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Triss (Redwall, Book 15)

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Triss was written by Brian Jacques, and is the latest book in the Redwall Series. It contains adventure, puzzles, and battles. Triss is the fifteenth novel in the series, and, in my opinion, is a great success. The characters are very colorful, and each one is important, whether good or bad. I thought the plot, dialects, and conflicts of the book Triss were very interesting.
The evil ferret King Agarnu is the king of a fortress that overlooks the sea. He owns many slaves; among these are Triss, Shogg, and Welfo. These three are planning to escape, by the means of a boat that they are building. Also, in a mountain fortress called Salamandastron, Scarum, Sagax, and Kroova sail away from their home, in seek of an adventure. At the same time, in Redwall Abbey, two young Dibbuns, Ruggum and Bikkle, run away from their home, to escape from "baffs". When Triss and her companions finally escape, King Agarnu is angered. He tries to recapture them, but they elude him by stealing his prize ship from the ferrets. It is then that Princess Kurda, the King's malicious daughter, comes up with a "brilliant" plan. They will send up a signal for pirates to notice, and then "hire" the pirates to catch the slaves. Also, the ferrets are trying the retrieve a crown and arm-ring that was lost in Mossflower, the home of Redwall.
Dibbun-talk is one of the many different dialects in this book. Another example is mole-speech. Instead of saying "I was doing fine" the moles might say "Oi wurr doin' gurtly well". A well as mole-speech, other dialects are included such as ferret-talk and hare-talk. The colorful dialects in this book give it a good flavor.
In spite of all this, and the potential threat to Redwall, the abbey holds the annual feast. The two Dibbuns are finally found, a little ways away from Redwall. They claim to have found a place called Brockhall, the long-lost hall of Badger Lords. Even though most of the Redwallers believe the two Dibbuns, some are doubtful. Nevertheless, a search party is sent out to find the entrance to Brockhall.
During all of that, the company from Salamandastron casts off from the shored of their home, in a boat called the "Stopdog". They, unfortunately, find out first hand how much food Scarum can eat. Consequently, almost all of their food is gone with the glutinous hare to blame. Fortunately, they find land, with plenty of food to spare. For safety measures, however, they keep a careful eye on Scarum, to make sure he doesn't eat too much. The conflict with Scarum eating too much goes on throughout the book, and is only one of many conflicts in the book. Some of the other conflicts include a fight between the pirates and the slaves. As well as many external conflicts, there are quite a few internal ones too. The conflicts in this book are very exciting, and are filled with many surprises.
This book, Triss, contains an excellent plot, colorful dialects, and interesting conflicts. Brian Jacques has created a masterpiece, in my opinion. He successfully wove together good characters, a wonderful plot, and many twists and turns to create this book. He adds his usual puzzle element in, as well. Also, this book refers to other events in the series, so I wouldn't read it if you haven't read some, if not all, of the other books. I enjoyed reading Triss, and I think you will too!

I always loved Redwall books and have read pretty much of them, so I've got to admit that they are getting a tiny bit boring for me. I was thinking of putting this book for four stars since this book was a little bit like "Martin the Warrior" (which is about slaves who escape an island ruled by vermin and promises to return to free the others), but the action, excitment, humor, and poems made me think, "Oh well, I loved this book anyway!"

Here's the Story:

Triss is a young brave squirrel who is enslaved with many other slaves on the island of Riftgard, which is ruled by the evil King Agarnu and his son and daughter Prince Bladd and the sadistic Princess Kurda. Triss and her otter and hedgehog friend Shogg and Welfo are determined to leave the terrible island and to return to free the other wretched slaves...and to slay the Pure Ferrets to end the evil for once and for all!

Meanwhile, two Dibbuns from Redwall Abbey have wandered off and gone missing in the Mossflower Woods. As they are found about a day later during a storm by Skipper of Otters and Log-a-Log the Chieftain of Shrews, the Dibbuns tell the elders that they had found an oak tree which provided them shelter. The oak tree had a cunningly hidden door, they said and the older Abbey creatures realize that the babies had found the mysterious Brockhall! They decide to find the place. (here's where most of the poems, songs, and RIDDLES comes out!) But some evil beast (or beasts?) are living there and they are determined to defend their home...

At the great moutain of Salamandastron, the stronghold of badgers and hares, the young badger Sagax and his gluttonous hare friend Scarum have runaway from endless chores and from the stern paw of their parents. Meeting their otter friend Kroova, they both sail out into the sea, planning to go to Redwall where food and safety was. (Scarum is pretty happy about the food!)

All paths and purposes of the three main runaways are different, but of course, they all cross at the famous Redwall Abbey!

I thought that this book had all that a book needed: Excitement, suspense, humor, and lots of action! All 402 pages of it would keep you intrigued, although around the middle part it gets a bit slow. I thought that bantering with the Freebooters and Princess Kurda was in a way kind of funny! Scarum is, like all hares, totally exasperating and has that usual 'British accent, wot wot?' I'm sure anyone would enjoy reading "Triss"! My other favorite Redwall books I recommend are:

"Lord Brocktree"
"Taggerung"
"Martin the Warrior"

Of course, other Redwall books are cool too, but these are my favorites!

Once again, the world of Redwall comes alive in this fifteenth masterpiece of the series. Triss, Shogg and Welfo escape from Riftguard, the palace of the evil pure ferrets, where they were enslaved. At the same time, Sagax, a badger, and his friend, Scarum the hare, run away from Salamandastron, the renowned mountain of the badger lords. They travel with their sea otter friend Kroova. Triss and her friends are pursued by the ferret, Princess Kurda, her ratguards and a pack of Freebooters. Meanwhile, back at Redwall Abbey, the residents are trying to locate Brockhall, another ancient home of the badgers, in Mossflower Woods. The classical Redwall fight of good versus evil accounts for a fair amount of the saga. Of course, Liverpudlians are an extremely comical group of people, and Brian Jacques is no exception. Scarum, who loves to constantly scoff food, and the other hares in the story, provide much of the wit in the book. Fans who loved Taggerung, the fourteenth Redwall book, and are expecting a tale as fabulous as it will have most of their expectations met. Triss will delight fans and newcomers, young and old alike!

This book is a great book that includes multiple storylines. The story starts out with Triss, Welfo, and Shogg, three slaves who escape from the royal pure ferret's island. Meanwhile at Salamandastron, Sagax, a badger prince, and Scarum, a gluttonous hare, are tired of being cooped up and decide to go on an adventure with Kroova, the otter. On the ferret island Freebooters have arrived. The pure ferret king, Agarnu, comes to an agreement with them resulting in the Freeebooters and Kurda going to capture the escaped slaves and take over Redwall Abbey. In the abbey two abbeybabes, Ruggum and Bikkle, turn up missing and are later found by the ancient Brockhall. They are terrified out of their heads about a three-headed monster inside the once-great city. Can the Abbey fight off the invading horde of vermin and destroy whatever is hiding in the dark depths of Brockhall? This book has amazing amounts of details. And with a great blend of storytelling, dialogue, word choice, and songs, I couldn't put it down. You should definitely pick this up.

Ah, another tale from Redwall. I'm a huge fan, have been for a while, but it seems that almost all of them are the same - with quests, feasts, an Abbey riddle, an evil and cunning enemy (or two), but each book has it's own special flair. Triss is no exception, it is truly a good book, although if you've read the other 14 Redwall books, it feels as if you're almost reading the same thing again. Which isn't nessecarily a bad thing.
Triss is three stories that all come together, quite expertly, in the end. It begins in the northern stronghold of Riftguard, where the ferret King Agarnu and his two children, Kurda and Bladd rule. They are preparing to set out on a journey to find the remains of Agarnu's father, Sarengo, when three slaves escape...
Back in Salamandastron, a young badger, Sagax and a young hare, Scarum, set out on the adventure of their lives. They meet up with Kroova and an old stolen ship and set sail for the seas...
And at Redwall, there's the mystery of Brockhall and a strange, malevolent presence in Mossflower Woods to be dealt with...
What I absospiffinglutely love about this book is the abundance of strong FEMALE characters. The past books have had a lack of both female goodbeasts and especially female villians (there was only one female archvillian in the entire series, and that was Tsarmina in Mossflower, unless you count Silth in Marlfox, but I really think it was Mokkan who was the worst bad guy). Oh, but Triss solves all of this, as the main character (Triss) and the main VILLIAN (Kurda) are both females! And lots of other female vermin too, Tazzin, Sesstra, Riggan...simply teeming with them.
The characters are also quite funny, too. Scarum is like every other token hare you read about in the books, jolly, with a huge appetite. But one of the most amusing characters is Kurda's woefully stupid brother, Bladd.
Well, the book is a good one, full of excitement, adventure, and tragedy. It reads just like the past 14, but in my opinion it's better than Taggerung. Read it, or get it for your kids.

Throughout the past 15 books of Redwall we have seen a diverse amount of warriors pick up Martin's great sword. Some of them were mince, some were squirrels, some where otters. Some inherited the sword and some received it by what seemed like fate. They only had one thing in common. They were all MALE. In Triss, for the first time we get to see a female warrior of Redwall and a talented one at that.

Triss tells 3 stories that eventually weave into each other. Far to the North live three slaves, Triss, Welfro and Shogg, who somehow escape from the clutches of the cruel King Aragnu and his daughter the evil Princess Kudra. As they travel away in a stolen ship they realize that eventually they will have to return home to save their friends, but not until they have saved themselves. To the South in Salamandastron Sagax, a young badger Lord sets out to sea with his two close friends the gluttonous hare Scarum and the clever otter Kroova, in search of adventure. They end up getting much more than they bargained for. And to the East in the legendary Redwall Abbey, both the young and the old struggle to solve some tricky riddles that may hold the key to the location of the old and forgotten Brockhall.

Just like the past 14 Redwall books Triss is filled with adventure, humor, action, and mystery. But Triss is no ordinary Redwall book. Since it takes place generations after Taggerung we have a whole new cast of interesting charecters to learn about. my favorites are Kroova the otter and the warriormaid Triss herself. The Humor in Triss is far the best we've ever seen in any Redwall book. Don't believe me? Well, wait until you read the section about Pluggs' tail! That made me giggle. People who criticized Taggerung for uninteresting riddles will be pleasantly surprise in Brian Jacques puzzling new inventions that take a bit of thought.

A do have a couple criticisms though. One is the abundance of songs. I realize that they're important to Scarum's character but enough already! It seems like Mr. Jacques sticks in songs jsut to take up space at times. Another one is I would have liked to see Mr. Jacques go into more detail about a couple events. One being the meeting and greeting of Triss's group to Sagax's groups, the other being about Triss seeing the sword of Martin for the first time. Still despite these faults Brian Jacques delivers one of the greatest books in the series. Triss joins the rank of Mariel and Songbreeze Swifteye as one of the most likable heroines ever seen in this series. Scarum is a great character too.

I could go on for hours just talking about this book it was that good but I'll spare you my blabbering and let you decide for yourself. Fans of Redwall rejoice. Triss proves that Brian Jacques still has a couple of good yarns still left in him.

Triss, the 15th book in the amazing Redwall series is a sure hit for all ages! Once again Jacques has created a whole score of new and interesting characters for the story, as well as new and terrifying enemies for the creatures of Redwall Abbey. His amazing descriptions of beasts will make your heart pound with fear or excitement, and the good characters are lovable enough to make you cry.
The book starts with the lives of Triss, Shogg, and Welfo, three young slaves working at Riftgard, an island inhabited by searats and ruled by a family of Pure White Ferrets. They hatch a daring plan to escape, and flee the island forever. As they sail away, Triss promises one day to return and free all the slaves.
At the same time a young badger Sagax and his friend the hare Scarum leave Salamandastron with the otter Kroova looking for adventure.
It gets even more exciting when Kurda the ferret princess, asks for the Freebooters (a scurvy crew of searats) for help. They set sail to capture and kill the runaway slaves.
Meanwhile deep in Mossflower, two Dibbuns come across the most ancient Badger Lord hall... Brockhall. The plot twists and turns, and with the help of other good creatures the characters come together for an epic and final battle for Redwall and for freedom from the vermin forever.

This book is awesome. It akes place many, many seasons after Taggerung, and Russano the wise is the 5th grandsire of one of the books characters. It starts at Riftgard, where Triss the squirrel, Welfo the hedgehog, and Shogg the otter escape from the claws of King Agarnu and his two children, Prince Bladd and Princess Kurda. Meanwhile, at Redwall Abbey, two dibbuns, members of Dibbuns Against Bedtime, escape and stumble across the ancient entrance of Brockhall. At the mountain of Salamandastron, Sagaxus the badger and Bescarum the hare run away from Redwall with Kroova the sea otter and set off for Redwall Abbey by boat. A tale of mystery, adventure, sadness, and humor(Bescarum eats all food in sight, tries to go after a shark, and whatnot), Brian Jacques writes another great tale.

Now, how can one create FOURTEEN novels, each using the same setting, land, & traditions, and NOT make it like a boring math class?? I dunno, but I DO know this: fourteen is not the limit.

This, the 15th Redwall sega is-by far-the most descriptive & rich Redwall novel to date. There is never a flaw in Jacques's character set. You know quite a bunch about what each character is about. Which kinda helps, since this one has one of the larger casts in Redwall history.

In the first, 50-or-so pages, you will be introduced to three main stories. Sagax, Scarum, & Kroova sneaking away, a peaceful springtime back at the Abbey, and Triss with friends Drufo, Shogg, & Welfo with things looking a tad grim in their slave lives. Each one, until about page 300, is completely independant of the other. However, like every other novel, Jacques spins them all up in the end, creating a truely awesome climax.

Become a Redwall maniac! Its the best series on earth!!! A MUST... FOR ANYONE WHO LIKES BOOKS!!! HECK, EVEN IF YOU DON'T!!

I liked this book, and really think it should be rated more then four stars, but still less then five.

This book is about a slave squirrelmaid, Triss, who escapes her slavery (at Riftgard) with two other slaves, Shogg, the otter, and a molemaid, Welfo. They are just trying to escape fully so that someday they can go back and free all the rest of the slaves.
And then, at Salamandastron, the badger lord's son, Sagax, a warrior rabbit's son, Scarum, and a seaotter, Kroova, want to go on an adventure. They decide to try and find Redwall Abbey.
At Redwall Abbey, two Dibbuns (babies) `escape' and go into the forest, and discover the long lost Brockhall ( the most ancient hall of the badger lords). Unfortunately, it is inhabited by three snakes (adders).
Meanwhile, the princess ferret, Kurda, wants to go find the escaped slaves who stole her fathers ship. Her brother, Bladd, goes with her (though he doesn't want to), with a bunch of Ratguards, as well as a shipfull of Freebooters, led by a silver fox.