The mousemaid Mariel is washed up on the shores of Mossflower country, half-drowned, battered and bruised but still alive! She has no idea of her identity but her incredible story of badger lords, fighting hares and Gabool the Wild Warlord of the Waters gradually unfolds and helps Redwall Abbey in its latest battle against evil sea rats . . .

Brian Jacques was born and bred in Liverpool. At the age of fifteen he went to sea and travelled the world. He worked as a stand-up comedian and playwright and hosted his own programme,Jakestown, on Radio Merseyside. His bestsellingRedwallbooks have captured readers all over the world and won universal praise. He died in 2011.

Continuing the fantastic repackage of the classic Redwall tales with the story of the mousemaid Mariel