Pearls of Lutra
Jacket cover of USA edition:
The Tears of All Oceans are missing. Six magnificent rose-colored pearls that inspire passion and greed in all who see them, they have left a cryptic trail of death and deception in their wake. And now Ublaz Mad Eyes, the evil emperor of a tropical isle beyond where the sun sets, is determined to let no one stand in the way of his desperate attempt to claim the pearls as his own. At Redwall Abbey, a young hedgehog maid, Tansy, is determined to find the pearls first, with the help of her friends. Each of the pearls is hidden separately, along with a riddle as to the whereabouts of the next. Tansy must succeed, as the life of one she holds dear is in great danger. Meanwhile, the crew of fearsome monitor lizards and corsairs gathered around Ublaz grows restless….Empowered by the great mystery and swashbuckling adventure, Brian Jacques’s newest saga from Redwall is at once his most intriguing and most entertaining yet. Enjoy the journey.
My rating: *********/10 stars
Main hero: Grath Longfletch the otter
Excerpt from Redwall Friend and Foe:
When her entire family is slain by the troops of Emperor Ublaz for the sake of six pearls, Grath vows vengeance on the pine marten and will not rest until she has it. With the help of the Redwallers, whose Abbot has been taken hostage by Ublaz, Grath is able to achieve her goal. She eventually finds happiness with Inbar Trueflight and returns to live with him at Holt Rudderwake.
Main villain: Ublaz the pine marten
Excerpt from Redwall Friend and Foe:
Also known as Mad Eyes for his intense, hypnotic stare, Emperor Ublaz is the cunning ruler of the Island of Sampetra. With his army of trident-bearing rats and terrifying Monitor Lizards, he ensures that by controlling the timber needed for ships, no creature is able to leave without his permission. When the Tears of all Oceans, the pearls that he covets, are stolen, Ublaz swears revenge. Instead of regaining the pearls, however, the tyrant is defeated by Grath Longfletch and Martin of Redwall.
Badger hero/heroine: Auma
Excerpt from The Tribes of Redwall: Badgers
A maid of only three winters when she is stolen by Slagar the Cruel, Auma shows courage and wisdom beyond her seasons on the long trek south to the underground kingdom of Malkariss--although, like other badgers, she has been roused to righteous anger by cruelty and injustice. She becomes the dearly loved successor to Constance as Mother of Redwall.
Otter hero/heroine: Inbar Trueflight
Excerpt from The Tribes of Redwall: Otters
Holt Rudderwake: a peaceful, happy community in the isle of Ruddaring that has never known invasion or violence; where Inbar Trueflight, the son of the leader, has never aimed his longbow at a living creature. The arrival of Martin and Grath changes all that, however, for Wallyum Rudderwake has been begged by the spirit of Martin the Warrior to give them all the help he can. Shoulder to shoulder with Grath in the battle to save Abbot Durral from the mad-eyed pine marten Ublaz, Inbar sends his arrows flying true indeed before he and Grath return together to Ruddaring.
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