Mattimeo

The third book in the wonderfully written Redwall series, this follows the life of Mattimeo, Matthias the Warrior's son, as he is kidnapped and enslaved by the mysterious Slagar--a hooded fox who is seeking a twisted revenge on Redwall Abbey and its inhabitants.While his father and the other Redwallers frantically search for him, the rebellious Mattimeo is forced to take care of the other Redwallers captured by Slagar and his band of rats, ferrets, stoats, and weasels. The book is mostly about Mattimeo's coming of age, but a side plot unfolds in Redwall Abbey itself.As Matthias and his friends Basil Stag Hare, Jess Squirrel, and the Guosim shrews comb the woodlands and plains for Mattimeo and his friends, the animals left behind in Redwall Abbey face a threat from General Ironbeak, a warrior bird, and his vicious army of rooks and magpies. The Redwallers must defeat Ironbeak without the help of their Abbey Warrior, Matthias, and rely on their own courage and resourcefulness to help them save their home.This is another excellent book from the critically acclaimed Redwall series.

People say these books are only for younger children but I'm still entertained by them at age 19. Mattimeo has always been my favorite Redwall book. I recently started re-reading it and all the memories came flooding back. This book has it all. The best Heroes (Mathias, Basil, Orlando), the best villians (Slagar and the slavers, Stonefleck, General Ironbeak), and it is filled with riddles. A masterpiece of an adventure book. Id recommend it to anyone.

Mattimeo is truly a terrific book. I have re-read it about 5 times, now. The first time I read it, I was absolutely spellbound. If you have read Watership Down, you are sure to get a treat from Jacques' Mattimeo. In my opinion, Brian Jacques is a much more interactive author, who really draws you in, almost instantaneously. You quickly become attached to his characters, and keep reading to satisfy your curiosity as to what will happen next. The description of the settings in Mattimeo is brilliant, and the mysteriousness of the villain's schemes are slowly revealed as the plot thickens. The scene of the last battle was a stroke of genius. It was amazing how Jacques' was able to smoothly and effortlessly, incorporate parts from the other Redwall books into this one. And he created such a vivid mental picture, that I felt like I was fighting alongside the heroes. Mattimeo is my favorite of the 10 I have read so far. This is a great book, for those of any age, and I highly recommend it.

"One day you will weild the sword my son but it will not make you a warrior." This is from the book Mattimeo by Brian Jacques. If you don't like adventure, if you don't like action, if you like boring charecters, ........then don't read the book because Mattimeo is loaded with Adventure, action, and great and funny charecters. Mattimeo is about a young mouse named Mattimeo whose father, Matthis, is the Redwall Warrior and mattimeo has to grow up to become one. Through his life Mattime grows up just like his father ( a little michief maker) he always gets in to fights, trouble, and other things like that. Well one day he and some of the other young Animals from redwall get captured by a Cunning fox Slagar the Cruel and are put on a slave trial destined to a place called Malkris where they will work as slaves for the rest of their lives. The Animals at Redwall send out a search party. On their way to find their children they make some new friends with other animals whose Children have beeen taken by Slagar, Plus they meet up with some with some old friends. While they are gone a Crow named General Ironby attacks the Redwall Abbey. If you thought the plot sounded good, then try reading the book. I think the strengths were everything but one thing. The weaknesses are that one thing. I don't think that in each chapter there should be a different place each time. The style of the author was funny, so funny that sometimes it makes you laugh out loud; adventurous so that you feel like you're fighting in the battle, cliffhangers that just make you want to read on, and mystery. Other books in the Readwall series are, Martin the Warrior, Mossflower, Redwall, Perls of Lutra, The long Patrol, and of course Mattimeo. Will Mattimeo ever grow up to become a warrior and weild the sword of his father? To find out you must read the book.

Even though Brian Jacques' books are considered to be for children, I find that even as a teenager I can still enjoy the stories and characters that are apart of Redwall. I've been hooked to the series since 6th grade when I had to read REDWALL for a book reading compeitition. But of all the novels, I've always loved Mattimeo the most. The rich story lines, the family ties between Matthias and his son are very real, even though they are fictional mice in a fantasy book. So for the past five years I've been collecting all his novels, reading them over and over, getting all the hardcover editions for the wonderful illustrations. Though it is Mattimeo which I read the most, and the song Dust In The Wind (I can't remember the artist) is a wonderful theme song for this novel. Everytime I hear it, I close my eyes and can imagine the characters, their strengths, weaknesses, and this plight for good over evil. In 7th grade I wrote a poem about Slagar The Cruel (the fox in the novel) and won a poetry contest with it. I've read many classics over the years, from Dickens to Dumas, but it is Brian Jacques' novels that stick in my mind the most.