About the book: 1997 / The gang of Slagar the Merciless attacks the abbey. The children of the forest inhabitants are kidnapped, and among them is the mouse Matthimeo, the son of the great warrior Matthias. Together with a handful of comrades, Matthias goes in search of his son. Note. from the author of the electronic version: The order of publication in the series differs from the chronological order of the books. The order in the series is 3, the chronological order is 10. This book is the first edition of 1997, without cuts. In the second edition in 2002, the book is called Matthias's March and is distinguished by a truncated translation.