Dragons
of the Valley by Donitta K. Paul is a contemporary Christian fiction
book. It is the second book in a
trilogy.
Dragons of the Valley takes you through another
world in the country of Chiril. Some
unlikely friends band together to save their beloved country from war by hiding
statues, Trio of elements, from the invading enemy. Among the unlikely friends are a princess, a
wizard, an artist, a prophet of Wulder, two Kimens (a race of tiny, fast,
musical people), and minor character they met along the way.
Tipper
Schope was chosen to take one of the Trio of elements to the Dragon of the
Valley. Tipper is a princess in line for
the thrown. Her father, Verrin Schope sculpted the Trio of elements. The trio of elements are connected to the
well being of Verrin and Chiril because he had unknowingly used the cornerstone of their world to sculpt
it.
Tipper’s
friend, Bealomondore was also chosen to take one of the Trio of elements to the
Dragon of the Valley. Bealomondore is the one of the most unlike
characters to be chose to protect the statues, he is an artist not a swordsman. During his quest he must decide to follow
Wulder (their God) and to pick up the sword of Valor.
The
unlikely friends must hide the statues in the valley of dragons, escape the clutches
of The Grawl (a unusual beastly hunter like creature) and defeat the invading army.
I
really enjoyed reading Dragons of the Valley.
I did not read the first book in the trilogy so I was a little lost at
first, but in the back of the book is an appendix, it helped we to sort out the
characters , races, and unusual objects.
The author’s use of allegories adds to the main story line. She has woven the ideas of Wulder (based off the
Christian God) into the story to help reader get a glimpse of God.
The
main theme of trusting and having faith in the Creator, is a timeless Truth
that all readers can benefit from reading.
The book also reminds us; if we do not teacher our children the Truth of
God’s word, our grandchildren’s generation will not know God. This book is an eye opening book, but also a
fun light read. I cannot wait to give it
to my 13 year old son, whom loves to read books on fantasy.
Disclaimer: I
received a copy of this book from Waterbrook Press as a member of their
Blogging for Books program. All opinions are my own.
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Thank you for the review, Wendy. I don't believe I saw this back in December. I appreciate your kind words. Good reviews make writing the next book easier. BTW, the next book is out. It is Dragons of the Watch and is about Bealomondore.
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