It is the Summer of the Late Rose, and every citizen of Mossflower is celebrating the Golden Jubilee of the Abbot of Redwall. The abbey and its surrounding wood has known only peace for centuries, since the great mouse Martin the Warrior lay down his sword. But as the Golden Jubilee celebrations begin, something…someone terrible…
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Review: Scarlet
Tales and rumors of Robin Hood are legendary in Nottingham — after all, it’s only Robin and his men who stand between the ruthless sheriff and the over-taxed poor. Much is made of Robin, but the person most people don’t see is Will Scarlet, a thin lad, dagger-wielder, and thief. And that’s just fine with…
Review: The Seer and the Sword
Princess Torina’s life has always been perfect. Her father is king of Archeld, the mightiest of the kingdoms, and brings home many conquests of war — including a mysterious crystal sphere that shows Torina the future…and Landen, the son of a fallen king. But as in any perfect kingdom, not all is as it seems….
Review: The Princess Curse
(I read this book as part of the Pay it Sideways Challenge. Join in anytime, we’d love to have you!) Reveka is thirteen, but has experienced a lot in her young life, from the wars that ravaged her homeland to the beauty and wonder that is herbalism. But the strangest thing she has ever seen…
Review: Mistress of the Art of Death
(I read this book as part of the Pay it Sideways Challenge. Join in anytime, we’d love to have you!) It’s 1171 in Cambridge, England, and someone is killing children. An enraged Catholic population points to the Jews, those “child eaters,” and it is only through the patronage of King Henry II that most of…