Fire, Bed and Bone
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Cover Story
This issue’s cover illustration by Fangorn is taken from Brian Jacques’ Lord Brocktree (Hutchinson, 0 09 176877 2, £12.99), the thirteenth title in the internationally best-selling Redwall series. Salamandastron, the ancestral home of the Badger Lords, is under threat from Ungatt Trunn, an enemy whose power would seem to be absolute and whose evil knows no bounds. The only hope for survival is the badger Lord Brocktree who is drawn to the fortress by an undeniable sense of destiny. Brian Jacques' masterful storytelling as always spins a web of high adventure that will enthral the reader from the first page to the last. Thanks to Hutchinson Children’s Books for their help in producing this September cover.
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Fire, Bed and Bone
Eve Karpf
A story told by a dog is difficult enough to carry off in print but would seem almost impossible in an audio version. Henrietta Branford achieved the first and Eve Karpf's brilliant reading sweeps away any reservations about the second. Seen through the eyes of the old hunting dog, Fire, Bed and Bone brings alive the hardship and injustice that led to the uprising of the peasants in 1381. Corrupt clergy, greedy landowners and the ravages of disease are all shown as they affect Rufus and Comfort, their children and dogs. Branford fights for the common people against all the forces of oppression while making a long distant past accessible; Eve Karpf's reading adds warmth and humanity.