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Brian Jacques was born in Liverpool, England where he still lives today and writes all of his books. Brian Jacques is puff up known for his writing of the Redwall book series. His other professions involved him being longshoreman, a stand-up comedian, a long-distance truck driver, and a playwright. Brian Jacques started writing these books as stories for children with disabilities at a special school in his hometown of Liverpool.The Berkley Publishing Group 1997I would definitely recommend this book for a friend to read I very wishd this books cause it has lots of action in it and when there isnt any action happening, its just building up to some much action. I also liked this book because you really get to know the characters and everything is very detailed, especially the war scenes. The most important reason I like this book has to be because of all the action.The setting of this story takes place in a field where Tammo, the main character, is fighting imaginary enemies wishi ng he could tie the infamous league of fighting hares known as the Long Patrol. Tammo is a young hare that has the blood of many fighting hares running youre his veins. Tammos father is Colonel Cornsburry Tussock and is very strict and he leads his wife to help Tammo run away to join the Long Patrol. Russa Nodrey helps Tammo do this. Russa is a traveling squirrel that knows to a greater extent about the country than any other beast alive. Damug Warfang is a great rat that had to fight his brother to the death so he could become the firstblade, prescript of the Raps bandion hoard and is giving up their pirate ways and marching them inland. Meanwhile the Long Patrols leader Major Perigord is the most feared cut fighter there is. Him and the Long Patrol are all skilled fighting beasts that come from Salamandastron, the badger mountain by the sea. The ruler of Salamandastron is Lady Cregga rosaceous Eyes. Shes called Rose Eyes because while she is in battle he eyes are red with bloo d wrath some call it a disease because it makes its victim bloodthirsty and do anything to kill their enemy. At the famous Redwall Abbey Arven, Redwalls champion, and the Skipper of Otters are faced with a very serious-minded problem the south wall surrounding the abbey is collapsing All of these characters meet up with each other to do battle, with the teams being Damug versus all