Mossflower

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Title Mossflower

UK 1st Edition Cover
Author Brian Jacques
Illustrator Gary Chalk
Cover artist Pete Lyon
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series Redwall
Genre(s) Fantasy novel
Publisher Hutchinson (UK) & Philomel (US)
Released 1988
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 420 (UK Hardback) & 431 (US Hardback)
ISBN ISBN 0-09-172160-1 (UK Hardback) & ISBN 0-399-21549-2 (US Hardback)
Preceded by Redwall
Followed by Mattimeo

Mossflower is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1988. It is the second book in the Redwall series.

Contents

[edit] Plot introduction

Mossflower tells the story of Martin the Warrior, who finds himself trespassing on the land of Verdauga Greeneyes as Verdauga lies sick and near death. With his last strength, Verdauga struggles to make a decision on who should replace him as ruler of Mossflower Woods. Tsarmina poisons Verdauga. Nobody knows it was her though. When everybody finds out about it she says Gingivere did it. As Martin and his fellow prisoner Gonff become embroiled in the battle against Verdauga's ruthless daughter, Tsarmina, a bloody fight between good and evil ensues.

[edit] Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
US cover of Mossflower
US cover of Mossflower

The story begins in the Mossflower Wood, where a community of animals suffers under the tyranny of a ruling wildcat. When a mouse from afar, Martin the Warrior, comes to Mossflower Woods having recently escaped from Fort Marshank,he is soon captured and brought to Corim, he later finds out that this place is being ruled by the Lord Thousand Eyes and his daughter and son. Verdauga Greeneyes, who resides in the castle Kotir. After getting into a fight with one of Verdauga's troops, Martin is imprisoned, where he meets Gonff the Mousethief. Verdauga's daughter, Tsarmina, poisons the tyrant, and blames it on her brother Gingevere. She thrusts her brother into prison, takes over the throne for herself, and breaks Martin's sword. Abbes Germaine and the surviving members of Loamhedge, an abbey stricken with the Great Sickness, arrive to join the woodlanders. Martin and Gonff escape with help from the Corim, Committee Of Resitance In Mossflower, and join with Dinny the mole and Log-a-Log of the Guosim, on a quest to find Boar the Fighter, Badger Lord of Salamandastron. Bella of Brockhall, Boar's daughter, believed only Martin could defeat Tsarmina.

After a journey through Bat Mountpit and the Toadlands, the companions reach the mountain to meet Boar the Fighter. Boar then reforges Martin's broken sword with metal from a meteorite, but he unfortunately dies in combat while killing his mortal enemy Ripfang, who was planning to siege Salamandastron. Ripfang's former slaves (including Martin's childhood friend Timballisto) take over his ship, Bloodwake, with the help from Martin and his allies and return to Mossflower Woods, where Martin kills Tsarmina and destroys Kotir, bringing peace to Mossflower Woods once again. From the ruins of Kotir would eventually rise what would later become Redwall Abbey.

[edit] Characters in "Mossflower"

[edit] Book divisions (English)

  • Book 1: Kotir
  • Book 2: Salamandastron
  • Book 3: Of Water and Warriors

[edit] Translations

  • (Dutch) Het Moswoud
    • Het Moswoud: De Koningin van Duizend Ogen
    • Het Mouswoud: De Weg Naar de Vuurberg
    • Het Mouswoud: De Afrekening
  • (Finnish) Sammalkukkametsän Sota
  • (French) Rougemuraille : Martin le guerrier
    • Tome 1 : La Reine aux yeux multiples
    • Tome 2 : La Montagne de feu
    • Tome 3 : Le Retour triomphal
  • (German)
    • In den Fängen der Wildkatze
    • Mossflower
    • Kotir: die Burg des Schreckens
  • (Italian) Fior Muschiato
  • (Norwegian) Moslblom
  • (Swedish) Mossblomma
  • (Russian) Котир: Воина є ДккпиКошкои

[edit] Mossflower Collector's Edition

The Mossflower Collector's Edition was released in February 2004. Six full-page black and white illustrations by David Elliot replace the usual chapter 'spots' and the book is bound in dark green leatherette.

[edit] References

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    Preceded by
    Martin the Warrior    		 Redwall Series
    (chronological order)    		 Succeeded by
    The Legend of Luke
    Preceded by
    Redwall    		 Redwall Series
    (publication order)    		 Succeeded by
    Mattimeo


    Books in the Redwall series, by Brian Jacques
    v • d • e

    Lord Brocktree | Martin the Warrior | Mossflower | The Legend of Luke | Outcast of Redwall | Mariel of Redwall | The Bellmaker | Salamandastron | Redwall | Mattimeo | The Pearls of Lutra | The Long Patrol | Marlfox | The Taggerung | Triss | Loamhedge | Rakkety Tam | High Rhulain | Eulalia
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