Doomwyte

The good creatures of Redwall discover a riddle that could lead to the lost treasure of Gonff, the Prince of Mousethieves. Hundreds of generations ago, Gonff stole four beautiful jewels from the Doomwyte caves, and hid them somewhere in Redwall Abbey. Now a new generation of young creatures are foll......more

I picked the audiobook up at the Library. I loved the Redwall books as a middle-schooler, so mostly I picked this up to see if my tastes back then were any good. I can see why I liked them. They are very well crafted stories, easy to follow, but have a lot of fun and "exciting" twists and turns. Mos......more

Update September 2024: Three stars is right for this book. This time I don’t give that third star for nostalgia’s sake, but rather because the story earned it. It’s better and more cohesive than I remember—Korvus Skurr, while not a great bad guy, was at least distinct; and Baliss makes up for his la......more

Now this was a fine example of a book. Riddles, foebeats, gigantic hedgehogs, snakes (who may or may not be affiliated with said foebeasts), the odd bit of mystery. Simply not too bad.......more

Many people have complained that Brian Jacques has been churning out the same book over and over and simply replacing the characters and villain - I've seen complaints along these lines since way back with The Long Patrol! I've never felt it until now, but I think at this point in the series, it's d......more