RIP Brian Jacques

Brian Jacques, author of the "Redwall" series, passed away a few days ago. I voraciously went through a good chunk of this series in 6th and 7th grade (I know, I was late to the party) and the stories made such an impact on me that I named my violin after one of the many characters. At one point there was an animated TV series based on some of the books and I enjoyed these, too. At the end of every show Jacques himself would focus on some part of the series: how he came up with the names for his characters, the way they lived, or the relationship between characters. He put so much care into the Redwall world and it was hard not to get sucked in, to want to spend more time in the place where all these adventures happened. I haven't read one of those books in a while, but I'll never forget how much I enjoyed them.


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