Redwall

In Redwall Abbey, nice animals like mice and squirrels live happily together, eating yummy feasts. But mean rat leader Cluny and his bad army try to take over the abbey. Brave young mouse Matthias finds a magic sword from the old hero Martin and leads everyone to fight back with clever plans, friends like a tough badger and speedy hares, until they win and have a big party!

In Brian Jacques' inaugural Redwall novel, the idyllic abbey of Redwall in Mossflower Woods faces existential peril from Cluny the Scourge, a tyrannical rat warlord leading a vast horde of vermin intent on conquest. Young mouse Matthias, an orphaned novice restless with his mundane duties, discovers a prophetic tapestry depicting the legendary founder Martin the Warrior, igniting his heroic destiny amid escalating sieges, betrayals, and skirmishes that test the abbey's defenses. As Cluny's brutal tactics— including poisoned arrows, battering rams, and psychological warfare—push the woodlanders to their limits, Matthias embarks on a perilous quest for Martin's fabled sword, forging alliances with badgers, otters, and hares while grappling with self-doubt and loss. The narrative culminates in a climactic defense where courage, ingenuity, and the unyielding spirit of community triumph, restoring peace and inaugurating a saga of anthropomorphic valor.