What do you mean it's for children? - Rated 
I read this book in February. 3 days ago I celebrated my 52nd birthday and received 10 more Redwall books which were on my wish list. My first thought having finished Mossflower was - why are all the best books bundled under the title "childrens' books"?
I think this is Wind in the Willows for the 21st Centruy!
A great read for both young and the young at heart. If you haven't quite got the nerve to read it yourself as an adult - beg, steal or borrow a child to read it to!
Same old, same old - Rated 
This essentially tells the first tale of the renowned Martin the Warrior as he helps the 'woodlanders' of Mossflower rise up against the evil Tsarmina and her minions in the fortress of Kotir. To do this Martin must venture to Salamandastron to return Boar the fighter to help with their uprising. Meanwhile the woodlandes employ a spy, and a master of disguise in order to break out their prisoners, while the stoats etc launch reprisal attacks etc.
If you have ever read a Brian Jaques book before, this is exactly the same, and I mean EXACTLY. Every book seems to have the band of evil creatures holed up, trying to rule the innocent hedgehogs, squirrels etc. There are a few skirmishes, a quest, numerous plans and strategies on both sides, and a thoroughly nasty evildoer.
If you have read one, you have read them all. I have also read 'Martin the Warrior' and 'Marlfox' which stick to exactly the same pattern. The bad guys make stupid plans, those on the side of good are annoying, and in order to enforce some element of characterisation all he has done is make each race have a peculiarity with their speech (e.g the bats repeat the last few words that they speak).
Perhaps children may like this, and I would certainly encourage them to read rather than waste their lives in front of television, but there are so many better books out there than this. I would certainly not recommend reading more than one of this series, unless you want to read a virtually identical book with different named characters.
Remains with You - Rated
I read this book when I was 12, just over 10 years ago, and it stayed with me to the extend that I deliberately came to Amazon today to write that! It was the book that triggered my love of reading, and reading Gormenghast this week, I noted similarities between this very adult book, and the themes Brian Jaques covered in his children's books. A must read for the 9-14 age group!
Fantastic book from start to finish! - Rated
I first read this book when I was 17 and it had me hooked from start to finish I couldn't put it down. Now I'm almost 24 I'd still rate this and the remainder of the Redwall series as amongst some of my favorite stories.
Brian Jacques has that rare ability to steal you away into his story as is the mark of all great authors. I highly reccomend this book to readers of ALL ages as I'm sure just like me you will find yourself coming back to it time after time after time, believe me the door to Redwall abbey is always open for friends.
Breath-taking! - Rated
Well, 'Mossflower' by Brian Jacques, where shall I start? The novel begins with the explanations of Martin the Warrior's imprisonment for straying into wildcat territory in Mossflower wood. It also introduces Gonff the mousethief, who provides much of the humour throughout the epic tale with a character named Dinny, a fine digging mole.
The wildcat King Verdauga dies and is succeeded by his daughter Tsarmina in less than honest circumstances. The story moves along swiftly with so much happening constantly.
Full of surprises and cliffhangers, 'Mossflower' is surely one of the best books I have ever encountered. The evil character of Tsarmina is always opposed by the honest, kind woodlanders always searching for their freedom. From a distance, it may sound like a good-versus-evil children's book, but it is so much more than that. Full of bloodthirsty battles, murders and thrilling encounters with other creatures, 'Mossflower' is wonderful.
The best part of the book must be the journey Martin and his friends take from Mossflower to Salamandastron and the animals and messes they encounter. The journey back to Mossflower is equally stunning and the climax is literature of the highest standard.
'Mossflower' retains some of the mystery and riddle surrounding 'Redwall', the series' first novel but there is much more action in this book and the female villian of Tsarmina is well-written. All in all, 'Mossflower' turns out to be a better book than 'Redwall'.
The Salamandastron legend of 'Mossflower' pushes you on to want to read more and I certainly do.
Right, off I am to read 'Mattimeo' now!
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