Ten-year-old
Andy Smithson lands with a thud on a cold, hard floor. He hears the sounds of
breaking glass, things falling and something fizzing. It’s pitch dark. Strange
smells erupt around him. So begin Andy’s adventures in the Land of
Oomaldee.
From
the After Life, dead King Hercalon IV is tired of waiting. Put nicely, his
daughter, Imogenia, is being difficult.
She cast a curse on her brother, Kaysan, for murdering her. After 500 years,
she’s still ticked at him and is refusing to lift it. The King thrusts Andy,
through no fault of his own, into this “sticky” situation to resolve the
impasse.
Family
issues? That’s not the half of it. Andy has a few issues of his own to deal
with, like that tiny problem of him single-handedly flooding the castle, nearly
destroying it. But wait, there’s more… After barely surviving quicksand,
giants, capture and vicious vulture attacks, Andy fails to retrieve a red
dragon scale, an ingredient critical in breaking the curse. Now, he faces the
biggest challenge of his life, defeating the evil King Abaddon, monarch of
Oomaldee’s northern neighbor. Will he survive a battle with this ferocious,
seven-headed-fire-breathing dragon? Will the curse ever be broken? Will he ever return to his normal life?
Overall Thoughts:
Author L.R.W. Lee has it all in this riveting middle grade reader epic fantasy.
There are many layers in the story from middle grade reader to even the adult
reader, making this a book we can see becoming a crossover between readerships.
This series isn’t only about action and adventure either. Lee has laced in many
moral narratives. You can tell she has studied the masters and from there drew
inspiration for a fantasy adventure those who love Harry Potter, Lord of the
Ring, Chronicles of Narnia, etc. have been waiting for. The first book in Andy
Smithson series sets up a compelling plotline that from interviews with Lee has
reviled is planned to be a seven book series. But it doesn’t stop there. Lee
has also built in teaching guides for Homeschoolers and teachers. You can find
more details and study guides on L.R.W. Lee’s website.
We
were impressed with “Blast of the Dragon’s Fury” and look forward to reading
the other books as they release from the Andy Smithson series.
List Price:
$11.99
ISBN:
978-1482312645
Specs: Paperback, 245 pp.
Wholesale Orders:
Ingram,
Baker & Taylor
Direct
from the author
You can find out more about L.R.W. Lee, her middle grade
fantasy adventure series and her World of Ink Author/Book Tour at http://tinyurl.com/bnfe6ax
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