Castaways of the Flying Dutchman Discussion

[HeadInAnotherGalaxy]

Ah'd recomend any of his workz.

[PrimroseWarrior]

I like the castaways better than redwall.

[Lutra]

I like the castaways better than redwall.

I agree with this simply because Castaways didn't get into the predictable formula that Redwall did.  Ben and Ned could basically traverse the world at different times, so there were always different plot lines to take.  That made them far more interesting.

[WildDoogyPlumm]

Finished reading Voyage of Slaves yesterday.  I really liked the whole trilogy, but I'm not going to compare it to Redwall, because they are totally different books. 
I wonder if Brian meant to write another Castaways book and never got around to it, or meant for VOS to be the last one.

[Captain Tammo]

I think he wanted to keep it a trilogy, why I'm not sure..

[Lutra]

You would the think the ending of VOS was meant to the end entirely.  However, I think if he did write another book after that, you'd get a lot of references to the past and maybe Ben longing for the past.   Not really interested in reading a teenage melodrama.

[Castaway5]

I feel as if this series never really ends, which is why I like it so much. I'm sure that Brian meant to write another one, or already had a manuscript done, but never got around to it.

[Captain Tammo]

I feel as if this series never really ends, which is why I like it so much. I'm sure that Brian meant to write another one, or already had a manuscript done, but never got around to it.

That's an interesting idea. But do you think his family would've released it?

[KitrallStreamrippler]

I just finished Voyage of Slaves also. It was really good! However,

Spoiler

Serafina's death was really sad, especially because Ben was about to tell her the truth. She would have believed him, I know it!

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[Lutra]

Hence, that too can be seen as the angel's curse on Ben and Ned.

[Ungatt Trunn]

I havn't read them yet, but I hear that they're awsome!

[Lutra]

I think you'll find it worth reading.   The books can all be bought cheap from Amazon's marketplace if your library does not carry the three books.  $4 each with shipping if you buy a used copy going for a penny.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_17?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=castaways+of+the+flying+dutchman&sprefix=castaways+of+the+%2Caps%2C276

[mariezeller]

 :(Often when an author dies, someone attempts to finish the series. Jacques death has consigned the hero and his dog to an eternity of wandering. Had he lived I think Jacques would have done better by them thru some means-maybe even a "judgement day" that would free them to age and die. Any hope of another book??

[Romsca]

Not that I know of, unfortunately

[Shadowed One]

I didn't like the first book especially, but the last two blew me off my feet and into shark infested waters (reference to Voyage of the Slaves).    I found Voyage of the Slaves to have a sadder ending than the other two.  i mean, poor Ben.


I WISH BJ TOLD US OR MANAGED TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED TO BEN AND NED IN THE END!!!!!!

Me too. My favorite was Angel 's Command.