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<big>'''THIS NEWS POSTING CONTAINS SPOILERS REGARDING ''Doomwyte'''''</big><br />
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[[Image:Doomwyteadvance.jpg|thumb|right|''Doomwyte'' Advance]]<br />
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Just like [[News:Eulalia! advance acquired!|last]] [[News:Redwall: The Graphic Novel Advance|year]], the Redwall Wiki has acquired an advance copy of [[Brian Jacques]]' forthcoming [[2008]] Redwall novel ''[[Doomwyte]]''!<br />
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The first thing to note is the page count, which is 373. As this is an advance, this<br />
count is obviously subject to change between now and October. The novel consists of 39 chapters and 3 book partitions ('''The Raven''', '''A Prince's Descendants''', and '''Baliss''').<br />
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As I speculated in recent News updates, indeed the "notorious thief" is [[Gonff the Mousethief]]! The tale of why he stole the jeweled eyes of the [[Great Doomwyte Idol]] is an intriguing one, and where those jewels are now located provide for a riveting riddle-filled quest for readers to relish.<br />
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''Doomwyte'' is a timely return to the well-loved character and his family and friends ([[Martin the Warrior]], [[Young Dinny]], and [[Columbine]] are also referenced and some make appearances), given that the last time we saw this crew was approximately 9 years ago, in ''[[The Legend of Luke]]''.<br />
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I also read a very strange rumor that was circulating, and I'd like to put it to rest:<br />
The Abbot is not a mole, he's a dormouse, and the first dormouse to ever become Abbot!<br />
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And of course, as observed below, [[David Elliot]] has contributed his wonderful <br />
illustrations once again.<br />
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As first indicated to me by the title, ''Doomwyte'' is certainly darker than other<br />
''Redwall'' novels, with activities such as plunging a live character into boiling water,<br />
and then the consumption of said character by others. I will be exploring Jacques' direction with this book in my upcoming review.<br />
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The Redwall Wiki will be posting a full review of ''Doomwyte'' with spoilers shortly, watch for the update! In the meantime, ponder on who (or what?) [[Welzz]] is...<br />
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===Related Stories===<br />
*{{newslink|Redwall Readers Club Doomwyte Summary}}<br />
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*{{newslink|Another Doomwyte summary}}<br />
*{{newslink|"Doomwyte" Cover and Plot Details!}}<br />
*{{newslink|Doomwyte plot details emerge}}<br />
*{{newslink|2008 Brian Jacques Book Announcements}}<br />
*{{newslink|Doomwyte - and Castaways 4!}}<br />
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