User blog:LordTBT/News:Redwall Collectors Community: The Redwall Gift Set
On October 7, 1999, Red Fox released their second box of Redwall books: the Redwall Gift Set.
Unlike the Redwall Trilogy, the Redwall Gift Set contains Martin the Warrior, Mossflower, and Outcast of Redwall. While it is harder to find these days, it is slightly less rare than the Trilogy. It had the same price: £12.99.
The three books, with Pete Lyon and Chris Baker's cover artwork, are the Red Fox paperback editions of the time, which were published through Pearls of Lutra.
The strange part is the text on the back of the Redwall Gift Set, which states "This special gift set brings together the first three titles in the classic Redwall series."
Martin the Warrior, Mossflower, and Outcast of Redwall are not the first three titles, so I can't help but wonder how that copy made it on the published box. Was it originally intended to be Redwall, Mossflower, and Mattimeo, and they overlooked this part? It's a bit confusing that these three books were chosen, as they weren't even published year after year.
It seems Red Fox wanted readers to begin with Martin the Warrior's origin story, continue with the direct sequel in Mossflower Woods, and conclude with the next story in the chronological timeline, which would have involved references and characters from the previous novel (The Legend of Luke was published in 1999, so a paperback wouldn't have been possible).
All-in-all, a solid addition to any Redwall collection.
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The Redwall Gift Set front cover
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The Redwall Gift Set back covers
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The Redwall Gift Set side view
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The Redwall Gift Set, angle
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