We're back with book 4 in the Redwall series, "Mariel of Redwall." We talk about the role of female characters in this (supposedly) most feminist of the books we've read so far, why the pirates would have been better off forming a union, and what this book says about the nature of violence. Matthew has a meltdown over what the economy of this world is supposed to be, Sam speculates that Joseph the Bellmaker may have trafficked in blood minerals, and Mellie is somewhat less than impressed with Jacques's recipe construction.
