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The Sable Quean (Redwall #21)
Buckler the hare, Blademaster of the Long Patrol, must save the youngsters of Redwall Abbey-kidnapped by the vile Vilaya the Sable Quean-and stop the villain's conquest of Mossflower Wood.
Mass Market Paperback, 368 pages
Published
April 26th 2011
by Ace
(first published November 23rd 2009)
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Vilaya, the Sable Quean, and her henchman Zwilt the Shade orchestrate a plot to overtake Redwall Abby. When the young critters of Mossflower Wood begin to disappear, Buckler, a Salamandastron blademaster, sets out on a mission to rescue the babes from the vermin horde. True to Jacques� style, the twenty-first installment of the Redwall series emphasizes themes like loyalty, food, and music. Divided into four parts, the book follows a series of related adventures. Story lines also rotate chapter...more
In this review I will be writing about the last book I read which was Sable Quean. I really liked this book. This so far has been one of my favorite books I have ever read. I think that the book was intended for young adults. Because it is to easy for adults and to hard for the smaller kids.
The main problem in this book to me was to get back the babies and to protect redwall abbey. The setting to me is perfect. I believe that there is no other place that you could do the story at. Because redw...more
The main problem in this book to me was to get back the babies and to protect redwall abbey. The setting to me is perfect. I believe that there is no other place that you could do the story at. Because redw...more
I love the Redwall series and have read it since I was a kid and still do as an adult. I remember as a kid, well, 13 year old, I hated reading with a passion. My school libarian got tired of everyone looking up porn on the laptops and as punishment, made us read books and keep journal logs on them every day. Redwall was what I picked up in a hurry-grab-a-book rage and I have been hooked ever since, and now thanks to Brian Jacques, I love to read.
Many of you agree that his books have the sterotyp...more
Many of you agree that his books have the sterotyp...more
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This book was a fiction and is a book i could read again and again. There was a few things i didnt like about the book. Obviously by the cover you can tell that this book, like the rest of the series, is about animals. This and the fact that throughout most of the book the animals are singing makes the book seem a little childish. Personally i also dislike how this book has its own whole world for the series. I know lots of books have that but it still annoys me a little when i dont know where e...more
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I adore Brain Jacques and the world he has created with the Redwall series. The Sable Quean is a good addition to the series, continuing with the fine feasts, valient heroes, evil vermin villains, with cunning plans and plot twists. This was a pretty straightforward story, with no riddles to speak of. It wasn't my favorite of the series (I have read them all), but it was better than several of the recent books. Jacques presented us with many wonderful new characters, and I would be happy to read...more
This is an entertaining fantasy of woodland creatures, with the mice, shrews, hedgehogs, hares and moles attacking the stoats, rats, and sables in order to reclaim their kidnapped children, the "dibbuns". There is a considerable amount of killing and bloodshed, for the good and the bad. I have not read any others of Brian Jacques series but Redwall, and that a long time ago, so I can't compare them.
I would highly recommend the recorded version. The characters are portrayed by a whole cast of act...more
I would highly recommend the recorded version. The characters are portrayed by a whole cast of act...more
You would think that after reading the rest of the Redwall books up to this point, I would have grown tired of how predictable they are, but I never do. Yes, they all finish with typical "and they all lived happily ever after" endings, but there is something about the Redwall books that makes the predictable ending something that I always look forward to.
'The Sable Quean' had all the elements I have come to expect from Brian Jacques' books: friendly woodland creatures, despicable vermin villian...more
'The Sable Quean' had all the elements I have come to expect from Brian Jacques' books: friendly woodland creatures, despicable vermin villian...more
I'm in no place to judge impartially--I read for the comfort of reading Redwall, as I did when I small, and lived on heaths with hares, or in holes with voles; or out in a holt of sea otters. I don't think Jacques keeps quite the quality he did, in writing, tone, structure or character--it's all looser, and little less tightly woven. But it is a rollicking read nonetheless. Or perhaps it's that it's Redwall. There was always something solid in Jacques' stories that I loved--his foundation: food,...more
Urghk. I love the Redwall books, don't get me wrong, but they're becoming increasingly formulaic. I could predict the outcome of basically every plot point in the book. Even the characters look suspiciously similar to those from earlier books. The only character who actually seemed new and original was Axtel, and he got injured early on and didn't actually get to do anything. Any and all characters who died did so in disappointingly unclimactic ways. Sorry Mr. Jacques, but maybe after 21 books y...more
Mar 27, 2010
Jessica
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4 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
Redwall fans
The Sable Queen is classic Brian Jacques. There is mystery, adventure, epic fighting and of course lots of feasting as well. The storyline follows two Salamandastron hares who come to visit Redwall and bring a gift for the Mother Abbess, on the way the discover that someone is kidnapping dibbuns (the Redwall term for children) all over Mossflower Woods. When some Redwall dibbuns go missing everyone is on the search for them. All the dibbuns have been kidnapped as part of a plot from Vilaya the S...more
I started reading the Redwall series about fifteen years ago, and each book, on its own, is a lovely piece, full of adventure and emotion. Taken together, though, they all follow pretty much the same formula. New vermin ruler threatens the safety/freedom of the good creatures, a group of young ones go on a journey, they are instrumental in thwarting the bad guys' army, usually with the timely arrival of reinforcements at the climax battle of the book.
From that basic skeleton, there are a number...more
From that basic skeleton, there are a number...more
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To begin, I love the cover. It's one of the best in the series. The story was also clever and original, and the end battle exciting. My favorite character was Axtel, since he was the first ever warrior mole. However, the characters had absolutely no development. Diggs was my least favorite character because his only trait in the whole book is that he likes to eat. As a main character, he should have had more personality then loving food. It got really annoying after around 200 pages. The rest I...more
I loved this book, although it made me sad that this was Brian Jacques last book. His audiobooks done with full cast and himself as narrator are always so much fun to listen to. I think that it is much easier to get through the books this way because he constantly keeps you entertained with all the different voices. My favorite characters/voices are still the moles, and this volume had a warrior mole named Axtel Sturnclaw!
The Sable Quean is the story of two young hares, Buck and Diggs, who are s...more
The Sable Quean is the story of two young hares, Buck and Diggs, who are s...more
Although this was another, well-written Brian Jacques novel it didn't manage to entice like his earlier stories. The main issue for me, a fanboy who has read every book in the series, was that it seemed to reuse parts of the other books and lacked enough originality. I imagine that readers just discovering the series would be able to enjoy the book but I could not stop comparing it with the originals.
Sep 02, 2010
Amy
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5 of 5 stars
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Recommended to Amy by:
Jeremy West
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I was really happy to find another Redwall book!
I have few comments for this one. In terms of content and story, it was perfect. It was just as good as the old ones.
But I found one thing lacking: WHERE ARE THE RIDDLES?????
The riddles were some of the BEST things about the books! I wish Jacques had put in some riddles as well as the numerous ditties!
I'm going to go pout now : (
But it was still a very fun book.
I have few comments for this one. In terms of content and story, it was perfect. It was just as good as the old ones.
But I found one thing lacking: WHERE ARE THE RIDDLES?????
The riddles were some of the BEST things about the books! I wish Jacques had put in some riddles as well as the numerous ditties!
I'm going to go pout now : (
But it was still a very fun book.
I continue to find the Redwall series an enjoyable escape - they are simple and childlike, yes, which is largely why I find them so delightful, along with sweet characters and charming descriptions which combine to tell a moral tale it would do us all well to learn. I don't mind the formulaic aspect of the series because I focus on them one at a time and just allow myself to enjoy the specific romp I am reading. In marking the next of the series, The Rogue Crew, on my "to-read" list I saw from r...more
It makes me sad that the Redwall series has nearly come to an end (I think The Rogue Crew is the last book) because of Brian Jacques' unexpected death back in February. I would have liked to see how he would have properly ended it. Oh well. This book was pretty good, but there was much less of Martin the Warrior appearing in dreams and the like than previous books. I still had a good time reading it.
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i like the idea, because it talks about kidnapping and revenge, but the events right now are going slowly. Brian Jaques in known to always suprise the reader at the last page, so I guess I should keep reading.
This was a great book to read. It definatly was a book that I am going to add to my collection. I have read all of the books in the series, and I am impressed with Jaques' skills in all of them.
I loved this book. The characters are memorable, and the final battle is an epic one. I don't want to reveal too much so that you, as the reader, can still enjoy it.
I really enjoyed this audio production of The Sable Quean, narrated by Brian Jacques, the author. The story was terrific and the music was really enjoyable.
I think it would help to read the rest of the books in the series, but it still worked as a stand alone. Action-packed and interesting storyline.
There is something diferent about the style in this book. but all the sme it is the best. I cant belive that he used Brockhall as another base!
Both my daughter and I really like Brian Jacques' books and look forward to each new one. We really liked this one. Brian Jacques has written another good book.
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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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