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Entertainment Old fantasy sparks new interest for readers m A ustin C ummins ____________ Staff Reporter If you love action, fantasy and good clean humor, then "M ossflow er" is the book for you. For those of you that have read Brian Jacques' hit novel "Redw all", prepare to jum p back into history with his next novel, "M ossflower." This edition takes place in the forest of "M ossflow er" before the creation of Redwall Abbey, when the evil w ildcat Tsarmina Rules the land from her stone fortress, enslaving the w oodland inhabitants and forcing them to w ork and farm to feed Tsarmina's large verm in army. It also tells the tale of M artin the of rebelling w oodlanders Warrior m ouse w hen he w ho are fighting to end com es to the evil rule . . y o * * Tigris W ar-Snusc A » M ossflow er of Tsarmina. country as M artin then sets m entioned out to find the briefly in m ighty Boar "Redwall."- the fighter, the M artin is m ighty badger captured by lord w ho is Tsarmina, believed to be along with able to save Gonff, the Mossflower. m ouse thief. This tale After m aking covers M artin's a dram atic journey as well escape, thanks as the ongoing to G onff and battle betw een h is skills with the CORIM . lock picking, M artin meets and Tsarmina's army. Many loose ends are tied up in this the Counsel O f Resistance in Mossflower, a group prequel, such as the creation v j iv utho B rian JflCQUeiS of M artin's m agic sword, how Redw all com e to be, and how M artin becom es a great hero fabled in song and story at Redwall. The "Redw all" series takes place in a fantasy w orld, w here, instead of people, mice and other rodents rule the land. Jacques bases m ost of the characters on English folklore, and people that he's met. The Redwall series is m ostly based on the conflict betw een the m ice, squirrels, otters and other good anim als against evil verm in, w hich are rats, stoats, w easels and foxes. And since eating is very im portant in England you can expect to read about at least one feast with innum erable am ounts of food, guaranteed to make your m outh water. I enjoyed this book m ostly because of the new setting. With a new villain, a new place, and a different time, you'll be intrigued w ith the new surroundings. However, it is not perfect, w ith a plot that is not too different from him previous book, it's not very hard to guess the ending. In a classic story of good and evil and suspenseful action. Borrow this book at the West Linn Library or purchase at the bookstore for $8.99-30. "Dancing at Lughnasa" an intricate, passionate tale "Dancing at lughnasa"_______a continued from page 14 The play consists of extremely intricate characters and complex relationships. The lives of the Mundy family are changed by the influence of a wireless radio and the play is meant to invoke feelings of nostalgia and warmhearted moments. It reflects a current theme in today's society—the economic challenges faced by . the family. "I think one of the things ^ S ^ 4 y like about "Dancing affughnasa" is the fact that they just got this old radio and it's brought music into their home. It seems like such a simple thing but they're so passionate about it," Kaiser said. "It's really compelling to me because our lives are so complex and filled with so many things, and yet these women value this small thing so much. It makes me long for that kind of simplicity." "Dancing at Lughnasa" tickets can be pre-purchased online for $7 for adults and $5 for students, or at the Box Office prior to the show. The cast of "Dancing at Lughnasa" (Michael Johnson is on page 14), clockw ise: Andra Sturtevant. Addison Benya, Caitlyn Olson, Avery Breyne-Cartwright, Alyssa Aramaki, Anna Stapleton and Corbin Wescott. Photos by Catherine d'Autremont
