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I just finished eye of the Oracle and there were so many things that really touched me, but the thing that touched me the most was Sapphira’s sacrifice when she threw herself into the chasm after realizing that Elohim actually wanted her to be resurrected as Saphira Adi. That somehow made me realize that I need to actually throw myself into some burial thing and let God resurrect myself into who I really am to be. Thanks for writing that and just continuing writing for the Glory of Jehovah Shama, our savior.

Hello, Mr. Davis. I’d like to tell you thank you for your books in a rather long-windedish way, if you don’t mind me doing so!

I was pretty young when I first saw them, and the ideas were rather entrancing and let’s face it, whoever does your cover art does a good job! Whenever my mum would go off to find some Yancy book or another, and my dad would go and listen to the latest music, I would stay with one of them (my parents) for a few minutes, and then scamper off to the fiction section of the humble little bookstore where your books always met my elated eyes. I was and still a tad book loving!

It was funny how many times I determined to get your books for my own and that there turned out to be a new album from one of my favorite artists that I had to choose between. The music won out…sorry to say-I am a sucker for good contemporary Christian music.

When I was starting 7th grade, my parents and I moved churches to better supplement our spiritual needs. I was a little nervous because this church was vastly larger compared to the one we had just left and on top of this, I was changing schools. The school turned out fine, and it’s the one I’m presently attending, as well as the same goes for the church!

At the point in time of the half way point of my 8th grade year, things were looking bleak. I had a few friends, but even fewer were beyond the point of knowing my name and simply saying Hi. <You’re probably wondering what what this has to do with your books-you’ll see pretty soon>

Then I decided to go on this little church retreat to Disneyland and Mum promised me she would pray for me to meet a new best friend, one who would be with me forever.

On the last night, I decided to go for a swim in the hotel pool to clear my head and just enjoy the rush of water. I was *holds fingers a cm apart* that close to not going swimming, but then I figured It’s your last day, you might as well go anyway. That and the serious “God nudge” to go do it. Not in that order!

It was there that after 15 minutes, all but me were swimming still in the pool <My family calls me a fish for good reason>. Or so I thought.

I kept trying to touch the bottom and swim along it (one of my favorite things). But each time, I did so, I felt something the water swoosh into a direction like someone was swimming over me, several inches above, like a shark.

I didn’t know what it was until I jumped up for air and heard a boyish voice say from about five feet away “Sorry that I bumped into you!” I responded with a polite “It’s okay, you didn’t bump into me, you’re fine!” This happened about three times before I decided to get out of the pool and not risk hypothermia for the sake of my parents.

When I got out of the pool to dry off, he got out as well. Then he started talking to me about everything. I noticed that we had a lot of common interests, and kept talking to him in the hallway between our rooms until it was bedtime.

The next morning I was on the bus, with no one to sit next to me, and wondering if I was going to just sketch with no one to talk to. Suddenly a cheery bright smile and chirpy voice asked if he could sit next to me (yes, it was the boy from the night before) because he was looking for someone to sit next to.

As we began talking, he mentioned that he liked fantasy books…especially those with dragons as well as comic books. Suddenly we got on the topic of “What superpower would you want to have the most?”I mentioned that I particularly wanted flight. It would be so wonderful to soar whenever I wanted. His face lit up as he mentioned that he had a book series that had a girl who could fly in its cast of characters. I gave him a moment to breathe as I showed him some of the poetry I had written and some of the sketches I had done during the ride down. Then his face lit up even more. I didn’t piece it together until as we were having lunch together he mentioned that Bonnie also did a seemingly inordinate amount of creative writing and writing in general. Then he talked alittle bit more about the main characters-Billy and Walter.

Then as I was munching on a fry, the icing on the cake was just flung at me. “And you know what? You actually look like her too!” I nearly got the fry stuck my throat. First he said I acted a lot like her, now he was physically was comparing me to her. “What?” “No, seriously! You look exactly like her!” Minus the dragon wings, I mused- that was a severe disappointment.

As we were a couple hours away from home, he interrupted our conversation for a simple request. “I’ve never really ask anyone to do this, but would you be my friend?” “Yes, why wouldn’t I? You’re very nice and fun to talk to!” After I said that, I suddenly recalled my mum’s prayers!

He promptly loaned me the first book. It was then that I recognized the cover, and became exceptionally eager to read. After all, Michael had mentioned there was Arthurian twists, as well as fantasy, and with his rave reviews, I really couldn’t resist.

I’ve read the first four- he still needs to loan me the others. Don’t worry, I’ve pestered him. And yes, he is my best friend, so he can handle it, being also the good sport he is.

During my reading of The Candlestone, (I finally got what he meant when he said I was like Bonnie in character when I read the prayer she had written for Billy and started crying due to the emotion that evoked, thankfully no one else was home!) he mentioned that he had an email correspondence with you. And then he mentioned, after I finished Tears of a Dragon, that he knew the starting point for the next book- “He’s going to put Billy and Bonnie in some sort of prison.” “Why would he do that? Waiit..I don’t think so!” Turned out he was right.

I’ve enjoyed your books immensely, they’ve helped me deal with some of my struggles (low self esteem and such) and Michael did turn out to be right on every account. So I wanted to send you this email as a way of thanking you for your writing, as you can see, it was a long time in coming.

Sincerely yours,
Rebekah

Mr. Davis,

I just finished reading Song of the Ovulum, and it was amazing!!!! I loved reading about all the old characters again and having them interact with the new ones. I love the idea with all of the songs, rhythms, and music and how they work. This book has definitely been one of my favorites of yours.

I have to say that I read a lot of other books, mostly fantasy, but whenever I read your books I just think how no other books can compare. I’ve been reading your books ever since Raising Dragons, waiting for each one after that, which was when I was in elementary school, but I was still captivated by the story and writing.

Now I am 15, still waiting patiently for each new book that I cannot put down, even if it means eating granola in bed while reading for breakfast (or skipping breakfast altogether). You inspired me so much to start writing, and now I have a book of my own that I have been working on, which, of course, is full of dragons and adventure. I love how you take real events from the Bible and make them mean so much more by adding your own characters and reasons behind them. I also love your characters. Bonnie is my favorite character from any book I’ve ever read. Her faith, dedication, love, and courage blow my mind every time I read about her. And I love it whenever she talks about Psalm 139 because that’s my favorite psalm.

Every time I read one of your books, it always draws me a step closer toward God. I have never failed to learn something from one of your books. In the most recent one, my lesson was the reminder of the colors of mercy, something I have recently forgotten.

Thank you for always inspiring me and creating stories that send me to worlds I could have never imagined. God has blessed you so much with your writing, and you have blessed so many people through it like me. I cannot wait for The Third Starlighter and Diviner, as well as Precisely Terminated from your daughter! Oh, and the sequel to Song of the Ovulum.

You are without a doubt my favorite writer. Thank you 🙂

Dear Bryan Davis,

I greatly enjoyed reading the Dragons in our Midst and Oracles of Fire series. I am looking forward to also reading all of the Children of the Bard books. I have the Song of the Ovulum and I expect to finish it within the day. I will reread it and the Dragons in our Midst and Oracles of Fire books as long as I can.

I just recently played the song of the ovulum and followed along with written down words in the book Song of the Ovulum. The experience made me cry with joy. I have long wanted a friendship such as Bonnie and Billy’s, but the Father likely has other plans for me. Reading the books helps comfort me as I sympathize with what they are going through. I hope that I may keep growing close to Elohim as I read your books. They remind me that even in the deepest darkness there is a light shining, a hope.

I pray that your books can reach out to many, that they may see the lord’s amazing love and grace. May the Lord keep inspiring you to write.

From Jonathan

Dear Mr. Davis,

I cannot possibly express the joy and excitement that I feel now as I hear the coming of “Song of the Bard.” It is almost incomprehensible how much it pained me (almost physically) that the series would not be continuing. How I can thank you enough for announcing another book, I do not know. But I do want you to know that I have read through your series (both “Dragons in Our Midst” and “Oracles of Fire”) approximately one hundred fifty times. I love the way you mix so many aspects of different novels to create your own unique masterpieces. You combine excitement and adventure with fantasy and myths, a tint of intriguing romance, and a base of pure faith in the Lord all arising from an every day lifestyle that anyone can relate to. You have inspired me in so many ways one of which being to write. I decided to “take a stab at it” and I found that this career choice is full of imagining, brainstorming, and thinking “outside the box.” And I think I speak for everyone who has read your books that you can lift spirits and send us out into the world fully charged through your writing. I am not able to count how many times life has weighed me down, but have found comfort in reading about these life-like characters overcome obstacles and my faith is renewed that I can too. Thank you.

I should probably introduce myself. My name is Alex, and I received the honor of meeting you at a Barnes and Noble Bookstore on Briargate Blvd and N. Academy Blvd in Colorado Springs, CO while you were on your tour. From the moment I finished your first book I added, “Meeting Bryan Davis” to my list of goals, so you don’t know what a blessing that was to me.

I think your finest work in that series personally is “The Eye of the Oracle.” I find it amazing how you switched perspectives maybe three times in a chapter, but you still kept the storyline easy to comprehend. The concept that I most enjoy throughout the series is the dragons: the pure ones. The only problem I have is that frequently mentioned in “Eye of the Oracle” is the fact that there were about fifteen dragons before the flood. My count amounts to eight. I love learning and reviewing about the dragons, and I have written down everything I have found on Martinesse, Carboni, Alithia, Chayil, Zera, Ruwach, and Maven but I would love to know more. Just as an idea for the books, would you include more on them and there adventurous dragon lives? Another idea (just a suggestion) you could write a book containing stories on the life of each individual dragon or some of the battles and adventures they had. I think that would be amazing!

Thank you for listening to this meager message and I pray for the advancement of your ministry daily. Thank you further for standing out and writing pure, Christian stories that are so painfully hard to come by these days in the midst of all the junk in the world.

Sincerely,
Alexander B.

Dear Mr. Bryan Davis,

My name is McKenzie, but what I’m known to all is Kenzie. I have lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma all my life and I’m about to turn 14 years of age on the seventeenth of June of this year.

Sadly this year has been one of the hardest. My parents were fired because of a false accusation at our church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, because people simply didn’t want to look into the situation further. I must say that I’ve struggled with seeing how Satan could do something like this and God could change it all around and turn it to good.

Struggling with conflicting emotions has been hard. I was mad at the people who we ministered to at the church that they would even lie about something so drastically just for simple gossip, and then I was also mad at the people who handled it and their final decision.

But Jesus has taught me how to forgive those people and now I know that because I forgave them, Jesus forgave them.

It’s been hard to have to leave all I’ve known at our church and behind also all my friends. They’ve abandoned me to a sense and the last three months have been hard.

My Dad has still not found a job and we’re struggling for money but I’m counting it all joy! Because God has not abandoned me and he will never.

But the reason I have said all this is to thank you as best as I can Mr. Bryan. Your writing has not only inspired my own but has also inspired me in my walk with God. With the stories of Billy, Bonnie, Walter, Sapphira, and Elam, (OOF & DIOM) also Jason, Elyssa, Wallace, Koren, and Cassabrie, (TOS) and yet again Nathan and his friends (EFTE) and all your other stories have spoke to me in how God’s always there and how walking and trusting in Him is so important!

Thank you for writing. Please don’t ever stop. You’ve reached out to me through your writing and brought me back to my Abba’s arms. He’s definitely all I need!

I can’t wait to read Diviner and Song of the Ovulum. Also I’m reading I Know Why the Angles Dance its great!

Thank you for being a light, Mr. Bryan to me through your words. I know that the tongue is one of the most powerful things and you’ll be blessed for lifting up others with it.

I hope you never stop writing and I’ll be praying that God will give you inspiration and the words to speak.

Thanks for everything!

Your Little Sister In Christ,

Kenzie

“For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” {Romans 8:38-39}

P.S. I have to say out of all your characters I’m the most like Sapphira Adi.

Hello I am a big fan of your books in the dragons in our midst and oracles of fire series. They have really inspired me to become a better and more sacrificial Christian. Today I just finished reading your last book in the oracles of fire series, The Bones of Makaidos, and loved the passion. I just figured out from your website that you are making more books with the same characters I love. I hope to encourage you and hope not to disturb you if you are writing another book. I hope to keep reading your books that inspire me until we meet in our final destination.

God has given you a great gift,

Good day, you will not remember me but my name is Luke. When we met I was. Ether 10 or 12 years old and I am now 17.

I was the first person to buy your book Raising Dragons at your first convention. I have since read all of your books. It was my grandfather how bought the book but sadly he died 2 years ago.

You and your family have been in our prayers ever since the day we met. The lord has used you in ways you nor I can ever think of. Your books have led me to follow the lord with all my heart as a preacher and through missions.

I will continue to pray that you will keep the lord close to your heart.