Marlfox
OCLC 39381004 | | |
Preceded by | The Long Patrol | |
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Followed by | The Legend of Luke |
Marlfox is a
Plot summary
The wandering Noonvale companions travel to Redwall, where they wish to mount a show. On the way, however, they learn that the Marlfoxes will attempt to seize Redwall, and hasten onward to warn them, while Guosim from another part of Mossflower do the same.
The Marlfoxes consist of
Castle Marl, home of the Marlfoxes, is situated in the middle of an enormous inland sea, on the island that was once home to Badger Lord Urthwyte the Mighty. The Marlfoxes command a vast army of water rats, and they travel around the country seeking rare and priceless artifacts.
The Marlfoxes, backed by an army of water rats, mount a successful invasion of Redwall and steal the tapestry of the long dead hero,
Meanwhile, the remaining Marlfoxes lay siege to Redwall. After a series of battles, Songbreeze's father
Song, Dann, Dippler and Burble meet some new friends and set out into the great lake to the island. Mokkan finds that Silth has been killed by one of his sisters,
The surviving water rats are left on the island to become peaceful creatures and farm the land, and the companions return home to Redwall, where Songbreeze Swifteye is named Abbess and Dannflor Reguba is named Abbey Champion by Cregga Rose Eyes, Redwall's blind badgermum. Dippler is named Log-a-log, and Burble is named Chief of the Watervoles.
At the end of the novel is a note, stating that the entire tale was made into a drama, edited by one
Characters in Marlfox
Redwallers and companions
- Songbreeze Swifteye
- Dannflor Reguba
- Dippler
- Burble
- Janglur Swifteye
- Rusvul Reguba
- Cregga Rose Eyes
- Florian Dugglewoof Wilffachop
- Mighty Megraw
- Gawjo Swifteye
- Nutwing
Marlfoxes
The "Marl" sub-species of foxes portrayed in Marlfox actually do exist. Silver coloured foxes are a rare colour mutation of the common red fox. In the novel, the Marlfox characters are:
- Silth
- The King
- Ascrod
- Gelltor
- Lantur
- Mokkan
- Predak
- Vannan
- Ziral
Book divisions (English)
- Act 1: Enter the Players
- Act 2: Four Chieftains Going Forth
- Act 3: The Queen's Island
(These divisions are called "acts," instead of "books," as in the other instalments of the series. This is explained by a note at the end stating that it had been edited by Florian, the hare leader of the Wandering Noonvale Companions.)
Translations
- (French) Rougemuraille : Les Ombrenards
- (Italian) La Regina di Castel Vulpombra
- (Russian) Белые лисы