Adventure Unlimited

Brian Jacques once again transports us to the magical country of Mossflower and Redwall Abbey, with it's brave and wise beasts, and evil, marauding vermin. The story of Lonnar Boldstripe and his quest for revenge is interwoven with the quest of Briggoon and Sarabando to find a cure for the paralysed haremaid Martha. The two stories mesh togother nicely and the ending is both happy and bittersweet. The production values on the audio are first class, with a large cast investing the characters with individual voices and personalities.

Although this is ostensibly a book series for children, much of the action would be a little too violent for the young ones and could cause nightmares. It is one of the best audio interpetations I have ever listened to, no surprise, give the author's background in radio, and his involvement in the project as both narrator and executive producer. Well worth acquiring, whether you are a long time fan of the Redwall series or a first time listener.

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Vintage Red(wall)

One of the better entries in Brian Jacques "Redwall" series.

The story begins near the seashore, where a pair of otters makes a shocking discovery - two badgers who have been attacked by the vermin hordes of Ragga Bol. One is dead. The other, Lonna Bowstripe, is badly injured. The otters take the great creature in and help him to recover. Lonna recovers, swearing revenge on Bol.

In the mean time, two of Redwall's prodigal "dibbuns" return home after a lifetime of wandering. Bragoon the otter and Saro the squirrel soon leave the abbey to find a cure for Martha, a young haremaid confined to a wheelchair. This cure can only be found at the ancient abbey at Loamhedge. They soon find themselves the unwilling teachers of Redwall's three current troublemakers, who have decided to join the adventure.

While Bragoon, Saro, and the others are off on their quest, Ragga Bol and crew attack the abbey, attempting to take it for their own, and enslave the peaceful creatures within. With the Otter crew gone for the season, and no warrior in residence, the residents of Redwall must rely on their own intellects to keep the vermin at bay until help arrives...

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Difficult to understand the accents

The story is OK, but for an American listener the accents of some of the characters are so strong that it is difficult to understand them. This is not really conveyed in the excerpt that you can listen to. Also, the abundant songs that are mixed in with the story detract from it quite a bit in my opinion.

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amazing love all his work and books always have

love his books story's are great breathtaking edge of your seat suspense and a great overall series

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OW! Ow ow ow ow owwwww!

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

A better reading.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I cannot speak directly concerning the story, I have not managed to complete the book.

Would you be willing to try another one of Brian Jacques and full cast ’s performances?

No.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Loamhedge?

I don't know, maybe I can tell you once I've read the book.

Any additional comments?

I am a great fan of Brian Jaques works. I have found myself lost in the world of Mossflower on many occasions, and have been thoroughly entertained, so I had no reservations about purchasing two of these books. My mistake. I enjoy the way the books bring you into their environment and make the characters seem believable. The audio books, however, seem to be approached from the standpoint that the listener is listening in on a world much smaller and shriller than his/her own. I understand the concept, but believe it was a mistake. Imagine listening to hours and hours of a story where most of the characters have the voice of mickey mouse, or someone with a higher, more grating, sing-song voice. I have not been able to enjoy this story, as I cannot get past the nerve grating voices. I will go back to reading these wonderful books. Mr. Jaques' voice is pleasing enough, but the "full cast" has to go. I would reccomend that Mr. Jaques gets some pointers from, or better yet, hires....Jim Dale.

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Pretty good

The performance is pretty good, but what is the point of the story? They never even get the paper they they went on such a long and dangerous journey for.

The Hares

I will always appreciate a good Redwall story, but the last two or three have had some truly obnoxious hare characters. It’s getting a bit much I say, wot wot!

One of my favorite red wall stories

This is always been one of my favorite Redwall stories. I’ve always enjoyed the characters, dialogue and adventure.

My Favorite Story Ever

This has always been my favorite book since I was a kid. I always cry at the end. The friendship that old Brag, and Saro have for each other is everything I want in life.

great

it was very good
me and my brother loved it !!
we listened to it all day wans