Proof copy. 8vo. 389pp. Mauve stiff wrappers. B/w ills., by David Elliot.
The 15th book of the Redwall animal fantasy series, that began with its namesake in 1986. Enslaved by the evil ferret King Agarnu and his daughter Princess Kurda, slavers of shackled hundreds, the brave squirrelmaid Triss, along with Shogg the otter and Welfo the hedgehog, plans a daring escape by sea. "Not since Dahl have children filled their shelves so compulsively." –The Times