“Marlfox” is a spirited Redwall adventure whose villains, a clan of uncanny, scheming foxes, give it real menace. Some readers notice that it strays a little from the usual Redwall pattern, yet still enjoy it as a classic quest full of friends and foes. It was the eleventh book published and stands thirteenth in the series’ own chronology, with a mood darker and more mysterious than its animal cast might suggest.

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About the book

Marlfox is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1998. It is the 11th book published and 13th chronologically in the Redwall series. Marlfoxes are an unusual breed of anthropomorphic foxes, which serve as the main antagonists in the book.

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Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.9 across 69 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 32% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Adventure average of 7.8. That is how 7.9 comes out.

Source	Average	Ratings	Weight
Open Library	9.0	6	9%
Hardcover	7.7	63	91%

Frequently asked

What age is Marlfox for?

Marlfox 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 386 pages — shorter than 80% of the ranked books in Adventure.