High Rhulain 1862126 221625157 2008-06-25T10:11:32Z Robina Fox 1765847 altered category {{infobox Book | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books --> | name = High Rhulain | title_orig = | translator = | image = [[Image:High Rhulain UK.jpg|200px]] | image_caption = UK 1st Edition Cover | author = [[Brian Jacques]] | illustrator = [[David Elliot]] | cover_artist = David Wyatt | country = [[United Kingdom]] | language = [[English language|English]] | series = [[Redwall]] | genre = [[Fantasy novel]] | publisher = [[Penguin Books|Puffin]] (UK) & Philomel (US) | release_date = 2005 | media_type = Print ([[Hardback]] & [[Paperback]]) | pages = 352 (UK Hardback) & 341 (US Hardback) | isbn = ISBN 0-14-138160-4 (UK Hardback) & ISBN 0-399-24208-2 (US Hardback) | preceded_by = [[Rakkety Tam]] | followed_by = [[Eulalia (novel)|Eulalia]] }} '''''High Rhulain''''' is a children's [[fantasy]] novel by [[Brian Jacques]], published in [[2005]]. It is the eighteenth book in the [[Redwall]] series. ==Plot introduction== When young Tiria Wildlough receives a vision and riddle from the legendary Martin the Warrior, she sets out accompanied by Cuthbert Blanedale Frunk in search of the Green Isle on a journey to fight Riggu Felis the wildcat and lead her otterfolk to freedom. ==Plot summary== The novel begins with Riggu Felis, wildcat warlord of Green Isle, and his two sons, Jeefra and Pitru, attempting to kill an osprey, later known to be [[Birds_in_Redwall#Pandion_Piketalon|Pandion Piketalon]]. Riggu scorns his sons' attempts to kill the osprey and jumps into the fray himself, attepting to scare it into submission. The osprey is not intimidated and sinks his talons into the cat's face, flying into the air with him. The wildcat drops to the ground with half of his face torn off. Because of this incident, the wildcat orders all birds on Green Isle to be slain. [[Otters in Redwall#Tiria_Wildlough|Tiria Wildlough]] is daughter of Banjon Wildlough, the [[Skipper of Otters]] at [[Redwall Abbey]]. One afternoon, she and a few friends go out into [[Mossflower Woods]] to gather some wood, and along the way they run into some trouble in the form of a small but ferocious vermin band terrorizing Pandion. Tiria and her friends manage to fight them off, but the vermin swear revenge. When Tiria returns to Redwall, she and her father have a discussion, where Tiria learns that otter law allows only male otters to be Skippers. This upsets Tiria greatly, and she is quick to listen when [[Martin the Warrior (Redwall)|Martin the Warrior]] and High Queen Rhulain Wildlough appear to her in a dream, telling her the otters of Green Isle need her assistance and leadership. After deciphering and scouring the Abbey for many clues with Old Quelt, Sister Snowdrop, Abbess Lycian, Brinty, Tribsy, and Girry, Tiria learns through another dream that she has to leave on her own, so she heads to [[Logalog|Log-a-Log]] Urfa's encampment along with her father and Brink Greyspoke. Soon after, however, Brinty is killed when the vermin band attacks Redwall, seeking vengeance. [[Image:HighRhulainUS.jpg|thumb|left|150px|U.S. cover of ''High Rhulain'']] At the same time, a rogue otter named Leatho Shellhound leads the free otter clans in various attacks against the ruling wildcats in an attempt to free their enslaved friends. Many famous otter clans take part, including Galedeep (descended from [[Otters in Redwall#Finnbarr_Galedeep|Finnbarr Galedeep]] of ''[[The Bellmaker]]''), Streambattle (descended from Rab of ''The Bellmaker''), and Wavedog (descended from [[Otters in Redwall#Kroova Wavedog|Kroova]] of ''[[Triss]]''). However, Finnbarr and Kroova were sea otters, and Finnbarr had no living kin. Log-a-Log Urfa takes Tiria to [[Cuthbert Blanedale Frunk]], a [[Long Patrol]] hare in the service of Lord [[Badger Lord#Mandoral_Highpeak|Mandoral Highpeak]] at [[Salamandastron (Redwall)|Salamandastron]], where she receives a sling from the [[Badger Lord]] made of shark skin and the breastplate of the High Rhulain. Along with the a number of hares of the Long Patrol, Tiria sails to Green Isle in Frunk's ship, the ''Purloined Petunia'', and they meet up with Shellhound and his otter clans. At the abbey, the Redwallers continue to solve riddles from Sister Geminya, finding Corriam Wildlough's lance and the High Rhulain's coronet. [[Birds in Redwall#Brantalis|Brantalis Skyfurrow]], a visiting goose, flies the crown to Tiria at Green Isle. When Tiria reaches Green Isle, she finds the otter clans in a stand-off with Riggu. Leatho Shellhound is trapped in a burning tower, set afire by Riggu's mate, Lady Kaltag, who lost her mind after the loss of her son, Jeefra. The birds Pandion and Brantalis save Leatho, but Riggu shortly after slays Pandion, who had previously ripped off part of his face, forcing him to wear a mask. Tiria, seeing Pandion killed, hurls the barbed star that first injured Pandion at Riggu, and with amazing accuracy, she strikes and kills Riggu Felis. Meanwhile, Riggu’s other son Pitru had taken some forces and led them out of the burning fortress. With the help of Leatho Shellhound, Lorgo Galedeep, Kolun Galedeep, and Banya Streamdog, Tiria routes the remaining vermin forces. However sadly, Cuthbert dies bringing down the [[The Loch Ness Monster|Nessie-type monster Slothunog]] and Pitru with him. Recovering from this loss Tiria is later proclaimed by all as the new High Rhulain of Green Isle. ==Characters in "High Rhulain"== *[[Otters in Redwall#Tiria_Wildlough|Tiria Wildlough]] *[[Skipper of Otters#Banjon_Wildlough|Banjon Wildlough]] *Old Quelt *Sister Snowdrop *[[Abbey Leader (Redwall)#Lycian|Abbess Lycian]] *[[Brinty]] *[[Tribsy]] *[[Girry]] *[[Logalog|Log-a-Log]] Urfa *[[Brink Greyspoke]] *Weilmark Scaut *[[Riggu Felis]] **His sons: Jeefra and Pitru **His wife: Lady Kaltag *[[Birds in Redwall#Pandion Piketalon|Pandion Piketalon]] *[[Birds in Redwall#Brantalis|Brantalis Skyfurrow]] *Otter Warriors: **Leatho Shellhound **Lorgo Galedeep **Kolun Galedeep **Banya Streamdog **Runka Streamdog *[[Cuthbert Blanedale Frunk]] *Lord [[Badger Lord#Mandoral_Highpeak|Mandoral Highpeak]] == Book Divisions (English) == *Book 1: The Forgotten Tome *Book 2: The Fool of the Sea *Book 3: Across the Western Sea *Book 4: A Fools Gold ==Translations== *([[French language|French]]) ''Rougemuraille'' {{start box}} {{succession box | before= [[Rakkety Tam]]| title= [[Redwall|Redwall Series]]| years= (chronological order)| after= [[Eulalia (novel)|Eulalia]] }} {{succession box | before= [[Rakkety Tam]]| title= [[Redwall|Redwall Series]]| years= (publication order)| after= [[Eulalia (novel)|Eulalia]] }} {{end box}} {{redwall}} [[Category:Children's fantasy novels]] [[Category:Redwall books]] [[Category:2005 novels]] [[simple:High Rhulain]]