Martin the Warrior
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| Author | Brian Jacques |
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| Illustrator | Gary Chalk |
| Cover Artist | Chris Baker |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Redwall |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Hutchinson (UK) & Philomel (US) |
| Released | 1993 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 375 (UK Hardback) & 376 (US Hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-09-176150-6 (UK Hardback) & ISBN 0-399-22670-2 (US Hardback) |
| Preceded by | Salamandastron |
| Followed by | The Bellmaker |
Martin the Warrior is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1993. It is the sixth book in the Redwall series.
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[edit] Plot introduction
Badrang the Tyrant has his eyes set on ruling over his own empire and will do anything to make sure that his ultimate fantasy is fulfilled. Little does he realize that the quiet, nameless mouse he is holding captive will one day grow to be the legendary Martin the Warrior.
[edit] Plot summary
Martin the Warrior tells the story of a young mouse named Martin, a slave in Marshank under the cruel stoat Badrang the Tyrant. When Badrang leaves Martin to be tortured by the weather and the birds, a young mousemaid named Laterose and a mole named Grumm hear his cry of defiance. They become instrumental in helping Martin, along with Felldoh, a squirrel and Brome, Rose's brother, escape Marshank. When that is accomplished, they decided to travel to Noonvale to rouse an army to attack Marshank. However, in the ocean, Felldoh and Brome are separated from Rose, Martin, and Grumm. Felldoh and Brome meet up with the Rambling Rosehip Players and join forces with them, eventually freeing the slaves. Meanwhile, Martin, Rose and Grumm meet a hedgehog named Pallum after being imprisoned by pigmy shrews. They are eventually freed, along with Pallum, who in turn joins up with them.
After a long series of adventures, the four adventurers reach Noonvale, Rose and Grumm's home. They gather an army there, but it is not large enough. But all is not lost. Boldred, a scholarly owl who they met on the way to Noonvale, helps gather a huge army, including the pigmy shrews and the Gawtrybe (a group of savage squirrels). The entire army then sails to Marshank and reach it in good timing, since the Rambling Rosehip Players are in a predicament. Badrang and all of the vermin under his command, with the exception of Cap'n Tramun Clogg, are slain.
Unfortunately for Martin, Rose is killed in the final battle. He is overcome with grief and when all is said and done, decides to travel south to get away from it all. He makes a vow not to tell anyone about his friends or Noonvale, in order to protect them from enemies...and also because it would have been very painful for him. He decides simply to relate a tale of living by the sword in the caves until the time came to move on southward.
The story of Martin and Rose is later brought to Redwall during the time of Abbot Saxtus by Aubretia, a descendant of Brome, and Bultip, a descendant of Pallum, who accompanies it with a sprig of climbing-rose culled from that which grew on Rose of Noonvale's grave. This becomes the Laterose of Redwall.
[edit] Prominent Characters in "Martin the Warrior"
- Martin the Warrior
- Badrang the Tyrant
- Felldoh
- Laterose of Noonvale (Rose)
- Grumm Trencher
- Brome
- The Rambling Rosehip Players
- Pallum
- Barkjon
- Keyla
- Cap'n Tramun Clogg
[edit] Trivia
- The timeline concerning the characters in Mariel of Redwall, The Bellmaker, and the beginning and end of Martin the Warrior is a little off, to say the least. Keep in mind, The Bellmaker takes place approximately four seasons after Mariel of Redwall.
1) Cockleburr, a young hedgehog in Mariel of Redwall, suddenly becomes an old mouse in Martin the Warrior and deceased in The Bellmaker.
2) Saxtus is a young mouse in Mariel of Redwall, an older mouse in Martin the Warrior, and somewhere in-between in The Bellmaker.
3) Bagg, Runn, and Grubb, the terrible Dibbuns featured in Mariel of Redwall, are slightly older in Martin the Warrior, when they weren't much younger than Saxtus to begin with.
4) Gabriel Quill was alive in Mariel of Redwall, alive in Martin the Warrior, and dead in The Bellmaker.
[edit] Book Divisions (English)
- Book 1: The Prisoner and the Tyrant
- Book 2: Actors and Searchers
- Book 3: The Battle of Marshank
[edit] Translations
- (Danish) Krigermusen Martin
- (Finnish) Urhea Martin
- (French) Rougemuraille: Le Fils de Luc
- Tome 1 : Tarkan le tyran
- Tome 2 : Les Baladins de l'Églantine
- Tome 3 : La Longue route
- Tome 4 : La Bataille de Marpoigne
- (German) Redwall: Martin der Krieger
- (Hungarian)
- (Italian) Martino il Guerriero
- (Norwegian) Helten av Redwall
- (Swedish) Martin Krigaren
[edit] External links
| Preceded by: Lord Brocktree |
Redwall Series (chronological order) |
Succeeded by: Mossflower |
| Preceded by: Salamandastron |
Redwall Series (publication order) |
Succeeded by: The Bellmaker |
| Books in the Redwall series, by Brian Jacques |
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Lord Brocktree | Martin the Warrior | Mossflower | The Legend of Luke | Outcast of Redwall | Mariel of Redwall | The Bellmaker | Salamandastron |
