“Mattimeo”, the third “Redwall” book, is a full-scale animal adventure about abduction, a long quest and war, told with a light touch. Brian Jacques spreads it over 446 pages, and it is one of only three novels in the long series to have been adapted for television. Some readers observe that the gentle creatures of Redwall Abbey are trusting and forgiving to a fault.

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About the book

Mattimeo is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1989. It is the third book in the Redwall series. It is also one of the three Redwall novels to be made into a television series, alongside its self-titled novel and "Martin the Warrior".

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Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.8 across 160 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 52% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Middle grade average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.

Source	Average	Ratings	Weight
Open Library	8.5	15	9%
Hardcover	7.8	145	91%

Frequently asked

What age is Mattimeo for?

Mattimeo 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 446 pages — shorter than 65% of the ranked books in Middle grade.