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Plot Summary of Mossflower - Redwall 2
"Arriving in Mossflower Wood, Martin the Warrior disovers that the once peaceful woodland has been invaded and conquored by the evil Wild Cat Queen Tsarmina. Taking place a few years after Martin the Warrior, this novel ushers in the more modern of the Redwall Series, and this novel's direct sequel is Redwall. Mossflower tells of the War for Mossflower, where only one can ultimatesly rule: Martin or Tsarmina Once again, Jacques' character spring alive on the page, entertaining everyone with antics, and putting you on the edge of your seat with the suspense Jacques so easily makes."
Meredith Griffin, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Mossflower - Redwall 2
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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - destined love (dream or prediction) - love triangle/polygon
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - hand to hand - sword fights
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)

Main Character
Identity: - animal
Profession/status: - warrior/knight
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - animal
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Terrain - Water - Forests
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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