Redwall

Redwall is a series of books by Brian Jacques about a bunch of small anthropomorphic critters (Mice, Hedgehogs, Badgers, Hares) who live in an Abbey called Redwall, and the "vermin" that attack them (rats, cats, ferrets, stoats, etc.). It is intended for people between about 9 and 14, although many older people enjoy it, too.

One of the main draws of the series are the fantastic descriptions... Everything from the lavish feasts that seem to be put on a few times every book, to great battles between the forces of good (Creatures typically associated with good) and the forces of evil (rodents typically associated with evil).

Brian Jacques chose to completely exclude all Humans from the series, which turns out very nicely. Another interesting facet of the books are that they are very black and white. All rats are evil. All mice are good. There's no crossover, and in the end, the baddies get killed, and the goodies have a big feast

Here's a list of all the books

• Redwall
• Mossflower
• Mattimeo
• Mariel of Redwall
• Salamandastron
• Martin the Warrior
• Outcast of Redwall
• The Great Redwall Feast (It's a picture book, though a pretty good one)
• The Pearls of Lutra
• The Long Patrol
• Marlfox
• The Legend of Luke
• Lord Brocktree

There are several upcoming books as well.

Interestingly enough, there's a huge online community involved with Redwall. The official site can be found at http://www.redwall.org , and a pretty nice Redwall "Club" (I used to be involved with it) is at http://redwallclub.cjb.net/.