num_pages: 370
description: In the fourth volume of the epic Redwall saga, a mouse-ship is attacked by the pirate rat Gabool and his heinous band of cut-throats. Hapless voyagers Mariel and her father Joseph the Bellmaker are mercilessly thrown into the sea by the pirates. Mariel washes ashore, starved and near death, and is taken in by the hospitable inhabitants of Redwall Abbey. Sure that her poor father is dead, Mariel swears an oath of vengeance against the filthy pirates who killed her father. With he help of a motley band of animals, Mariel leads the charge to recover a bell and avenge her father.  About the Author:Brian Jacques was born in Liverpool, England, in 1939. Growing up on the docks of Liverpool, he attended St. John's School. He went on to work as a radio show host, playwright, longshoreman, lorry driver, folk singer and comedian prior to his career as a writer. The father of two sons, Jacques enjoys walking his West Highland Terrier, Teddy and spends most of his time writing. A new Redwall book is introduced once every year.
language: English
title: Mariel of Redwall
titlecomplete: Mariel of Redwall (Redwall, #4)
genres: Adventure, Animal Fiction, Fantasy, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Science Fiction Fantasy, Animals, Fiction
ratings_count: 28041
series: Redwall, Redwall (chronological order)
publisher: Ace