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The Rogue Crew (Redwall #22)
In his acclaimed and beloved Redwall series, New York Times bestselling author Brian Jaques "shows no signs of letting up or slowing down the action." (VOYA) Visit the gentle critters of Mossflower Wood withThe Rogue Crew...
Inwhichthe brave hares of the Long Patrol team up with the fearless sea otters of the Rogue Crew to defend Redwall Abbey from the terror of both land a...more
Inwhichthe brave hares of the Long Patrol team up with the fearless sea otters of the Rogue Crew to defend Redwall Abbey from the terror of both land a...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
April 24th 2012
by Ace
(first published May 3rd 2011)
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The Rogue Crew is the 22nd book in the Redwall Abbey series of fantasy novels by Brian Jacques. The one main objection to these stories that I have heard, even from some homeschoolers, is that they are not specifically “Christian” fantasy, like the Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. At the same time, I would reply that they are definitely NOT “anti-Christian” fantasy like books of Philip Pulliam, nor even occultic fantasy like Harry Potter, and the fact is that they are definitely representati...more
I grew up on Brian Jacques' Redwall series, and I feel that Jacques taught me many important virtues and lessons that I could not have learned from my parents. My heart ached, to hear that he passed away earlier this year. While the novels are intended for young children, I continued reading them in high school and college. If you've read any of Jacques' other novels, you know what to expect here. The plot is much the same as the others, easily predictable and featuring one-dimensional character...more
To be honest, this book only deserves two stars, but I cannot bear to rate a Redwall book so lowly, especially since this is the last one. The last Redwall book--it's like my childhood is officially over.
It continues in the great Redwall tradition: resplendent feasts, contemptible villains, perilous hares, but in spite of it all, I did not care about the characters. There was no Gonff, Basil Stagg, Cregga, Matthias, or Taggerung for me to love and remember. The characters are endearing, funny, o...more
It continues in the great Redwall tradition: resplendent feasts, contemptible villains, perilous hares, but in spite of it all, I did not care about the characters. There was no Gonff, Basil Stagg, Cregga, Matthias, or Taggerung for me to love and remember. The characters are endearing, funny, o...more
Well I gotta say, I enjoyed reading the Rogue Crew. This book had the feel of his older books in the series, unlike Sable Quean and Doomwyte (which I didnt enjoy as his other works). I greatly miss Brian, and may he rest in peace. He is my all time favourite author. He taught me alot of values, honour, morals and lessons through his books.
What I like about Rogue Crew was how he made the sea otter warriors, powerful goodbeasts with a bloodthirsty side to them. Though generally very honourable, th...more
What I like about Rogue Crew was how he made the sea otter warriors, powerful goodbeasts with a bloodthirsty side to them. Though generally very honourable, th...more
Oct 12, 2011
Trevor
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Recommends it for:
anyone (especially teens)
If you are reading this book, chances are you have read the myriad other titles by Brian Jacques. Due to the similarity in plot and characters, you'd assume that If you've read one, you've read them all, but SOMEHOW you are drawn back every time. Brian Jacques had a gift for storytelling that, like your favorite grandparent, allowed him to sit you on his knee (metaphorically speaking) and tell you the same story he has told a hundred times before, but make it seem new and fascinating again.
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After about 20 years of reading the Redwall books as they've been published, it was pretty bittersweet to pick up this knowing it was the final book Brian Jacques wrote, and also knowing that the magic from this series really was gone years ago.
This suffers from a lot of the problems the second half of the series does--recycled character types and plots, but with different faces and names. While there were some interesting new ideas in here--a ship with wheels that could go over the land, as wel...more
This suffers from a lot of the problems the second half of the series does--recycled character types and plots, but with different faces and names. While there were some interesting new ideas in here--a ship with wheels that could go over the land, as wel...more
This is the final Brian Jacques Redwall series book, so it's definitely a bittersweet read. Like all of Jacques books this one centers around the peaceable creatures living in Redwall Abbey. When one of the young hedgehogs in Redwall has a dream about a green ship coming to attack the Abbey, most of the others think it's just a wild dream. But, Jum Gurdy remembers his uncle telling him of an evil Wearat who captained a green ship, so he decides to take the young hedgehog Uggo and go see his uncl...more
So sad. This is the last Redwall book, guys. It features most of my favorite creatures (otters and hares, though it leaves out my squirrel buddies). But something seems to be amiss here. I thought Jacques finished this book before his untimely demise (which is, of course, going to temper this review a bit). And he probably did. However, it does seem a tad rushed towards the end. There's no conclusion with Uggo and Posy's romance (all right, yes, I was expecting it). The battle was rushed and the...more
I always like a good Redwall book- they never really get old, and I will never be too old to enjoy them. I have always loved how Jacques skips around within the books to the different and interweaving stories, and this book is no different. There is terror, violence, happiness, suspense, tragedy, and peace, but not too much of any single characteristic.
Redwall books are a throwback to my days as a bespectacled sixth grader, reading intently wherever I went and delighting in each of the Redwall...more
Redwall books are a throwback to my days as a bespectacled sixth grader, reading intently wherever I went and delighting in each of the Redwall...more
I don't know if it was just me, but I felt like this novel was a little... off. It didn't quite have the same spirit that drew me into the series, but it was still pretty decent. As usual, Jacques' ability to create battle scenes and describe feasts amazed me. The plot was pretty much the same as the other novels in the series, good triumphing over evil, but with different characters. The Rogue Crew was definitely a tad more bloody than some of the other books, especially with a villain like Ra...more
I am an adult fan!!!I LOVE REDWALL!!! I just finished the Rogue Crew and the Sable Queen. I was reading the book jacket again this morning and realized that they were talking about the author in past tense. What???? he DIED???? I will miss the wonderful adventures of this great storyteller. I really have looked forward to new books coming out. one day I will read them again. most definitely to any grandchildren I may happen to have. Thank you Mr Jacques for the magic of your brilliant tales. Red...more
The Rogue Crew is about the tribe named the Rogue Crew who must team up with allies to defend Redwall.
I really liked the book because it was very detailed and captivating. Many battles in the book kept me tuned in as long I could stay awake.
I also liked this book for its emotional times, and for its brave characters. This has made it one of my favorite books of all times.
I think everyone one will say it is ok, but to me it was awesome. Although this was a good book, it has many rivals to dea...more
I really liked the book because it was very detailed and captivating. Many battles in the book kept me tuned in as long I could stay awake.
I also liked this book for its emotional times, and for its brave characters. This has made it one of my favorite books of all times.
I think everyone one will say it is ok, but to me it was awesome. Although this was a good book, it has many rivals to dea...more
The last Redwall book I'm probably going to read. Primarily because I've read most of them already. I remember in 6th grade one boy brought in Mossflower and within weeks half the guys in class were reading the 3 or 4 books that were available then.
Those early ones still stand up pretty strong. And the descriptive writing style and swashbuckling adventures continue throughout the series. But the books reach a point where everything becomes very formulaic and repetitive. And the never ending cast...more
Those early ones still stand up pretty strong. And the descriptive writing style and swashbuckling adventures continue throughout the series. But the books reach a point where everything becomes very formulaic and repetitive. And the never ending cast...more
Well, this is it. The epic Redwall saga has finally come to a close with The Rogue Crew being the 22nd book. The author, Brian Jacques, passed away in 2010 at the age of 71. In The Son of Neptune, the war god Mars said "Life is only precious because it ends." (363)
Back to the review, though. Rogue Crew was certainly a worthy finish to a truly amazing series. Filled with the perfect amounts of action, adventure, and, of course, food, this is a book you can't put down until you're done. This story...more
Back to the review, though. Rogue Crew was certainly a worthy finish to a truly amazing series. Filled with the perfect amounts of action, adventure, and, of course, food, this is a book you can't put down until you're done. This story...more
It wasn’t until remembering that Brian Jacques had another Redwall novel released that I learned of his death. This was my first experience with losing an author that I had grown up reading, an author who I used to listen to reading his own novels with my dad snoring in the background because he couldn’t stay awake long enough to hear of the struggles of woodland creatures fighting off rats and other beasts. Brian Jacques also wrote the first Redwall novel for visually impaired children so his b...more
Rogue Crew is a simple Redwall formula book... adventure, food, songs every other page... but it's good at what it does. The late Brian Jacques has definitely written more original stories in the series, and most of them he's executed better. This one just seems to jump from point to point without any real rhyme or reason. Suddenly an adder appears, and they have to kill it, or a pointless and heretofore unmentioned vermin gang attacks and that's the last we hear from them. I remember in the ori...more
Reading The Rogue Crew was a bittersweet experience – all of the quintessential elements of a Redwall tale were present, which means it would have been hard not to enjoy, but it is also the last of the Redwall tales, as the marvelous Brian Jacques passed away last year. Having been introduced to the series nearly 20 years ago, I am sad to know this is the last, but I also savored it for that same reason. I have read some critiques that the books are too childish, and overly descriptive – but acc...more
I felt this book got off to a slow start, and wasn't as good as the other Redwall novels. However, in the end I felt I had had some fun (after I got into it, of course). However, while it's been a few years since I've read a Redwall novel, I felt this book had too many adjectives, and too many different characters. It also felt like it could have been edited more. On the other hand, I do realize that this is the last book Brian Jacques wrote before he went to the great red abbey in the sky. It i...more
It was actually quite sad to open this book and begin to read it compare to the previous books on this series, simply because I knew there would be no more Redwall adventures coming forth. Having said that, this potentially not one of the best in the series but once I had got used to it not being centred round Redwall Abbey, it was a brilliant read that I couldn't put down. Again it was filled with adventure, beautiful writing, amazing characters and the finding of heroes in unexpected places. I...more
The very last Redwall book. It was extremely nostalgic to read this and remember the very many hours spent reading and re reading this series over the ages of 9ish-14. Hares and badgers were always my favorites of the races and they are the main players in this final book. Toward the end of the series, it did seem like they were getting a little cookie-cutter but I still look at all of them fondly.
I have been with Brian Jacques through out his whole Redwall Series. This was the last book in the series, since unfortunately Brian Passed away. I am probaly one of his biggest fans, and this his last book was the greatest,This book does a great job of ending the serious, it was the most perilous journey, i read page after page, and i could not put this book down.
The final Redwall book written by the late Brian Jacques was a departure from the traditional Redwall tale. It lacked a framing prologue, riddles to figure out, attachment to offbeat characters, and yet I couldn't put it down. Clearly after reading every book in the series starting at the age of 8 years old the magic of Redwall Abbey carried me through to the end.
I'm not going to lie, I got a little teary when I was reading the last page. It's the unfortunate end to a series that I have followed for nearly 15 years. In a way, it was a decent book to end with because the Redwallers, Guosim, Long Patrol (and Badger Lady) all made an appearance. There were a couple of other groups added to the mix as well and it works. I'll miss waiting for the next book, which is something I've done for years. It's too bad that he didn't get to end the series how he wanted...more
I loved this book! My favorite ingredients in a Redwall book: Long Patrol hares, a Badger Lady, and some brave otters. All we were really missing was a Champion of Redwall, it was almost anticlimactic. The Wearats have always been creepy, but this one took the cake. For a final work of a brilliant author, a great read.
RIP Brian Jacques, 15 June 1939 - 5 February 2011. Dearly loved and missed.
A beautiful story, a fitting end to a beautiful era. I was left with a kind goodbye from Abbot Thibb and though I'll never return to Mossflower for a new adventure with the Redwallers and the Guosim and the Long Patrol, Redwall will always have a special place in my heart.
A beautiful story, a fitting end to a beautiful era. I was left with a kind goodbye from Abbot Thibb and though I'll never return to Mossflower for a new adventure with the Redwallers and the Guosim and the Long Patrol, Redwall will always have a special place in my heart.
I always read/like Brian Jaques. There is something to be said for a book where the good guys win, the bad guy loses, and the moral/ethical underpinnings hold true and can applied to the real world.
I've started the next generation on the Redwall journey now.
I've started the next generation on the Redwall journey now.
This was a very good Redwall book... one of the best in a long time. However, as is the case for most ends of series, you expect something more, and when the author dies suddenly... well, you're out of luck. I wanted Redwall to show up more, it was more of a gathering of an army from across the map to Redwall... which was, admittedly, kind of a neat ending, where the abbey pops up for the final battle. I liked the fact that Martin's sword was used, because it brought us back to some of the older...more
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Not as good as the other books in the series, but still wonderful to read. I wonder if Brian Jacques didn't get the chance to fine tune it before he passed away. It makes me so sad that we won't be seeing anymore of the Redwall adventures.
I just found out recently that Brian Jacques had passed away. I am sad that this is the last Redwall book. I started reading these in college and have read all of them. Would definitely recommend these to older young readers.
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Brian Jacques (pronounced 'jakes') was born in Liverpool, England on June 15th, 1939. Along with forty percent of the population of Liverpool, his ancestral roots are in Ireland, County Cork to be exact.
Brian grew up in the area around the Liverpool docks, where he attended St. John's School, an inner city school featuring a playground on its roof. At the age of ten, his very first day at St. Joh...more
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Brian grew up in the area around the Liverpool docks, where he attended St. John's School, an inner city school featuring a playground on its roof. At the age of ten, his very first day at St. Joh...more
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where the oddest of visions appear,
come wander through scenes of joyful peace,
or stampeded through nightmares of fear.
Dare we open those secret doors,
down dusty paths of mind,
in long-forgotten corners,
what memories we'll find.
Who rules o'er the Kingdom of Night,
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where the oddest of visions appear,
come wander through scenes of joyful peace,
or stampeded through nightmares of fear.
Dare we open those secret doors,
down dusty paths of mind,
in long-forgotten corners,
what memories we'll find.
Who rules o'er the Kingdom of Night,
where all is not what it seems?
'Tis I, the Weaver of Tales,
for I am the Dreamer of Dreams!”
