![]() ![]() ![]() 9-14)Īdventure drags our heroine all over the map of fantasyland while giving her the opportunity to use her smarts.Įlisa-Princess Lucero-Elisa de Riqueza of Orovalle-has been chosen for Service since the day she was born, when a beam of holy light put a Godstone in her navel. With several strong female characters, fewer battles, and more mystery-as well as the usual complement of humorous sidekicks and mouthwatering feasts-this is a victory for Redwall. ![]() The fast-paced, meaty text jumps from Redwall to Sampetra to the high seas, each time leaving readers on the edge of their seats, until gradually the various branches of the story converge in a glorious climax. Deciphering elaborate clues in cryptic verse, Tansy leads the treasure hunt for the pearls-hidden in Redwall Abbey-and breaks their spell forever. There is Grath Longfletch, intent on revenge, and kindly old Abbot Durrell, who is captured by searats and carried off to Sampetra. Ublaz burns to possess the Pearls of Lutra-six rose-colored pearls of unparalleled beauty-stolen by his command years before and lost when their greedy captors tried to keep them for themselves. Opening when hedgehog maid Tansy and squirrel child Arven find a skeleton in Mossflower wood, the story features Ublaz Mad Eyes, the evil pine marten who rules the tropical island, Sampetra, populated by a vile lot of seascum. Jacques (The Great Redwall Feast, 1996, etc.) has outdone himself in this ninth Redwall epic, weaving strands of a thrilling tale into a complex, persuasive whole. ![]()
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