Castaways of the Flying Dutchman Discussion

[Nightfire]

I think that the second book, "The Angels Command" would be a good one to learn about the sea, because it mostly takes place on a ship. The first and third books do take place mostly on land, but the second one doesn't.

[daskar666]

Did anyone else notice that Al Misurata implies that he is an atheist/agnostic but refers to Ben as an infidel?

[Captain Tammo]

Infidel: A person who does not believe in religion or who adheres to a religion other than one's own.

Atheism is still a religion, so it makes sense

[daskar666]

Atheism is not a religion, it's lack of a religion.
Let's not start that debate.

[Captain Tammo]

Aggghhhh!.... So... Tempted... Must... Debate!.....
Buuuut out of respect,
Then I'm not sure why he said it. Wasn't he Arabian? Most Muslims are Arab so it'd make sense as to why he said it. Or maybe it was just a word he heard a lot

[daskar666]

I HIGHLY doubt that he just uses words because he hears them, he seems intelligent enough not to do that.
On another note it appears that the series has traces of Redwall in it. For example, after Eli (SPOILER) kills Padre Maltanese, he says that he didn't want to kill a CREATURE, yet he isn't vegetarian.

[Captain Tammo]

I dont understand what you mean?

[Icefire]

Ben reminds me a lot of Matthias, and Ned like Cornflower just based on how they act.

I don't think I'd have ever compared Ned and Cornflower...but that's just me!

I was about ready to cry at the end of the 3rd book! (but I didn't...to hard hearted or something) I wish (and I may get in trouble for this) that BJ hadn't written as many Redwall books and wrote more of these instead. *ducks all knives, arrows, and rotten tomatoes aimed her way* OK I loved all the Redwall books (except Doomwyte), but 22 is kind of overkill.

[Captain Tammo]

Ben reminds me a lot of Matthias, and Ned like Cornflower just based on how they act.

I don't think I'd have ever compared Ned and Cornflower...but that's just me!

I was about ready to cry at the end of the 3rd book! (but I didn't...to hard hearted or something) I wish (and I may get in trouble for this) that BJ hadn't written as many Redwall books and wrote more of these instead. *ducks all knives, arrows, and rotten tomatoes aimed her way* OK I loved all the Redwall books (except Doomwyte), but 22 is kind of overkill.

I agree. But I wouldn't want the castaways series to be overkilled either. I just wish Brian made things in less of a pattern in the later redwall series

[Icefire]

Ben reminds me a lot of Matthias, and Ned like Cornflower just based on how they act.

I don't think I'd have ever compared Ned and Cornflower...but that's just me!

I was about ready to cry at the end of the 3rd book! (but I didn't...to hard hearted or something) I wish (and I may get in trouble for this) that BJ hadn't written as many Redwall books and wrote more of these instead. *ducks all knives, arrows, and rotten tomatoes aimed her way* OK I loved all the Redwall books (except Doomwyte), but 22 is kind of overkill.

I agree. But I wouldn't want the castaways series to be overkilled either. I just wish Brian made things in less of a pattern in the later redwall series

True, I wouldn't want castaways to be overkill also, but I think one more book would have been nice. The third book kind of leaves you hanging.

[Captain Tammo]

Well to an extent yes. After the third story, that's when Ben and Ned go to Chapelvale. So technically, the sequence if events is:

Book 1: The ship
Book 1: The Shepard
All of book 2
All of book 3
Book 1: The village

And did anyone else know that Brian was approached by STEVEN SPIELBERG to make a movie of the castaways of the flying Dutchman and Brian turned him down because he wanted kids to read instead!?!??

[HeadInAnotherGalaxy]

+1 fer Anti-techz

[Gonff]

So technically, the sequence if events is:

Book 1: The ship
Book 1: The Shepard
All of book 2
All of book 3
Book 1: The village

Oh, so that's why there's so much time between The Shepard and The Village. I just finished the first book and I was wondering...

[White One6193]

 I think this was Brian's masterpiece. It certainly was the best set of supernatural/historical fiction I've ever read... Twas a shame that Serafina died, though. Poor Ben. Brian, may he rest in peace, was the one author who got me started reading... I will miss his work. REDWALLLL!!

[White One6193]

Aggghhhh!.... So... Tempted... Must... Debate!.....
Buuuut out of respect,
Then I'm not sure why he said it. Wasn't he Arabian? Most Muslims are Arab so it'd make sense as to why he said it. Or maybe it was just a word he heard a lot

He isn't Arab precisely. Brian says that Al Misurata hails from the Misurata coast. That's in Libya. SO, Al Misurata might be the ancestor of a certain Libyan Colonel... One note I might add: When all the trouble in Libya started, I already knew where every place was, thanks to Brian's book.