Eye of the Oracle by Bryan Davis
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
It took me more than a year to finally finish reading Bryan Davis’ Eye of the Oracle, book one in the Oracles of Fire series, the sequel series to Dragons in our Midst. That said, this book was broken into three separate books which follow one story throughout the more than 600 page novel, set from the dawn of time to modern day.
The story revolves around an Oracle of Fire named Saphira, and her showdown with evil both face to face and vicariously through the lives of others she has influenced and impacted. This book answers many questions raised during the first series: how did the dragons become humans and why were they driven to transform? Who is Morgan and what has been her plan all along? How did Bonnie Silver end up in West Virginia to meet Billy? Many details are filled in, however, there are also many times throughout the book where I had to go back to the first four novels and look up who was who and why they were where they were. It was difficult to keep track of the who’s and what they had done.
However, I will say, I was never bored while reading. The storyline is intriguing and seeing how Davis intertwines his world of dragons with the biblical narratives (especially some of the more obscure stories such as the Tower of Babel and the Nephilim), and as a pastor, I found those aspects of the book fascinating.
This is a very intriguing opening to a new series since it takes place before the events of the first four books. Book two picks up where the first series ended, and I will admit I’m highly interested to see what happens next.
I definitely do not recommend reading this book if you haven’t read the first four Dragons in our Midst novels, as you will be lost. However, the journey is interesting and never boring.