Voyage of Slaves

Chronologically, the events in Brian Jacques's Castaways of the Flying Dutchman trilogy don't follow the books' order of publication. Most of book one is set in 1896 Europe, almost three hundred years after thirteen-year-old Ben and his black Labrador Ned were cast off the ship called the Fleiger Ho......more

Heavy like a Chevy. Not my favorite in the series but it started to address some of the more fundamental issues with eternal life and relationships. Strong ending.......more

I wish I had more positive things to say about this book. I've been a long-time fan of Jacques' Redwall series, so I picked this book up without realizing it was the third of a series. It does explain what happened previously to the characters, so I did not feel out of the loop. However, the writing......more

My book, Voyage of Slaves, is about a boy and a dog, who in previous books escaped from the Flying Dutchman. When they escaped, the boy, Ben, was given the ability to speak any language and both him and his dog, Ned, were given eternal youth and are able to speak to each other in their minds. My fav......more

I read this book because it is part of a series that I started years ago. I enjoyed the story however it took awhile to get into~ The commentary between Ben and Ned is absolutely priceless and it is what kept me going!! The writing style is very childlike/predictable which makes sense because these......more