1996 "First American Edition" stated on copyright page; Philomel Books publishers; hardbound; very good condition of book and dust jacket.
 
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Outcast of Redwall is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques. It is the eighth book and chronologically fifth book in the Redwall series.
 
In the howling, snowy north, a young common kestrel named Skarlath is lost in a snowstorm after leaving the nest, and is captured by the cruel ferret Swartt Sixclaw and his group of vermin. They also have captured a young Eurasian badger who they torment mercilessly. The two captured young animals help each other escape from the vermin camp. In the scuffle that ensues, the badger creates a massive hornbeam limb club. The ferret and the badger both vow to extort revenge, each declaring the other to be his mortal enemy.
 
As the young badger could not remember his name, Skarlath dubs him Sunflash after the distinctive golden stripe running down his snout. The two young beasts quickly become inseparable friends and travel throughout Mossflower Woods together, defending the weak and helpless and quickly growing older.