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Redwall
Ai confini del bosco di Mossflower sorge l'abbazia di Redwall, un'oasi di pace e armonia. Tra le sue mura il topo Matthias, un giovane novizio, sogna di emulare le gesta degli eroi del passato. Quando il malvagio ratto Cluny e il suo esercito assediano l'Abbazia, il sogno deve però trasformarsi in realtà. Per salvare Redwall, Matthias dovrà guidare la resistenza e trovare la leggendaria spada di Martin il Guerriero, perduta da tempo. Sarà l'inizio di un'avventura indimenticabile, tra antichi enigmi, alleati inattesi e temibili avversari.
421 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 21, 2025
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Brian Jacques
260 books4,310 followers Brian Jacques (pronounced 'jakes') was born in Liverpool, England on June 15th, 1939. Along with forty percent of the population of Liverpool, his ancestral roots are in Ireland, County Cork to be exact.
Brian grew up in the area around the Liverpool docks, where he attended St. John's School, an inner city school featuring a playground on its roof. At the age of ten, his very first day at St. John's foreshadowed his future career as an author; given an assignment to write a story about animals, he wrote a short story about a bird who cleaned a crocodile's teeth. Brian's teacher could not, and would not believe that a ten year old could write so well. When young Brian refused to falsely say that he had copied the story, he was caned as "a liar". He had always loved to write, but it was only then that he realized he had a talent for it.
He wrote Redwall for the children at the Royal Wavertree School for the Blind in Liverpool, where as a truck driver, he delivered milk. Because of the nature of his first audience, he made his style of writing as descriptive as possible, painting pictures with words so that the schoolchildren could see them in their imaginations. He remained a patron of the school until his death.
Brian lived in Liverpool, where his two grown sons, Marc, a carpenter and bricklayer, and David, a professor of Art and a muralist, still reside. David Jacques' work can be seen in Children's hospitals, soccer stadiums, and trade union offices as far away as Germany, Mexico, and Chile (not to mention Brian's photo featured in most of his books).
Brian also ran a weekly radio show on BBC Radio Merseyside, until October 2006, where he shared his comedy and wit, and played his favourites from the world of opera - he was a veritable expert on The Three Tenors.
When he was wasn't writing, Brian enjoyed walking his dog 'Teddy', a white West Highland Terrier, and completing crossword puzzles. When he found time he read the works of Mario Puzo, Damon Runyon, Richard Condon, Larry McMurty, and P.G. Wodehouse. He was also known to cook an impressive version of his favourite dish, spaghetti and meatballs.
Sadly, Brian passed away on the 5th February 2011.
Brian grew up in the area around the Liverpool docks, where he attended St. John's School, an inner city school featuring a playground on its roof. At the age of ten, his very first day at St. John's foreshadowed his future career as an author; given an assignment to write a story about animals, he wrote a short story about a bird who cleaned a crocodile's teeth. Brian's teacher could not, and would not believe that a ten year old could write so well. When young Brian refused to falsely say that he had copied the story, he was caned as "a liar". He had always loved to write, but it was only then that he realized he had a talent for it.
He wrote Redwall for the children at the Royal Wavertree School for the Blind in Liverpool, where as a truck driver, he delivered milk. Because of the nature of his first audience, he made his style of writing as descriptive as possible, painting pictures with words so that the schoolchildren could see them in their imaginations. He remained a patron of the school until his death.
Brian lived in Liverpool, where his two grown sons, Marc, a carpenter and bricklayer, and David, a professor of Art and a muralist, still reside. David Jacques' work can be seen in Children's hospitals, soccer stadiums, and trade union offices as far away as Germany, Mexico, and Chile (not to mention Brian's photo featured in most of his books).
Brian also ran a weekly radio show on BBC Radio Merseyside, until October 2006, where he shared his comedy and wit, and played his favourites from the world of opera - he was a veritable expert on The Three Tenors.
When he was wasn't writing, Brian enjoyed walking his dog 'Teddy', a white West Highland Terrier, and completing crossword puzzles. When he found time he read the works of Mario Puzo, Damon Runyon, Richard Condon, Larry McMurty, and P.G. Wodehouse. He was also known to cook an impressive version of his favourite dish, spaghetti and meatballs.
Sadly, Brian passed away on the 5th February 2011.
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October 13, 2025
Ho acquistato questo libro completamente a scatola chiusa, lasciandomi affascinare dalla sua grafica. E devo ammettere che, per una buona prima parte, ho temuto di aver fatto un buco nell'acqua perché non mi stava acchiappando per niente.
Per fortuna, è stato solo per le prime cento pagine.
Costringendomi ad andare avanti, infatti, ci ho trovato un libro leggero e dotato di una stupefacente profondità, che dimostra come si possano rispettare tutti i canoni dettati dai migliori fantasy esistenti al mondo facendo a meno di un elemento importante della letteratura fantasy stessa: l'elemento fantastico.
Non c'è magia, non ci sono creature magiche in questo libro, solo la dolce e altrettanto movimentata campagna inglese in questa veste epica e inaspettata. Ci sono solo animali parlanti, con le loro diatribe, le loro storie, le loro passioni, i loro dolori e tutti i sentimenti che proviamo noi umani, vissuti però da creature che in natura hanno dei nemici naturali dai quali difendersi.
Spesso noi umani ci dimentichiamo di non avere nemici naturali o predatori, siamo troppo abituati a essere noi i cacciatori e mai le prede. Be', questo romanzo ci fa leggere il punto di vista di chi non ha il lusso di potersi sentire sempre al sicuro.
Brian Jacques ha preso gli animali della campagna inglese e li ha gettati in una storia epica, una ricerca avventurosa che non ha come premio il ritrovare una spada perduta, ma il trovare amicizie, alleanze e il risolvere diatribe anche insensate e immature che solo persone (o creature) completamente diverse da noi possono aiutarci a guardare sotto altri punti di vista.
Questo libro è un vero cartone animato di Don Bluth nero su bianco.
Per fortuna, è stato solo per le prime cento pagine.
Costringendomi ad andare avanti, infatti, ci ho trovato un libro leggero e dotato di una stupefacente profondità, che dimostra come si possano rispettare tutti i canoni dettati dai migliori fantasy esistenti al mondo facendo a meno di un elemento importante della letteratura fantasy stessa: l'elemento fantastico.
Non c'è magia, non ci sono creature magiche in questo libro, solo la dolce e altrettanto movimentata campagna inglese in questa veste epica e inaspettata. Ci sono solo animali parlanti, con le loro diatribe, le loro storie, le loro passioni, i loro dolori e tutti i sentimenti che proviamo noi umani, vissuti però da creature che in natura hanno dei nemici naturali dai quali difendersi.
Spesso noi umani ci dimentichiamo di non avere nemici naturali o predatori, siamo troppo abituati a essere noi i cacciatori e mai le prede. Be', questo romanzo ci fa leggere il punto di vista di chi non ha il lusso di potersi sentire sempre al sicuro.
Brian Jacques ha preso gli animali della campagna inglese e li ha gettati in una storia epica, una ricerca avventurosa che non ha come premio il ritrovare una spada perduta, ma il trovare amicizie, alleanze e il risolvere diatribe anche insensate e immature che solo persone (o creature) completamente diverse da noi possono aiutarci a guardare sotto altri punti di vista.
Questo libro è un vero cartone animato di Don Bluth nero su bianco.
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