The Sable Quean

The Sable Quean will be the twenty-first novel in the Redwall series. It is scheduled for publication autumn 2009. Sean Rubin will be illustrating.

According to Brian Jacques, a "quean" is an old English term for a "wicked lady". He also revealed that the title character is a villainess, and there will be a warrior mole.

"Sable" is a species of marten, and is also used to mean dark-colored.

Nothing else is known at this time.