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Oracles of Fire #2

Enoch's Ghost

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    Walter, Ashley, and Karen ride the dragon Thigocia in search of her son, Gabriel, and her long-lost mate, Makaidos. When Walter and Ashley find an army of giants hibernating in the depths of the earth, they meet a mysterious girl named Sapphira Adi who claims to be thousands of years old. Sapphira reveals a sinister plot, conceived centuries ago by Morgan Le Faye and the devil himself.
    The giants awaken and ascend to the Earth, ready to carry out a scheme that threatens the entire cosmos, and only dragons can defeat them. Since two dragons remain on the earth, and one of them is reluctant to fight, doom seems certain. Still, there is hope. In another world, a former dragon awakens to a new existence and learns that a prophesied deliverance requires the death of a willing lamb, and a handicapped little girl who wants to die to end everyone’s suffering, including her own, steps forward as the only candidate for the sacrifice. The greatest of dangers, building to a climax in three different worlds, meets the power of love and sacrifice in Enoch’s Ghost.

432 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2010

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Bryan Davis

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Bryan Davis is the author several speculative-fiction series, including Dragons in Our Midst, Oracles of Fire, Children of the Bard, Dragons of Camelot, The Reapers Trilogy, The Time Echoes Trilogy, Tales of Starlight, Dragons of Starlight, the Oculus Gate, Not So Famous Dog Tales, Astral Alliance, and Wanted: Superheroes.

Bryan and his wife, Susie, have homeschooled their four girls and three boys.

Bryan was born in 1958 and grew up in the eastern U.S. From the time he taught himself how to read before school age, through his seminary years and beyond, he has demonstrated a passion for the written word, reading and writing in many disciplines and genres, including fantasy, theology, fiction, devotionals, poetry, and humor.

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Author 8 books154 followers
May 21, 2022
2022 Series Review:
When I first read the Dragons in Our Midst series not long after this book released, it quickly hit my favorites list. The Oracles of Fire series took me a little longer to win me over, but eventually, it joined its predecessor on my top ten (technically sharing a space, as you really can't have one without the other). But time went on, and my growing reading list meant I reread less, and before long, years had passed without my touching these books (except to occasionally take Bookstagram photos). And the question arose: were they as good as I remembered? Other favorites from that time had fallen in favor as I found other stories that I loved more and that rang more true and as I discovered other authors with lovelier writing. Would Dragons in Our Midst and Oracles of Fire hold up?

In October 2021, I decided to find out. And as I delved into the familiar pages, I quickly found myself falling in love again with the story, characters, and themes, all of which were as excellent as I remembered — or, in some cases, better. Maturity on my part meant I could better appreciate certain characters and choices that had frustrated the younger me and that I could more clearly see the spiritual truths Davis weaves into every page of his writing. And books I originally didn't love — mostly Tears of a Dragon, Enoch's Ghost, and The Bones of Makaidos — I found I liked much better this time around because, again, I could better appreciate the themes, particularly the theme of sacrifice that runs so strongly through this series.

It's bit interesting for me to think that in some ways, these books were published at the last possible moment that they could've been really successful, both in- and out-of-story. In-story, the increasing omnipresence of the internet and surveillance and just the increased number of people with cameras on their phones would've made it nearly impossible for the dragons and anthrozils to stay hidden (especially in the case of LITERAL dragons or Bonnie and her wings) — and that's not even starting on the events at the end of Circles of Seven or the merging of Earth and Hell in Oracles of Fire. Those were a Big Deal in the story; they'd be receiving hundreds of times more attention and panic today.

And out-of-story, well, you can't get far into these books without recognizing that Davis isn't exactly subtle with his spiritual themes. Even compared to other books of the time, these books are saturated with Biblical truth, scripture, allegory, and messages — I would argue even more so than some books that were explicitly allegorical. It's even more evident compared to a lot of Christian fiction today, which tends to be much more subtle. But honestly? It's kind of refreshing to read a book that's so in-your-face about these things.

So, do these books hold up? Absolutely. If you've never read them before, pick them up. And if you have read them before, well, don't you think it might be time for a reread?
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Author 3 books88 followers
June 17, 2018
This is my second (maybe third?) read.

I think it's safe to say I love this book more than ever! Themes of sacrifice run like a scarlet thread through the narrative, characters grow and develop through excruciating circumstances, and the threat facing our heroes is cataclysmic.

WHAT I LOVED:

-Ashley. This girl has never been more relatable to me than right now. I'm not a genius like she is, but the way she struggled to surrender control hit close to home.
-Ashley and Walter together. THEY ARE SO PERFECT. I forgot how much I adore their relationship!
-The infinite staircase. *shivers*
-Elam! My precious boy, thousands of years old, wise and courageous and full of purpose. He's been through so much.
-Dikaios. That horse is awesome.
-Mardon's plan. No spoilers, but the visuals in the climax were fantastic.
-Second Eden. Possibly one of my favorite settings in the whole series!
-Timothy. Oh, Timothy. He breaks my heart.
-EVERYTHING, OKAY. Everything is my favorite. And it ended so well, putting my heart through the wringer and then offering just the right amount of hope and conclusion.

WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE
-I honestly can't think of anything worth mentioning. This book is amazing.
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68 reviews
January 24, 2014
TOTALLY AWESOME BOOK!!!!!!
For fans of Walter and Ashley, this book will be exactly what you are looking for. I read it nine times and still read it over and over again. There are some great tender moments, action scenes, and three different storylines that morph together at the final climax. Incredible story about love and sacrifice.
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311 reviews2 followers
May 25, 2024
I loved it. I cried like a baby at the end but it was really good.
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Author 2 books62 followers
February 1, 2023
It was with fear and trepidation that I began rereading this book. I was worried that I would hate it... and surprise! I didn't! =)

I think it was about 2-3 years ago that I first was introduced to Bryan Davis's books and really fell in love with the Dragons in Our Midst storyworld (and tbh, all his other storyworlds as well).

I ended up buying all 12 Dragons in Our Midsts books thinking I'd reread them again and again and again... but after reading the first four books to my little siblings, I kind of lost interest. It wasn't that I didn't enjoy them, but I noticed all the problems so much more vividly.
And from a craft point of view, there are a lot of problems.

Info-dumping runs rampant, as well as cheesy dialogue and improbable character reactions. The characters joke around in the middle of tense battle scenes or after traumatic deaths, they are constantly willing to sacrifice their lives for others, and every time someone dies, they all rush to try to resurrect them.

But despite all my complaints, this story is really good. I'd forgotten just how powerful all the themes were.

Rereading this book was half me critically going "would they really?", and half me getting chills and going "this is actually really really brilliant".

But man. This book is packed with emotion. Saphira and Elam's relationship always really spoke to me in the past and it still does. It's such a powerful example of waiting... of patience... agghkhjjk I love it =)

And Timothy! And Listener! And Ashley! I forgot how much I love all these characters and their journeys!

I thought this was just going to be a brief foray into the DIOM world, but now I'm sold and want to see more of Second Eden (I forgot how brilliant that part was!) so I guess I'll be reading "Last of the Nephilim" next!

I'd recommend this series to kids who want exciting funny books that will inspire them in their faith -- as long as the kids aren't too critical of readers who will be annoyed by little problems. Ideally don't be as much of a book snob as me. XD Because these books are seriously really good if you can look at them from the right perspective.

P.S. First time through reading this, my favourite scene was Ashley on the infinite stair, this time through it's Timothy in the birthing garden. I LOVED the parallels between that scene and the Garden of Gethsemene scene in the Bible.
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February 27, 2013
Enoch's Ghost written by Bryan Davis is an enjoyable book. It is about A dragon her daughter and two friends searching for her son she hasn't seen in many years and her husband/mate that she isn't sure is a live or not. During their journey they come across a familiar dragon that was good but find that it is not the same dragon an evil has taken over his body. Their group comes across some crazy things like a portal in the form that leads to the tower of Babel in the ground. Here they meet an oracle named Saphira Adi. They find out from her that their is a plot to destroy earth and ultimately attack heaven. But by this time Heaven and Hades have come together so the world is in a panic and is busy. This attack is being led by the son of king Nimrod the king who had the tower of Babel made he tries to make a new version of a tower to heaven but not to fellowship with God but to try and take over heaven. He plans to achieve this with giants called the Nephilim. They are half man half fallen angel. But Thigocia her group and some of their friends attack the Nephilim. They save the world but not with out a cost. A girl name Karen gave her life in order for them to be victorious.

I liked Enoch's Ghost a lot. I feel the book had a twists that I didn't see coming. The book started off a little slow to me except for a few great parts but eventually picked up. At first I didn't like how the book was going but at the end I fully understood and kind of agree with the writer as to why he wrote it this way. The end left me pretty mad but I get that way anytime a character I liked died.

I would recommend book to anyone 12 and up. I would recommend the book to a christian looking for a book to read because it keeps a biblical shake and can be read at anytime. I would recommend it to anyone who likes a good storyline with action. It isn't eh same as the first book in the Oracles of Fire series. Eye of the Oracle instead of being a prequel to Dragon's in our midst it picks up where it ended. So if you are looking for a book I definitely highly recommend this one.
19 reviews
August 17, 2011
This is book 2 in the Oracles of Fire series. Enoch's Ghost picks up after Tears of a Dragon with Walter, Ashley, Karen, and Thigocia. They are on a quest to find Ashley's brother Gabriel and her father the great king of the dragons Makaidos. Also Sapphira, Gabriel, and Roxil made it out of Dragons Rest before it was destroyed. But now something has changed Hades has merged with Earth. Allowing Mardon an evil scientist to get his body back in the world of the living. Also his evil Nephilim have woken up from there sleep! What do they have in store for Earth and other dimensions. Elam is also called on a Journey to find Heaven's Alter. His goal is to find Acacia and Paili. and Then there is Timothy (Makaidos in his human form.) He wakes up in a completely different dimension where people have known no evil. What is this place? Will Ashley finally surrender to the savior Jesus? Will Roxil do the same? It all depends on the Sacrifice of an innocent lamb.
This is a great book. For those of you who love Walter and Ashley you will be very pleased. This book is filled with sacrifice, love, forgiveness, and above all repentance. This book is very exciting.
The story continues in book 3 Last of the Nephilim.
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170 reviews16 followers
July 20, 2013
I'm starting to get into the story enough to really enjoy it. However, I can't really immerse myself in it and the cheesiness keeps me from even really being able to picture it well. The writing style is still not one of my favorites but I'm starting to enjoy the characters more as well as the story to the extent I'm able to follow.
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96 reviews
July 22, 2019
I think each book that I read by Bryan Davis just gets better and better. This book was no exception-I really enjoyed it. This book is the second book in the oracles of fire series which is a companion series to the dragons in our midst series. One of my friends got me started on these books, and I’m so glad she introduced me to them. I look forward to reading the rest of the books in this series. 😊
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23 reviews1 follower
August 6, 2021
This book was very good! In a fictional context, and by a Biblical standpoint. The book itself was phenomenal, and beautifully written. I'm glad Mr. Davis wrote this book to show youth the love there God has for them! I would definitely recommend it!
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39 reviews
July 10, 2025
Such good premises, but strung out and bland. I really love the world, but I just don’t care about the characters in the same way I did in the original series. Timothy’s story is pretty good, but it is focused on the least. Half the size of Eye of the Oracle but felt way longer.
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251 reviews32 followers
July 20, 2025
I really live Ashley's story arc in this book, as well as Timothy's. Unfortunately, I do think this is one of the weaker books in the series, as it mostly exists as a way to transition from Dragons in our Midst back to the Oracles of Fire.
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705 reviews5 followers
May 28, 2019
It had a beautiful ending that sets up the third book well.
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52 reviews
November 20, 2020
Yay! another good book in the series. I don’t like the cover but ya! It’s good
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116 reviews1 follower
March 4, 2022
Oh, would you look at that! My favorite character died… for the third time…
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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361 reviews3 followers
November 26, 2021
This book for me was kinda like the 2nd (maybe more the 3rd) Harry Potter book. Or maybe more like the 3rd Narnia book... It definitely provided important information for the overall story and is needed to be read while going through the series, but it also felt kinda like a filler. A book you read because you have to for the sake of story but would otherwise skip because it just doesn't quite hit the mark like the rest. I did enjoy seeing Walter and Ashley again but it felt like this story was rushed and meant to be an information dump. I did like that it gave some character development regarding Ashely and her faith. I feel like there was some with Walter but I am hoping for more in future books. I'm really hoping that we will start seeing even more characters from previous books and I am intrigued to learn what happens to some previously thought lost characters. Still plenty fascinated with this series - this book just wasn't a fav.
21 reviews
September 25, 2014
{After reading the book a second time}
Enoch's Ghost is amazing. My favorite characters are constantly in the book, three incredible story lines meld into one, and I learned so much about life from reading it. The tears I have cried over this story are unbelievable. The brilliance of the writing makes my heart hurt. It's seriously something that must be read. As one of my favorite books in the DIOM, OOF, COTB series, it is completely worth getting there. I highly encourage everyone to read the whole series. Too many people stop before they make it to this book, but you'll miss out on so much depth that was never there before. Trust me, you will love it. It was incredible.

{Original review after first read}
After getting through the prequel 'Eye Of The Oracle', I was ready to get on with story and get into what happened next, not what happen before. Enoch's Ghost did not disappoint. At first I thought it wouldn't be nearly as good as the rest without Billy and Bonnie as the main characters, but Walter and Ashley turned out to make an excellent duo as well as the other characters making this even better than the ones before! I found the book charming, funny, exciting, and suspenseful. Get ready for a lot of the pieces of the puzzle to finally come together, and prepare to have a tissue box near you at times, and you're ready to read one of the best books you might ever lay your eyes on. It was really good.
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123 reviews5 followers
November 23, 2011
Bryan Davis has done it yet again! Woven a masterful tale of love, faith, and sacrifice. I thoroughly enjoyed Enoch's Ghost, though I did find it a little slow going at first. However, the deeper you get into it, the more action and suspense there is! The characters were unforgettable, as always. Ashley, Walter, Karen, Roxil, Elam, Gabriel, and Sapphira... they're all thrown into one great big adventure all over again! I DID greatly miss Bonnie and Billy though, and Larry (too bad the power was down! lol! :D ).
I also did find keeping track of all the dementions a bit hard. So far we have... Earth, Hades, the Circles of Seven, Hell, and we're also introduced to two new dementions: the Bridgelands and Second Eden. I sure hope no more are added, I'm bound to get confused. :P
Overall, it was a GREAT book! Looking forward to reading The Last of the Nephilim soon. Currently though, I'm in the mood for a romance... ;)
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377 reviews
December 11, 2009
Every time I read this series, it just keeps getting better. It's amazing to me how Bryan Davis can have so many characters in so many different worlds, and yet the stories all manage to come together and make sense.

This is my favorite of all of Bryan Davis's books, aside from the Bones of Makaidos. I love the way Davis references Dante's Inferno, and the Lake of Fire chapter was truly chilling. The character development is also pretty good. Finally, I love Davis's poetry. All of his riddles make perfect sense after the story plays out, but it's almost impossible to predict what's going to happen. Overall, this is definitely a series that I would recommend to my friends.
May 10, 2025
⭐3.50
1/16/25 review
The first half took me over a month to finish and dragged on a bit, but the last half way really good! Now that I know a lot of the characters, I want to go back and try to read the first book again.

My favorite things about the book:
wow man I was reading that at night and I could literally feel Ashley’s terror!!!!🫣😱
~And Can I just say I knew it!!! I so knew it!!!
~Ashley and Walter. I love them both so much!!🤧 And seriously, if her and Walter don’t become a thing…😱😱
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16 reviews
May 8, 2013
This one was a little hard to get through. It was extremely thick and it kind of threw all the characters at you. All the dragons turned into humans and changed their names at least once, if not twice, so it was really confusing to remember the family trees, and who was related to whom, and where they all were. At the back of the book there was a summary of everything and the timelines. You shouldn't need a timeline at the back of your book!
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207 reviews
August 1, 2019
For the Walter and Ashley parts, this book deserves a seven star. For other parts....not so much. I'm very invested in the humans and the dragons from Earth, but some of the other characters aren't as developed and bloomed out. Some parts, yes. Other parts, no. And no Billy and Bonnie. :( But still a great book, and the talk of light and sacrifice were beautiful illustrations of God's love for us! (As certain characters discovered!)
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356 reviews39 followers
June 10, 2011
I liked the "Oracles of Fire" series much better than "Dragons in our Midst" (probably because I love the characters of Sapphira, Elam, and Ashley. Mr. Davis's writing improves with each book ... while the first book in this series, "Eye of the Oracle" was a "prequel" of sorts of the first series. "Enoch's Ghost" follows the last "Dragons in our Midst" book, continuing the story.
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1 review
January 20, 2013
This book is just amazing!! Bryan Davis has done it again!! Enoch Ghost the second of the great series "Eyes of the Oracle" It hooks you up in the beginning when Ashley meets Makaidos father Arramos to the end of the book!! This book acutally has some quite intense drama and some good morals to learn! I can't wait to read the 3rd book of this outstanding series!!
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330 reviews47 followers
August 14, 2017
This is very good, possibly better than the books before it. Why did I give it but four stars then? No clue. Possible factors include: (a) The characters are sometimes ridiculously petty, (b) some minor things which I forgot, and (c) the way characters talk about each other in metaphors. It's rather unnerving.
9 reviews
April 17, 2014
this book was full of adventurer and action full of info about god and king Arthur there is also a bit of romance in it for the women and a bunch of stuff about sword and stuff for the guys... this book tells how Ashley and her mom found Gabriel
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