“Mariel of Redwall” is a lively, funny pirate adventure with characters that are easy to like. It is the fourth “Redwall” book, and some readers see in it the moment when Jacques’s storytelling grows more assured and his world more coherent. Others would have welcomed a narrower focus, as a great deal happens at once.

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About the book

Mariel of Redwall is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1991. It is the fourth book published and also the fourth chronologically in the Redwall series.

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Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.7 across 115 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 44% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Middle grade average of 8.0. That is how 7.8 comes out.

Source	Average	Ratings	Weight
Hardcover	7.7	115	100%

Frequently asked

What age is Mariel of Redwall for?

Mariel of Redwall sits on the Middle grade shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 8–12. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 387 pages — shorter than 80% of the ranked books in Middle grade.