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Old 07-07-2011, 02:01 AM   #46
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Dragons?

Like a fire lizard only bigger?
I love those!

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Hmm... sounds to me like there may be a bunch of Georges in the audience.

The dragons of PERN made for what I feel may be the best example of a successful bridging of Fantasy and Science Fiction - ever.
I think McCaffrey spoiled me for the dragons...

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I admit that it can be over done, as for instance there being altogether too many sequels to "The Dragon and The George". I do think, though that the dragon must be something more than a flying mount for the hero of the story. Dragons do imply a measure of magic and an ancient wisdom. So I have no objection to them being a pivotal character and their speaking. (A slightly British accent may be a requirement, as well.) The part that dragons played in the "Halfblood Chronicles" might be a good example, of a way to integrate dragonkind and humankind. (Don't let the title fool you)
I like authors that think out of the box. So, dragons that are simply evil guardians of treasures I don't care too much about. Unless it's a classic fairy tail. Also, dragons that are pure evil I don't care about either. But evil dragons, with a history, a reason of why they became evil, or were perceived evil by other groups, that's another story (think Gap Dragon). But that goes for most characters in a book, especially if they play an important part.

And I don't like the idea of dragons being "only" mounts for the hero/evil character in the book at all. They're simply too majestic for that.
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