“The Legend of Luke” is a seafaring Redwall adventure of pirates and revenge, with the series’ familiar warmth and feasts. Twelfth in publication but fourth in the inner chronology, it tells much of its story as a tale recounted within the main frame. Some readers miss the usual Redwall pattern and find the story too thin for its length. Readers already fond of the series will still find the adventure they came for.

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About the book

The Legend of Luke is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1999. It is the 12th book and fourth chronologically in the Redwall series.

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Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.8 across 58 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 28% 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	9.3	6	10%
Hardcover	7.6	52	90%

Frequently asked

What age is The Legend of Luke for?

The Legend of Luke 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 374 pages — shorter than 85% of the ranked books in Middle grade.