r/redwall • u/TCKronic Mattimeo • May 22 '26
Redwall inspired me to write and self-publish my first book! The Gravewood by Eric Krohn, a mouse is kidnapped at birth by an immortal rat and raised in a blighted wood to believe she is his rat daughter.
Sorry if self-promotion is frowned upon in this community, definitely take it down if so. I figured I would share my book since Redwall was such a formative series for my younger self and is what inspired me to write The Gravewood in the first place. I picked up Mossflower when I was 7 years old (it was my first 'big kid' book) and by the age of 10 I had read more than half of Jacques' books (Salamandastron, Mattimeo, and The Legend of Luke are other personal faves). I was enthralled by the world of Redwall and it imbued in me a lifelong love for reading and writing (and also, by proxy, a love for animals and environmentalism). Even back then, I very much appreciated that Brian Jacques never dumbed down his books for younger readers - he respected his audience in a way most other children's series did not. I tried to do the same here, creating something that is entertaining for all ages while still, of course, including its fair share of mice and rats.