High Rhulain (Redwall) | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian Jacques
Publisher: Puffin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 9777
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0142409383
EAN: 9780142409381
ASIN: 0142409383
Publication Date: March 13, 2008
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Product Description
The otters of Green Isle have long been enslaved to the Wildcat Riggu Felis. They work and wait for the day their savior will arrivethe prophesized High Rhulain, who will lead them in battle and a return to glory. Meanwhile, young Tiria Wildlough, an ottermaid at Redwall Abbey, pines for her chance to learn the ways of the warrior, much against the wishes of her father. So when an injured osprey arrives at the Abbey, seeking help for its wounds and carrying tales of an embattled clan of otters, young Tiria knows what she must do.
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 Bally great book wot November 26, 2008
I am a huge Jacques fan ad when I first read the series I read it in about six months. Personally I strongly disagree with the last reviewer who said that said Jacques is getting worse as he goes on. DONT LISTEN TO HIM. I agree that Jacques continues his repetitiveness but he has to doesnt he? Who would read these books if they always had bad guys winning and the main characters dying? I also think that the food far from annoying me makes my stomach grumble. I even made some of his food judging by thier description. bottom line, Jacques has certainly not lost his touch and probably never will. Do not avoid buying this book just because of a couple scathing and nonsensical scribbles. I also just read Doomwyte and liked it a lot go JACQUES AND KEEP WRITING MORE.
 Very Weak October 15, 2007
This is by far Brian Jacques' worst work. I'm not saying this out of malevolence or even dislike--I truly love much of his work. The comments, however, that the book is formulaic are understatement.
The entire outcome of this book is obvious from the first few chapters. I almost didn't have the will to keep reading--the villains will die, the hero with a tragic past will sacrifice himself and be at peace, and the leader destined to be a queen becomes (surprise!) a queen. You can read a synopsis and skip the book. It's that bad. For the more avid Jacques readers, all of the specific terms and groups you've come to expect pop up, doing exactly what they always do: the Guosim shrews show up briefly, there's a badger lord we see for a bit, the Long Patrol are gluttonous and heroic, the Redwallers bumble good-naturedly, and the otters eat hotroot soup. Huzzah.
I in no way mean to imply that Jacques hasn't written good books; he has. "Mossflower", for example, is excellent. For the last four or five years, the Redwall novels have been episodic, and of increasingly poorer quality. The earlier stuff is the best.
I think Jacques is under pressure to keep churning out Redwall books at a steady pace, when he should've ended them years ago--or at least taken a break. If there is another Redwall novel, I dearly hope it is prudently done and isn't as exhausted as this one seems.
 So - So September 29, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was a pretty good book, and I love the fact that there was so little puzzle solving involved. But the battles were pretty pathetic, and the Bad guy died like 7 chapters before the end, which is too early for me. Plus, I just didn't feel like this book had enough excitement, it was kind of boring, and kind of reminded me of Mariel of Redwall {a previos book in the series}. If you like redwall, read this book, but you won't miss much in the series if you skip this book, it's not really related to any other books in the series.
Wildlough August 1, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A very good adventure story that can be read on its on or as the 18th Redwall book, Tiria Wildlough, prophisied Queen High Rhulain of Green Isle, faces an army of feral cats when she attemts to free their otterslaves. Eventurly, they are freed and live their lives out on Green Isle. This would have been better if the villians hadn't always acted so stupid.
-Emma D.
High Rhulain May 26, 2007
This was a terrific book that couldn't leave my hands. It had many surprises, like when the outlaw otter leader got captured when he was leaving the cats' fortress. I read this book, because I have read many other Redwall books by Brian Jacques which I found excellent. Many chapters had fantastic cliffhanger endings. One example of these is that three Redwall inhabitants are going up into unknown attics when the stairs collapse and the creatures below hear screams. This was a terrific book and I would recommend it to all fantasy readers.
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