The inhabitants of Redwall relax in the haze of summer-but as they do, the neighboring stronghold of Salamandastron lies besieged by the evil weasel army of Ferhago the Assassin. Worse still, Mara, beloved daughter of Urthstripe, Badger Lord of the Fire Mountain, is in terrible danger. Then a lightning bolt uncovers the sword of Martin the Warrior, and young Samkin embarks on an adventure that leads him to Mara. Can the good creatures triumph over the villainous Assassin?
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"Mara the badger, Martin the Warrior and Samkin the squirrel are the main heros of this story. Mara is strong and fears nothing. Martin the Warrior is a strong mouse who, like Mara, is afraid of not a thing. Unntil Ferhago the Assasin parades in. Once Martin discovers that Ferhago is heading toward Redwall Abbey, he will do nothing but try to get to his beloved homeland before the horride weasel. Will Martin defeat Ferhago? Or will Redwall Abbey be enslaved to Ferhago forever? This novel is great. Every adventure and battle loving book-worm must have this book to line their bookshelves!!"
— Paige (4 out of 5 stars)
“A memorable world…plenty of combat…amusing characters and exciting moments.”
— Locus“The reader feels included in the Abbey’s history as it is being written, and Jacques encourages that empathy by creating animal characters that respond to extraordinary circumstances with compellingly human-like humility and strength.”
— Publishers Weekly“Jacques’s seventh book in the Redwall series is full of battle and quest, plague and feast, enemies and alliances, recollection and fulfillment. The full cast brings richness to this recording.”
— AudioFile“The story is gripping…Salamandastron is thoroughly satisfying!”
— School Library Journal" Salamandastron is the longest word I've ever learnt to spell off by heart. This is allthanks to this book. As I've said about the other Redwall books. Salamandastron is funny, beautifully written and heartwarming. Salamandastron is the story of a young badger maid leaving the mountain of Salamandastron with her friend Prickle the Hare. They go in search of adventure and find many firends. Its a wonderful story. "
— Emm, 2/18/2014" It took me awhile to get into this book. The plot lines skip around and the characters become muddled because there are so many. However, after I gave the book a chance, I realized how well written it is and I actually began to enjoy it. The action and cliffhangers actually built the tension very well for me. "
— Karissa, 2/16/2014" This book is about animals fighting in war and about the sword of Martin the Warrior "
— Acorn, 2/13/2014" I love Brian Jacques work and Salamandastron is no exception. From the typically goofy hares to the stocik badger lords and ladies, the characters are interesting and very true to their forms. "
— Christine, 2/10/2014" so intensely sad but courageous and thrilling with charcters to change us one with humor two with vengance and tgwo with loss and love but also one witgh courage and strength to fight for change a nd the past "
— Laura, 2/6/2014" Read in High School, when I was into the talking animal books. It is kinda fun b/c it has some great discriptions of food and "Cozy" stuff. This book made me cry in the end. "
— Whitney, 2/2/2014" Decided to revisit some of the Brian Jacques collection that inspired me so much when I was younger. The source of the 'Harry Potter' effect on my personal joy for reading in my youth. "
— George, 1/15/2014" You have to fight for what you believe in. The people in the book wanted peace but they couldn't get it unless they fought for it. "
— Gracia, 1/9/2014" A great bedtime story for the kids. "
— Hank, 1/5/2014" The best one of the series! "
— Simon, 1/3/2014" i dont like any of these... horrible "
— Sharon, 12/31/2013" I loved Brian Jacques - his stories were some of the first "chapter books" I read in 1st/2nd grade - I simply devoured his books and read them over and over. "
— Jenna, 12/31/2013" The 5th in the series! Excellent! "
— Shan, 12/25/2013" The badgers in this series were always my favorites "
— Megster, 11/9/2013" My second favorite in the Redwall series. "
— Aaron, 10/25/2013" It is a tale from Redwall and it's about three different points of views in which the animals they're in, you'll find out....and later, when they all meet together...it is very interesting and worth running a mile for. "
— Grace, 7/16/2013" I always liked reading about Salamandastron. "
— Jordan, 4/26/2013" I'm not sure why, but Salamandastron is one of my least favorite in the Redwall series. *shrug* I dunno. Maybe I'm racist against badgers. "
— Starlight, 2/18/2013" This one comes close to a 5 star, it was such a perfect Redwall book. "
— David, 10/28/2012" I need to reread this book. I hardly remember anything about it. "
— Nix, 7/21/2011" The time of the badger has come! I love the badgers in these novels, the way they quite literlly with a flick of the wrist send the evil weasels and foxes flying across the forest! "
— Simon, 6/7/2011" This was a beautifully written book. I loved the way all five events came together, and I loved the way it ended, even if it did have some sad twists. This book kept my eyes riveted to it to the end. "
— Aimee, 5/28/2011" wow this book was realy good just like the first "
— Michael, 3/28/2011" the book that got me hooked (it rhymes :D) to brian jacques. "
— Cloud, 3/12/2011" the book that got me hooked (it rhymes :D) to brian jacques. "
— Cloud, 1/12/2011" Salamandastron was the first book I read in the Redwall series and I have not been able to put them down since then and have been collecting them for my actual bookshelf at home. I fell in love with the characters and found myself crying when the current Badger Lord died. "
— Book_lover, 1/9/2011" See Redwall for my complete review of this series "
— Gatorgal21, 12/22/2010" The events happened sort of slowly, but the last few chapters were verry exciting. "
— Greg712, 12/10/2010" One of my favorites as a kid! "
— Icia, 11/8/2010" Decided to revisit some of the Brian Jacques collection that inspired me so much when I was younger. The source of the 'Harry Potter' effect on my personal joy for reading in my youth.<br/> "
— George, 11/1/2010" One of the best in the series. "
— Jack, 10/28/2010" Another excellent book in this series, I just didn't like it as much as all of the others. "
— Naomi, 10/7/2010" This was the first book I read out of all of the Redwall books, and the one that got me started <3 "
— Elise, 7/30/2010" I have forgotten the story but I remember I enjoyed reading about this iron clad furry creatures when I was a kid. Brain Jacques has written a whole bunch of these rodent adventure tales! "
— Hunter, 7/12/2010Brian Jacques has had many professions, including
longshoreman, truck driver, and folk singer. In addition to the vast readership
he has earned with his Redwall novels, Brian has earned a devoted army of
listeners with his weekly radio program on BBC Merseyside. For this recording
Brian himself leads a full cast of actors in bringing to life the adventures of
the inhabitants of Redwall Abbey.
Bleak December Inc. is a multimedia company founded by Canadian actor and filmmaker Anthony D.P. Mann.