Page 1 of 1
Brian Jacques Dead at 71
PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:16 pm
by Etoh*the*Greato
I know we had a few Redwall fans in here, so I thought this'd be worth mentioning... Died on the 5th. I posted a tribute on the blog I write for.
http://kspaz13.blogspot.com/2011/02/brian-jacuqes-dead-at-age-71.html
PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:26 pm
by Mr. Hat'n'Clogs
This man pretty much shaped my childhood.
PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:27 pm
by Cognitive Gear
This makes me incredibly sad. I loved this series when I was a kid, and now I will probably want to reread them.
Apparently the 22nd book in the series is going to be released later this year. I had no idea that he had continued to write these, but I am now excited to read them all.
PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:39 pm
by Atria35
*sad face* Ah, well. It was a good life.
PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:21 pm
by Fish and Chips
This stung a little. I actually met this guy when I was a kid. He was a super dude.
Rest in peace Brian.
PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:56 pm
by rocklobster
He wrote great books. Redwall will live on!
PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:35 pm
by Etoh*the*Greato
Fish and Chips (post: 1457721) wrote:This stung a little. I actually met this guy when I was a kid. He was a super dude.
Rest in peace Brian.
Wow, seriously? He was a huge inspiration to me as a kid. His writing got me through some serious hard spots.
PostPosted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:28 pm
by FllMtl Novelist
I could never finish the first
Redwall book, but this news is sad.
I read an interview with him in the book
The Wand in the Word (
or was it The Wand and the word? it was a bunch of interviews with writers of fantasy) and he was interesting.
My condolences to his family.
PostPosted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:50 am
by DangoDaikazoku
No! I loved his books so much. This makes me so sad, he was one of my main ispirations, especially since I am an aspiring author. At least I can still hear his voice, forever recorded on the audio versions of Redwall series. A long life for a good man, maybe in his last moments he saw the Long Patrol marching off into the distance, with their cries of "Eulalia". What a brilliant author, he will be remembered for a long time yet.
PostPosted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:20 pm
by ecojosh1
I wonder if the Redwall series is over or if another author will use his notes to continue his work, like Brandon Sanderson did with the Wheel of Time series.
PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:44 pm
by FllMtl Novelist
That probably depends on whether or not the last Redwall book stands on its own. I think the first few did, but I don't know about later installments.
If each book is its own self-contained adventure, I don't think there is a good enough reason for the publisher (would it be the publisher?) to have another author pick up the series.