Mattimeo

By: Brian Jacques, Gary Chalk (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 1 November 1989

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Slagar, the fox contemplated Redwall Abbey, his twisted face hidden beneath a sinister harlequin hood. How he hated the peaceable Abbey creatures; how he hated the fearless mouse-warrior Matthias whom he held responsible for his injuries. Gathering his mercenary band of rats, stoats and weasels about him, he prepared for his hour of vengeance. But there would be no heroics for Slagar the cruel, no courageous battle plans. He knew that the power of the legendary Redwall sword had vanquished more terrible enemies than himself. His scheme was much more cunning and would strike at the very heart of all the Abbey held dear. Above everything Redwallers loved and cherished their young. He, Slagar, would steal them from under their very noses and Mattimeo, Matthias's headstrong young son, was to be the biggest prize of all.

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A third action-packed adventure about the forest creatures of Mossflower (1988) - a sequel to Redwall(1986). Again, Jacques groups his characters by species: peace-loving squirrels, otters, and mice led by doughty badger ConStance and warrior mouse Matthias; evil weasels and rats, whose wicked genius here is a fox, Slagar the Cruel. As before, Jacques also cleverly juggles vignettes from several concurrent narratives: the young of Redwall, kidnapped by Slagar, travel toward a dread kingdom where he plans to sell them as slaves; Matthias and his companions follow on a rescue mission; the animals left at Redwall defeat a hostile takeover attempt by ravens. And, again, Jacques tells a story full of not-too-graphic violence, humor, and beguiling domestic detail - especially the scrumptious food concocted for feast days. But while Jacques' writing flows more easily with each book and there are fewer logical glitches here, there is no more depth to this story than to its predecessors. For all its surface charm, it is wholly simplistic: not only characters but species are totally good or bad. A mixed message also persists: the creatures of Mossflower may say that "Violence is never the answer," but the plot revolves around the need for it: "Sometimes violence can be fair." And though the good creatures value each other, they live in a class society in which the moles are quaintly servile and the loyal but unruly sparrows speak a sort of pidgin English. Still, a treat for Redwall's fans. Gary Chalk provides 55 agreeable miniature drawings as chapter heads. (Kirkus Reviews)

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