I'm still waiting for the rogue crew to come to my library, but I was wondering, who has read it so far? I'm really waiting impatiently for it!! :(
hasnt made it too mine yet eather lolz. ima order it online!
Quote from: Trigoma on June 18, 2011, 08:47:33 PM
hasnt made it too mine yet eather lolz. ima order it online!
I ordered it like a month ago and it still hasn't come!! *cries* :'(
I'm on my third read-through. 8D
I have it, but as I still haven't read the first book yet, I'm planning to finish that first and then read it.
I was the first to read it at my library. Took me three weeks to get it though.
I have it, but I can't bring myself to read it yet... maybe that's what I'll do today. I just don't want it to be over!
I got The Rouge Crew the day after it came out. Normally, I try to read the latest Redwall book in a single day, but with this being the last one, I read it over the course of about a week. Good book.
Quote from: Matthias720 on June 19, 2011, 03:38:47 PM
I got The Rouge Crew the day after it came out. Normally, I try to read the latest Redwall book in a single day, but with this being the last one, I read it over the course of about a week. Good book.
yeah, everyone wants to take long because it'll be the last one :'(
Quote from: Martha Braebuck on June 19, 2011, 03:40:22 PM
yeah, everyone wants to take long because it'll be the last one :'(
Yes, this exactly. I was so sad while I read it the first time.
Quote from: Matthias720 on June 19, 2011, 03:38:47 PM
I got The Rouge Crew the day after it came out. Normally, I try to read the latest Redwall book in a single day, but with this being the last one, I read it over the course of about a week. Good book.
I didn't read the last chapter to make it so that there would be something of Brian that I had never read. I agree with your sediment, though.
I pre-ordered the book off of Amazon. I've started reading it, but I haven't finished it yet, partly because it's the last one, and partly because I keep getting tons of books from the library
I got my copy on thursday, finally! With Brian's autograph, yay!
Quote from: Superdreuzel on June 20, 2011, 07:10:07 PM
I got my copy on thursday, finally! With Brian's autograph, yay!
Now way, that's so cool! How'd you get an autographed copy? :D
I love the Rogue Crew. And I read the whole thing. Don't think of it as the last book. Just think of it as a work of art. Read it, enjoy it. Brian said in many of his book when a character died, don't let it hold you down. Is that what they would want?
Redwall has not ended. It shall live forever in all our hearts. Redwall is open to all, open wide the gates.
Quote from: Osu on June 19, 2011, 10:44:52 PM
Quote from: Martha Braebuck on June 19, 2011, 03:40:22 PM
yeah, everyone wants to take long because it'll be the last one :'(
Yes, this exactly. I was so sad while I read it the first time.
why?
Is it sad?
Quote from: Storm on June 20, 2011, 12:48:13 PM
Quote from: Matthias720 on June 19, 2011, 03:38:47 PM
I got The Rouge Crew the day after it came out. Normally, I try to read the latest Redwall book in a single day, but with this being the last one, I read it over the course of about a week. Good book.
I didn't read the last chapter to make it so that there would be something of Brian that I had never read. I agree with your sediment, though.
does that mean you won't read the last chapter??!?!
Quote from: Firehawke on June 20, 2011, 07:00:28 PM
I pre-ordered the book off of Amazon. I've started reading it, but I haven't finished it yet, partly because it's the last one, and partly because I keep getting tons of books from the library
ha ha, I'm like the opposite, when I get Redwall I read until its done!
I orderd it online after earning the money for it. It is one of my favorites
Your lucky, my mom doesn't like ordering things online for me :'(
Quote from: Redwall Musician on June 21, 2011, 03:10:30 AM
I love the Rogue Crew. And I read the whole thing. Don't think of it as the last book. Just think of it as a work of art. Read it, enjoy it. Brian said in many of his book when a character died, don't let it hold you down. Is that what they would want?
Redwall has not ended. It shall live forever in all our hearts. Redwall is open to all, open wide the gates.
Well said, Musician.
@Martha - not telling! >:3
@Storm - you're not reading the last chapter? :o But won't you die of curiosity until you do? Man, the last chapter is usually the
first thing I read. I always spoil books for myself, haha - though I made an effort not to on this one. And I mostly succeeded, too. :D
Quote from: Osu on June 23, 2011, 10:14:10 PM
Quote from: Redwall Musician on June 21, 2011, 03:10:30 AM
I love the Rogue Crew. And I read the whole thing. Don't think of it as the last book. Just think of it as a work of art. Read it, enjoy it. Brian said in many of his book when a character died, don't let it hold you down. Is that what they would want?
Redwall has not ended. It shall live forever in all our hearts. Redwall is open to all, open wide the gates.
Well said, Musician.
@Martha - not telling! >:3
@Storm - you're not reading the last chapter? :o But won't you die of curiosity until you do? Man, the last chapter is usually the first thing I read. I always spoil books for myself, haha - though I made an effort not to on this one. And I mostly succeeded, too. :D
Last chapter first?! Ack! I couldn't do that. I mean, we KNOW how it ends in a Redwall book, generally (has the villain ever won? ever?) but I still have to start the beginning and finish at the end. It's a chronological imperative :-).
Rogue Crew was amazing...pretty violent too, in some parts. Razzid is one heartless villain...
Quote from: Wot Wot! on June 28, 2011, 12:22:26 AM
Last chapter first?! Ack! I couldn't do that. I mean, we KNOW how it ends in a Redwall book, generally (has the villain ever won? ever?) but I still have to start the beginning and finish at the end. It's a chronological imperative :-).
Rogue Crew was amazing...pretty violent too, in some parts. Razzid is one heartless villain...
Yes, or at the very least, the last page. I just can't help myself. XD
It really was a great book, wasn't it? The violence didn't strike me as any worse than the other books, but I must say I loved how Miggory tied Crumdun to him and boxed his bullying otter guards. Fantastic. And they all kept losing their prisoners, what the heck? XD Loved this book. Love, love, love!
I finished it yesterday...it....was...AWESOME!!!
I have decided to re-read the rest of the series and then read The Rogue Crew. It might take me a while, but I'm looking forward to reliving all the old adventures. I started out of order, so I just finished Mossflower and Rakkety Tam.
Still haven't gotten my hands on it yet but i'm looking forward to it!
Quote from: Galedeep on June 29, 2011, 05:11:46 AM
Still haven't gotten my hands on it yet but i'm looking forward to it!
It's a good one!! I felt really sad after I finally closed the book :'( yet also accomplished that I finished a series with 22 books (25 if you count the castaway series) and all of them were 300-400 pages. That's 7500-10,000 pages total!
I still haven't ordered it yet. It's like I'm saving it for as long as possible. I know I'll be crying as I read the last page :'(.
I thought the Long Patrol characters in the Rogue Crew were awesome. I think it was my favorite Long Patrol in all the books
Quote from: Log-a-Log on July 18, 2011, 07:18:04 PM
I thought the Long Patrol characters in the Rogue Crew were awesome. I think it was my favorite Long Patrol in all the books
I know! I love Rake! He was,
awesome. So awesome he spoke like a Highlander.
I've read part of it, a little boring at the beginning, but I'm sure I'll like it when I get to the action.
I read it as soon as I could get it on inter-library loan. It is sad that it is the last book but I did not try to prolong it or anything.
I liked the Long Patrol in the long patrol was the best
I've got it checked out - library finally bought it - but haven't read it yet; I'm very quickly finishing my re-read of the Harry Potter series before I see the movie on Wednesday (I'm about 1/3 of the way through Deathly Hallows).
Juzt finizhed thiz today...sigh...
Quote from: HeadInAnotherGalaxy on August 23, 2011, 12:48:31 AM
Juzt finizhed thiz today...sigh...
I didn't "sigh" when I finished the book. I actually was skipping (I skip a lot. I've done it since I was little).
Also, I don't really like the cover of the Rogue Crew. I guess I thought they made Rake look weird.
Here'z zomethin' intereztin'. In the final fight, it zhowz Rake with two non-bazket hilted claymorez, while on the cover he'z wieldin' two bazket hilted zwordz.
It's a great book, but isn't it odd *spoiler* how the only death they really cried over was Swiffo's? What about Kite and Drander? Still, I love Rake Nightfur!
^ Maybe because everyone really liked Swiffo and that was a bit of a shock for him to just die like that whereas the others were in the heat of battle where death is a guarantee? My guess anyway....
Loved it, this one's incredibly special to me. I used to complain constantly about how the battles in Redwall do nothing for me, that they take focus away from the characters or get bogged down in military talk. I'm sure it's possible to have an exciting fight scene but I hadn't really come across one (Rakkety Tam came pretty close though). And I've also been complaining that the books were too much of the same and that its "young adult" status sometimes holds it back from being the dark, violent series it appears to me. Then "Rogue Crew" came along and gave me everything I ever wanted.
It was unreal, it quickly established itself for being brutal in its deaths (more so than I can recall) and having constant action. It just never let up, this is war done right, this is the kind of fighting that can keep me glued to the pages. The storyline was undoubtedly different, though I can't remember there actually being any sort of storyline - which is cool with me given what else fills the book. And oh man, I think this is the darkest Redwall book of all, I was almost cringing at some of the stuff in it. Didn't think Redwall's battles could take my breath away and then wow did they go all out. It was extremely gratifying to see this very-different book work out so well - that the series flourishes when it goes in this different direction. My one complaint? ...it lacks the charm and characters of the more traditional books. Combine Taggerung's cast and events with the war side of Rogue Crew and that'd be the absolute pinnacle for me. That this is possibly the last Redwall book seems fitting if nothing else, for the series to go out with a bang.
Quote from: martins#1fan on July 18, 2011, 09:22:59 PM
I've read part of it, a little boring at the beginning, but I'm sure I'll like it when I get to the action.
I agree that it's a little boring at the beggining, but you're right, it definitely gets a lot better towards the end.
At the beginning I was like, "Is this really Brian?" but as I got farther in, he drew me in... one of my FAVORITE books from the series now :) of course... all of the books are my faves... right? :D
I think a lot of people enjoyed this book because it happened to be just that bit different from the typical Redwall formula to actually be interesting.