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In this thirteenth book of the New York Times best-selling Redwall epic, Brian Jacques brings to life an adventure-filled new tale, featuring the most unlikely of companions-Dotti, a brazen young haremaid, and the badger Lord Brocktree, a fearsome warrior.
Together, the two embark on a perilous journey to Salamadastron, the legendary mountain of the badger lords, which is under siege by the vicious wildcat Ungatt Trunn and his infamous Blue Hordes. IT is only Brocktree, with the help of the spirited Dotti, who can save them and take back the mountain that is rightfully theirs, restoring peace to the Redwall lands.
Author Notes
Brian Jacques was born in Liverpool, England on June 15, 1939. After he finished St. John's School at the age of fifteen, he became a merchant seaman and travelled to numerous ports including New York, Valparaiso, San Francisco, and Yokohama. Tiring of the lonely life of a sailor, he returned to Liverpool where he worked as a railway fireman, a longshoreman, a long-distance truck driver, a bus driver, a boxer, a police constable, a postmaster, and a stand-up comic. During the sixties, he was a member of the folk singing group The Liverpool Fishermen. He wrote both poetry and music, but he began his writing career in earnest as a playwright. His three stage plays Brown Bitter, Wet Nellies, and Scouse have been performed at the Everyman Theatre.
He wrote Redwall for the children at the Royal Wavertree School for the Blind in Liverpool, where he delivered milk as a truck driver. His style of writing is very descriptive, because of the nature of his first audience, for whom he painted pictures with words, so that they could see them in their imaginations. After Alan Durband, his childhood English teacher, read Redwall, he showed it to a publisher without telling Jacques. This event led to a contract for the first five books in the Redwall series. He also wrote the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series. He died on February 5, 2011.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 5 Up-Jacques shows no signs of flagging in this latest tale about a Badger Lord named Brocktree, a fatally beautiful haremaid named Dotti, and an evildoing wildcat named Ungatt Trunn. Trunn and his Hordebeasts have invaded Salamandastron and caused the death of Lord Stonepaw. However, from off in the forests and meadows, help is coming. The shrews, hedgehogs, moles, river and sea otters, squirrels, and a pack of Highland hares band together with Brocktree and Dotti. Trunn is eventually defeated, and the Horde quickly disperses, leaving the "Redwall" creatures to their favorite pastimes-dancing, singing, and of course, eating. Jacques continues to have an amazing gift for keeping his story fresh. He starts this one from two different points: the invasion, and the adventures of Dotti, Brocktree, and their friends. The two stories converge near the end of the book for a thrilling conclusion. The story itself is framed as a history written by the current lord of Salamandastron. The plot is well balanced, chapters of floating on a river and feasting with friends are set in counterpoint with the horrors of war. The characters, as always, are easily defined and identified by their accents, a Jacques specialty. It may take some readers a while to figure out what everyone is saying, but they will make the effort as these beasts are all so engaging. There is no need to have read the earlier books for this one to make sense, but new readers will undoubtedly be asking for more, and fans will just eat it up.-Patricia A. Dollisch, DeKalb County Public Library, Decatur, GA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
(Intermediate) When the evil wildcat Ungatt Trunn and his horde of vermin attack Salamandastron, Stonepaw, the old Badger Lord, and his small band of loyal but elderly warrior hares are unable to hold off the villains. Fleetscut, one of the few hares who was not captured or killed, sets off to raise an army in the hope of regaining his home. In time, he meets up with Stonepaw's son, Lord Brocktree, who has been making his way to Salamandastron, accompanied by Dotti, a beautiful and spunky hare maiden. When they discover that a self-proclaimed monarch has assembled a huge number of young warriors at his woodland court, Brocktree and his friends develop a plan to win the creatures over to their cause. As usual, the saga is filled with feasting and fun as well as fighting. Dotti is the source of much comic relief, a well-rounded female character who can more than hold her own in a trial of wits or strength. Although Ungatt Trunn is as despicable as any Redwall villain, his deathly fear of Brocktree is evident all along, which gives the story a unique twist. Jacques's talents for creating memorable characters and weaving several plot strands into one cohesive story are at their best in this exciting adventure. anne st. john (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
Gr. 5^-8. As in Salamandastron (1993), the struggle in the thirteenth episode of Jacques' popular Redwall saga involves the invasion and capture of the mountain fortress Salamandastron by a vicious villain. This time, the evildoers are dastardly wildcat Ungatt Trunn and his Blue Hordes. True to the author's customary and successful formula, the story involves a desperate quest and an unlikely friendship. A brash young haremaid, Dotti (Dorothea Duckfontein Dillworthy), a self-proclaimed "fatal beauty," is on her way to Salamandastron so that her parents won't have nervous breakdowns. The great Badger Lord Brocktree, whose dreams of danger are guiding him to the same place, meets Dotti in the forest, and they join forces. As the duo make their way toward their destination, they experience a number of adventures and gather an ever-increasing army of moles, otters, hares, squirrels, and others to wage war against the evil forces. As expected, a good bit of humor and a lot of feasting leaven the bloody action. Characterizations remain true to the series, whose many fans will enjoy this "hare" -raising tale. --Sally Estes