“Martin the Warrior” tells the backstory of the hero behind “Redwall”, an adventure of war, quest and friendship for middle-grade readers. Some readers single out the villains, finding the feud between Badrang and Clogg both funny and believable, and value the book for showing what came before the abbey was founded. At 376 pages it is a substantial read for its age group.

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About the book

Martin the Warrior is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1993. It is the sixth book in the Redwall series. It is also one of the three Redwall novels to be made into a television series, alongside the self-titled novel and "Mattimeo".

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Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.2 across 147 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 50% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Middle grade average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.

Source	Average	Ratings	Weight
Open Library	8.8	10	7%
Hardcover	8.1	137	93%

Frequently asked

What age is Martin the Warrior for?

Martin the Warrior 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 376 pages — shorter than 85% of the ranked books in Middle grade.