Lord Brocktree: 13 (Redwall) - Softcover

Jacques, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0441008720 ISBN 13: 9780441008728

Publisher: Ace Books, 2001

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Brian Jacques gives us another tales of Redwall, filled with "The Knights of the Round Table with paws" (The Sunday Times) along with their friends and enemies.

In which the mighty badger warrior Lord Brocktree--with the help of the spirited young haremaid Dotti--must reclaim the mountain land of Salamandastron from the army of a villainous wildcat...

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Review:

"This is a big work," says the badger Lord Russano of Salamandastron about his latest historical manuscript. "I've been two seasons now, reading through dusty old parchments, interviewing creatures for stories about their ancestors, and studying carvings in the forge. I've sat on the shore, listening to sea otters, stood beneath trees recording squirrels--huh, I've even had to crouch for four days in a mole dwelling."

But fans of Brian Jacques' novels should be thankful that so much trouble was taken over this, the 13th slice of his triumphant Redwall saga. It is another gloriously chivalrous and swashbuckling adventure--recounted to the young future of the kingdom by its respected badger guardian. From the moment Russano pulls the first scroll from his pail of scripts, he has every eye and ear's attention.

He begins a story about Salamandastron from back in the mists of time, further back than even he would dare to guess. The mountain, with its leveret school, Long Patrol and laws set down for all to live in peace by, was largely down to the work of one badger--Lord Brocktree of Brockhall. Other badgers were there before him, but the mountain did not come into its own until Brocktree arrived. He inspired their wonderful life of comfort--the wonderful chambers, the outer gardens and terraces, orchards and crop-growing areas.

But before his triumph there was struggle. Together with a scatterbrained but irrepressible haremaid called Dotti, Brocktree had to rescue Salamandastron from the threat of vermin rule at the hands of Ungatt Trunn--a vile and evil wildcat with a frighteningly dangerous army of Blue Hordes at his disposal.

The stage is set for a glorious battle, and Jacques delivers a breathtaking denouement with all of his characteristic verve and excitement. Fans will relish this book and new readers will be drawn into its pages - probably to be hooked forever. (Age 9 and over) --John McLay

Review:

"Lord Brocktree is a thriller. The pace is like all of Jacques' books, as fast as the slingshots and double-edged swords." --The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT)

"The Medieval world of Redwall Abbey--where gallant mouse warriors triumph over evil invaders--has truly become the stuff of legend." --Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Great reading...entertaining. Classic confrontations between good and evil will never go out of style." --The Orlando Sentinel

"Jacques' effortless, fast-paced narrative gets its readers quickly hooked. He clearly loves this other world he has created--there's a genuine sense of involvement and care (lots of lovingly descriptive passages), as well as an overflowing, driving imagination." --Birmingham Post

"Completely drawn and full of surprises as the complex subplots. [Jacques] is an old-fashioned storyteller. His tale is layered and detailed--and it twists as tightly as the winding corridors and hidden passages of Salamandastron, until readers are completely immersed in his world." --The Cincinnati Enquirer

"The Knights of the Round Table with paws." --Sunday Times (London)

About this edition

• Publisher: Ace Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0441008720
• ISBN 13: 9780441008728
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 345