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Summary: Few surprises
Review: By the time one has read twelve books in the Redwall series, he has a pretty good idea where he's going to be by the end of the thirteenth journey. And, indeed, by the end of Lord Brocktree, our horde of characters were exactly where I expected them to be: standing victorious on the shores of Salamandastron, not really too devastated over any losses, very cheerful about new friends made, and even more cheerful about the dozens of feasts put away.Lord Brocktree opens with a salvo of extremely slow chapters; in fact, the first part, by itself, almost isn't worth the read. It begins long ago, before Redwall, before Martin the Warrior, even before the famous hare Long Patrol, when Salamandastron, guarded only by the ancient badger Lord Stonepaw and his retinue of equally aged and feeble hares, is placed under siege by the wildcat conqueror Ungatt Trunn the Earth Shaker. The mountain's only hope is the arrival of Stonepaw's son Brocktree, who is journeying from faraway Brockhall to take his place as ruler of Salamandastron. Joined on his trek by a "fatally beautiful" haremaid, an otter, a mole, a battalion of mountain hares (with that delightful Highland accent), a gang of squirrel mercenaries, and a tribe of hedgehogs, Brocktree manages to get himself to the mountain in one piece just in time to give badger-sized warfare to the cunning Ungatt Trunn. The story holds few surprises, especially for those who've already lived through Jacques's previous works. It suffers from an overabundance of characters, far too much time spent journeying, and several passionless battle scenes. However, it is redeemed by a typically witty and amusing grouping of hares and one of the best villains in Redwall lore.
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Summary: All hail " Lord Jacues"
Review: This is a cross of adventure, chivalry, and friendship that only Jacues would conjure up. From the moment I picked it up, until the moment I put it down, I was entranced in a spellbinding story that took me to a place that was filled with magic and wonder. Only Jacues' next book could be so captivating.
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Summary: Lord Brocktree
Review: "Lord Brocktree," the latest in the Redwall series, is also one of the best out of the thirteen books. It is about Lord Brocktree, the Badger Lord who was the father of Boar of Brockhall (featured in "Mossflower," also by Brian Jacques) and his quest to recapture the mountain of Salamandastron (the ancestral home of badgers and hares, mentioned in a number of Redwall books) from an evil wildcat named Ungatt Trunn. The book starts when Lord Brocktree's father, the ancient Lord Stonepaw, was almost alone in the extinct volcano of Salamandastron. He had with him 150 hares, which was only a fraction of the number of hares that usually resided in Salamandastron. All of the hares were elderly, and very good at fighting. Then, a ruthless conquerer by the name of Ungatt Trunn arrived at Salamandastron. Trunn was determined to have the mountain for his own. He had a vast army of rats, ferrets, stoats, and weasels at his disposal. They were known as the Blue Hordes because of the dark-blue dye that they stained their fur with. Trunn ordered Lord Stonepaw to leave with some of his hares, and leave the fitter, more able beasts behind to become servants. Stonepaw refused, and Trunn slaughtered half of the hares and imprisoned most of the remaining creatures. Stonepaw escaped with about twenty or so hares. They hid inside the mountain's cellars until they were discovered by Trunn's soldiers. Stonepaw gave up his life in order to allow his faithful followers time to escape. Meanwhile, the title character, Lord Brocktree, has been traveling from his home of Brockhall to Salamandastron. He had recurring dreams in which he learned of the sad state of matters at Salamandastron. He hastened to the mountain to build an army to reclaim Salamandastron from Ungatt Trunn and his Blue Hordes. Along the way he met a young female hare named Dotti, and an otter called Ruff, as well as a strong mole, Gurth. They were joined by a large group of traveling shrews, the Guosim, led by Log-a-Log Grenn. En route to Salamandastron, Brocktree and his friends met an old hare called Fleetscut. Fleetscut had been Lord Stonepaw's best friend on Salamandastron. When trouble arose on the mountain, Stonepaw sent Fleetscut to raise an army and reclaim Salamandastron. The loyal hare set out immediately, but collapsed of thirst and fatigue after nearly two days of running without stopping. He was rescued by a fierce female warrior called Jukka the Sling, and her tribe of squirrels. Jukka and Fleetscut quickly became enemies after Fleetscut accused Jukka of cowardice. He did so because she did not bring her squirrels to the mountain to help the hares fight Ungatt Trunn. Jukka said that she didn't enter the fight because the Blue Hordes outnumbered her tribe far too greatly. Jukka volunteers to accompany Fleetscut on his quest--not out of friendship, but to prove that she is not a coward. (She also wants loot and plunder from the numerous vermin in the Blue Hordes.) Along the way, they meet an owl called Udara Groundslay, who informs them that some hares passed through his territory some time ago. He gives them a scroll that one of the hares dropped. Following a poem written on the scroll, the squirrels and Fleetscut come to the court of King Bucko Bigbones, which is where they meet an army of hedgehogs. They are called "hograbble" because of their atrocious manners, and their leader is a hefty hedgehod called Baron Drucco. (He is, however, completely controlled by his fierce wife, Mirklewort.) They join Fleetscut, Jukka, and her tribe. The court of King Bucko Bigbones is where Brocktree and his followers meet Fleetscut and his party. The two armies join forces and enter King Bucko Bigbones's court. King Bucko is a large hare from the northern mountains. His court is made up of a vast number of fighting beasts, mostly hares from Salamandastron and the northern mountains. Bucko Bigbones welcomes any challenges from any animal who wants to try and win his crown, and become "king" of the vast court. Bucko inadvertently insults Dotti, the young hare traveling with Brocktree, and she challenges him. At first he will not accept her challenge, but she goads him into doing so. If you would like to know whether Dotti defeats King Bucko Bigbones and becomes queen of the court, or whether Brocktree ever manages to raise an army to conquer Ungatt Trunn, you should read this book, the latest in Brian Jacques's excellent Redwall series.
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Summary: awesome
Review: This book was good, it is the thirteenth installment in the Redwall series. I like how Jacques has gone back and put this in. It is fun to see him jump around and tell us how it all began, i just hope he keeps doing it and telling us how this was all started.
Why Read This?
The book is a good read. It is short, and should take only a few weeks to read. This is one of Jacques well written books, unlike some of the recent books he has come out with. Not only is it well written it is a bit more original than the other Redwall books. It has a new enemy that I though was more original than the others. His host is bigger and better, the whole bit. Also there is a good history behind this book and it has solid characters that develop well through the book. It a solid redwall book.
Why not to read this?
There a very few reasons not to read this. One, obivoiusly, is if you have read other redwall books and didn't like them then don't continue to this. Also, if you happen to not to like books about mice, cat and vermin of all sorts then no.
This book is a solid read, and it will satisfy the taste for more for any Redwall fan. It did for me.
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Summary: Lord Of all Books
Review: In the Unique book Lord Brocktree, Brian Jacques opens up an adventure of a badger warrior, Lord Brocktree and a evil wild cat, Ungatt Trunn. It was a tratidion for male badgers to be seperated from their fathers while they were still young, for two male badgers cannot get along. Now, Lord Stonepaw, Lord Brocktree's father grows old as he is guarding the ancient mountain Slamandastron. All is well until out in the ocean, the evil villain, Ungatt Trunn invades the eastern shores where Salamandastron lies. With his numerous blue hordes of rats, Lord Stonepaw is soon overthrown because of his old age and being drastically outnumbered. Lord Brocktree's mission is to take back that mountain that is rightfully his. There is only one problem. He doesn't know where it is. Guided by only mysterious dreams, he slowly draws closer to Salamandastron. Will he make it? How will he recruit an army big enough to defeat the mass of hordes? Read the book to find out!
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Summary: Lord Brocktree
Review: Lord Brocktree is one of my favorite books. It beats all the other Redwall books, and I will tell you why in this review. This book seems ultimate, as in everything is x100. The huge hordes of Ungatt Trunn, The massive Brocktree, and the hopelessness of when Stonepaw was lord. The only part I don't like is that Redwall wasn't around yet, so there aren't the huge feasts like thy are in some other 14 Redwall books. I strongly recommend you to read this book first, as it is first in the chronological order of Redwall. Have a good read!! -A helpful Redwall fan
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