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Books Like Redwall

Jacques, 1986 · #69 on the Epic Fantasy 101 Booklist · 74/120 · adapted for screen

When a warlord rat besieges Redwall Abbey, a young mouse searches for the lost sword of the legendary Martin the Warrior.

Its strongest scores: creative details and climax and fights. The five books below have the closest scores across all eleven criteria.

If you liked Redwall, read:

1. Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn

   Williams, 1988 · #61 on the list · 77/120

   Simon, a kitchen boy at the Hayholt, is swept into a war as an undead elf-king returns to claim Osten Ard.

   Close on mood, theme, structure, creative details.

2. The First Law

   Abercrombie, 2006 · #33 on the list · 85/120

   A crippled torturer, a barbarian with a body count and a vain young nobleman are drawn into an old wizard's war. Their paths cross at the Union's heart.

   Close on theme, structure, creative details, real-world blend.

3. Cradle

   Wight, 2016 · #65 on the list · 75/120

   Lindon is the weakest boy in a clan of martial artists, forbidden to learn their sacred art. He refuses to accept his fate and sets out to become the strongest.

   Close on theme, structure, further reading, creative details.

4. Kings of the Wyld

   Eames, 2017 · #83 on the list · 70/120

   Clay Cooper, the retired member of a famous mercenary band, is pulled back for one last tour across a monster-filled world to rescue a friend's daughter.

   Close on mood, theme, structure, further reading.

5. The Witcher

   Sapkowski, 1992 · #35 on the list · 85/120

   Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster hunter, finds the men who hire him are often worse than the beasts. He is bound by destiny to a princess named Ciri.

   Close on mood, theme, structure, creative details.

How the scores work: each book is rated 1 to 10 on eleven criteria; real-world blend and climax and fights count double, for a maximum of 120. See the full Fantasy 101.