An addition to the Redwall epic adventures introduces Tammo, who desperately wants to join the brave and courageous Long Patrol, but he is too young and naive, and as he makes his pilgrimage to Redwall to help protect the Abbey from the evil Rapscallions, he learns the true meaning of life, death, and honor.
In this entry in the Redwall saga, Tamello De Fformelo Tussock wants to join the Long Patrol, an exclusive band of hare warriors who live atop Salamandastron Mountain. With the help of Russa, a nomad squirrel, Tamello travels to Redwall where the members of the Long Patrol are attempting to protect the Abbey from the evil rat Rapscallions.
- Genre: Science Fiction + Fantasy, Juvenile Fiction, Fiction + Literature Themes
- Subgenre: Animals / General, Militaristic, Bestiary, Heroic, Saga + Myth + Legend, Science Fiction + Fantasy + Magic, Literary Genres + Types of Novels
- Age: Teen
- Publisher: Philomel Books
- Pages: 358
- Language: English
- Format: hardcover
- Release Date: February 1, 1998
- Date Published: February 1, 1998
- Author: Brian Jacques
- Illustrator: Allan Curless