Martin the Warrior: A Tale from Redwall

This is a great Redwall book! The only bad part is when characters die... Should I tell you guys?
Anyways, this book is about two mice named Martin and Rose, and a mole named Grumm who loves soup.(mmm) THey're trying to free slaves and defeat the evil stoat Badrang.
There a;so are two other, Felldoh a squirrel and I forget Rose's brother's name. They're with a troupe that is near Marshank (badrang's fortress).
I loved this book and you should read it!

A fantastic story from the Redwall series, Martin the Warrior, is a mix of friendship and battles against a ruthless rat clan. This "National best seller" from Brian Jacques is about a mouse named Martin, who gets captured in the rat's prison. This story is full of foxes, lizards, moles, rats, and of course, mice. Most fantasy lovers and animal lovers will keep rereading this fantastic book about how friendship can help others in times of conflict. As most good stories are, all Brian Jacques books are well more than worth reading. And all animals have human characteristics.

Martin the Warrior was an excellent book. I will definitely recommend this book to my friends and peers. I recommend this book because it is action packed and fun filled to the very end. The action starts from the first chapter and it continues to the last page of this great book. Because this book creates a whole different world I will recommend this book to people who have a wide imagination. I would not recommend this book to people who like nonfiction books because this book is clearly fiction.This is a powerful story of tyrants and heroes. In the beginning of the story there is a tyrant and his horde of slaves. Three of the slaves are thrown in the pit but, with a lot of help from the outside they escape. They had bigger things in mind than to just get as far away from the fort as they could. Martin was one of the three slaves, he was a warrior and his sward was still in the hands of the terrible tyrant. Martin had vowed to return for revenge and get the sward his father had given him back. other characters in this book include a group of actors called the Rambling Rosehip Players, a pair of friends from Noonvale, and many other creatures they meet along the way. This book is full of detail which makes the reading a lot more enjoyable. There are some great characters in this book and they go through great adventures.Some good aspects of this book include it has great friendships in it and fun-loving characters. It also has battles for justice and emotional scenes in which great characters die or obtain victory. Another good aspect of this book is that it takes you into a whole new world where the main characters are rodents like mice, rats, and other small creatures. A bad aspect of this story is that there are a lot of characters it becomes easy to get mixed up. But I really liked this book and think you will to.

I read the book Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques. I thought the book was very good. The main characters were animals and they all could talk and had human characteristics, the author did a very good job of this. It included battles and adventures, thrills and excitement. It wasn't too gruesome and didn't explain in detail how the battles ended. Brian Jacques did a very good job in describing the battles, the adventures and the conflicts along the way.

A classic tale of good versus evil. This is the story of how Martin the Warrior rose from humble beginnings as a slave mouse to become the champion of Redwall. This book has an action packed story line. The friends, despite being forest creatures, are larger than life. They include the mousemaid Rose, the vengeful Felldoh, and even a traveling troop of comics. They and others are pitted against Badrang, former sea rat captain, now Tyrant of Marshank.
Although this is the sixth book in the series, it can be read first because the books were written out of sequence and this is the prequal to the other stories. Mossflower is the next book in the sequence.
I would recommend this book to anybody who enjoys fantasy or children's literature. The only reason this gets four stars is because Jacques spends an inordinate amount of time writing about food or supper-time.

When Martin's sword which was given to him by his father. Martin swears he will get his revenge and will slay Badrang. When Martin is thrown into a pit like a cell, he meets up with a mole and he digs through tons of rock and dirt. Once out they meet up with a travelling entertainment group who help Martin sneak into Badrangs fortress and free all of the other slaves. Will Martin free the slaves and forfill his promise? Read this book and find out.

I absolutley LOVED this book. I think it is one of the best Brian Jaques has written. Martin is my favorite character. I read RedWall in the sixth grade for battle of the books and sinse then RedWall has been my favorite series! I think everyone that likes fantasy should read this as soon as they are old enough. I love all the detail and thought that goes into each book. I have read and own all the RedWall books and love every single one.

First, I'll let everyone know that this book is the direct predecessor to the best book in the series, "Mossflower." Martin ends probably just a few months before Mossflower begins. I read Mossflower first, but I wish I would have read Matin first. If you are just picking up this series, try to read this and then Mossflower. By the end of those two you will feel pretty accomplished. You could read Outcast of Redwall right after that too if you really wanted because it takes off a little after the end of Mossflower. Martin the Warrior is also a very sad book. I won't give anything away, but my two favorite characters both die, so I felt pretty sad at the end even though the main objective of the book is accomplished. I would say that this book is probably the third or fourth best in the series. I think Mossflower is head and shoulders above the rest and consider it to be pretty much a perfect Redwall book, then Redwall is the second best, and I would say that both Matin and Salamandastron claim the third and fourth spots in no particular order. All of these books are great and if you are just getting into the series you should read all of these first and also include Mattimeo because it is the sequel to Redwall.

I'm going to nitpick a few things here about the book so, this section could have some minor spoilers. If you haven't read the book yet and wish to go in without knowing anything, don't read this part. The one thing that I didn't really like is that Martin never really rallied an army to defeat Badrang. I expected Martin to become this figure that every free beast rallied behind to defeat the enemy like in Mossflower. However, he had a friend get the army together with less than 50 pages in the book and then just took charge of it. I know he was younger so maybe he wasn't like full blown Martin the Warrior yet, but throughout the book he proved that he was really mature for a young mouse. Also, another odd thing is that I never really could believe that an army that was literally thrown together in a few pages could fight gallantly together as a whole. It just didn't seem that plausible to me that every beast would be on the same page after only serving with each other for like a few hours. This kind of leads to an awkwardness after the battle is over too. The many different tribes just split up and it just seems weird. This is very different than in Mossflower (I know I keep referencing it) where the army is completely united in order to establish Redwall Abbey after the final battle is over. This book is one of the more violent Redwall books too (I know that the really new ones have become extremely violent but, I think it's probably the most violent of the old ones). Martin kills Badrang by pressing his own sword directly into his heart. This is a little bit more of a cold-blooded kill than what normal Redwall readers are used to. Jacques typically has the main protagonist kill the main antagonist accidentally so he/she doesn't seem like a killer. This is not what happens in Martin. Also, there is no scene at the end of the book where the vermin prisoners are told to run like wild towards some direction. This is most likely because ALL of Badrang's force are killed mercilessly. That's almost groundbreaking for Jacques as this seems to never really happen in the books. Anyways, these points are just minor flaws that do not change how good this book is. Don't let me stop you from reading this book because of anything that I said because it truly is one of the greats of the Redwall world.

This story is about a gallant young mouse and his friends stopping an evil tyrant soat. This is one of the best books I've ever read. Martin start as a slave, and grows stronger with each new friend he makes. Martin is a born reble and stands up to the tyrant soat, Bardang, constantly and gets punished sevearly for it. I recamend this book to readers of all ages. I also recomened the other books in the Redwall seiries by Brian Jacques.

First of all... To "James from England" Are you absolutely sure you actually read the book? The review sounds REALLY different from the book.
In my opinion, this book was extremely WONDERFUL but REALLY sad. I would SO spoil it if I told you the end. This book actually left me crying! REALLY REALLY READ IT! (but I advise you read Mossflower and Redwall first) I can't stress this enough: READ THIS BOOK!!!(you get the point, right?)

I Loved this book! I had been looking for a book for my age level, because I can go through books in a day! It took me 2 weeks to read this and I loved every minute of it! It's all about a mouse Named Martin who wants to be like his father and be a warrior! He is captures and almost killed! He then escapes with the help of a Mouse and her friend, a mole! The story goes on and kept my attention like no other story has!

Martin the Warrior by Jacques tells of a young mouse who survives through unamaginable odds and becomes a hero. Yes Jacques again takes us to the magical world of animals. This extension of the Redwall series answers the unknow questions of the hero of Mossflower Woods. Those who have read Mossflower, the story of how Martin entered Mossflower Woods and saved it from the evil cat queen, must read this novel to answer their questions. This novel will also helpo those who read the original, Redwall, and thought what the life of the great hero was like. Many of the events and characters will shock those who read Mossflower because much of what you know about Marin is FALSE!!!!!!!!!! However, because I don't wish to reveal the book to any potential readers, that is all that will be said about that. If you have never read a novel by Jacques, this would be a great place to start, at the true begging of the story line, befoe the Abby and before Martin was a true Warrior. Even if the begging makes you fell lost, Jacques will pull you into his world and make you fell at home.

I have read this book six times, and found it to be my favorite Redwall book. It tells the story of Martin beore he was a legend, before he was the spirit of the abbey.
Badrang was Lord and Tyrant of the Eastern Coasts. One of his slaves was Martin. Martin defied Badrang and was tied up on the roof of Fortress Marshank. During the storm at night, Rose and Grumm see Martin up on the roof. They are a mouse and mole from Noonvale to find Rose's brother Brome who is somewhere inside the fortress. In the morning, Rose and Grumm use slingstones to drive away the hungry seabirds intent on eating Martin.
Martin did not die like he was supposed to so Badrang puts hin in the prison pit where Felldoh and Brome are. They escape and get split up while at sea for a while. Brome and Felldoh wash up near Marshank and Rose, Martin and Grumm end up by the Pygmy shrews' caves. There they meet Pallum. Pallum, Rose, Grumm and Martin go on a quest to Noonvale, Rose's home, for an army to rid the land of Badrang. Brome and Felldoh stay with the Rambling Rosehip players.
The ending is the tragic battle of Marshank. Read the book to see if Martin wins!

I started reading the Redwall series in 6th grade, many, many years ago. Over the years (I am now 28), I have re-read this series and picked up any new ones that have come along. I truly enjoy these books and have found something new with each re-reading. Martin the Warrior, along with Mossflower, happen to be my favorites in the series (closely followed by Mariel of Redwall and Joseph the Bellmaker).

Jacques created exquisite characters and stories and this was one of his best. In Martin the Warrior we finally learn the story of Martin, Redwall's most important figure. It is full of adventure, revenge, love, honor, and friendship. It contains all of the elements of epic story telling and strikes chords deep within.

Martin the Warrior is a suspensful action packed book. Martin the main character is caught at a young age by a Tyrant called Badrang. He escapes from Badrangs slave compound and swears to Badrang he will be back to get his fathers sword which was taken from him. The mouse goes through a lot of hardships and returns to Fort Marshank where Badrang lived at the end of the book and I can't tell you the rest.

Martin the warrior was the first tale of redwall I read. I enjoyed it so much that within only one week I had already read Mossflower and Redwall. Once you pick this book up, you just can't put it down. The way the author describes every little thing that is going on is just wonderful. I hope that many others will read and enjoy Martin the Warrior as well as all the other Tales of Redwall.

I think this book was great! It had intreiging charectors, and a wonderful plot that was uncompairable!! But the ending was rather dissapointing. Someone Martin cares about dies very near the end, and Martin is entirily unable to except it, I think it could have been better if the charector had simply, not died. I still think the book is worth the reading, but be prepaired for the ending to be only third best.

This book is about the young Martin the warrior and Badrang the Tyrant that rules the fortress Marshank. Martin escapes with Rose and Grumm the mole, in search for Noonvale to raise an army to deafeat Badrang. This story is filled with adventures, such as the encounter with Boldred and the Gawtrybe, and one of the biggest battles of all, the battle of Marshank. This book isn't the best, I can tell you that right now, lacking something that it has in other redwall books, such as Mariel of Redwall, Redwall, and The Outcast of Redwall. This is one problem Brian Jaques always had. Such in Pearls Lutra, one mouse killed about 30 carniverous lizards without getting a scrach, and here in Marting the warrior, Felldoh the squirrel killed 5 vermin while he was dying, about 20 in all. Think of it, is that possible?

Martin the warrior has been a slave almost all his life, but now he and some friends have hatched a plot to escape. If you have read any other Redwall books, you know that the characters are all woodland animals, which puts an interesting twist on an already excelent story. This is a great read for anyone from young readers to adults. One of the best Redwall books of all time!

I discovered these books accidently by seeing the PBS show Redwall with my children (13 and 9, a girl and a boy). We all fell in love with the stories and the author, Brian Jacques, who spoke at the end of each episode. We bought the entire series, at least the 16 he has written ( so far) and have spent the summer reading them. The characters just sweep you into their world and you become emotionally involved with the story of how and why Martin developed into a warrior, what it cost him and how those experiences colored his world everafter. A must read for families together. There are moral lessons in the story that even the youngest child can comprehend, because they can relate to the animal characters; as diverse a group as you are ever likely to encounter, and wish you would.

This book is one of the best written, best story, best everything of all books. I don't think anybody could have made a better book. The other books are also good, especialy at the end. Like on Salamandastron: It ended with Urthstripe leaping off the crater of Salamandastron, crushing Ferhago in the death leap. If you want a good book to read, read Martin The Warrior!!!

When he was just more than an infant, Martin was captured by the evil Badrang the Tyrant. Badrang steals his father's sword and Martain is forced into slavery. However, he meets two friends who help free him. Still, Martin will not rest until the sword of his father, Luke the Warrior is in his hands... Brian Jacques captures your imagination in this wonderful, action packed, can't-put-it-down book. The characters are so realistic, you almost feel like you're right along their side. This book is a must read for all fans, one of the best books I've ever read.

I have read extensively; Camus, Dostoyevsky, kafka, Tolkien. No book touched me as this one did. I loved Noonvale and Rose's death made me cry aloud because she had made me feel like she was going to live forever. BJ's descriptions have a way of making you feel you were right there in the fray with Martin and Fur and Feathers. Read this book.You will never regret it.

This book is my favorite(So far). It tells the exiting story of a young mouse, Martin son of Luke the Warrior, who gets enslaved by an evil Tyrant, Badrang. Badrang takes Martins sword, and makes the young mouse work to build a fortress. Martin breaks free with some help from Feldoh, Brome, Rose, and Grumm. An exiting adventure that will make you laugh, cry, and cheer!

I believe this was the first Redwall book I read, even though it isn't the first, as it is a prequal. I loved it, and went on to read all the others. It makes for a great history of Redwall to explain what happened before, but isn't just that. It is an incredible story plot, and I couldn't put it down. I'm sure that if you read the other Redwall books, but not this, you would like it even more.

Brian Jacques has done it again! I love this book because its a strong tale of the good verus evil scenario, but the author adds so much more plot to it that it makes it stand out against the rest. I felt like I knew the characters and was sad when the book ended. Thank goodness there are plenty more books about the loving creatures of Redwall Abbey and Mossflower Woods! This is a must read!!!

I would suggest this book to anyone. It was written really well. It had well written characters and a definite plot.
Martin the Warrior is the story of a mouse slave named Martin who with his friends Felldoh and Brome escape with the help of there other friends Rose and Grumm. They set out on a quest to Rose's hometown of Noonvale to gather an army to stop the tyrant that had imprisoned them. They are soon seperated and while Felldoh and Brome stayed near the tyrants fort and helped the other slaves escape with the help of a group of traveling entertainers, Martin, Grumm, and Rose continue on to Noonvale. With many dangers on the way Martin, Rose, and Grumm travel for freedom and hope.

As a child, Martin was captured by the evil stoat and former corsair, Badrang the Tyrant. Escaping from Badrang's fort with a few friends, they resolve to gather an army and attack Badrang to free all the slaves. This is especially important for young Martin, for the Tyrant holds the fabled sword that belonged to Martin's father, Luke the Warrior...

I personaly thought that this was one of the best books that I have ever read. In my opinion, Brian Jacques is a writer with unmatched skills in creating a whole new world that, when a person reads about, is totally believable. In Martin the Warrior, a young mouse is enslaved by an evil stoat named Badrang the Tyrant. The book is about how this young mouse with the help of his good friends Rose, Grumm, Felldoh, and Brome, breaks free, raises an army, and fights back. Don't judge this book by the fact that the characters are animals, for if you make this mistake and choose not to read this book for that reason, you will be missing one of the greatest works that I have ever had the pleasure of reading.

Amazing!!! Brian Jacques really hits the high points here. Never have I ever read such a moving and exciting tale. Out of all of the books that I've read, this IS THE BEST! He has mastered the art of skillfully weaving an intriguing tale with wonderful plot complications. Thank you, Brian Jacques, for making books come alive to the reader once again.

Yet another of Jacques excellent storytelling. Martin The Warrior is his most action packed book and is probably the most dramitic. It is the best of his books when it comes to leading into another of his outstanding books. The ending fits into the puzzle with Mossflower as Luke The Warrior(out in US in 2000 or 2001) will into Martin The Warrior.

Yes, I have read this book three times and it doesn't ever get boring. I own and have read all of the Redwall books that are in soft cover, and this is the best. We are talking about some greta adventures, and I think this one is the best of them all. It is a great story that anybody who likes adventures can easily get into and thoroughly enjoy.

At first I wasn't sure I wanted to read this book, because the synopses I read did not do it justice. Boy am I glad I gave it a try! This is one of the best fantasy books I have read in years, and I read a lot of fantasy! I especially liked the way Brian Jacques gives each kind of animal a separate and distinct culture, while weaving them all into the whole. This book is fast-paced and gripping, and never disappoints. Redwall fans should not pass it by. In fact, no-one who likes fantasy should pass it by. This book is more realistic, and at the same time, more fantastic, than most of the stuff on the market today. Once you have visited Redwall, you will want to return as often as you can!

I have read a lot of books in my time(and I mean a lot of books) and this is by far one of the best. This is an action book at its best. The tale of Martin, hero of Redwall, before he came to Mossflower. Martin and his friends battle against an evil villain, and against tremendous odds and lose some of his best friends. A REAL page-turner.

Brian Jaques has truly written a wonderful book. The story of Martin the Warrior mouse of Redwall Abbey is finally revealed. From the dungeons of a stoat tyrant's fortress to the peaceful colony of Noonvale Martin and his friends Laterose the mousemaid and Grumm the mole have adventures to match any King Arthur story three times over.

This book is about Matin the founder of Redwall. He is a slave in Badrangs grasp but escapes to find himself on an extrordinary journey where he has to follow clues to find his destination. There are wars, tasty food and loveable characters with a sad, weepy ending. This is a long though worthwhile book to read. ONE OF THE FAVOURITES.

I have just finished this book about three or so days ago and I loved it! I have also read Redwall and loved it! I highly recommend that you read this book! If you are not a fan of Brian Jacques books you will be! The characters are richly described. Brian Jacques makes his characters overflow with life! The feasts that he describes will make you hunger as you read it! There is so much exciting things that go on that keep you on the edge of your seat with a tremendous urge to flip the page! Brian Jacques describes battles so vividly that you feel like you're an onlooker in the story. I highly recommend that you READ THIS BOOK! I am now reading Salamandastron and I think that it is even better than Martin the Warrior! My only complaint is that you can not rate this book as a ten star book!

Martin the Warrior is about how a mouse named Martin, came to be Redwall Abbey's greatest hero.
Marint the Warrior is the first book in the series, and also the best that I've read.

I strongly recommend Martin the Warrior to anyone who loves action, adventure and fantasy. I give Martin the Warrior a hearty 10!

I am a 12 year old girl from ILlinois and I loved this book! It was the best one I have ever read. This is a compelling story about a warrior mouse seeking revenge on a tyrant who has his father's sword. It has unforgettable characters and cover to cover action! I would highly reccommend this book to any fantasy lover.

The best and most carefully written story Jacques has come up with. Original and funny, and to top it off, (I am not trying to sound bloodthirsty and sick), it has a sad ending. The best ending yet in that it doesn't end happily (Well sort of, Marshank fell). No other books Jacques has written included so many adventures.

Martin the Warrior is about Redwall's hero, Martin the Warrior. I think anybody who has read this book can agree with me that this is one of the most touching Redwall books. There are many heroic characters in this story. Including the peacefull young Rose. I would deffinately reccommend this book to readers every where.

well, first of all, i really love this book! It is about Martin the warrior and his struggles. First, he is taken captive, and then rescued by Rose and Grumm from Noonvale. Then, as they run away, Felldoh and Brome are separated from Martin and Rose and Grumm, and they all work together to raise an army to fight the evil warlord who started it all. Then, when everything is set up and Martin and people (or animals)go to the fortress with their own army, they attack! well, let's just say all goes well until about the end, when some of our beloved characters meet their ends...sniff...that's why i gave this a 4 instead of a 5. it was REALLY good, but had a sad ending. hope my review was helpful! READ THIS BOOK, IT IS SOOOOOO GOOD!

This book was so sad. I cried at the end. But it so good! The way Jacques made Martin's personality is incredible. All his books are more than wonderful but this one was fantastic. Brian Jacques is my favorite author and if you want a action packed,dramatic book then I recomend Martin the Warrior for you to read.

I have all of Brian Jacques books and this has to be the best. It's the only book where the story doesn't involve redwall, but it's such an interesting, adventure packed book that there is no equal. There's also parts in it that make me wish I could be there, and parts that make me feel like I am there.

I thought your book was very good ,along with the rest of the Redwall Series .I enjoy the way you describe things and make them sound so real .I think your books are the best adventure books I've read .
P.S. Please write back .One more thing ,the books your's are rated after are classics .

I love the Redwall series because they have action, humor, and because they're nice and long! I wouldn't recommend these books for kids under the age of 9 though, they have quite a bit of violence. Brian Jacques has once again succeeded to weave an excellent plot, including furry heroes and heroines as usual! I'm very excited about this series, and I think that it is one of the best for the middle-age group! You don't have to read the books in order, but it can be very useful. I also reccommend these (series) for the middle-aged reader:
-The Seventh Tower
-A Series of Unfortunate Events
-Jedi Apprentice
Happy reading!!

Before reading martin the warrior, I became excited. Very excited. This was the guy who founded Redwall Abbey, the guy whom Matthias looked up to for inspiration. This guy overshadowed the main section of the Redwall timeline. This book had a lot going for it in terms of the setting, as a kind of prequel.

The execution, however, is not so great. Yes, Jacques does avoid most of the pitfalls that many authors fall into when writing prequels; ie: you know what's going to happen, down to the letter. But the story doesn't come off as the strongest, with virtually no memorable characters save for Martin, who is a pretty strong lead with no posse to support his personality.

This book is worth reading as part of the Redwall series, but as a stand alone isn't all that compelling.

3.5 stars

This is a really good book. I recomend reading Redwall first that way it makes 1,000,000 times more sense. If you are afraid of mice and other small animals ( that is what it's all about). So over come your fears. You heard it straight from the mouse's mouth! Hee Hee Hee Hee

Martin the Warrior is the best Brian Jacques yet! I had been waiting forever for the book. After the first one that I read, Mossflower, I was thrilled to think there were more like it. I couldn't wait to find out how Martin grew up. I recommend it to anyone who likes to read!

BAM! SMACK! POW!!!! WOOOOW!!!!!!!!! A totally cool book that is both childish in nature and yet incomprehensible to anyone who doesn't operate in a frame of mind deeper than just fairytales and lore.......A great buy for any fans of B. Jaques, or just simply fans of a great alternate-world fiction.

I really enjoyed this book. I have reread it several times. I have just finnished Pearls Of Lutra, and am thrilled to have it in my collection. Can't wait till I have all His wonderful books even tho I am in my 40s I will always love his books Thank You Brian Jacques!

Many of the main charicters die in this book. Though it tells the first part of the story of the amazing Martin the Warrior! If you like this book, and want to learn more about Martin, check out "Mossflower" And it will tell you how Martin got related to Redwall!

Out of all of the Redwall books I've read, I think this one is the best. Captured at an early age by a cruel stoat, Martain the Warrior is forced into slavery. When Martin's cruel captor steals his father's sword from him, Martin vows to kill the stoat. After escaping, Martin finds himself on a long, tough, voyage to conquer the cruel villan. It's a wonderful book, and I would suggest it for the first of the Redwall books, then Mossflower.

this was the greatest book ever.i loved it.my freind ross buring

[hey ross] and heath dowell [hey heath] recomended redwall for

me.so i was told i am just like martin only 11. badrang is like

a kid i know [not saying any thing].rose reminded me of a girl.

i know. but i have to say............... redwalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

This is in my opinion the best book of a simply amazing series.

It follows the story of Martin the Warrior, a legendary character in the Redwall series.

Although it wasn't the first book written in the series chronologically, it's probably the best to read first - and if you were to only read a single Redwall book it should be this.

Courage, honor, romance, adventure, revenge...this book has it all, vividly. 5 stars, no questions about it!

Martin is a mouse and courageous hero. This story is part of a group of books written by Brian Jacques.

This book was suspenseful...it opens with Martin as a slave to the evil stoat (weasel like animal).

This is a great series..lots of fun.

The end of this book moved me to tears, but it is one of my favorites. The good set of characters, heroes and villians alike, keep the tale intresting. Although the end is very,very sad, its easy to laugh and grimace, or even shout out battle cries in between.

When I was in 5th grade, we had a book fair in my school. I saw this book, and decided to get it. With that book, I fell in love with the series. I read Redwall immeadietly afterwards, and then the rest of Jacques' books that he had already published.

I am now entering my junior year in college in the fall, and I recently rediscovered Martin the Warrior on my book shelf. I picked it up, and read the whole thing in 3 days. I was hooked! I went back out and bought a few other Redwall books, and my goal is to re-read the series this summer.

For all young readers, check out this series. You wont regret it.

I was a little unsure about this book before I sta
rted it, the whole book being all and only about the
anventures of animals such as mice, rabbits, hedge
hogs, badgers, etc.
But I am grateful that I stumbled across this book.
This book is the tale of young warrior mouse Martin.
His struggles, courage, and personality kept me gl
ued to this book. Please do not be discouraged by
the length of this book, because it is so wonderfu
l and you probably won't even realize how much you
have a read in a short peroid of time due to the
detail and the beautifully written texture and
reality of this book. I highly reccommend this
book to all ages.

Congratulations to Brian Jacques and his wonderful Redwall saga! This is truly one of his best ever books in the whole series of Redwall and has all the favourite themes of good against evil and giving the bad guys a jolly good thrashing! Because it is set before (and therefore out of) Redwall Abbey, it's just that little bit different, which is why it's one of my favourites in the series. Yes, there are simularities in the characters if you've read the previous books, but who cares? It's an excellent read!!! My overall opinion - Jacques is the best author to happen to this planet and I wish him great success in the continuing Redwall saga.

this is probably the best book i have ever read. if it wasn't for this book, i would have never gotten started on the redwall series. this is the best redwall book. none of the others just quite match up to martin the warrior that much

I have read a lot of books, but this is one of the best that I have ever read. The characters are interesting and the plot is very well developed. There are sufficient plot twists and character development to satisfy almost anyone.

This book is very interesting. You'll want to keep reading it all the time.
Martin the Warrior is a young mouse you was given his father's sword when his father left. Shortly after, Badrang and his band of pirates came and captured Martin. They forced him to be a slave while Badrang the stoat took Martin's father's sword. Martin escapes from Marshank and won't stop his quest until he gets his father's sword back.
WIth the help of rose, pallum, & Grumm, with many others, he returns to the fortress Marshank.
If you like adventurestories you should definetly read this book.

I love the Redwall books because the charictors are great and there is a ton of action. This one is the best book because of how much is happening. Friends turn to enemys and enemys turn to friends. This book is also a tear jerker because if all the deaths but I love it anyway!

Martin the Warrior is an adventurous and exciting book. My favorite part is when Martin is climbing the mountain and the little creatures are climbing after him. I think this book is well written and has alot of details.

Martin the Warrior I thought was a great book. It's very interesting that the characters were animals. Most books are with humans. Also, the wars were neat with spears and rocks. I hope I can read the other redwall books.

I'm about half way through the book and i'm really enjoying it. I think, like all of Brian Jacques books, it is exciting and fun. I like this series because you can really get to know the characters and the setting. I like this book because it reveals many of the mysteries about the Redwall hero Martin. I read about him in many books like Redwall, Mattimeo, Salamandastron, and Mariel of Redwall (to name a few), and always wondered who he really was. Well this book tells exactly that. You get to know him and some of his history. I'll keep on reading.

I thought this was a very well written fantasy book. I loved how Jacques brought animals to life, and made them very real, very believeable. It was a wonderful story about courage and heroism. Truly fantastic!

I LOVED this book. I'm not sure it's the best in the series . . .but that's only because they're ALL SO GOOD! In this book we get a wonderfully wicked villain- the one we all love to hate. And we also get incredible warriors and a shock of an ending, when Rose dies. I particularly liked the continuity of Aubretia and Bultip being descendants of Brome and Pallum. And I LOVED the Laterose. This is the first book in the series-chronologically. I would recommend that you start with this book. But, whether you start with it or not- READ THIS BOOK! It's GREAT!

Martin the Warrior is a good book. It is about a mouse named Martin. He is a slave on an island. but one day he gets into trouble, so he is stuck on a pole to be eaten by seagulls. But people he later gets to know, helps him escape. But Martin swears he will take revenge on the rats that took him prisoner. As the book goes on the rats come after Martin and his friends, but they defeat the rats and found his fathers sword. From then on Martin was known as Martin the Warror. Then the series goes on as martin and other warroirs go on great adventures.

I am reading Martin the Warrior right now. It is so intresting and packed with adventure and action. It makes me want to read more of the series. I love this book and I would advise you to read it.

I have not long ago finished all twelve books in this series. And they all will hold a place in my memory for a very long time. I acctualy can look back a remember the adventures and of the different charaters. It is like I was there with them the whole time. I find it hard to read other books after these ones. I even re-read acouple of my favorites ( Mattiemo, Matin the worrior, Salamastradon)Just to have some good material again. If you even seem vaugly intrested in theses books read them! After one you'll be hooked.

The "tail" of Martin the legendary warrior mouse begins! Martin must fight the evil wildcat queen, with help from a mouse theif, the evil queen's kind brother, and a few others. I will say that you MUST read this book along with the rest of the series! I PROMISE you won't regret it! You won't want to put it down!

Martin the Warrior descibes one of the best works of fictional writing in the 20th century. Brian Jacques goes out of the way again to please the many who enjoy his books. His thoughts travel to another world using mice, rats, and squirrels to bring "Martin the Warrior" to life. Martin, a slave in Badrang's civilzation, carries his fellow family and friends though slavery and into freedom. Reading this book brought me into the world of fiction and excitment. A must buy book. Also known as the National Bestseller!

I think that Martin the Warior was an execellant book. It had all of the adventure of the other books but it was more exciting. The book always gives you little hints to what going to happen next. Just as in the other books, everything was explaind in great detail. This book has made me go out and buy the next in the series. I really hope you pick this book as your next reading material. I think you will enjoy it. I recomend this book to anyone over 8.

THe best of all the redwall books! another fave is matimeo. I cant wait till i read legands of luke! i am currently on marlafox and after that I'll read legands of luke. martin is my fovorite character of all the books. this book is WAY better than the stoopid "the lottery rose" book we are reading at school! martin the warior has a great story line cool characters and an awsome end battle! A must for anyone! (eccept for Erica in my class, she likes "the lottery rose")

I think this is the best of all out of the Redwall series. With many epic battles ending with one, big, bloody battle over Badrang the Tyrant and Marshank. Martin the Warrior is in almost every Redwall book. Son of Luke the Warrior, he tries to bocome the best warrior of the land. Martin fights for peace against all searats and evil tyrants. This is a great book and I hope anyone would read it.

Martin the Warrior is a good book, dont get me wrong, but i dont think it is as good as the first three. Fairly solid plot, pretty good characters, and setting that opens up the rest of the series. If you needed some exposition on the Redwall series, buy this book

This book is good and worth the buy. Even though it is a lot of money it still is a good buy. You can listen to the book wherever you go. This book is one of my favorite books and should be shared with a a lot of people.

The Redwall books are deffinately the best book series I have ever read. But, I'm attached to this book. I've read it maybe three times but I really enjoyed having a full cast to listen to. The songs are a treat-especially Rose's songs. The cast actually sings!
Like all of Brian Jacques' books, you can picture what's happening in your mind. Martin the Warrior paints an absoballylutely (as the hares would say) perfect picture!

It wasn't that good. It was so predictible. I've read A LOT a books that are a lot more tragic than this one. If you want a tragic book thats really sad, I suggest you look somplace else, also if you want violence.

I want to start out by saying that this book had a very good plot. Luke the warrior Martins son wanted to be a warrior. There was an oath he swore of not to give his sword up and he got it taken. Martin didnt want to go back like this so he went on a journey, from being in slavery, from running, his own adventure. He saved people along the way and had a dream to get his sword back. Find out if he did. This book deserves 5 starts because of how the climax worked out. It left you gessing what was going to happen. This was an excellent book for ages 10+.

The book was a bit too long but I liked it a lot. It is about a little mouse called Martin who's Dad was a great warrior but had died and Martin was left to take over. Through the book he goes through challenges like his Dad's and has to protect the rest of his colony. He has to protect it from an evil wolf and his gang. He is aiming to follow in his Dad's footsteps and become famous like him. He finds his Dad's secret hiding places where he kept his precious stuff and his sword which he used in all his battles.

I can't even say how much I loved this book! It was so interesting that I this book I couldn't put it down. Brian is so precise on everything that he said. It got me on the edge of my seat everytime there was something going on from wars to big arguments. A friend was into it so much that he read it 5 times in a row! The best part about it was that it was so graphic. Well anyways to who ever is reading this, get the book and you will love it.

I think the book Martin the Warrior was a very exciting book. And the battle of Marshank has to be one of the best battles in all of the Red Wall stories i have read so far. the story is full of great adventures that Martin and his friends have. I think this is one of Brian Jacque's best works because it really pulls you into the story. I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys adventure stories because this book is full of great ones.

This has to be my favorite Redwall book and I've read them all. The characters and setting are described so you can almost picture them standing next to you. Feelings and emotions are written out in such a way that I laughed with the Traveling Noonvale Troupe, got infuriated at Badrang and cried at the end. If you have never read this book, find it and do. It's a bally ole' tale doncha' know.

Definitely my favorite in the series, Martin the Warrior is darker and more mature than the others, but still not inappropriate for younger readers. It is at some times so tragic and sad that it brings you to tears, and at others it is so hysterically funny that you're...I guess you're in tears again. Anyhow, it's a great story and the only character I didn't enjoy was Rose, who is just annoyingly sweet.

I love this book. It was great. Martin versus the evil Badrang. Badrang takes Martin as a slave but Martin escapes. While Clogg's troops get taken over. Martin wins. I met Brian Jacques in real life at a booksigning. We were the latest people to leave with our friend Marcelo. We got to talk to Mr.Jacques and he was very nice. So he's a nice guy with great books and I have to recomend this book.

This book is about a brave-hearted mouse who is destined to get back his father Luke the warrior's sword stolen by the evil creature Badrang. Badrang is the keeper of slaves(also other animals) and is determined to be king of all. Martin and his friends go on many breath taking and scary adventures, while trying to bring freedom to all animals. This is a great book!

Martin the Warrior is a heartwarming and adventerous tale of a mouse who has vowed to take back the sword from the evil Badrang. I can almost garuantee that you will find this book and its characters both delightful and cunning. Brian Jaques has done it again! After you read this book be sure to read the next book in the series: Mossflower.

I loved this book. Everyone should read it. It is gripping the way the animals in this book journey thorugh many dangerous places all for the sake of freedom and their friends. In the end I felt terribly sad at the end because it was over even though I couldn't put the book down when I was reading it. Like I said before everyone should read this book.

This book pulled me in completly. I read the first word and could'nt stop till I got to the end. It has the most beautiful descriptions of food. It has the most page turning suspense (not to mention chewed finger-nail pieces), the terrifying action (and people fainting), and a sad ending( along with soggy pages). A MUST!

I thought this book was really great,because of the action and the adventure.This book was one of the better books that I read by Brian Jacques.Because the character was more willing to help other people when they need it better than the other characters in Brian Jacques out of the Redwall Series.I gave this book 5 stars out of 5 stars.

Martin the Warrior is probably the best book in the Redwall series. It has also some humor and much sadness, especially for the main characters. I won't tell you who. It is a story told, not something that is really happening. Read this book, for it is good and should deserve a reward. It has adventure, humor, and conflicts. READ IT!

The exiteing prequel to mossflower, in which Martin the warrior strives to regain his father's sword which the evil soat Badrang had stolen, a band of freedom fighting slaves attack Marsank Badrang's fortress while Martin and his friends Rose and Grumm go to Noonvale (Rose and Grumm's home) to raise a army to attack Marshank!

I am a twelve year old.I got this and three other Redwall books for my birthday. After I read Martin the Warrior I fell in love with the series. I am also going to read the books in chronological order instead of the publishing order. I will be a fan of the series for many long years. Thank you Brian Jacques!

Redwall fans will love this book. It's an action packed thriller that will keep you reading till the very end. It's about a brave mouse called Martain the Warrior whose trying to kill the evil Badrang and stop slavery in Redwall. Martain faces many dangers through out the book. If you're looking for a good book buy this one now!

Martin the Warrior is my favorite book by Brian Jacques. I have read all of his books and this one is the best. Matin's fighting spirit is amazing. I love when Martin gets his sword back from Badrang, It's great. Well I don't want to say to much more because I would't want to ruin the story for you.

Martin the Warrior really lacked excitement unlike the other books. It really was pretty boring compared to the other Redwall books. I would have given it a two in a half, but you can't. Don't let this review scare you away from other Redwall books. They are all 10 star books.

I think that this book was very dull and hard to get into. I would not recomend this for young readers for the diolect of the moles is hard to read and understand.They Speak in a british accent. the book it'self is hard to get into because after a little bit, it starts to switch back and forth between settings because the characters get split up. it is very hard to keep track of what is going on. i give this book a 1/10.

this was just terrible. the whole series is plain stupid. the author spends more time writing about the food that the characters eat than the actual story. the story itself is about a bunch of stupid little rodents trying to fulfill a pointless quest. there is no good guy in this book. the protagonist is as evil as the antagonist. go read the warrior series. it is soooo much better. mice suck, cats rule.