Mossflower

“Superb…truly captures the finest in storytelling tradition and combines it with the ultimate in upbeat, catch-your-breath adventure…Stunning landscapes, brilliant characterizations, masterly plots, and a wicked sense of humor unite this epic tale of derring-do and the triumph of good over evil, making it one of the most addictive and memorable books that anyone is ever likely to read.” —Amazon.com, editorial review

“Rousingly old-fashioned…More important than the outcome of the story, where good triumphs over evil, are the characters: baby hedgehogs Ferdy and Coggs, doing their valiant best to become warriors; the kindly Gingivere, who finds his heart’s joy as a farmer; Lady Amber, the squirrel Chief and her band of archers; Chibb, the robin who will spy for anyone as long as he is paid in candied chestnuts. Martin’s heroics pale in comparison to the acts of his fellow-fighters, so colorful are their escapades.” —Publishers Weekly

“All of the characters, good and evil alike, come fully alive. Jacques has the true fantasy writer’s ability to create a wholly new and believable world, down the last details of food, drink, and local dialect.” —School Library Journal