Redwall Books in Order
Brian Jacques has written 33 Redwall books, published between 1986 and 2011: 27 in the 2 main-line series and 6 related titles. The first book is Redwall (1986) and the newest main-line book is The Rogue Crew (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 33
- Published
- 1986–2011
- Pages on record
- 8,169 in 30 of 33 books
- Reading time
- 136–204 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,169 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 30 of 33 titles with a page count on record.
Redwall is Brian Jacques's children's fantasy sequence set around Redwall Abbey, with mice, badgers and otters as the cast. Thirty-three books span 1986 to 2011, from Redwall to The Rogue Crew, and the 2000s are the busiest decade. Good and evil, adventure and animal heroes are the recurring subjects. Median length is 356 pages. No new Redwall title has appeared since 2011.
How many Redwall books are there?
Redwall has 33 books, released between 1986 and 2011. 27 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Redwall, Tribes of Redwall), and 6 related titles sit outside it: non-fiction and picture books.
Redwall Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 33 Redwall books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119863512/4
- 219883842/4
- 319904482/4
- 419913872/4
- 519923562/4
- 619933842/4
- 719943972/4
- 819953672/4
- 91996642/4
- 1019964082/4
- 111997142/4
- 1219973182/4
- 131998162/4
- 1419983652/4
- 1519993402/4
- 162000242/4
- 1720003682/4
- 182001162/4
- 192001722/4
- 2020014032/4
- 212002222/4
- 2220023832/4
- 232003222/4
- 2420034002/4
- 2520043842/4
- 262005962/4
- 2720053202/4
- 282006–2/4
- 292006–2/4
- 3020073362/4
- 3120083682/4
- 3220103562/4
- 332011–2/4
Redwall Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Lord Brocktree comes first and The Rogue Crew comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 22 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 13Lord Brocktree2000 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420003682/4
- 6Martin the Warrior1993 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/419933842/4
- 2Mossflower1988 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/419883842/4
- 12The Legend of Luke1999 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/419993402/4
- 8Outcast of Redwall1995 · 367 pages · confirmed 2/419953672/4
- 4Mariel of Redwall1991 · 387 pages · confirmed 2/419913872/4
- 7The Bellmaker1994 · 397 pages · confirmed 2/419943972/4
- 5Salamandastron1992 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/419923562/4
- 1Redwall1986 · 351 pages · confirmed 2/419863512/4
- 3Mattimeo1990 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/419904482/4
- 9The Pearls of Lutra1996 · 408 pages · confirmed 2/419964082/4
- 10The Long Patrol1997 · 318 pages · confirmed 2/419973182/4
- 11Marlfox1998 · 365 pages · confirmed 2/419983652/4
- 14Taggerung2001 · 403 pages · confirmed 2/420014032/4
- 15Triss2002 · 383 pages · confirmed 2/420023832/4
- 16Loamhedge2003 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/420034002/4
- 17Rakkety Tam2004 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/420043842/4
- 18High Rhulain2005 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420053202/4
- 19Eulalia!2007 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420073362/4
- 20Doomwyte2008 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420083682/4
- 21The Sable Quean2010 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/420103562/4
- 22The Rogue Crew2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
Do you have to read Redwall books in order?
You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 6 related titles (non-fiction and picture books) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Redwall book also stands alone.
What order should you read Redwall books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Redwall (1986), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series. After it come Mossflower (1988), Mattimeo (1990), Mariel of Redwall (1991) and Salamandastron (1992); the numbered table above continues from there. In the chronological order, Lord Brocktree comes first.
What is the newest Redwall book?
The Rogue Crew (2011) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series.
Is there a new Redwall book coming?
No next Redwall book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Redwall at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Redwall title on record is The Rogue Crew (2011), 15 years ago.
- Release pace
- Redwall books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,169 pages across the 30 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 356 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Redwall books, 16 of 33, were published in the 2000s.
What the Redwall books are about
31 of the 33 Redwall books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: animals is tagged on 29 of 31. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Animals 29 of 31 books
- Children's fiction 24 of 31 books
- Fantasy 21 of 31 books
- Mice 12 of 31 books
- Badgers 3 of 31 books
- Adventure stories 2 of 31 books
- Otters 2 of 31 books
- Stories in rhyme 2 of 31 books
More books by Brian Jacques
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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