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LORD BROCKTREE

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This is the thirteenth book in the redwall series. It is another great book in the redwall series. The story focuses on Lord Brocktree, a badger lord, who is on his journey to rule the mountain stronghold of Salamandastron. Along his way he mets Dotti the young haremaid and Ruff the otter. He also mets several other creatures whom he has adventures with. Meanwhile, at Salamandastron, Lord Stonepaw,Lord Brocktree's father, has to defend the mountain from the evil wildcat named Ungatt Trunn and his evil Blue Hordes. He is a ruthless killer who wants to conquer Salamandastron for himself and his hordes. The last battle in this book is absolutely spectacular. This is easily one of my favorite redwall books. All of the books that are in the redwall series are great. Brian Jacques is one of the best storytellers and this book shows his skill. I recommend this book to anyone ,if your a redwall fan or not, and this is a must have book that everyone should own.

"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.

I first recieved this book as a Christmas gift from my parents earlier this year (I'm 15 years old). I knew nothing about the book, but what brought my parents to buy this book for me was it's author, Brian Jacques. I first read "Redwall" in fall 1999, and since have continued to read all the books he has written in a span of less than a year and a half. So when I recieved "Lord Brocktree" and picked it up later in the day and read it, I did not stop until I went to bed after midnight. I it such a glorious book in so many ways. Finally, we have an epic depicting the life of the First great Badger Lord, Brocktree. I have always been wondering what ever happened to him after I first heard about him in "Mossflower".

I will keep on reading Brian Jacque's work until I am stripped of my vision. I can't wait until his next book comes out this fall 2001! I strongly reccomend this book to everyone who wants to get away from modern life and read about what it was like when all modern technology was nothing. After reading one of his books, you'll understand what I mean...

In this 13th novel of the Redwall series Lord Brocktree, the Badger Lord that forms the Long Patrol and organizes life in Salamandastron is drawn by dreams of the evil wildcat, Ungatt Trunn to the mountain. Acompanied by young and brave Dotti, the two set out meeting friends along the way and tryng to win the battle by using their brains to make up for their numbers. As each book gets better and better, listen as Lord Russano the Wise unravles an extrodinary story

Eulaliaaaaa! This awesome war cry suits the ferocity, plot, and action of this awesome book. "Lord Brocktree" is actually the first book everyone should read in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. Of course, it's not the first book Mr. Jacques has written, but it's the first book in the chronological series. This is strictly advised for people who like to "have their ducks in a row."
So the book's strengths? Excellent action, amazing details that build the plot and lead to the climax, and cute/hilarious/downright evil/friendly/calm/strategic creatures that make up the world of Redwall. Above all, the book has an EXCELLENT atmosphere/mood of doom, death, friendship, rivalry, and suspense.
The book's weaknesses? The end went a bit quickly and didn't prove to have as good a climax as a reader should have expected after all the plot details before. Indeed, it was almost as if Mr. Jacques was hurrying to finish the book by a certain deadline. Anyway, that's why I gave the book 4 stars; it's the only weakness I could find.
To conclude, "Lord Brocktree" is definitely a book YOU should read today if you're a fan of fantasy and/or you have a fondness for animals. EULALIAAAAA...what are you waiting for?!?
*By the way, I've already submitted a review for this book under a 12-year-old reader. I was forced to do that because I hadn't signed up for an Amazon Book Reviewer yet...sorry for the confusion. ...

Out of all the books I've read (and I'm an avid reader) Lord Brocktree is my favorite!!

In this book a mighty badger lord Brocktree is on a quest to find the famous mountain of Salamandastron. On the way to Salamandastron Brocktree runs into a old hare named Fleetscut from Salamandastron. With the hare and his friends Brocktree attempts to find a great army of shrews,hares,squirrels,hedgehogs and mice powerful enough to slaughter Ungatt Trunn the evil wildcat who is ruling Salamandastron. Fortunately Fleetscut has a barkscroll that a wild march hare left laying telling anyone the way to his palace. When Brocktree and his friends get to the march hare's palace the king named Bucko is fighting a hedgehog and one of Brocktree friends named Dotti gets mad at Bucko for not calling her a fatal beauty. One day later Dotti challenges Bucko to a brag,feast and fight. On all three of these skirmishes Dotti beats him but when she is offered the crown and scepter she gives it to Brocktree. Then as simple as that they head to Salamandastron with all of Bucko's crew.

The author keeps the reader excited throughout the book. Jacques often makes sure that good often doesn't come out unscathed, making the story suspenseful. For example when Ungatt Trunn takes over Salamandastron good is defeated. It is also very complex. It's not a fairy tale where good goes out with a no plan about beating the evil. There is always a detailed plan that takes place in this book. Although the book is very violent, it is not bloodthirsty. It doesn't go into gory detail. Furthermore, the book is humorous. Hares get on squirrels nerves and squirrels get on hares nerves and it is always hilarious when they get revenge on each other.

Many different readers would like this book, especially a person who enjoys a good fight and is not afraid of death. An advanced middle grade reader would probably understand more of the book because of the vocabulary and special features such as molespeech which does not sound anything like normal language.

Oh man! I am so thrilled at Brian's new book! He does it again when he ties 3 different happenings together. There is(surprisingly,) no feast! This book happens before Mossflower, and even before Martin the warrior! Read this book now! The greatest book I have read for months!

Ever since I started reading the Redwall series, I've wanted to know more. I always wanted to hear about the ancient animals, like Luke, Martin, and Lord Brocktree. Well, I'd already got to hear the story of Luke and Martin, but there still wasn't a Brocktree. Then, a couple years ago, like a beacon, this book came out.

I picked it up at a [book store] the first time I saw it with money in my pocket. I started reading it at once when I got home, and immediately knew it was of the quality that all Redwall books are made of.

As with nearly all Redwall books, there are three plotlines. (I counted #1 and #2 as 2 because they are told form different points of view.)

Number One and Two- An old badger lord, Lord Stonepaw is ready to fight his last battle. He is surrounded by a huge army of Blue Hordes lead by the "magical" Ungatt Trunn. The Blue Hordes are plotting an invasion of the badger mountain, Salmandstron, and have good ideas for it. Lord Stonepaw's rabbit army is untrained and also old. It seems they may have no chance.

Number Three- Lord Brocktree is a badger who journeys with Dotti, the hare. They travel across the lands of Redwall, meeting up with a poisonous snake, vermin bandits, and countless other evils. The worst, though is self-crowned "King" Bucko, the hare. He challenges Dotti to a test of eating, insulting, and fighting.

They Meet- As always, the 3 plotlines, meet in a dramatic and elaborated battle, this time at Salmandstron.

I loved this book and higly recommend it. There's just one thing, though, now I have to know about Lord Stonepaw's early life! Wot wot wot!

Eulaliaaaaa! This awesome war cry suits the ferocity, plot, and action of this awesome book. "Lord Brocktree" is actually the first book everyone should read in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. Of course, it's not the first book Mr. Jacques has written, but it's the first book in the chronological series. This is strictly advised for people who like to "have their ducks in a row."
So the book's strengths? Excellent action, amazing details that build the plot and lead to the climax, and cute/hilarious/downright evil/friendly/calm/strategic creatures that make up the world of Redwall. Above all, the book has an EXCELLENT atmosphere/mood of doom, death, friendship, rivalry, and suspense.
The book's weaknesses? The end went a bit quickly and didn't prove to have as good a climax as a reader should have expected after all the plot details before. Indeed, it was almost as if Mr. Jacques was hurrying to finish the book by a certain deadline. Anyway, that's why I gave the book 4 stars; it's the only weakness I could find.
To conclude, "Lord Brocktree" is definitely a book YOU should read today if you're a fan of fantasy and/or you have a fondness for animals. EULALIAAAAA...what are you waiting for?!?

Lord Brocktree of Brockhall is one of the best books that I have read. It has everything in it -- suspense, action, and mystery. This book also has a lot of unexpected twists. The book is so descriptive. For example when they talk about the feasts that they have, my mouth waters. They use a lot of poems and songs, which only a Brian Jacques could come up with. The various creatures that the band of characters comes across are great. The different animals in this book also have the traits that the animals themselves have. A badger is big, a mouse is usually very kind, the rats are vicious and evil (most of the time) and lets not mention that all of the different animals have all different accents. The mole-talk is the most confusing I think, but after you read the book for a while you will get the hang of understanding it. The action is great in this book, with all of the battles and the challenges. The battles are very descriptive, and you can practically feel Brocktree's great battle sword smash against the vermin's weapons. At the court of King Bucko Bigbones and Dotti challenges him. You may think it's only a battle, but it's not. When Brocktree begins his voyage to Ugnatt Trunn's blue hordes after they take over the badger lord's mountain Salamanstron you can tell that there will be a lot of action. Ugnatt Trunn can see a badger coming, but he doesn't know who it is. When they meet face to face is thrilling, exciting, and suspenseful. This is the best book that I have read, because of the descriptions. This book actually makes you feel into the story, not just reading it. There are also animals that I like. I can see how the wider virtue of characters all have different traits, and they are good a various things. Over all it has to be the action that hooks me into the story, I like books with twists and turns unexpectedly.