Helpful Score: 3
Even though I am not a child (41) I really loved this book. It may have been writen for children, but it really grabs you and you are hooked.
Helpful Score: 2
This an excellent and highly entertaining tale that resembles, in spirit, some of the great questing books in terms of readability and entertainment value. If you have finished the Potter series, as it currently stands, then this is a great book to read next.
Helpful Score: 2
Very good storytelling
Helpful Score: 1
First in the series.
Helpful Score: 1
It has a good pace and keeps the children interested.
Helpful Score: 1
This is an exciting tale for young readers. Matthias, a novice mouse, is a clumsy but lovable creature who becomes a warrior and the defender of the abbey, Redwall. Traipsing around the abbey in his too big sandals everyone smiles because they like the friendly little fellow. However, danger comes to Redwall when Cluny the Scourge and his pack of ruffians arrive. Time and again the gang attacks Redwall while defenders and attackers both die. The battles are many, long and fierce. Meanwhile Matthias, enthralled with the tale of Martin, the warrior, who long ago defended the abbey and saved it from disaster. His greatest wish is to become a warrior like Martin and defend the abbey. To do so he must find Martin's sword, a task as difficult as defending the abbey. It seems that Matthias is destined to follow Martin's path. How he does it and what he achieves is the basis of a wonderful story. Excellent read!
This is a wonderful story for all ages, a classic of fantasy and children's literature. It will go on the shelf with The Hobbit, the Prydain Chronicles and other books I want to share with my son when he is old enough. One problem with this edition though, the description said there would be seven full color illustrations, and the book I received has no such illustrations, just the same b&w ones that have been in every edition since 1986. Since part of the appeal of the large sized edition is the full color pictures, I'm a little disappointed.
A relative inroduces this book to our house... And finally i found some clean fiction for our bookshelves! This awesome book will transport you to Redwall Abbey, where the restless young Matthias learns of Martin the Warrior, and goes on a quest to retrieve his sword from the Sparra King, making allies and enemies along the way, bravely facing death and danger to protect and save the Abbey from evil Cluny the Scourge! The legend of Martin lives on through Matthias! An eccelent addition for your bookshelf!
A classic adventure. Very close to perfect.
Larger, Trade size softcover edition
Beautiful full color pictures!
The entire NIMH series was my FAVORITE when I was a kid!! I loved Justin... I loved the Don Bluth film of The Secret Of NIMH, even though they took their liberties with the story (Mrs. Frisby & The Rats of NIMH was the original book title)... But the rest of the series, Racso/RT Margaret were simply excellent stories as well.
My love of these stories also led into my deep devotion to the Redwall series of books. I still own all three NIMH books somewhere in the boxes of my childhood things, though long ago I had to let my Redwall books go (all together as a series on ebay... oh so sad the life of a broke college student)!
I would reccomend either series with all of my book-loving heart. They are both very special to me.
My love of these stories also led into my deep devotion to the Redwall series of books. I still own all three NIMH books somewhere in the boxes of my childhood things, though long ago I had to let my Redwall books go (all together as a series on ebay... oh so sad the life of a broke college student)!
I would reccomend either series with all of my book-loving heart. They are both very special to me.
very good and weird at the same time i loved it!
