I have just recently heard that Brian Jacques was working on a new Redwall Book when he sadly passed away. It is titled Pondicherry. The book was never finished and it is unknown whether or not it will be finished by a ghost writer and published posthumously. I have done some research and I came up with contradictory results. Some websites firmly believe that Pondicherry was not even close to being finished, and has no chance of ever reaching the publishers. On the other hand, several websites are much more optimistic. They state that since Brian Jacques was always ahead of schedule and finished his books well before they were published, there is a great likelihood that another one may have been finished. I, myself, am not sure what to think. I hope very much that there will be another Redwall Book, but I think that there would be some news of its being published by now. If I receive any more information concerning the mysterious Pondicherry, I will immediately post it.
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Redwall in the Future
I know this may seem like the end of Brian Jacques' books, but I have learned from reliable sources that there is a chance that there will be more works of Brian Jacques published posthumously. Nothing is certain yet, but I am hoping (And I am sure you are too!) that there will be at least one more Redwall book. Who knows? There may be multiple manuscripts hidden away, ready to be found and published.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
The Rogue Crew, Published in 2011 by Brian Jacques, Philomel Books
Redwall Abbey has never seen a creature more evil or hideous than Razzid Wearat. Captain of the Greenshroud, a ship with wheels that can sail through water as well as the forest, this beast is a terror of both land and sea, travelling Mossflower Country, killing nearly everything--and everyone--in his path. And his goal? To conquer Redwall Abbey.
From Salamandastron to the High North Coast, the brave hares of the Long Patrol team up with the fearless sea otters of the Rogue Crew to form a pack so tough, so rough only they can defend the Abbey and defeat Razzid Wearat once and for all.
In this book, there are a multitude of "grey" characters. I can not tell whether they are meant to be good, or evil. Some of the milder cases of "grey" is in the sea otter clan called the "Rogue Crew." They are obviously portrayed as good, but I think that they are way to violent, devoid of both mercy and pity on vermin, even willing to physically harm a creature to get information. More grey characters include the pygmy shrews and sand lizards. Lizards are always shown as evil in Brian Jacques' other books, but in this one, it is hard to tell. In the other Redwall Books, pygmy shrews were shown as good, but once again, it is hard to tell.
An interesting fact about this book is that the Wearat's ship has wheels. It reminds me of the Legend of Luke and the boat the Honeysuckle, which also had wheels, but this is on a much larger scale.
The Rogue Crew was a good book, but it can not compare with Brian Jacques' earlier novels.
In the cover of this book, I found out that Brian Jacques received an honorary doctorate in literature from the University of Liverpool. Therefore, he is Dr. Brian Jacques.
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