Mossflower

Mossflower (1988) is a children’s fantasy novel by British author Brian Jacques. It is the second book in the Redwall series, which spans 22 volumes. The series begins with Redwall, originally published in 1986, while the final installment, entitled The Rogue Crew, wasn’t published until 2011. Aside from the Redwall series proper, Jacques wrote a three-book series called Tribes of Redwall and five other standalone novels set in the Redwall fictional universe. He is also known for the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman Series. An animated series based on the Redwall series was developed in Canada and aired between 1999 and 2002 on American public broadcasting stations. In 2021, Netflix announced plans to create a feature film of the Redwall series, but the project is currently still in development. The first book in the series, Redwall, is available on SuperSummary.

Mossflower is a prequel to events described in the first book in the series. It is intended for children aged nine and above in fifth-ninth grade. It is categorized as Children’s Mice & Small Animal Stories and Children’s Fantasy & Magic Adventure Fiction. This study guide and all its page citations are based on the Kindle edition of the novel.