Mattimeo (book)

This story is set 8 seasons after the novel Redwall took place. In that time, Matthias and Cornflower have had a son named Mattimeo, who has been generally spoiled throughout his life. Meanwhile, the masked fox Slagar and his gang of slavers are planning to enter the Abbey during one of their feasts. He does so, and after drugging the Abbey residants, he kidnaps Mattimeo, tim and Tess Churchmouse, Cynthia Bankvole, and Sam Squirrel. Upon dicovering the children missing, Matthias, Basil Stag Hare and Jess Squirrel leave the Abbey to hunt down Slagar and return the children back home.

On their journey, they meet up with Orlando the Axe (a badger) and Jabez Stump (a hedgehog), who have both had children snatched by Slagar. As they journey, they find the Guerella Union of Shrews in Mossflower, and convince them to aide the travellers on their quest.

Meanwhile, at the Abbey, an army of rooks, led by the raven General Ironbeak, have declared seige to the Abbey, conquering it from the top down. The Abbey dwellers have sealed them selves in the large dining room (called Cavern Hole), and are harrasing the birds by making them think the Abbey is haunted.

After a long journey up cliffs, fighting a horde of archer rats, and crossing a desert, Matthias's gang finally arive at the underground kingdom of Malkariss, where Slagar has been trading his slaves. There, the heroes fight the massive army of rats, while Matthias frees the slaves held there and is reunited with his son. Having destroyed the kingdom, the now free army of slaves starts to leave the area when suddenly Slagar appears. He runs from them falls down a hole, and dies.

The party returns back to the Abbey and there is peace once again in Mossflower.