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The Candlestone is a contemporary fantasy novel, the second in a series of audio books for pre-teens and young adults. This series inspires young people to pursue faith, courage, and love and to dig deep within to find their God-given strengths, no matter how difficult the circumstances. The first book, Raising Dragons, plunged two teenagers, Billy Bannister and Bonnie Silver, into mind-boggling mysteries, life or death pursuits, and deadly sword-to-sword battles. In The Candlestone, a mysterious book leads Billy into mortal combat with a powerful dragon slayer. Separated from his friends and finding his dragon traits useless against this enemy, he has to rely on new weapons, a sword and shield he cannot even see. A scientist lures Bonnie to his laboratory with amazing news—her mother is still alive! He sends her to retrieve her mother from the candlestone, that strange, paralyzing gem that absorbs light and with it, the strength of dragons and their offspring. Billy and Bonnie face their greatest fears as they battle powerful enemies, ancient fiends from times long past, and the horrors of the blackest of prisons, captivity within the walls of unearthly darkness—the crystalline tomb of the candlestone.
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"I enjoyed this one as much as the first in the series. The genre, to me, now seems to start riding the line between fantasy and science fiction, but although I'm not crazy about science fiction, I'm accepting it for now. I like the introduction of more characters, but I hope that won't spread the character development too thin as the series continues."
— Diane (4 out of 5 stars)
The Candlestone Listener Reviews
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" This second installment sadly didn't live up to my expectations. I sludged through it out of pure determination to be able to say I finished it (ok ok, so I WAS a little curious to find out what happened), but it just wasn't nearly as enjoyable as the first one. The writing was cheesier and even less-believable than the first book - particularly regarding the main characters' dialogue and emotions - and while the whole concept of the candlestone is quite creative and the "science" of it somewhat intriguing, the prolonged explanations of the technicalities of it only made the plot sag. It was fun to a degree, and ok, there were a few choice tense parts when I had to force myself to stop reading, but overall, I'm still not totally sure it was worth it.... Anyway, the remaining books have gone down in my priority to read. "
— Heather, 2/18/2014 -
" It was really good! I enjoyed it! "
— Michael, 2/17/2014 -
" It was ok. If you like dragons, this is the book for you. "
— Briggs, 2/8/2014 -
" lots of fantasy but another great masterpiece! "
— Jessie, 2/7/2014 -
" I ordered this from the library also. "
— dragonnesswarrior, 1/30/2014 -
" This was a step up from the 1st one. However I didn't think it had a good plot to get me hooked. I really think Davis should have spent more time on character developement. If you pretty much like dragons and fighting, this book is for you. But if you like some good characters and meaty plot, I suggest you brwse elswhere. "
— MizziQ, 1/25/2014 -
" I love this series this one is my third favorite one "
— Miko660, 1/18/2014 -
" This story is about the new King Arthur who is trying to end the dragon slayer's quest to eliminate the dragon race from the earth. This book doesn't really relate to real life because there are no dragons, and King Arthur is something of the past. "
— Jillian, 1/1/2014 -
" I love this series- this was my least favorite of them, but it was still very good. "
— zoe, 11/10/2013 -
" Slow at the beginning and then *BAMMM* excitement to the max! I couldn't stop reading... a very good book! "
— Charity, 10/14/2013 -
" this is nowhere near dry!!!!!!!!! It;s hard to put down "
— Abby, 10/10/2013 -
" It was a beautiful inspirational book in an amazing siies written by an amazing author. What else could be said? "
— Dylan, 9/27/2013 -
" Somehow, it was harder to get into than the first one; but it got better. "
— Lobug, 8/30/2013 -
" Billy fights with dragon slayers "
— Debbie, 8/29/2013 -
" it was one of the best books i read "
— Naythan, 3/8/2013 -
" Pretty good, but the characters can get a little confusing. Once again, a religious book. "
— Emily, 9/29/2012 -
" I read this a couple of years ago and liked it. I got it as a gift in 2010 and just finished it today. It's really good and as I read it I was reminded of how good it was, because it had been a long time since I read it the first time. ^^ "
— Janeen-san, 8/24/2012 -
" Yhe same as the first. AWESOME! "
— Savannah, 6/12/2012 -
" This book is awesome! It's what I have been looking for in a long time. The plot was amazing, it consists of prophecies, dragons, wizards, and a world long ago in King Arthur's days. I love it. There should be more books like this! "
— Nerissa, 3/3/2012 -
" great novel in the continuing adventures! :) "
— Elise, 11/25/2011 -
" this book is a great book of the series but not the best. this book taught me alot about who i am because i was a foster child with no parents and it also help me under stand why god gave me that "
— Lee, 8/11/2011 -
" this book was just as good as the first! ACTION PACKED!!!! "
— QueenB18, 7/8/2011 -
" This book was incredible!!!! I LOVED it! I really liked the scene where Billy is reading Bonnie's journal. It was great! Overall this book is a DEFINITELY good book, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who hasn't read the book that comes before. "
— Sofia, 6/3/2011 -
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" I love this series- this was my least favorite of them, but it was still very good. "
— zoe, 12/16/2010 -
" Slow at the beginning and then *BAMMM* excitement to the max! I couldn't stop reading... a very good book! "
— Charity, 12/4/2010 -
" Kinda confusing . . . . "
— Diane, 11/8/2010 -
" It got confusing at times, but it was still fabulous! "
— Kendra, 10/14/2010 -
" This story is about the new King Arthur who is trying to end the dragon slayer's quest to eliminate the dragon race from the earth. This book doesn't really relate to real life because there are no dragons, and King Arthur is something of the past. "
— Jillian, 6/14/2010 -
" Spoilers <br/>dont read if you dont like<br/><br/><br/>i loved how billy went in the tube thing for bonnie and how he was able to bring her back and i really just wanted to hit her dad grrrrrrrrr. love billys mom tho "
— Teri, 6/5/2010 -
" Yhe same as the first. AWESOME! "
— Savannah, 4/3/2010 -
" I love this series this one is my third favorite one "
— Miko660, 1/5/2010 -
" it was one of the best books i read "
— Naythan, 12/15/2009 -
" Pretty good, but the characters can get a little confusing. Once again, a religious book. "
— Emily, 10/19/2009 -
" lots of fantasy but another great masterpiece! "
— Jessie, 3/22/2009
About Bryan Davis
Bryan Davis is the author of the bestselling fantasy series Echoes from the Edge, Dragons in Our Midst, and Oracles of Fire. He and his wife, Susie, have seven children and live in western Tennessee, where he continues to cook up his imaginative blend of fantasy and inspiration.
About Peter Sandon
Peter Sandon began telling stories to his younger brother during their childhood in England. After qualifying as a doctor in 1968, he spent the next thirty years as a family doctor. He retired from medicine in 2000 and has been involved with professional voice work ever since.