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A review by ehays84
Lord Brocktree by Brian Jacques
3.0
There were a few Redwall books that came out after I had been really into the series when I was in late elementary school and middle school. I always figured I would go back and read them someday, if for no other reason than with my kids. But I picked this one up on my own just for something fun.
It was good and had most of the elements that made me love the series when I was younger, but it just isn't the same without Redwall. Mossflower and Martin the Warrior also both didn't have Redwall Abbey, but those were definitely better than this one. I think this is also one of the reasons I stopped reading the series--they were just starting to feel tired near the end.
My biggest gripe with this one is that the only way for these to really work is to have a really compelling bad guy (beast?). This one just didn't have it. The antagonist never proved stronger, smarter, or more ruthless to prove there was a reason to fear the character. In fact, he always seemed inept.
Still it was fun to see the very early history of Salamandastron.
It was good and had most of the elements that made me love the series when I was younger, but it just isn't the same without Redwall. Mossflower and Martin the Warrior also both didn't have Redwall Abbey, but those were definitely better than this one. I think this is also one of the reasons I stopped reading the series--they were just starting to feel tired near the end.
My biggest gripe with this one is that the only way for these to really work is to have a really compelling bad guy (beast?). This one just didn't have it. The antagonist never proved stronger, smarter, or more ruthless to prove there was a reason to fear the character. In fact, he always seemed inept.
Still it was fun to see the very early history of Salamandastron.