Brian Jacques (www.redwallabbey.com) was born in Liverpool in 1939. He left school at age fifteen and found work as a docker, a truck driver, a policeman and a stand-up comic, all before turning his attention to writing. He wrote his first novel, Redwall, for the children at a school for the blind in Liverpool. Since 1986, his descriptive style of writing has captivated readers from age 8 to 80. His books have won international awards and acclaim and have been made into a TV series. He died in 2011.
Devoted fans of Jacques...will snap this off the shelf without any prompting. And those readers who have not yet discovered the delights of Redwall Abbey will likely be converted by the time they have finished reading this rollicking adventure. Devoted fans of Jacques . . . will snap this off the shelf without any prompting. ( School Library Journal ) Praise for Pearls of Lutra Devoted fans of Jacques . . . will snap this off the shelf without any prompting. --School Library Journal Praise for Brian Jacques' Redwall series... Astonishing! --Kirkus Reviews Energetic fantasy! --The New York Times Book Review Rousing adventure! --Publishers Weekly Old-fashioned swashbuckling adventure. --Locus Jacques's realistically drawn characters are full of personality. --Publishers Weekl Praise for Pearls of Lutra Devoted fans of Jacques . . . will snap this off the shelf without any prompting. --School Library Journal Praise for Brian Jacques' Redwall series... Astonishing! --Kirkus Reviews Energetic fantasy! --The New York Times Book Review Rousing adventure! --Publishers Weekly Old-fashioned swashbuckling adventure. --Locus Jacques's realistically drawn characters are full of personality. --Publishers Weekl