3.0 out of 5 stars
Great story, voice acting is lacking, April 17, 2011
Salamandastron is easily one of my favorite books in the Redwall series. It has a great cast of characters and probably my favorite villain of any Jacques novel. The story, while not extraordinarily unique by Redwall standards, was robust and very enjoyable, not yet having fallen into the formulaic pattern noticeable in some of Jacques' later novels.
I was never much into audiobooks, but after being gifted the original Redwall audiobook and falling in love with the superb voice acting and narration, I wanted more. Salamandastron did not live up to the expectations that Redwall had given me. Redwall was narrated by Brian Jacques, and the main character was played by his son. Many of the other characters had well-known and very skilled actors. Salamandastron is not so much this way: many of the main characters, such as Ferahgo, Thrugg and Pikkle, have downright irritating voice actors (especially Pikkle). Many others, like Mara and Urthstripe, simply lacked the emotion and resolve in their voices that I'd expect from the characters. Some voices did stand out as being exceptional, such as Klitch, but the "exceptional" actors in this audiobook were few and far between. It's not bad overall, but if you're looking to buy this book after listening to Redwall, you are likely to be somewhat disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing!, January 2, 2000
By A Customer
Another huge hit in the Redwall series. I believe that Brian Jacques has really combined the two main parts of Redwall books in this one:Quests and Major Battles (or wars). I would recommend this book to any Redwall fan.
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