Books
At the time of Jacques' death, twenty-one novels had been released, with The Sable Quean having been released in February 2010. The twenty-second and, due to the passing of Jacques, final book, The Rogue Crew, was released on May 3, 2011.
The prequels to Redwall are not released in any chronological order; however, all of the sequels, including Mattimeo, were released in the order in which they occur. The books are listed below in their chronological order within the fictional world of Redwall, with publication dates noted.
| Title | Publication | Chronological order |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Brocktree | 2000-xx !2000 | 1 |
| (The Legend of Luke - Book 2 substory) | 1999-xx !1999 | 1.5 |
| Martin the Warrior | 1993-xx !1993 | 2 |
| Mossflower | 1988-xx !1988 | 3 |
| The Legend of Luke | 1999-xx !1999 | 4 |
| Outcast of Redwall | 1995-xx !1995 | 5 |
| Mariel of Redwall | 1991-xx !1991 | 6 |
| The Bellmaker | 1994-xx !1994 | 7 |
| Salamandastron | 1992-xx !1992 | 8 |
| Redwall | 1986-xx !1986 | 9 |
| Mattimeo | 1989-xx !1989 | 10 |
| The Pearls of Lutra | 1996-xx !1996 | 11 |
| The Long Patrol | 1997-xx !1997 | 12 |
| Marlfox | 1998-xx !1998 | 13 |
| The Taggerung | 2001-xx !2001 | 14 |
| Triss | 2002-xx !2002 | 15 |
| Loamhedge | 2003-xx !2003 | 16 |
| Rakkety Tam | 2004-xx !2004 | 17 |
| High Rhulain | 2005-xx !2005 | 18 |
| Eulalia! | 2007-xx !2007 | 19 |
| Doomwyte | 2008-xx !2008 | 20 |
| The Sable Quean | 2010-xx !2010 | 21 |
| The Rogue Crew | 2011-xx !2011 | 22 |
| 1 Books from which an audiobook has not been made |
| 2 Books on which a TV series has been based |
The first three chronologically ordered books (Lord Brocktree, Martin the Warrior, and Mossflower ) take place before the construction of Redwall Abbey, while the fourth, The Legend of Luke, takes place during the construction of the abbey. Many or most of the books that take place before Redwall was constructed are written in the format of a story told by a visitor--for example, Martin the Warrior is told as a story by a descendant of Brome, who was visiting Redwall. These books are organized by the main story, not by the "actual" time period, which is almost always after the construction of Redwall.
Most books that are adjacent to each other in chronological order take place within a generation or so of each other (as evidenced by mentions of past characters in the later books). It is notable that, by contrast, there is an indefinitely long chronological gap between Salamandastron and Redwall; Mariel of Redwall and The Bellmaker, conversely, both feature the same cast with a short span of time between them.
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