Castaways of the Flying Dutchman'' series. He also completed two collections of short stories entitled ''The Ribbajack, The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns'' and ''Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales''. Early life James Brian Jacques was born in Liverpool on 15 June 1939. Jacques' parents were James Alfred Jacques, a truck driver, and Ellen Ryan, both born in Liverpool. His father's family were from Lancashire, his mother's family all had Ireland, Irish roots. Jacques' maternal grandfather, Matthew Ryan, was from Wexford, Ireland. Jacques was the middle child: he had an older brother, Tony, and a younger brother, James. Jacques grew up in Kirkdale, Merseyside, Kirkdale near to the Liverpool Docks. He was known by his middle name, Brian, because his father and younger brother were a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattimeo
''Mattimeo'' is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1989. It is the third book in the ''Redwall'' series. It is also one of the three ''Redwall'' novels to be made into a television series, alongside its self-titled novel (Season 1) and "Martin the Warrior" (Season 3). Plot summary Slagar the Cruel ''Mattimeo'' is a direct sequel to ''Redwall ''and'' Mossflower'', taking place eight seasons (two years) after the events of the first novel. The peaceful woodland creatures of Redwall Abbey are busy preparing for a feast during the summer equinox. Matthias and Cornflower have had a son named Mattimeo, who has been generally spoiled throughout his life by the inhabitants of Redwall. Meanwhile, the masked red fox Slagar the Cruel and his gang of rat and weasel slavers are planning to enter Redwall Abbey during one of their feasts. Slagar, a villainous fox (the son of Sela and previously known as Chickenhound) craving revenge for a crime never committed against him, inten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin The Warrior
''Martin the Warrior'' is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1993. It is the sixth book in the '' Redwall'' series. It is also one of the three ''Redwall'' novels to be made into a television series, alongside the self-titled novel (Season 1) and " Mattimeo" (Season 2). Subdivisions *The Prisoner and the Tyrant *Actors and Searchers *The Battle of Marshank Plot ''Martin the Warrior'' tells the story of a young mouse named Martin, a slave in Marshank under the cruel stoat Badrang the Tyrant. When Badrang leaves Martin to be tortured by the weather and the gulls, a young mousemaid named Laterose, or Rose (with whom Martin falls in love), and a European mole named Grumm hear his cry of defiance. They become instrumental in helping Martin, along with a young male Eurasian red squirrel named Felldoh, and Rose's brother Brome, escape Marshank. When that is accomplished, they decide to travel to Noonvale to rouse an army to attack Marshank. However, in the ocean, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of Luke
''The Legend of Luke'' is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1999. It is the 12th book and fourth chronologically in the ''Redwall'' series. Plot summary The book begins during the construction of Redwall Abbey, when a roving female hedgehog named Trimp visits the abbey and sings a song to help the workers lifting a beam. List of Redwall characters#Martin I, Martin the Warrior recognises his father, Luke the Warrior, mentioned in the lyrics and asks Trimp more about him. He decides to go on a quest to learn more about his father. Martin, Gonff the Mousethief, Dinny, and Trimp befriend an orphaned woodlander squirrel named Chugger, the Eurasian goshawk Krar Woodwatcher, as well as two brother otters, Folgrim (who is very close to becoming feral, having filed his teeth to points, and even eating vermin after he kills them) and his older brother Tungro. When they reach the northlands, Martin meets his father's friends: the old mouse, Vurg, and Beauclair Fethringsol Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mossflower
''Mossflower'' is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1988. It is the second book published and third chronologically in the '' Redwall'' series. Plot summary The story begins in the Mossflower Wood, where a community of animals suffers under the tyranny of a ruling European wildcat named Verdauga Greeneyes. When a mouse from the north by the name of Martin the Warrior travels to Mossflower Woods, he is captured and brought to the castle Kotir. While there, his sword is broken by Verdauga's daughter, Tsarmina, and he is imprisoned within the Kotir dungeons. Meanwhile, Tsarmina poisons Verdauga with the help of the vixen Fortunata and blames it on her brother Gingivere. She places her brother in prison and takes the throne for herself. While in the dungeons, Martin eventually meets Gonff the Mousethief, who was imprisoned for stealing food from the Kotir storages. Meanwhile, Abbess Germaine and the surviving members of Loamhedge, an abbey stricken with a plague, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rogue Crew
''The Rogue Crew'' is the 22nd book of the Redwall series by Brian Jacques, released on May 3, 2011. It is the final novel of the Redwall series, due to Jacques' death on February 5, 2011. BBC News. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-2-7. Plot After a defeat at the hands of the Rogue Crew, Razzid Wearat's seer, Shekra the , tells him of Redwall Abbey, a place that he can plunder easily. He sets the course for it, killing all who stand in his way. Skor Axehound the and Rake Nightfur th ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badger
Badgers are medium-sized short-legged omnivores in the superfamily Musteloidea. Badgers are a polyphyletic rather than a natural taxonomic grouping, being united by their squat bodies and adaptions for fossorial activity rather than by their ancestral relationships: Musteloidea contains several families, only two of which (the "weasel family" Mustelidae and the "skunk family" Mephitidae) include badgers; moreover, both of these families also include various other animals that are not badgers. The fifteen species of mustelid badgers are grouped in four subfamilies: four species of Melinae (genera ''Meles'' and ''Arctonyx'') including the European badger, five species of Helictidinae (genus ''Melogale'') or ferret-badger, the honey badger or ratel Mellivorinae (genus ''Mellivora''), and the American badger Taxideinae (genus ''Taxidea''). Badgers include the most basal mustelids; the American badger is the most basal of all, followed successively by the ratel and the Mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otter
Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic, or marine. Lutrinae is a branch of the Mustelidae family, which includes weasels, badgers, mink, and wolverines, among other animals. Otters' habitats include dens known as holts or couches, with their social structure described by terms such as dogs or boars for males, bitches or sows for females, and pups or cubs for offspring. Groups of otters can be referred to as a bevy, family, lodge, romp, or raft when in water, indicating their social and playful characteristics. Otters are known for their distinct feces, termed spraints, which can vary in smell from freshly mown hay to putrefied fish. Otters exhibit a varied life cycle with a gestation period of about 60–86 days, and offspring typically stay with their family for a year. They can live up to 16 years, with their diet mainly consisting of fish and sometimes frogs, birds, or shellfish, depending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Books
A book is a structured presentation of recorded information, primarily verbal and graphical, through a medium. Originally physical, electronic books and audiobooks are now existent. Physical books are objects that contain printed material, mostly of writing and images. Modern books are typically composed of many pages Bookbinding, bound together and protected by a Book cover, cover, what is known as the ''codex'' format; older formats include the scroll and the Clay tablet, tablet. As a conceptual object, a ''book'' often refers to a written work of substantial length by one or more authors, which may also be distributed digitally as an electronic book (ebook). These kinds of works can be broadly Library classification, classified into fiction (containing invented content, often narratives) and non-fiction (containing content intended as factual truth). But a physical book may not contain a written work: for example, it may contain ''only'' drawings, engravings, photographs, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
