Today for Fiction Friday I am reviewing The Memory Stone by Bryan Davis out Tuesday.
Book Description:
From the author of the best-selling Dragons in Our Midst series comes book 2 in a dragon fantasy adventure set in the medieval King Arthur era.
A Girl with Powers Beyond Her Understanding.
A Boy Sworn to Protect Her.
And a Kingdom Veering into Madness.
Camelot is becoming increasingly dangerous for dragons and their allies. When a fear-inducing toxin seeps into the water supply, Merlin, Hawk, and Sabina suspect sorcery. Could this be Lady Morgan’s doing? But when Lady Morgan pleads innocent and offers a truce to save her poisoned sister, the trio hesitantly believes her. Using a supernatural device called the memory stone, the team splits up to embark on an epic journey to Dragon’s Rest and portals beyond to uncover the mystery. 
Readers of Bryan Davis’s previous books will devour this fast-paced read following the thrilling adventures of heroic new characters.
My Review:
Thanks to the publicist for my review copy.
I read the first book in the series The Sacred Scales and knew I had to read what happened next. The book takes up from where the first book ended. Sabina and Hawk are now living with Merlin and training under his and Sir Barlow’s tutelage. After Hawk passes a test of his training they find an issue with the water source. They suspect sorcery and Lady Morgan, but she claims innocent and is quite convincing although not fully trustworthy.
This book again takes us to Camelot at the time of dragons and very much good and evil. Due to a toxin in the water people are hallucinating and it’s heightening their fear against dragons. From book one we know Lady Morgan wants a war between the humans and the dragons, and she seems to still be on this quest. In this book Sabina is again needed to use some of her new skills and gifts to help both the humans and dragons. Hawk has pledged to always be her protector and if anything happens, he will not stop searching for her. Merlin again is the wise council who is both a mentor, father figure and guide to the children.
Right throughout the faith element is real and well written. We see the real struggle against good and evil and how in times of trouble we are never alone. Sabina also learns more about her mysterious background and gifts and there are crumbs that I am sure will be picked up on in the next book in the series. I really wish these books were around when I was in my early teens. I loved the Narnia books and these books would have also been devoured and reread growing up.
For anyone looking for faith-based fantasy books for middle school to teens these books would fit in well. I could actually see these as great books to read to your children and grandchildren. I’m over 60 and I loved these books so I think anyone who loves fantasy would still enjoy these books.