Just Finished Reading “Redwall: The Bellmaker”

The Bellmaker by Brian Jacques is story of Joseph, the maker of the bell which long tolled in Redwall Abbey. This is another feature I like about the Redwall series, a character mentioned in past books as a legend or who left a legacy has his or her story told. Naturally Martin the Warrior is as always a staple of the Redwall diet, but characters such as Joseph who’s legacy, the Joseph Bell, saves Redwall Abbey in the book Redwall are wonderful.

The Guosim, Guerilla Union of Shrews in Mossflower, always led by a leader called Log-a-Log, or Skipper, who is always the leader of a clan of otters are always fun, and although they are portrait in similar ways they do always seem to be as different as the characters who’s names change. The fight between good and evil always exists, and not to forget the badgers, moles, perilous hares, mice, squirrels and the many Dibbuns (little ones) make the stories varied. Yet each story has its moments, be they riddles, songs, poems or battles.

A very good read.