Redwall/Fanfic Recs

Hey, everyone loves cute furry things killing each other with swords, right? And some people write good fic about it.

These are recommendations made by Tropers for Fan Fics, all of which have been signed. After a few samples, you will be able to judge whether you might be interested in the 'fic, based on who recommended it. No-name recommendations will be Zapped (wiki). Nobody would back up the rec. Discussion of the recommendation is welcome on the discussion page. As such discussion is important, do remember to add the discussion page to the watchlist, if need be.

Do warn when a fanfic may head into non-canon territory. Some people just don't like it, and as we all know, Shipping is Serious Business.

Authors and Websites

 * Laburnum Steelfang
 * Recommended by Zadia
 * Comments: Laburnum is a brilliant author. Her fics are quite often dark, but they also tend to have a lot of humour in them.

General Fics

 * Vengeance Quest by Sounasha
 * Recommended by Thinks Too Much
 * Synopsis: Basically reads like a fresh installment of the main series, with an all-new cast. The main character, Riala Goldentail, watches her father be killed by a wolverine named Nightdeath Longclaws, which kicks off the titular quest to avenge him. Features substantial cutie-damaging in literal and metaphorical form. Is a Deconstruction Fic for the Always Lawful Good and Exclusively Evil concepts in canon.


 * Seven Seasons Gone, by Clouded Horizon.
 * Recommended by theLibrarian
 * Synopsis: After nearly being responsible for the death of a visitor to Redwall, Dann leaves both his position of Warrior and Redwall itself behind. However, a threat that he once thought gone has returned, threatening Redwall and forcing both he and Song to return to memories that each thought dead.


 * Cullin' of the Fold, by Laburnum Steelfang
 * Recommended by Zadia
 * Pairings: Implied OC/OC (emphasis on implied)
 * Synopsis: A one-shot set in the time of Abbot Cedric (briefly mentioned in Redwall) about a Mary Sue squirrel who meets her fate at the paws of a ferret she believes is in love with her. Makes reference to and is named after the song Culling of the Fold by The Decemberists.


 * Eight Words: The Story of Veil by Taheen Killer 19
 * Recommended by Cathal Picard
 * Synopsis: What if Veil had lived? An interesting take on Veil in general, not just his life, given that TK made it continue. It is an in depth look a Veil's motives and personality, that helps to make him look brighter on the grey scale.
 * Warnings: TK is like BJ. His background tragedies do not sugar coat things. Life is tough in his world, as in BJ's.


 * Dissonance, by Les Rallizes Denudes
 * Recommended by currentvalue
 * Synopsis: Interweaving stories set at the beginning (and end) of a campaign, dealing with the social status of vermin and other beasts. At the same time, the protagonist of the story learns just exactly why Redwall Abbey has never fallen.
 * Warnings: Due to some of the subject matter of the main plotline, there may be parts that come off as confusing. There is also some unsavory visuals as a result.


 * It Makes Me Happy That I'm Not Them, by Miles S Mistoffelees
 * Recommended by chelonianmobile
 * Synopsis: A one-shot detailing the fate of a deceased OC pine marten by the name of Keinruf in a Hellgates bearing a distinct resemblance to that of the Jackverse.
 * Warnings: The author's not kidding when he says the ending is "disgusting" - it features a lot of Gorn. Even before that, the story rapidly moves into Nightmare Fuel.


 * The Urthblood Saga, by Highwing
 * Part I: The Crimson Badger
 * Part II: The Shrew War
 * A variety of related side stories can be found on Highwing's profile.
 * Recommended by Samadhir
 * Synopsis: The Crimson Badger Lord Urthblood arrives at Redwall, bearing a dire prophecy of a massive war that will soon sweep over the lands, and offers his help in preparing the abbey for it. From this simple beginning starts a truly epic, complex tale of great battles, betrayals, moral uncertainties, truly interesting characters and every kind of dramatic and exciting elements a reader could want in a story.

Shipping Fics

 * A Mask And A Song and Winter's Flowers by warrior4
 * Recommended by Ironic Mouse
 * Pairings: Martin and, Gonff and Columbine, OC/OC, others
 * Tags: Fix Fic, Expanded Universe
 * Synopsis: A year after the fall of Kotir, Redwall Abbey is nearing its completion. However, far to the north, the valley of Noonvale is bracing for the invasion of Rassk the Mask and his Silent Slavers. Brome, who has taken his father's place as leader, decides to send out Emalet the owl to find Martin and bring him back. Martin eventually arrives, backed by Gonff, Columbine, and the Redwall otter crew, and defeats the slaver fox. After recovering from the fight, Martin is astonished to find it is  who has been caring for him, and a few days later,   Columbine are kidnapped by the ravens of the All-Pack. Now, Martin and Gonff must band together, along with many others from Noonvale and Redwall to rescue their fair maidens.

Other Fics
Some writers in the fandom participate in survival-themed writing contests. Ten to twelve writers apply anonymously with an original character and collaborate to create a story. The audience votes one out each week, and the character dies in-story. Started with Redwall Online Community Survivor, or ROC:S (lost to the wilds of the interwebs), continued with the Questors Bold series (the first is missing, but there are four more—the newest being the fifth), and there's a new one almost every year. Try Redventure, Redwall: Revolutions, and Midnight Mossflower.
 * Survival Games
 * The most recent is, currently ongoing.
 * Redwall Lockdown has its own page.