Mariel of Redwall

By: Brian Jacques

Narrated by: Brian Jacques, a full cast

With millions of copies of his Redwall series in print, Brian Jacques is one of the most popular authors in the world. A New York Times best seller, Mariel of Redwall serves up generous helpings of everything Jacques' countless fans love: rousing escapades, mouthwatering feats, and endearing characters from deep in the woods of Mossflower country.

Mousemaid Mariel and her bellmaker father are besieged and tossed into the sea by vicious pirate rat Gabool and his thugs. Washed ashore, Mariel is taken in by the kind animals of Redwall Abbey. But Mariel cannot find her father and is certain he has lost his life. With a motley band of adventurers, she swears revenge and begins a perilous quest straight into the heart of Gabool's stronghold, where a few surprises await.

Longtime fans of the world Mossflower will find everything they love in this exhilarating tale, while newcomers will have no trouble jumping straight in and getting lost in a magical, marvelous world.

Don't miss any of Brian Jacques' Redwall series.©1991 Redwall Abbey Company Ltd. (P)2004 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"A satisfying ripsnorter of an adventure." (Kirkus Reviews)

Couldn’t stop listening!

Wonderfully told story and excellently preformed! I hope kids everywhere listen to this and are drawn into the engaging world of Redwall!

Good but maybe for older kids

It’s not bad but it’s a bit to violent maybe not for the age of 5.

Another spectacular performance!

Another all-around pleaser in story, singing, music, and cast performance. Full of adventure, heroism, and good over villainy. The little gibbons are hilarious and I love the hares’ properness, appetites, and loyalty. Absolutely loved it!

Too much drama

The only reason I gave it four stars was because I at least, think it has too much drama. I think it has too many battles and that the battles could have been a little more strategic. I would have liked more planning and more jokes, like in the rest of the books.

Great read

Good book lots of fun to read great story line full of action and suspense and lots of good characters

Nostalgic

This was one of my favorite books when I was in 4th grade. Having the audio book now with the full cast of voices is very nostalgic.

An Excellent Tale and Production

A wonderful telling of a classic tale of adventure and food. Redwall books are oft filled with adventures, battles, food, songs, and moments of peace. Mariel of Redwall is no exception to this and is a joy from start to finish.

The production brings this book to life in a wonderful way I was not expecting. All the characters are given rich voices that fit them. Even the songs within the book are sang and accompanied by instruments.

Decent, with a few caveats

This is not a bad book. I feel almost guilty rating the story so low but it feels like a tired effort on the author’s part with recycled stories with less relatable characters. Unlike Martin or Matthias or characters in previous books, Mariel lacks the development or complexity to actually make you feel invested in her or her quest. Characters are highlighted by their annoying attributes (a hare with a horrible high pitched laugh, petulant children, Mariel’s temper and short sightedness, yet another rat who loses his mind because of weird visions, etc) and lack the depth of previous characters. Oh and the songs…. The damn songs… the story is not well served by breaking into irritatingly long musical numbers that do nothing to develop the story.

I don’t regret listening to this, but if you’re expecting it to hold up to the preceding redwall books your money may be better spent elsewhere.

A great Redwall book

Another Redwall book with terrible bad guys and heroic woodlanders. It won’t disappoint Redwaller fans

the feel of family

I adored these books as a child and into adulthood. they're very nostalgic and this fill cast version makes my heart extra happy