Does anyone know any good books like Redwall ?
I like Animals of Farthing Wood
I also like Discworld by Terry Pratchett
Besides Brian Jacques I would say the four best children's fantasy series are written by Rick Riordan, C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling. I just started reading a series by Stephen R. Lawhead, another British author who writes about King Arthur and Robin Hood, and people like them from old England. They are awesome, exciting and well-written, but keep in mind that they are only appropriate for MATURE AUDIENCES. I really don't want to recommend them to someone who will blame me if they are disturbed by the story or something. I would say 14+ as a good age range, but even so, ask your parents first so I don't get in trouble.
Quote from: Mariel on June 12, 2011, 03:06:24 PM
Besides Brian Jacques I would say the four best children's fantasy series are written by Rick Riordan, C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling. I just started reading a series by Stephen R. Lawhead, another British author who writes about King Arthur and Robin Hood, and people like them from old England. They are awesome, exciting and well-written, but keep in mind that they are only appropriate for MATURE AUDIENCES. I really don't want to recommend them to someone who will blame me if they are disturbed by the story or something. I would say 14+ as a good age range, but even so, ask your parents first so I don't get in trouble.
Thank you for warning me because if I got scared then I don't know what I would do to recover. Sometime all of that scary stuff in books is just overwhelming. :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Besides Redwall, I enjoy reading classics like Sherlock Holmes and authors like Jules Verne, but I also enjoy more modern books like the Left Behind series and the works of Wayne Thomas Batson.
Brian Davis is one of my favorite authors beside Brian Jacques. I also like the Alex Rider books by Anthony Horowitz.
I used to like Alex Rider but I out grew them
Never heard of Brian Davis what does he write?
The 'His Dark Materials' trilogy (Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman are well worth a read :) If you've never heard of them, the movie The Golden Compass that was released a few years back was based on them.
I'm also a big fan of Eoin Colfer's 'Artemis Fowl' series of books....whilst they're not much like Redwall, they're certainly exciting, very funny and fine for everybody to read.
@Log a Log Grenn: Brian Davis is a Christian fiction author, he has wrote various series and books, his most famous being the Dragons in Our Midst series.
The Hobbit besides Redwall is my favorite book. I've read it...17 times or so, at least.
Quote from: Flurgy Twinj on June 12, 2011, 11:58:09 PM
I'm also a big fan of Eoin Colfer's 'Artemis Fowl' series of books....whilst they're not much like Redwall, they're certainly exciting, very funny and fine for everybody to read.
Yes! The Artemis Fowl series is amazing! I would definitely recommend it to any fan of Redwall. :)
I HATE Thhe Artemis Fowl
I find the plot weak the characters boring
Another great mouse series for younger readers is Poppy, by Avi.
Quote from: Mariel on June 13, 2011, 03:45:29 PM
Another great mouse series for younger readers is Poppy, by Avi.
Mariel, in your mind would the mice from Redwall, Poppy, or A Tale of Two Cities win in a battle?
I would very highly recommend anything by Dianna Wynne Jones! If you give Dark Lord of Derkholm a read you won't be able to stop, guaranteed! Maybe.
Quote from: Log a Log Grenn on June 12, 2011, 10:59:50 AM
Does anyone know any good books like Redwall ?
I like Animals of Farthing Wood
I also like Discworld by Terry Pratchett
Hmm, I can't say I have read something that is similar to Redwall, but I am a die hard Harry Potter fan. Currently also reading Twilight, but i recommend to everyone, not to read it.
Question, the other series of Brian, the one with the slaveship. Is it similar to Redwall or is it completely different?
You mean the Castaways series? Yeah, it's different, but it definitely has the Brian Jacques feel to it.
Quote from: Matthias720 on June 14, 2011, 04:35:03 PM
You mean the Castaways series? Yeah, it's different, but it definitely has the Brian Jacques feel to it.
That is the one.
Never read one of those. How many parts of it are there?
Three books are in the series:
1. Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
2. The Angel's Command
3. Voyage of Slaves
They should be read in the presented order. :)
Quote from: Matthias720 on June 14, 2011, 04:39:52 PM
Three books are in the series:
1. Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
2. The Angel's Command
3. Voyage of Slaves
They should be read in the presented order. :)
Allright, thanks:)
I like other authors as well. Authors like, J.R.R. TOLKIEN and C.S. LEWIS.
I LOVE books like The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings, Written by, J.R.R Tolkien.
I also like The Chronicles of Narnia, written by C.S Lewis.
And of course, Redwall, by Brian.
And also, The GREAT ILLUSTRATED CLASSICS.
And last but not least, King Aurthur and the Knights of the round Table.
( Mostly the story of Excaliber. )
I LOVE myth.
Quote from: TinaFey123/Tomthetomatoe on June 13, 2011, 10:57:20 PM
Quote from: Mariel on June 13, 2011, 03:45:29 PM
Another great mouse series for younger readers is Poppy, by Avi.
Mariel, in your mind would the mice from Redwall, Poppy, or A Tale of Two Cities win in a battle?
Redwallers, of course!
Aside from Redwall (which is my favorite series, btw), I love reading children's books, especially fantasy (check out my website for some of my favs). I actually want to be a children's/young adult librarian, so it's a good thing that I like the books that I like.
Most of the books in the Star Wars series are good.
Star Wars is for children! >:( >:( >:( >:( Ha ha! just kidding!
Star Wars is cool. ;D
I also enjoy The Wind in the Willows. ;) ;) ;)
Quote from: martins#1fan on June 16, 2011, 07:19:25 PM
I also enjoy The Wind in the Willows. ;) ;) ;)
Me too. I just got the edition that has Jacques' introduction in it, and I'm reading it to my 2nd grade sister. So far our favorite parts are first meeting Ratty, and finding Mr. Badger's door. What about you?
I like toad, and also moley.
I'm reading Lord of the Rings. It is good. Before I found redwall I fell in love with Narnia. I'm very picky about reading. I like certain books. History books are EVIL! Sometimes I write books for myself.
Quote from: Redwall Musician on June 16, 2011, 08:04:50 PM
I'm reading Lord of the Rings. It is good. Before I found redwall I fell in love with Narnia. I'm very picky about reading. I like certain books. History books are EVIL! Sometimes I write books for myself.
I've found myself reading it again! ( Lord of the rings that is. ) I also love Narnia.
I've read the Hobbit, but not any of the other Lord of the Rings books. I would like to try them, though.
Quote from: Mariel on June 16, 2011, 11:38:35 PM
I've read the Hobbit, but not any of the other Lord of the Rings books. I would like to try them, though.
I really like it, if not more than as much as redwall.
If you liked the hobbit.... then I think you'll really like The Lord of the Rings! ;)
They're not really like Redwall, but I like The Dragon Keeper Chronicles, by Donita K. Paul. Especially, Dragonlight.
Actually, they're more like The Chronicles of Narnia.
Guardians of Ga'hoole by Kathryn Lasky.
I keep putting off reading Watership Down, but I'll read it some day!
Books with nothing similar to Redwall:
Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke
Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz.
My other favourite author is an Australian fantasy writer called Isobelle Carmody. Her Obernewtyn Chronicles are her best, in my opinion. I've been reading them for nearly as long as I've been reading Redwall. Has anyone else heard of her?
I agree with everyone else about Narnia and The Wind in the Willows, though it's been years since I read either of those series.
Good series are:
Narnia, The Harper Hall trilogy (not the third book though...), Lord of The Rings,
Laura Ingalls Wilder series, The Inheritance, The city of ember series, there are tons I've read and enjoyed, not only Redwall. (I got in trouble for only reading Redwall!)
A great series is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams. It teaches you all you need to know about Life, The Universe, and Everything.
Quote from: HeadInAnotherGalaxy on June 29, 2011, 01:05:06 AM
A great series is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams. It teaches you all you need to know about Life, The Universe, and Everything.
My brother likes them.
I like the Eragon series. They're really cool. I also like LOTR.
My favorite books are LOTR, Redwall, and Tow Sawyer
Besides the Redwall series it's probably the Protector of the Small series :)