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Title: The Angel's Command: A Tale from the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques, David Elliot, Thomas Gordon ISBN: 0-399-23999-5 Publisher: Philomel Books Pub. Date: 31 March, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.64 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The furthur adventures of Ben and Ned!
Comment: As a long time Redwall fan I remember, a few years ago, when I went to a Brain Jacques book signing when he announced that he was going to write Castaways of the Flying Dutchmen, the book to which An Angel's Command is a sequel to. The reaction from the crowd was not one he expected. It was one of horror. Millions of children thought that it meant he was going to stop writing Redwall, or at least postpone it for a little while, and it terrified us all. Luckily, we were wrong. With Castaways of the Flying Dutchmen and now, with The Angel's Command, Brain Jacques proves he can create not just one but TWO series.
The book, like Castaways, is divided into two stories that take place back to back in the early 17th century. The first story tells of Ben and Ned, the Castaways, first trip back to the sea. Almost by accident, Ben and Ned find themselves traveling from the Caribbean to France on the Buccaneer ship, Le Petit Marine. They are trailed by two ships, a vengeful Spanish pirate ship and a corrupted English privateer boat. Both of them are interested in one thing, Le Petit Marie's gold. Ben and Ned know they must help their new friend, the captain Thuron, in any way possible. But the crew of the ship is not as noble as the captain. They don't want to go back to France, and they'll do anything to stop the captain from getting them their. At the same time Ben and Ned are haunted by images of the Flying Dutchman. Has Captain Vanderdecken come back to haunt them?
The second story happens almost directly after the first one. Ben and Ned run into a gypsy girl named Lalay and a facemaker named Dominic that can see into the hearts of his models for his drawings. They travel to a city called Vernon as friends and find themselves caught up in a strange adventure. A boy named Adamo, was kidnapped by the Razan, strange witch-like people, years ago and has not been seen by his family since. Ben and Ned immediately volunteer to help find Adamo but this journey may prove to be the most treacherous one yet. As they travel through the Pyrenees they face many challenges, but no challenge is more daunting then what they find when they reach the Razan.
I loved these two stories. They are filled with high adventure, suspense, and a little bit of mystery here and there. I like how Brain Jacques gives us not one, but two stories. It makes the book twice as enjoyable. He somehow manages to do this without making the story seem choppy and divided, which I find admirable. Once again the characters of Ben and Ned are great. The clever and goodhearted Ben and his witty and intelligent dog Ned are extremely enjoyable to watch. I also really liked the new characters Mr. Jacques's created for the story. Whether it's the plucky Lalay, the brave Thuron or the brave Dominic, they always are interesting. Magdula Razan is one of the creepiest villain's I've seen in one of Mr. Jacques's books to date! I hope you enjoy this book as much as I have!
Rating: 5
Summary: Blown away!
Comment: I was attracted to this series after meeting Brian Jaques while he was on tour. He he said then that he had had more fun writing "The Angel's Command" then he had in a long time. That got me interested, so I read "Castaways Of The Flying Dutchman" and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I read "The Angel's Command" and was totally blown away. When I put down the book, I just sat there, not knowing what to do. I now officially like this series even more than Redwall (which says a lot!). And I eagerly await the next book. This is a MUST read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Second Book in a great series
Comment: This is a great book, which's why I gave it five stars. However, I didn't really like the ending. It's the second book in The Flying Dutchman series, and the two main characters, Ben and Ned, are still immortal. This book takes place in the years between the Flying Dutchman book. There is a lot of action, suspense, and drama. The first half of the book was mostly action, adventure, with a little horror mixed in. While the second half of the book is filled with adventure, suspense, and drama. I'd recommend this book to anyone who likes a long story, with several genres, and many characters.
This book starts out in a small city in Columbia, Cartengena, in the year 1628. A boy named Ben and his dog, Ned, are hungry, after wandering around. They go into a tavern, called the Rhum Tigre. Two pirates, a Spaniard, Rocco Madrid, and Raphael Thuron, a Frenchman, are playing an old game, where you mix shells, and under one is a pea. Captain Thuron loses another round, and passes a stack of gold coins to Madrid. One coin falls on the floor. Ned is on it like a hawk. He gives it to Captain Thuron, who gives it to Ben. Ben is then told to get meat, wine, and to keep the extra change, to buy Ned and himself something.
Ned discovers that the Spaniard is cheating. He tells Ben about it, because they can telepathically communicate. Ben watches the next round closely, and sees that the Spaniard slips the pea into his lap. He whispers it to Captain Thuron, who tells his crew. After that round, the Frenchman says to Madrid, "There's a dagger either side of you and a loaded musket pointed at your belly from my side. I'm betting there's no pea under any of those three shells..." Thuron then takes all his gold back, and he, his crew, and Ben and Ned dash to his ship to make a getaway.
There are two big adventures in this book, as opposed to the three in its prequel. I liked this book a little better than the Flying Dutchman, because it doesn't skip over whole centuries. It's all during the same year. This is just the first part of a huge adventure! Sail with scalawags, and battle buccaneers! Read this awesome book to find out more!
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Title: Loamhedge (Redwall, Book 16) by Brian Jacques, David Elliot ISBN: 0399237240 Publisher: Philomel Books Pub. Date: 29 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.99 |
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Title: Castaways of the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques, Ian Schoenherr ISBN: 0142501182 Publisher: Firebird Books Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Triss (Redwall, Book 15) by Brian Jacques, David Elliot ISBN: 0441010954 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Otters (The Tribes of Redwall, Book 2) by Brian Jacques, Jonathan Walker ISBN: 0399239618 Publisher: Philomel Books Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: Badgers (The Tribes of Redwall, Book 1) by Brian Jacques, Peter Standley, Jonathan Walker ISBN: 0399238522 Publisher: Philomel Books Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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