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__//Mossflower//__ By Brian Jacques Reviewed by Eden Submitted: Sept 27 2011

//__Mossflower__// was written by Brian Jacques. It is about how a warrior mouse named Martin, a Prince of Mousethieves called Gonff, and a young mole named Dinny go on a quest to find the magnificent Boar the Fighter, Badger Lord of Salamandastron, to free Mossflower from the tyrannical rule of the horrid wildcat, Queen Tsarmina. Like many of Brian Jacques' books, the book switches between two stories, first telling one, then the other, then the first again. Lord Verdauga Greeneyes, the mighty wildcat with his gigantic horde, was dying. He and his army had come to Mossflower looking for a good place to stay. They spotted a giant castle and moved in, calling it Kotir. Some of the peaceful woodlanders tried to resist Verdauga from taking over Mossflower. They formed an organization called Corim. Sadly, they were not experienced fighters, and most were killed. Still, the surviving woodlanders kept holding meetings in secret, with Bella, the strong female badger, acting as a leader. Gonff and Dinny are also there, Dinny being a champion digging mole and Gonff stealing from the Kotir larders to provide some food. When Martin just happens to pass along Kotir, he is captured and dragged inside. Gingivere, Tsarmina's brother, says that they should set the mouse free. Tsarmina wants to kill Martin. Verdauga says to lock Martin in the dungeon for a day and then set him free. Tsarmina is furious because she did not get her own way and breaks Martin's sword. There Martin vows that he will kill Tsarmina one day, and then is sent to the dungeons with Gonff, who was caught stealing wine and cheese. Secretly, with the help of Nightshade the vixen, Tsarmina posions her father Verdauga and blames it on Gingivere, who is actually a very nice cat, and locks him in the dungeons. Now Tsarmina is Queen of all Mossflower, and her dream is to have every woodlander begging for mercy. But it's very hard to battle squirrel archers and otters. Meanwhile, Gonff and Martin manage to escape and, with the help of Dinny and Bella, solve the riddle that leads the way to Salamandastron, where they hope Boar the Fighter, Bella's father, is still there to help them defeat Tsarmina. ♪☻ home Cobra page turners