All of these are pretty entertaining, and more of a high fantasy feel than you would usually get from a children's fantasy series.

I love Brian Jacques work and Salamandastron is no exception. From the typically goofy hares to the stocik badger lords and ladies, the characters are interesting and very true to their forms.

This was one of my favorites of the series as a kid and it is still one of them. Brian Jacques just knows how to write a story that has all the facets of the human emotion and that appeals to both adults and kids.

I love the Redwall books! They are just so fun to read. That is all!

This was a new read for me. Salamandastron was one of the many Redwall books I did not read when I was younger. While Jacques sticks to the same tropes and story-lines as his other books, Salamandastron does deviate to some degree and so I found it refreshing and enjoyable.
Jacques loves his multi-story line stories. I have found that there are times when having to keep up with more than one journey is tedious and un-enjoyable, especially if the story line I'm most interested in doesn't seem to receive enough attention. However, with Salamandastron I was able to enjoy all of them well. I was especially glad to see Jacques change up the Abbey story. Instead of chasing answers to mysterious riddles the Abbey dwellers had to deal with a deadly illness. Perhaps 2020's experience with COVID-19 made me connect with this story line more than I would have before, but in the end I think Jacques did a better job connecting and pulling the various story-lines together and concluding them in a satisfactorily way.

The range of characters in Salamandastron was also well done. Each seemed to receive the appropriate amount of time to carry their story and show their development. I particularly enjoyed Mara's personal growth because of her regrets and how she learned from her bad decisions. By the time the story-lines converged the connections and interactions between characters felt genuine. I still appreciate the simplicity and some-what predictable nature of Jacques' stories and I think it's these very things that make his books charming even now that I'm in my mid-twenties.

My review for this book is about the same as all the other Redwall books I've reviewed. As redundant as the plot can be when read along with other of the series, the characters propel the story and the action is amazing. At points the description is a bit heavy, in particular when describing the fare at the feast. There are a few typos but altogether, I enjoy reading it.

Wasn't and still isn't my favorite of the Redwalls, but it's still pretty good. I think I like it better on the reread, which seems to be the trend thus far. Dumble, Thrugg, and their journey (and the falcons and MacPhearsom) are the best bit, undoubtedly.