A review by percystjoan
High Rhulain by Brian Jacques

4.0

on a brief break from my audiobook austen venture (only northanger abbey and mansfield park left!!) and in the meantime i've been taking it back to my childhood by listening to some of my favorite redwall books on audiobook. each one is narrated by brian jacques and a full cast, and let me tell you, they are an absolute DELIGHT to experience!! my only disappointment is that i can't seem to find the audio recording of marlfox anywhere (it seems to only have survived in select physical copies at various libraries, but none near me, unfortunately). however, high rhulain was nevertheless an excellent one to have in the background during work, chores, and hours of playing tears of the kingdom. despite being written for kids, it's well-written and gripping enough to hook readers of any age who enjoy a good epic fantasy. there's heroes, there's villains, there's horrific acts of war, there's feasts and songs (played and sung in-book), there's prophetic dreams, there's a map in the beginning...this is pure fantasy goodness at it's best. i would also highly recommend searching up the in-book illustrations for the characters, because oh my god they have so much personality. i love it. a solid story, and definitely up there in my personal ranking of the series! (although it's beaten by my favorites: [b:Marlfox|7999|Marlfox (Redwall, #11)|Brian Jacques|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1311702426l/7999._SY75_.jpg|1193896], [b:Outcast of Redwall|7998|Outcast of Redwall (Redwall, #8)|Brian Jacques|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1422350841l/7998._SY75_.jpg|1178237], [b:Pearls of Lutra|7980|Pearls of Lutra (Redwall, #9)|Brian Jacques|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388786457l/7980._SY75_.jpg|1889], and [b:Triss|8001|Triss (Redwall, #15)|Brian Jacques|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388786456l/8001._SY75_.jpg|1032790].)