Poll
Question:
what is the best welkin weasles book?
Option 1: thunder oak
votes: 0
Option 2: castle storm
votes: 1
Option 3: windjammer run
votes: 2
Option 4: gaslight geezers
votes: 3
Option 5: vampire voles
votes: 0
Option 6: heastward ho
votes: 0
i think the welkin weasles books by garry kilworth are pretty cool. what about you? :)
Some charicters i can draw for you(more soon)
sylver
bryony
dredless
miniver
Mawk
scirf
wodehed
alysoun
stoats
lord hawkin
sheriff falshed
prince poynt
flaggatis
pompom
others
zombie badger
clive of coldkettle(squerell)
foppington(squerell)
sleek(otter)
victorian time charicters
montageu sylver
bryony bludd
scruff
maudlin
spindrick sylver
stoats
mayor poynt
chief of police falshed
count flistagga
princess sybil
others
rakki takki(mongoose)
jaffer(otter)
Vampire stoat
were weasle
sveltlana(lemming)
Ah've read zeveral book reviewz aboot them. Frae wet ah've read, you'd dae brae tae zteck tae Redwall.
i can t understand what you are saying??
He says stick to Redwall. ;)
how did you manage to translate that?.
Redwall is good but so is Welkin weasels, I would recommend both.
Been here long enough to be able to translate HIAG's weasel talk.
i seriously suggest you read the welkin weasles it is actally realy funny.
and also the foxes of first dark by garry kilworth.
and house of tribes.
and midnights sun
I would definitely recommend Welkin Weasels. I've only read the first three, but they're amazing, trust me. The Foxes of Firstdark (or Hunter's Moon if you live in the UK) might be a little mature, depending on the person, but it's still great - easily one of my favorites.
I shall see if they are in the library. ;D
phoenixfoden, please don't post multiple times in a row. If you want to add something you can edit your latest post or wait for someone else to post first. :)
Quote from: HeadInAnotherGalaxy on September 19, 2012, 11:07:24 PM
Ah've read zeveral book reviewz aboot them. Frae wet ah've read, you'd dae brae tae zteck tae Redwall.
You can't really say that until you've read the actual books. ;)
Quote from: Tiria Wildlough on September 27, 2012, 12:55:41 AM
Quote from: HeadInAnotherGalaxy on September 19, 2012, 11:07:24 PM
Ah've read zeveral book reviewz aboot them. Frae wet ah've read, you'd dae brae tae zteck tae Redwall.
You can't really say that until you've read the actual books. ;)
she is right you dont know you like them till you have read them yourself.
I'm reading Thunder Oak right now. It's a bit dark but otherwise okay.
This series sounds great! I wonder if the author was influenced by Brian.
if you guys want i can do some drawings of the charicters from welkin weasles.you can choose if you like.
Quote from: Tiria Wildlough on September 30, 2012, 07:16:09 AM
I'm reading Thunder Oak right now. It's a bit dark but otherwise okay.
the montegu sylver ones will have you giggiling out loud.
Quote from: Redwallfan7 on September 30, 2012, 04:47:13 PM
This series sounds great! I wonder if the author was influenced by Brian.
its kind of like redwall but with a touch of robin hood.
i will start drawing mayor poynt.
Hey phoenixfoden, please don't post multiple times in a row. If you want to add something you can use the nice, shiny modify button at the top right of your latest post. :)
Quote from: Lily on October 07, 2012, 10:34:10 AM
Hey phoenixfoden, please don't post multiple times in a row. If you want to add something you can use the nice, shiny modify button at the top right of your latest post. :)
i was quoting off 2 different people.
You can do that in the same post.
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbvd5pDBq61rn0hg7o1_500.jpg)
jeremy poynt, mayor of muggidrear
Very nice, but what is he wearing? I like his desk and book shelf.
he is wearing his mayor robes and mayor ribbon.
Cool!
You know that's how I actually imagined what he looked like, the clothes and all though I think the face could have more of a muzzle.
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc6fzxQvdm1rn0hg7o1_500.jpg)highway wolves were mentioned in welkin weasles. here is one i drew.
you can choose a caricter for me to draw from welkin weasles if you want.mabey bryony bludd or scirf!
Very nice, I haven't read them so I don't know who you should draw.
Thanks! I will put a list to choose from up if you havent read the books.
Some charicters i can draw for you(more soon)
sylver
bryony
dredless
miniver
Mawk
scirf
wodehed
alysoun
stoats
lord hawkin
sheriff falshed
prince poynt
flaggatis
pompom
others
zombie badger
clive of coldkettle(squerell)
foppington(squerell)
sleek(otter)
victorian time charicters
montageu sylver
bryony bludd
scruff
maudlin
spindrick sylver
stoats
mayor poynt
chief of police falshed
count flistagga
princess sybil
others
rakki takki(mongoose)
jaffer(otter)
Vampire stoat
were weasle
sveltlana(lemming)
Can you draw Alysoun? 'Cause she's cool.
Zombie badgers? Why?
Ok. If you like her you will like bryony bludd.shes my favorite female charicter
Quote from: AxeHound on November 04, 2012, 11:33:16 PM
Zombie badgers? Why?
there is a zombie badger raised from the dead by torca marda to chase and kill sylvers band of out laws under castle storm!
Could you do jaffer?
ok! anyone else?
Scruff if you can, he is one of my favourites.
lol mine too! any one else?i dont mind being busy!
Anyone want a drawing of a boxing hare,herk and bare the grave robbing badgers or some bumbling horde rats?
This thread is so off topic, but I thought I'd add that I went and purchased all three of the original Welken Weasels books and will start reading them once I finish my other book from Clive Cussler. So I'll see if these are good or not in my own way. :)
Quote from: Lutra on November 06, 2012, 11:38:28 AM
This thread is so off topic, but I thought I'd add that I went and purchased all three of the original Welken Weasels books and will start reading them once I finish my other book from Clive Cussler. So I'll see if these are good or not in my own way. :)
I want to read them they look really good
They are good. I've read all of them now except Castle Storm.
I want to buy them and re-read them from the start.
Amazon has all three books used:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0552545481/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0552545473/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0552545465/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00
Buy used and just try to buy from a seller in the US or UK (depending on your location). These were never sold in the US.
(1st link) $85 seems alot for one book dosn't it?
Quote from: Skipper on November 07, 2012, 07:42:14 AM
I want to buy them and re-read them from the start.
if i had to choose between a new welkin weasles book or redwall book i would really be stuck as they are eaqualy good!
Used copies Skipper. ;) I haven't bought a book "new" for retail in ages.
Hey guys! Has any one else read garrys other animal books like house of tribes,frost dancers:a story of hares,midnights sun:a story of wolves and the foxes of firstdark.i love them.pedlar the mouse from house of tribes reminds me of martin.
To get my copies of the Welkin Weasels books, I used betterworldbooks.com. They have them pretty cheap.
I'm reading through the first book now. Its a little strange but so far I'm having a good time with it. :) Prince Poynt is funny, you got to admit when the weasels are used for the bowling pins and they all whisper "all fall down" on a bad shot you can't help but laugh. What an ego the guy has.
I know, right? He used some of his servants as kites in Windjammer Run (I think). But...
Windjammer Run
They untied their strings and got away.
Lolz,i like the good mannered gerbil professor jyde from gaslight geezers and how he makes a potion that turns him into the warty,bad mannered shrew lycus heck.
Yeah, that was funny. ;D
Wodehed the magician was also pretty funny.
I've only read the last three and my favourite out of them is Gaslight Geezers.
Just finished the first book. It was a very unusual read, when you try to compare it to similar fantasy novels (Redwall, Mistmantle, etc.). I did like it but the constant fantasy turns (magic, gryphons, live statues) makes it hard to just stand still it seems. I almost think the book is on ADHD at certain points.
Quote from: Lutra on November 16, 2012, 11:15:26 PM
Just finished the first book. It was a very unusual read, when you try to compare it to similar fantasy novels (Redwall, Mistmantle, etc.). I did like it but the constant fantasy turns (magic, gryphons, live statues) makes it hard to just stand still it seems. I almost think the book is on ADHD at certain points.
I agree; the books do get pretty...whimsical at times. ;)
Was anyone as big a fan of Sheriff Falshed as I was? Him and Mawk were my favorite characters (in the first trilogy).
I only intend to read the first three books. From what I can tell, the second three sound like stories about characters, not necessarily part of the storyline. Kind of like how Ga'Hoole had those three books in the middle that told about the story of Hoole--I skipped those entirely and just wanted to read the storyline.
Do they use the same dialogue and accents as the animals in Redwall?
Lutra,i think you should give the second trilogy a go.i love the way its based around sherlock holmes and how it is set in victorian muggidrear(london)its alot more funny than the first three and has heaps of action!
And redwall fan sorry but the moles dont have the same accents.i think if they did it would be like garry was just copying brian.
No visible accents like Redwall where its definitely species specific. Everyone appears to talk the same, save for the statues.
Quotei love the way its based around sherlock holmes and how it is set in victorian muggidrear(london)its alot more funny than the first three and has heaps of action!
Not sure I want to read weasels as Sherlock Holmes though. We'll see.....and I found Mawk to be funny enough because he's such a.....weasel. :D
One of my favourite characters from the first books is Miniver the finger-weasel.
Miniver was kind of forgotten...don't remember her doing much. The focus was always on Skirf, Mawk, or the real smart one...Woderled. Can't even remember how to spell his name! :D
Wodehed.
Bryony bludd from the second trilogy reminds me slightly of mariel.she is able to take care of herself,smart and usualy more eager to fight sveltlana than sylver.sylver was kind of a pushover when it came to her.
I doubt I'll read the second trilogy because I don't think I could cope with some of the characters being named after the originals. Plus, they seem a little...odd (no offence).
Odd in what way?just asking
Quote from: phoenixfoden on November 20, 2012, 10:33:28 PM
Odd in what way?just asking
Well, wearing suits, "vampire voles", and is that a
canon on the cover of
Heastward Ho!?
Well the second trilogy is set in the victorian times
at first i was skeptical about it but it is really cool.i love victorian fashion,buildings and objects.
I like the second trilogy more than the first.
Quote from: Lutra on November 19, 2012, 09:31:35 PM
Miniver was kind of forgotten...don't remember her doing much. The focus was always on Skirf, Mawk, or the real smart one...Woderled. Can't even remember how to spell his name! :D
That's a pity...Miniver was really cool.
Do any of you guys have any favorite quotes or moments from welkin weasles?
(i will have the drawing requests in soon)
Right now I'm still reading the first triology. Just about anything Scirf says can be considered a memorable quote. One that comes off the top of my head: "Dried fish? I'd rather eat Mawk." Mawk gets good lines too.
Mawk's very annoying. And what's even more annoying is that he's a lot like me... >:(
I like this one from vampire voles when spindrick pranked the bank badger saying a shunken head he had given to the actress was the bank badgers granddads.
'have you no heart?'
'she has a heart,'said spindrick,'and also your granddaddys head'.
Quote from: Tiria Wildlough on November 22, 2012, 03:41:36 AM
Mawk's very annoying. And what's even more annoying is that he's a lot like me... >:(
Don't feel bad....when I was in my teenage years, I could definitely be called a Mawk-the-doubter. You eventually grow out of it as you gain confidence and get older and have new experiences to end those worries.
Do any of you guys want to do a welkin weasles roleplay?
No time, sorry. I don't do any roleplaying these days. I do miss it though.
Actually I'll take my last comment back....I'll do one if there are other participants willing to join in. I'll find some time. :) I'm kind of itching to take part in some role play.
Well I wouldn't mind joining.
Ok here some things we need to think about.
Were is it set?
whats the story?
whos the bad guys?
Who are you going to play?
I've only read the original triology, not the second one. Right now I don't intend to read the second one, so if I'm going to participate, I'm familiar with the original island of Welkin.
Story....they always seem to have trouble with rats or forest spirits....maybe that should be a plot line? A mercenary pirate along the shores?
Bad guys.....Poynt is an obvious choice...Falshed maybe....
Who would I play...dunno....that naive otter, Sleek made me chuckle how clueless and gushy he is. I think I'd need to play a weasel though. Mawk maybe....I could ham him up well. :)
Ok
remember we can have magic.mabey the marsh rats get hold of a powerful sword or wand?
RP discussion will continue here: http://redwallabbey.com/forum/index.php?topic=3074.new#new
QuoteDo any of you guys have any favorite quotes or moments from welkin weasles?
Just about any moment with Falshed in it would be my favorite...like when he gets struck by lightning in
Windjammer Run and feels empowered by it, or when he sings in the underground tunnel, and of course all his dire threats he made that were never carried out. I just can't help but love anthromorphic villains. :)
I like the badgers herk and bare from the second trilogy.they were pretty funny.
I thought they were dumb and annoying. But they were even worse in the first trilogy.
Did you know they are based on the graverobbers berk and hare in real life?
Quote from: phoenixfoden on October 14, 2012, 06:48:01 AM
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbvd5pDBq61rn0hg7o1_500.jpg)
jeremy poynt, mayor of muggidrear
That is really good Phoenix!!!!
I have some Qs.
What are the 'welkin weasels?' (i know they're weasels)
Why are they seperated by victorian style and then the other one with pretty much the same charecters?
And where can I find these books besides amazon? ;D
All in all could you give a overview about the story, without spilling any major beans? :D
what are the welkin weasels?
they are weasels from welkin,welkin is based on england.
the charicters in the seacond book are the ancesters of the ones in the first.
try the pubishers site
and thank you for the complement on my drawing!
Quote from: phoenixfoden on January 06, 2013, 05:54:03 AM
the charicters in the seacond book are the ancesters of the ones in the first.
Did you mean the characters in the first book are the ancestors of the second?
And how does welkin weasels school work?
No, the characters in the second book are descendants of the characters from the first. Also, to add on, Welkin is an island.
Quote from: Lutra on January 06, 2013, 05:35:59 PM
No, the characters in the second book are descendants of the characters from the first. Also, to add on, Welkin is an island.
thank you lutra,i messed that up REAL bad!
in welkin weasels school you just ask me questions.
and yes welkin is an island based on england.
Hey, phoenix, have you read The Silver Claw by the author of Welkin Weasels? It's a lot the same as WW, but without weasels. ;)
ill have a look sounds interesting!