Redwall

Not since Roald Dahl have children filled their shelves so compulsively * The Times *He is a wonderful storyteller, immersed in his own kingdom * Guardian *A constant hit ever since Martin the Warrior first took up arms against his foes * Scotsman *There are quests and riddles; cunning treachery and chivalric derring-do; and, in a feature that became a hallmark of the entire series, groaning boards spread with sumptuous feasts, lovingly described * New York Times *The combination of a completely imagined world full of domestic detail…with a strongly created mythology to underpin them, big-scale plots and Jacques’s rolling prose quickly turned Redwall into a leading international brand in children’s books * Guardian *Written long before Harry Potter and Twilight burst into the mainstream, Jacques’s Redwall series offered up endless adventure and complex, sympathetic characters * Boston Globe *The Tales of Redwall, adventurous battles between good and evil set in a world of mice and squirrels and foxes, have captured the imaginations of millions of children (and adults) across the globe * Scotsman *The Knights of the Round Table with paws * Sunday Times *

Brian Jacques was born in Liverpool in 1939. He grew up in Kirkdale, close to the docks. He left school at the age of fifteen and worked as a railway fireman, bus driver, postmaster, and stand-up entertainer before beginning his writing career with a residency at the renowned Everyman Theatre.

His first book for children, Redwall, was published in 1986. Twenty-one further books in the series were published to global acclaim, with millions of copies sold worldwide.

Brian died in Liverpool on 5 February 2011.

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