The Legend of Luke

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The Legend of Luke is a novel by the British author Brian Jacques, and is the twelfth book in the Redwall series. It was published in 1999.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

A New York Times bestseller, The Legend of Luke is about Martin the Warrior's search for what happened to his father, Luke. The first and third sections of the book are about Martin's journey, in which he travels from Redwall Abbey to the far northwest of the continent. There he discovers two of his father's old companions, who read to him a written account of their story. The second section of the book is the story of Luke, his companions, and a black squirrel named Ranguvar Foeseeker, who was afflicted with the fearsome bloodwrath. Together they freed all the slaves on the slaveship Goreleech, but die in the process. The Goreleech is smashed upon tall rocks near the northern shore, and gets jammed between them. The entire bow falls into the ocean, leaving the stern to stay in the rocks which becomes a home to two animals who were Luke's friends, a hare named Beau, and an old mouse named Vurg, Luke's best friend.

The middle section of the book is accepted as being the second book in fictional order, though there is some confusion whether it takes place before or after Lord Brocktree. However, because the majority of the book is occupied with Martin's journey, it is considered the 4th book chronologically.

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Trivia

In this book we learn that Martin the Warrior is named after his grandfather Martin, and it is this Martin, not Martin son of Luke, depicted on the great tapestry.

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