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Tait Sougstad
Any series written with a good sense of development should be read in publishing order, this one included. This preserves the original order of discovery intended by the author. Reading out of order may diminish the pleasure of discovery by answering questions before the reader has a chance to ask them. For example, reading in chronological order would highlight the activity of Martin the Warrior, without giving the reader the chance to wonder who he was and why he was venerated in the original Redwall. The prequels also double-back and develop some of the meaning in books published earlier that take place later in time, refreshing the read and creating continuity.
Yes, as other people have answered, this requires the reader to be active and remember details as the timeline skips around, but it's worth it if the author is intentional in how he develops his world.
Yes, as other people have answered, this requires the reader to be active and remember details as the timeline skips around, but it's worth it if the author is intentional in how he develops his world.
Liam
I would recommend this order:
1. Redwall
2. Mossflower
3. Martin the Warrior
4. Mattimeo
5. The Legend of Luke
6. Lord Brocktree
And from there you should read in chronological order. Not the publishing order, that's for sure.
1. Redwall
2. Mossflower
3. Martin the Warrior
4. Mattimeo
5. The Legend of Luke
6. Lord Brocktree
And from there you should read in chronological order. Not the publishing order, that's for sure.
Mokkan
Ok, I spent most of my life figuring this out. Redwall and Mattimeo are the only books that are in "order." Then there are multiple prequels to the original story. I would then recommend reading Martin The Warrior, and then Mossflower, because those two are quite similar in time. There is also Lord Brocktree, Legend of Luke, Outcast of Redwall, I think the Long Patrol, though I'm not certain, and I'm sure many more of the prequels. You can read really the other books in any order you want, because they're in different times. You will slowly understand the timeline of the books the more you read. The other thing I recommend doing, is reading Marlfox, then Taggerung, because those two stories are close in time. I do know as well that the Outcast of Redwall book is immediately after Mossflower in time. So it really doesn't matter the order you read it, as long as you read Redwall, Mossflower, Mattimeo, and Martin The Warrior first, in any order, though I recommend the one above.
spirea
Definitely chronological order. You could get extremely confused, like me, if you don't do it that way.
Jacob
Read the in chronological order.
Basil
Hi Brian, I would read the series in order not by the publish date because mainly Brian Jacques' book has to be read in order for the reader to follow what is going on. If you try to skip a book it might be hard to follow what is going on. I hope that helped!
Cameron Quinn
I read Mossflower first and found it an excellent introduction to the world, so I recommend Mossflower or Redwall to folks starting the series. After that, I've found that no particular order is *essential* for following each story, (through chronology is a bonus).
Kathleen
My nephew had me start the series with Martin the Warrior and then Redwall. I found it was helpful to read MtW first.
Deborah
I'm currently re-reading the series. This time I'm reading them chronologically beginning with The Legend of Luke, then to Martin the Warrior, and so on.
Tristan Ryan
I read this series in the order the author published them in and I liked reading it this way. If the author published it in this order, it's the way they wanted it to be read. You learn about the different groups of animals in a way that's far more effective this way.
However, I do understand wanting to read any book series in chronological order. Especially if you're the type of person who has a hard time keeping track of information, you might want to consider doing it this way instead.
However, I do understand wanting to read any book series in chronological order. Especially if you're the type of person who has a hard time keeping track of information, you might want to consider doing it this way instead.
Nell
I read these back when they were published, but my school had us read Mossflower first. The other books I read as they came out. I personally would suggest that route. The story of Martin in Mossflower helps explain the legend of Martin in Redwall... Otherwise, they are part of a journey that could be lost if read completely in chronological order. Though by #14, they're mostly in order at that point.
Thomas Peters
for me it was more mystical to read it in the order that it was published. but than I read it again in the chronological order and it made more sense.
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