"Watership Down"-like Book with Badgers

[Cat Whisperer]

instead of rabbits. I read this book awhile ago, and I have no idea of the title, author, or anything at all, except that the book was about a bunch of badgers, and as far as I recall, was an even better book than Watership Down. Does anybody know which book I'm (very vaguely) recalling here?

[DrFidelius]

Possibly Cold Moons by Aeron Clement?

[Nightwatch Trailer]

Something by Redwall guy Brian Jacques, perhaps? Outcast of Redwall is partly about a badger named Sunflash, if I recall correctly. Not sure if other badgers are involved.

[sturmhauke]

I haven't read them, but I've seen plenty of the Redwall series at the bookstore. There's a new one called Salamandastron or something, and it has a mean looking badger on the cover. He's wearing a breastplate and carring a halberd.

[Kamino Neko]

Salamandastron is an older one. 7, 8 years, I think.

I don't think any of the Redwall books involve more than one Badger (except Mattimeo which had a father and daughter set).

[Lochdale]

Isn't it on Dunwood Manor or something like that?

[Kamino Neko]

Salamandastron is an older one. 7, 8 years, I think.

Crap...even older. 10, or 11. >_< For some bizarre reason I thought I was 3 years younger than I am....

[DrFidelius]

Isn't it on Dunwood Manor or something like that?

You may be thinking of Duncton Wood, which is about moles.


Cold Moons was a stream-of consciousness novel from the point of view of badgers.

[sturmhauke]

Well, I did say I hadn't actually read them. I must have seen a new edition and thought it was a new book.

What are badgers doing in a place called Salamandastron anyway? Shouldn't there be, like, salamanders?

[Ilsa_Lund]

I remember that book. Then, there were some mushrooms and ... OHHHH! SNAKE!! OOH IT'S A SNAKE!!!!

[sturmhauke]

Hah!

[rjung]

I'd wager it's one of the Redwall books.

Not a bad read, but after the third or four novel you realize they're all essentially the same. Only the characters (and the meals ;) ) change.

[Miss Purl McKnittington]

What are badgers doing in a place called Salamandastron anyway? Shouldn't there be, like, salamanders?

There's a really big forge in the middle of their mountain-ish fortress. Fire and smoke shoots out the top if it sometimes. Salamanders are fire-lizards, hence Salamandastron.

And there's only ever a few badgers there anyway. One of them commands the hares of the Long Patrol, to protect the coast from the rat and weasel and ferret corsairs who are a constant threat.

Miss Purl McK, proud owner of an autographed copy of The Long Patrol

[GuanoLad]

Salmon an' a scone, lookit, yer we come...

[bienville]

We don't need no steeenking badgers!

















It took 14 replies for that to come up? We're slipping, folks! ;)

[JThunder]

And dang, bienville beat me to it.

[BadBadger]

We don't need no steeenking badgers!

Grrrrr

[Cat Whisperer]

I don't know if it was Duncton Wood or Redwall that I read. They both seem vaguely familiar. I've really gotta start writing down what I've read and what it was about.

Anyway, they both sound really interesting - I might look into reading both. Thanks, all.

[Page Fault]

Probably Outcast of Redwall or Salamandastron by Brian Jacques. Also, Adams wrote Shardik after Watership Down, but I think that was about a bear, not a badger...

[Miss Purl McKnittington]

Salmon an' a scone, lookit, yer we come...

Bo hurr, bo hurr. Whoo wants zum zoop? Deeper'n'ever potato and beetroot pie? Oh, zurr, moi stummick is in need of fillin' . . .

The Redwall books really are quite entertaining and wonderful to read aloud, especially if you have children.

[cichlidiot]

It could be Incident At Hawk's Hill (http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/Info_26846.asp). There are a few summaries in the link, to help you recognize if it's the book you were thinking of.

[Cat Whisperer]

Nope, don't think that's it, cichlidiot. Being born and raised on the Canadian prairies, I would have remembered reading a book set there.

[DMark]

You may be thinking of Duncton Wood, which is about moles.


Cold Moons was a stream-of consciousness novel from the point of view of badgers.


I can't speak for the OP, but my guess would also be Dunton Wood. Back when these books were the rage, Watership Down was the first big hit, and almost everybody I know who read it then went out and got Duncton Wood...

[Left Hand of Dorkness]

I read Incident at Hawk's Hill when I was a kid. That was some crazy shit! I loved it.

Redwall isn't in the same class of books as Watership Down, IMO. The former is a cutesy little "ooh, it's fantasy, but with talking mousies!" book. The latter is a creepy bloody nightmarish myth of a book, one of my favorites.

Daniel

[cichlidiot]

I read Incident at Hawk's Hill when I was a kid. That was some crazy shit! I loved it.


This just struck my funnybone, I'm going to use this the next time I discuss a book with a friend, heh. Sorry featherlou, I was hoping you'd have an answer, I'm curious to know the title now, too.

[sturmhauke]

The latter is a creepy bloody nightmarish myth of a book, one of my favorites.
Agreed. available light made me read it to her once when she had the flu. At first I couldn't stand this stupid book about a bunch of rabbits, but it snuck up on me after a while.

[Left Hand of Dorkness]

Agreed. available light made me read it to her once when she had the flu. At first I couldn't stand this stupid book about a bunch of rabbits, but it snuck up on me after a while.

Exactly. At some point while you're reading it, you realize, "Hey! This isn't the least bit cute! In fact, these bunnies are fucked!" That's when you're hooked.

Daniel