Product Description

Slagar, the Fox is bent on revenge - and determined to bring death and destruction to Redwall Abbey. Gathering his evil band around him, Slagar plots to strike at the heart of the Abbey. His cunning and cowardly plan is to steal the Redwall children - and Mattimeo, Matthias's son, is to be the biggest prize of all...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #55324 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Preparations for the feast for the Summer of The Golden Rain are underway at Redwall Abbey, and young Mattimeo is set to work with the other inhabitants by his mother. His father, Mathius, is the guardian of Redwall Abbey and it is this that puts the young Mattimeo in danger as the evil Slagar the Fox plots to kidnap him in a bid to shake the very foundations of the Abbey and its inhabitants.

Rip-roaring adventure at its very best, Mattimeo is one of the exquisitely executed and totally bewitching tales in the bestselling Redwall series. Brian Jacques, with his masterly use of language and enviable talent for descriptive prose that transports the reader to the very heart of Redwall, magically weaves an epic tale that is breathtaking in proportion and design. Utterly addictive, Mattimeo is packed with so much colour, passion, fury and love that it will leave readers desperate for more. (9 years and over) --Susan Harrison

From the Back Cover
Slagar the Fox wants revenge and is determined to wreak destruction upon REdwall Abbey and bring death to the mighty mouse-warrior, Matthias. Will Slagar be able to oversome the legendary Redwall sword and carry out his cunning and cowardly plan to kidnap Matthias's son, the young Mattimeo . . . ?

The Tales of Redwall
Lord Brocktree
Salamandastron
Martin the Warrior
Redwall
Mossflower
Mattimeo
The Legend of Luke
The Pearls of Lutra
Outcast of Redwall
The Long Patrol
Mariel of Redwall
Marlfox
The Bellmaker
The Taggerung

'Not since Roald Dahl have children filled their shelves so compusively' The Times

About the Author
Brian Jacques was born and bred in Liverpool, where he lives today. At the age of fifteen he went to sea and travelled the world. He has worked as a stand-up comedian and playwright and now hosts his own programme, Jakestown, on Radio Merseyside. His bestselling Redwall books have captured readers all over the world and won universal praise.

Customer Reviews

Exciting! Enthralling! Wonderfully written!
In this book , Brian Jacques outlines the courage of the Abbey's youth, and their quest for freedom!

An excellent story!
A compelling and powerful story that has at its heart the values of hope, love and courage. Traditional enough ideals, but contained within a fast-moving and modern setting, which should inspire and challenge young readers today.

A great book, it fills you with the excitement of Mattimeo.
I have read this book twice and it still fills me with the excitement and drama of mossflower woods. The book is written extremeley well written and it is only one of the wonderful redwall series. This book is for fourth grade and up I'd say. I liked this series so much I made up my own character. I would recommend it to anyone.