Redwall Author Brian Jacques Death?
Brian Jacques, the beloved British author of the Redwall series, died of a heart attack over the weekend at age 71.
Jacques had to have emergency surgery for an aortic aneurysm, a swelling on the heart’s main artery, but despite attempts to save him his death took place at Royal Liverpool hospital on Saturday night.
His other books include the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series, two short fiction collections, and picture books for younger children.
What inspired Brian Jacques to write Redwall and when did he start to write it?