Triss

by Brian Jacques

Book Overview

All her life, Triss the squirrelmaid has suffered the tyranny of the evil ferret king King Agarnu and his daughter, Princess Kurda. But with the help of her fellow slaves, Shogg the otter and Welfo the hedgehog, Triss plans and executes a daring escape by sea. Meanwhile, in Mossflower forest, a new mystery has arisen: a pair of wandering Dibbuns has accidentally discovered what may be the long-lost secret entrance to Brockhall-original home of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399237232
• ISBN13: 9780399237232
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Philomel Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 and higher

Customer Reviews

No dust jacket. Bought for the artwork wonderful artist and author

Beautiful book and grea artwork but Book is in bad condition and with no dust jacket I can't use it as a Christmas present. Guess I just bought one for my personal collection!

WOW!!

This book is a great book that includes multiple storylines. The story starts out with Triss, Welfo, and Shogg, three slaves who escape from the royal pure ferret's island. Meanwhile at Salamandastron, Sagax, a badger prince, and Scarum, a gluttonous hare, are tired of being cooped up and decide to go on an adventure with Kroova, the otter. On the ferret island Freebooters have arrived. The pure ferret king, Agarnu, comes to an agreement with them resulting in the Freeebooters and Kurda going to capture the escaped slaves and take over Redwall Abbey. In the abbey two abbeybabes, Ruggum and Bikkle, turn up missing and are later found by the ancient Brockhall. They are terrified out of their heads about a three-headed monster inside the once-great city. Can the Abbey fight off the invading horde of vermin and destroy whatever is hiding in the dark depths of Brockhall? This book has amazing amounts of details. And with a great blend of storytelling, dialogue, word choice, and songs, I couldn't put it down. You should definitely pick this up.

This book is something I know you'll enjoy!

I always loved Redwall books and have read pretty much of them, so I've got to admit that they are getting a tiny bit boring for me. I was thinking of putting this book for four stars since this book was a little bit like "Martin the Warrior" (which is about slaves who escape an island ruled by vermin and promises to return to free the others), but the action, excitment, humor, and poems made me think, "Oh well, I loved this book anyway!"Here's the Story:Triss is a young brave squirrel who is enslaved with many other slaves on the island of Riftgard, which is ruled by the evil King Agarnu and his son and daughter Prince Bladd and the sadistic Princess Kurda. Triss and her otter and hedgehog friend Shogg and Welfo are determined to leave the terrible island and to return to free the other wretched slaves...and to slay the Pure Ferrets to end the evil for once and for all!Meanwhile, two Dibbuns from Redwall Abbey have wandered off and gone missing in the Mossflower Woods. As they are found about a day later during a storm by Skipper of Otters and Log-a-Log the Chieftain of Shrews, the Dibbuns tell the elders that they had found an oak tree which provided them shelter. The oak tree had a cunningly hidden door, they said and the older Abbey creatures realize that the babies had found the mysterious Brockhall! They decide to find the place. (here's where most of the poems, songs, and RIDDLES comes out!) But some evil beast (or beasts?) are living there and they are determined to defend their home...At the great moutain of Salamandastron, the stronghold of badgers and hares, the young badger Sagax and his gluttonous hare friend Scarum have runaway from endless chores and from the stern paw of their parents. Meeting their otter friend Kroova, they both sail out into the sea, planning to go to Redwall where food and safety was. (Scarum is pretty happy about the food!) All paths and purposes of the three main runaways are different, but of course, they all cross at the famous Redwall Abbey!I thought that this book had all that a book needed: Excitement, suspense, humor, and lots of action! All 402 pages of it would keep you intrigued, although around the middle part it gets a bit slow. I thought that bantering with the Freebooters and Princess Kurda was in a way kind of funny! Scarum is, like all hares, totally exasperating and has that usual 'British accent, wot wot?' I'm sure anyone would enjoy reading "Triss"! My other favorite Redwall books I recommend are:"Lord Brocktree""Taggerung""Martin the Warrior"Of course, other Redwall books are cool too, but these are my favorites!

Triss: A Novel for Everyone

Triss was written by Brian Jacques, and is the latest book in the Redwall Series. It contains adventure, puzzles, and battles. Triss is the fifteenth novel in the series, and, in my opinion, is a great success. The characters are very colorful, and each one is important, whether good or bad. I thought the plot, dialects, and conflicts of the book Triss were very interesting. The evil ferret King Agarnu is the king of a fortress that overlooks the sea. He owns many slaves; among these are Triss, Shogg, and Welfo. These three are planning to escape, by the means of a boat that they are building. Also, in a mountain fortress called Salamandastron, Scarum, Sagax, and Kroova sail away from their home, in seek of an adventure. At the same time, in Redwall Abbey, two young Dibbuns, Ruggum and Bikkle, run away from their home, to escape from "baffs". When Triss and her companions finally escape, King Agarnu is angered. He tries to recapture them, but they elude him by stealing his prize ship from the ferrets. It is then that Princess Kurda, the King's malicious daughter, comes up with a "brilliant" plan. They will send up a signal for pirates to notice, and then "hire" the pirates to catch the slaves. Also, the ferrets are trying the retrieve a crown and arm-ring that was lost in Mossflower, the home of Redwall. Dibbun-talk is one of the many different dialects in this book. Another example is mole-speech. Instead of saying "I was doing fine" the moles might say "Oi wurr doin' gurtly well". A well as mole-speech, other dialects are included such as ferret-talk and hare-talk. The colorful dialects in this book give it a good flavor. In spite of all this, and the potential threat to Redwall, the abbey holds the annual feast. The two Dibbuns are finally found, a little ways away from Redwall. They claim to have found a place called Brockhall, the long-lost hall of Badger Lords. Even though most of the Redwallers believe the two Dibbuns, some are doubtful. Nevertheless, a search party is sent out to find the entrance to Brockhall. During all of that, the company from Salamandastron casts off from the shored of their home, in a boat called the "Stopdog". They, unfortunately, find out first hand how much food Scarum can eat. Consequently, almost all of their food is gone with the glutinous hare to blame. Fortunately, they find land, with plenty of food to spare. For safety measures, however, they keep a careful eye on Scarum, to make sure he doesn't eat too much. The conflict with Scarum eating too much goes on throughout the book, and is only one of many conflicts in the book. Some of the other conflicts include a fight between the pirates and the slaves. As well as many external conflicts, there are quite a few internal ones too. The conflicts in this book are very exciting, and are filled with many surprises. This book, Triss, contains an excellent plot, colorful dialects, and interesting conflicts. Brian Jacques has created

A spectacular new edition to the Redwall Saga

Throughout the past 15 books of Redwall we have seen a diverse amount of warriors pick up Martin's great sword. Some of them were mince, some were squirrels, some where otters. Some inherited the sword and some received it by what seemed like fate. They only had one thing in common. They were all MALE. In Triss, for the first time we get to see a female warrior of Redwall and a talented one at that.Triss tells 3 stories that eventually weave into each other. Far to the North live three slaves, Triss, Welfro and Shogg, who somehow escape from the clutches of the cruel King Aragnu and his daughter the evil Princess Kudra. As they travel away in a stolen ship they realize that eventually they will have to return home to save their friends, but not until they have saved themselves. To the South in Salamandastron Sagax, a young badger Lord sets out to sea with his two close friends the gluttonous hare Scarum and the clever otter Kroova, in search of adventure. They end up getting much more than they bargained for. And to the East in the legendary Redwall Abbey, both the young and the old struggle to solve some tricky riddles that may hold the key to the location of the old and forgotten Brockhall.Just like the past 14 Redwall books Triss is filled with adventure, humor, action, and mystery. But Triss is no ordinary Redwall book. Since it takes place generations after Taggerung we have a whole new cast of interesting charecters to learn about. my favorites are Kroova the otter and the warriormaid Triss herself. The Humor in Triss is far the best we've ever seen in any Redwall book. Don't believe me? Well, wait until you read the section about Pluggs' tail! That made me giggle. People who criticized Taggerung for uninteresting riddles will be pleasantly surprise in Brian Jacques puzzling new inventions that take a bit of thought.A do have a couple criticisms though. One is the abundance of songs. I realize that they're important to Scarum's character but enough already! It seems like Mr. Jacques sticks in songs jsut to take up space at times. Another one is I would have liked to see Mr. Jacques go into more detail about a couple events. One being the meeting and greeting of Triss's group to Sagax's groups, the other being about Triss seeing the sword of Martin for the first time. Still despite these faults Brian Jacques delivers one of the greatest books in the series. Triss joins the rank of Mariel and Songbreeze Swifteye as one of the most likable heroines ever seen in this series. Scarum is a great character too.I could go on for hours just talking about this book it was that good but I'll spare you my blabbering and let you decide for yourself. Fans of Redwall rejoice. Triss proves that Brian Jacques still has a couple of good yarns still left in him.

Jacques' Triss will be a Hit with Redwall Fans

Once again, the world of Redwall comes alive in this fifteenth masterpiece of the series. Triss, Shogg and Welfo escape from Riftguard, the palace of the evil pure ferrets, where they were enslaved. At the same time, Sagax, a badger, and his friend, Scarum the hare, run away from Salamandastron, the renowned mountain of the badger lords. They travel with their sea otter friend Kroova. Triss and her friends are pursued by the ferret, Princess Kurda, her ratguards and a pack of Freebooters. Meanwhile, back at Redwall Abbey, the residents are trying to locate Brockhall, another ancient home of the badgers, in Mossflower Woods. The classical Redwall fight of good versus evil accounts for a fair amount of the saga. Of course, Liverpudlians are an extremely comical group of people, and Brian Jacques is no exception. Scarum, who loves to constantly scoff food, and the other hares in the story, provide much of the wit in the book. Fans who loved Taggerung, the fourteenth Redwall book, and are expecting a tale as fabulous as it will have most of their expectations met. Triss will delight fans and newcomers, young and old alike!