Andy Smithson and the Blast of the Dragon’s Fury
By L.R.W. Lee
196 pages – ages 8+
Published by CreateSpace on April 13, 2013
In the first book in this series (Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon’s Fury, see my review HERE) we learn that an ordinary kid from our times is magically transported to the land of Oomaldee. There, Andy is asked to break a 500-year-old curse by the ghost of a past king of Oomaldee. The curse on Oomaldee is that there is a thick fog on the land and no one can see very far and the current king can never die (he is supposed to live to see misery that he caused). To break the curse, Andy must collect hard-to-find ingredients for a recipe.
Andy Smithson and the Venom of the Serpent’s Cunning
By L.R.W. Lee
242 pages – ages 8+
Published by CreateSpace on January 10, 2014
In book 2, Andy Smithson: Venom of the Serpent’s Cunning, Andy is back on an all new quest. He is desperately trying to get back to Oomaldee to help King Hercalon, Mermin (the king’s closest friend, who can’t die either, and the kingdom’s wizard) and Alden (a friend of Andy’s in Oomaldee) find the rest of the ingredients for the recipe. Andy unexpectedly gets his wish while on a trip to a museum. Things in Oomaldee go from bad to worse when the magical prism keeping the king and Mermin alive is stolen. Andy and Alden decide they are going to get the prism and the next ingredient all in one shot. The only problem is an evil 7-headed dragon has both of the things they are looking for.
This series has everything a kid could want. There’s action, adventure, magic, excitement and mystery! Andy is a great main character. He is the kind of kid that I think I’d be friends with. I like how he keeps his cool and does what is right. The world of Oomaldee is described so well, I can imagine how everything looks. I especially like how the villain (the seven-headed dragon) can change shape. That made it even more terrible! Ms. Lee’s writing style keeps the reader turning pages and wanting to find out what comes next. She’s written an exciting adventure that both boys and girls will enjoy. Ms. Lee does a great job introducing the story in the second book so, the series can be read out of order. But, like most series, it’s best when read in order. No spoilers then. 🙂
Five out of five bookworms for this exciting adventure story!
To learn more about Ms. Lee and her books, click HERE.
To buy the books:
Book 1
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Categories: Age 9+
Thanks so much for your kind words, Erik! I’m thrilled you’re enjoying the series.
Not only is Ms. Lee a terrific writer, she’s a wonderful person, too! Nice post, Erik!
Awe, you’re so nice Alan 🙂 Thanks for the compliment.
I love that you introduce me to new books and writers I haven’t heard of. I’m going to check this out — the books look fantastic!
Erik’s an amazing kid for sure!
Sherrie, thanks so much for your interest. Love to hear what you think if you read them 🙂
Looks like another one filled with ADVENTURE Erik – one of Faiths 3 big requirements! Definitely gonna put it onto her wish list : )
Laura, thanks so much for checking my books out! The Andy Smithson series will be a total of seven books so there’s lots more adventure still to come. Book 3: Andy Smithson: Disgrace of the. Unicorn’s Honor should be released in fall 2014 so stay tuned 🙂
That’s great to hear, Faith loves series …though she isn’t very patient! It was also fabulous to see that I COULD add it to Faith’s Amazon wish list, sometimes it is disappointing when Erik makes a brilliant recommendation but I can’t find it in the UK : )
The link to Book 2 on Amazon UK is http://amzn.to/Mb6h9h
The link to Book 1 on Amazon UK is http://amzn.to/1ftThod
If you’d like a FREE e-version of Book 1 you can download it at: http://bit.ly/Lk6yH5
You had me at dragon 🙂
LOL! Just wait… the story keeps getting better and better and more complex 🙂
This looks like an exciting series! The book covers are gorgeous!
Thanks SO much! I appreciate your encouragement 🙂
I like to see adventure series for the 8-11 age group. This series sounds like it fits the bill and the plot sounds exciting.
Thanks so much, Patricia!
Nice book review, Erik. Well done!
Congrats on your new book, Linda!
Thanks so much, Lynn!
It looks like you have all the ingredients for a blockbuster here, Linda. Great review Erik.
Thanks so much for your vote of confidence. I just need lots more people to know the series exists… that’s all 🙂
Thanks Dr. Clune! 😀
Wow! These look like real thrillers!!
They’ll definitely keep you turning the pages. I’ve had people tell me they lost sleep because they couldn’t put the book down. At all. So don’t let it be said you weren’t warned 🙂
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They’re great! 😀
What high praise, Erik: “Andy is a great main character. He is the kind of kid that I think I’d be friends with.”
Thank you for sharing the books with us. They sound great.
I hope you’ll avail yourself of a free copy of the ebook of Book 1 that’s available on Smashwords. I’d love to hear what you think once you’ve read it.
And Stanley and KatrinavCtMoWaK are pets I’d like to have! 😀
😀 You are a lovely human.
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I like knowing about protagonists that you’d really want to know and be friends with in real life. 🙂
Myra, I. Hope you’ll consider getting to know Andy better 🙂 the eBook of the first book in the series if free to download.
Andy is a great guy! You’d be friends with him too if you read the books! 😉