Review: A thrilling adventure read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
“Bentwhistle the Dragon in A Chilling Revelation” is the second volume of Paul Cude’s series and is a much longer book than the first, although, thanks to the fast-paced tale, it doesn’t become boring. The story reintroduces the reader to the team from the first book, (the titular Peter Bentwhistle, Tank, Richie and the irascible Gee Tee) as the adventure addresses events after Peter’s encounter with Manson. Expertly interwoven is a parallel adventure featuring a new dragon called Flash who is a covert agent working for the King. Both tales come together and plunge Peter and his new friend into a mystery that intrigues and entertains as they go up against an old enemy possessed of formidable abilities. Dark forces are at work as the story races toward an explosive finale that is a perfect set-up for the next novel in the series.I mentioned in my review of the first book that Peter Cude’s work would appeal to any lover of the Harry Potter books and I would definitely insist in this with this tale. At times it reads like a classic secret agent tale, albeit with fantastic creatures instead of the accustomed spies, and reminded me also of many of the Alistair MacLean novels I read years ago. Definitely recommend as a thrilling adventure read.