Blast of the Dragon's Fury by L.R.W. Lee

References to “farting,” both by cows and people, and to dancing occur. The euphemistic words “crap” and “darn” are used. Some parents might want to know the following items ahead of time. The exciting and humorous plot, with several unexpected twists, is well devised to grab the reader’s attention from the very beginning and hold one’s interest throughout. Will Andy and Alden be successful in their search? Will the curse ever be lifted? Or will Abbadon be victorious?

With the help of the lisping wizard Mermin, who is a brother to Merlin and a cousin twice removed of mermen Alden, a boy his own age who is the son of a castle servant Merodach, a crusty old dragon trainer and a sword named Methuseleh, Andy is sent on his mission by Heraclon to the Dragon’s Lair to find the scale of an elusive red dragon which is needed to break the curse, and also hopefully to protect Oomaldee from invasion by the evil King Abbadon of the neighboring land of Hadession, who is himself a fierce dragon. One evening, while washing dishes, Andy is magically pulled into Oomaldee, which is very similar to early medieval England of King Arthur’s time, to break the curse. However, the dead King and Queen eventually decide that the curse should no longer continue. Part of the curse also makes the new King immortal so that he can continue to see the desolation of his land. However, to punish her brother Imogenia has placed a curse upon Oomaldee which involves a perpetual heavy fog. Shortly after that her father, King Heraclon IV, also died, and Kaysan became King Heraclon V. What Andy doesn’t know is that 500 years before, in the land of Oomaldee, one of his ancestors, Prince Kaysan, killed his older sister Princess Imogenia who joined her already dead mother in the afterlife. Andy, a fifth-grader, lives in the United States with his parents Fred and Emily Smithson, who are both CEOs of large companies, and his older sister Madison. Do you like to play dragon-slaying video games? Ten-year-old Andrew Farrin Smithson does. Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon’s Fury, Book 1 (published in 2013 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, North Charleston, SC). No other compensation has been received for the reviews posted on Home School Book Review. (1=nothing objectionable 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms 3=some cursing or profanity 4=a lot of cursing or profanity 5=obscenity and/or vulgarity)ĭisclosure: Any books donated for review purposes are in turn donated to a library. Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013 Book: Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon’s Fury, Book 1

Blast of the Dragon's Fury by L.R.W. Lee