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The Long Patrol
477 pages
A rousing, feast-filled woodland epic where youthful dreams of glory meet the sobering, heroic reality of war.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like sitting by a warm hearth while a seasoned veteran spins a grand, boisterous tale of youthful bravery. The atmosphere is a masterful study in contrasts, seamlessly shifting from the mouth-watering, sunlit coziness of abbey feasts to the tense, mud-spattered reality of woodland warfare. The narrative moves at a brisk, marching cadence, propelled by dialect-heavy banter and the fierce camaraderie of a legendary fighting force. It is an earnest, deeply heroic experience that immerses the reader in a world of absolute loyalty and wicked villainy. This adventure will thoroughly delight anyone who craves old-fashioned, black-and-white heroism, where courage is forged in desperate skirmishes and every hard-won victory is celebrated with a magnificent banquet.
- Mood
- rousing
- cozy yet perilous
- triumphant
- Tone
- earnest
- boisterous
- heroic
- adventurous
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- coming of age · camaraderie in wartime · duty and sacrifice · good versus evil
- The writing
- Richly sensory and dialect-heavy, the writing balances mouth-watering descriptions of woodland feasts with sweeping, rhythmic accounts of battle.
- The arc
- The journey shifts from restless, youthful yearning for adventure to a sobering, triumphant understanding of true courage and sacrifice.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic, good-versus-evil animal fantasy who crave epic battles, boisterous military camaraderie, and cozy hearthside interludes.
Content notes
- fantasy violence
- animal death
- warfare
About the book
The Long Patrol--that fighting unit of perilous hares--is called out to draw off the murderous Rapscallion army, and fight them to the death if need be. And the lead sword of the Long Patrol will be taken up by the young, inexperienced hare Tammo--in one of the most ferocious battles Redwall has ever faced.
Description from Open Library.
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