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Ayan's Book Review
The Search for the Stone of Excalibur

-by Fiona Ingram

‘The Search for the Stone of Excalibur’ is the thrilling sequel to ‘The Secret of the Sacred Scarab.’ In this book, we again have Adam and Justin, and we join them in their search for the second stone of power.

The two boys had barely returned from their adventurous visit to Egypt when Adam received an urgent letter from his archeologist friend, James, who revealed that the second stone of power had been discovered. The stone was supposedly embedded in the legendary sword of King Arthur. James had also included the air tickets to Scotland. Whether ready for another adventure or not, the two cousins had to travel to Scotland in search of the second stone of power. To make matters worse, their nemesis, Dr. Khalid, also followed them to Scotland in pursuit of the same stone. I loved that we have a girl, Kim Maleka, join them in this quest, and she turned out to be very helpful.

Do Adam and Justin find the stone before it falls into the wrong hands? Read this second installment of this adventure series.

I loved the parts of the book where Adam gets dreams. Especially the one with King Arthur in it. The descriptions of the dreams are very intriguing and suspenseful. I love the use of sensory details that make the entire book even more thrilling and gripping. 

In this book, children will learn a lot about the legendary King Arthur and mythology in a fun and engaging way. 

I recommend this book for children 11 years and older, and I’m sure even adults will enjoy this book.

I give this book 5/5 stars as it’s a sure page-turner, and the mystery will keep readers hooked until the last page. I can’t wait to read the third book in this series.

Happy reading!

-Ayan 😊

P.S. I highly recommend reading this series in order to enjoy this book better.