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Dear Bryan Davis,

When my mother bought me your books for Christmas and my birthday (Dragons of Starlight, Tales of Starlight, Oracles of Fire, Dragons in our Midst, and now Children of the Bard) I was a little doubtful. I loved books, but I was nervous because they were “Christian books.” Now I can’t believe I thought that. These books have inspired me to learn and love God more. I yearn to know him on a personal relationship and spend time praying and praising God because of the morals taught in your books. I now want to tithe and spend time in church. I was a Christian before I read your books, but now I really understand the commitment and joy. I am only 13, but God has touched me on a personal basis and affected me life. For that I thank you.

I wish to be and author as I grow older and mature. I am already entering contests and writing a little idea that I think could be novel. Your writing is amazing and now I can write as an older person who no one would guess was me. Again I thank you.

I don’t expect you to write back, and I am really fine either way. I just wanted to say thank you for inspiring me through my faith and my writing. Through your gift God has touched me. God bless you.

The one you have inspired,

Robert

Hi Mr. Davis! My name is McKenzie. I am sixteen. I read Raising Dragons in 7th grade,  am currently reading From the Mouth of Elijah, and have read every book in between. They have helped me so much in my journey with God. You and the characters you have created have inspired me so much. Your books have challenged my, strengthened me, and helped me grow in my faith. Also, I want to be a writer and have been working on writing a book. My goal is to write something that changes lives like your books have. Just reading your books, I can tell that God is working through you to reach people. It is truly amazing what you have done with these books. I want to thank you for writing them. I can’t wait for the next one.

It’s all your fault. Really, it is. I’m blinking heavy eyes as I write this message to you, and I completely blame you for it. I haven’t stayed up late reading a book since high school, yet you have managed to conjure the trick not once, but twice in the last few weeks! I mean I just wanted to find out what happened to Bonnie and Billy, but then of course right before I found out, it switched back to Walter and Ashley. By the time I got back to Bonnie and Billy I just had to keep reading to get back to Walter and Ashley and co. You and that blasted story telling genius. I’m gonna have to get some more sleep before picking up another one of your books! 🙂

Not since reading The Chronicles of Narnia have I been so drawn into a story. If I were to pick up a Ted Dekker thriller, I read a fast paced story full of plot twist and turns, mystery and discovery, but I am simply an observer to the action or an observer to anothers’ thoughts. When I read through these four books I was there! I burned with passion with Billy, I felt the cauldron of acid boiling in my stomach, I grabbed a hold of courage and risked my life, I became a man once again right there with these characters, I even reached for the sword at my side which wasn’t there, as I don’t typically have the habit of strapping it on before going shopping. There is something powerful in these pages that you have written and it goes far beyond the story, even beyond the strong Christianity message woven throughout; you write with a familiarity of the senses as though I have actually felt what I am reading, and even beyond that the struggles that the characters prevail through call my spirit up to greatness. Whatever you do, please do not stop writing, for God has planted a gift in your words, an invisible tie that connects to the reader’s spirit and nudges them onward and upward to Christ Himself.

Now, lest I come off as a Justin Bieber fan who found an author, I must offer my one critique. 😉 I believe, though I certainly could be wrong, that there is a small story hole. Merlin and the professor are doppelgangers, so to speak, and everyone who had known Merlin was struck with the likeness even to the point of thinking the professor was Merlin, such as what happened in book 1 with Clefspear, all except for one: Devin. The principle, at the beginning of the book, had no idea who the professor was, though as the story progressed he certainly knew who Merlin was on a face to face level, I believe. So that’s the only thing I could find in the series that convinced me this was a piece of fiction and not history. 😀

So to reiterate once again, it is all your fault. I’m going to tell my wife to blame you when she finds me charging to do battle on her behalf, or playing with my children instead of video games, or getting up even earlier to read God’s word; it’s all your fault. 😉

I have some of your books on my IPOD and over the holiday I was listening to ”The Eye of the Oracle”. I worked the holiday and Friday. Fortunately for me, my job allows for me to listen to audiobooks while I am working. While I was working quietly, I overheard someone in the lobby outside of my office complaining. I didn’t hear all the details and I didn’t want to. The tone said it all! I used to be a complainer and it took years to pray it out, scrape it out, chip it out, pray God would burn it out of me! I could feel it emanating from the next room trying to latch on me. Ugh.

It rains a lot where I live and this time of year is particularly dismal. It is dark in the morning and dark when I get off work. I work in the basement of a hospital with no windows outside. I have to work at Morale. Honestly, just about every day for the past week we have had gray or dark, looming clouds taking over the sky. I just came back in from break and someone I walked with was griping about the rain. Rain, rain, rain. It is true. The rivers are swollen and yes, there is seemingly no end to it.

On top of that add fog… I do not want to go back to being a complainer. I laughed when in the middle of all this, I heard Thygosi (spelling?) say to Makaidos, ”Praise the Maker!” The phrase stood out to me and shook me loose from the grip trying to grab hold of me. I kept saying it over and over with whatever repetitive action I did. It was time to get off work and venture out into the steady downpour. Umbrella in hand I made a run for the car. I turned my wipers on intermittent and I laughed when the words came out as the wipers swooshed. They sounded like they said the same thing ”Praise the Maker”. Lol! I needed this!

It lifted me out of the garbage! All the way home I praised Him. I was exuberant when I arrived. I think I am still a kid at heart and God blesses my heart in His imaginative ways…I love your books! There were questions I had over things mentioned in the Word for years that I finally found peace and a semblance of understanding after hearing your stories. I know they are fiction, but I had never heard anyone address those issues before, not with the depth you did and I appreciate it. Thank you! Praise the Maker!

Dear Mr. Davis,

I must say, your newest book, “From the Mouth of Elijah” was a fantastic work of art. I loved every minute of it and can’t wait for the next book!

However, I was very angered by how many characters you killed off, Albatross, Eagle and Valiant to name a few. When I reached the last page, I felt like I myself had lost some close friends. It’s good when an author can pull you into a book to where you feel like it is happening to you, and you, Mr. Davis, did just that. You pulled me into their world and made me a part of it all.

I don’t know if I have told you this, but your books are what made me to love reading and writing. Had I not picked up “Raising Dragons” and read it, I would have missed out on so many good experiences that come with reading. I feel like I owe my passion for the written word to you. Your books also inspired me to learn to write, and I now enjoy that as a wonderful pastime.

Thank you for writing so many good books! I love every one that I have read!

Yours truly,
Kirsten McAfee

My name is Jodie, and I’m a HUGE fan of your awesome series, Dragons in Our Midst.

Here I am, plopped on the sofa, halfway through Tears of a Dragon, and I thought: Hey, I’m going to email Bryan Davis to create the fifth book of his Dragon in Our Midst series, which I’m doing right now. Wait… Correction. I’m going to email him to create his MILLIONTH book. I’m almost not kidding. Anyways, I’m a christian, and I’m supposing you’re one too. Your books help me believe that God is a man who cares for us in every moment in my life, like a shepherd watching his sheep. I pray to God every day. Christian or no Christian, you series is the BEST!

Sincerely,
Jodie

P.S Oh Bryan, I don’t mean to put to much pressure on you about creating a sequal to the DRAGONS IN OUR MIDST series. I just really,REALLY don’t to ever finish the series. Its just so addicting! Try your best.

Psst, your books are flippin amazing. I despised books until I read Dragons in our midst. It didn’t have any negative influences, and still had a kick butt story line. It also helped me realize how important a pure friendship is. In addition to that, it got my friend who was having some faith issues (stubborn guy, with such a logical mind) to ask a few questions about some topics that were brought up in your books, and it helped him step up in his faith a little.

Your books are like a gentle touch on people hearts that get them to call through the door to God, asking “What is this all about? What is hell? What is this great God who sacrificed himself to save us?” And through your books, and other people in the church, etc, their questions have been answered and they aren’t so afraid to open the door to the stranger who promises love and freedom. They walk out bravely, and take the hand of our savior in faith. Because of your amazing, inspiring gift of writing.

You are a key servant in God’s great plan. For you have touched hearts from miles away, because God is working through you. So I want to thank you so much for writing those books and know that God is working through you tremendously every day. So please, don’t ever stop writing!

Once again, thank you for encouraging me to step up in my own faith and realize the importance of a friendship. I pray that God will help you get over any writers block you may experience (cause I know that sucks,)

Sincerely, Chrystina