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My First Dragon
To be perfectly honest, I didn’t think too much about dragons before I decided to write a book about them. Don’t get me wrong, I think dragons are cool. I love movies like Reign of Fire, and I’m one of the five people who saw D-War in the theater. But they’re almost so ubiquitous I didn’t think of them much. They’re the emblem of stereotypical fantasy, there’ve been hundreds of novels that feature them, from The Hobbit to the Dragonlance series to the Pern books to Eragon. I didn’t think much about dragons because lots of other people were doing it for me.
Then I started writing Voices of Dragons, and I started thinking about it. And I realized just how deeply ingrained in my subconscious and cultural awareness dragons really are. Dragons aren’t just everywhere in fantasy literature. They’re in the literary canon as well — in Beowulf, The Faerie Queene, the St. George story, and so on. If there’s an epic hero, chances are at some point he’s going to have to slay a dragon. (They’re even more ubiquitous than vampires and werewolves!) One of the things I wanted to do in Voices was imagine a world in which dragons had always really existed. This meant going back through literature and history and finding references to dragons, and quotes about dragons, and looking at them as if they were historical record instead of fictional or mythological stories. I wanted to put some quotes at the start of the book, to get my readers thinking about it as well. It turns out there are a lot of quotes about dragons. It seems that humanity, all over the world, has always loved telling stories about big, scaly, reptilian beasties.
Vampires and werewolves are clearly human doppelgangers, darker halves of ourselves, expressions of our subconscious desires and fears. But what is it about dragons? They’re so different. Reptilian, often flight-capable, often fire-breathing. They’re an expression of humanity’s deepest darkest fears, not about ourselves, but about the alien. But just as often, even in ancient stories, dragons are friends and allies of humanity. So what’s that all about? Maybe it’s not just conquering our fears, but being at peace with them?
I think my first dragon encounter was the movie Pete’s Dragon, which was the first movie I ever saw in the theater. Next was probably Disney’s film of The Reluctant Dragon, based on Kenneth Graham’s novel. In both of these, kids encounter friendly dragons. That might explain why my dragons talk, and at least one of them is friendly. Then came Smaug from The Hobbit — a very wicked dragon. But then came the Pern books — more uber-friendly dragons. Robin McKinley’s The Hero and the Crown is one of my favorite books, and the dragon Maur, which main character Aerin has to slay, is one of the wickedest, evilest villains I’ve ever encountered. When I encounter a dragon, one of the first questions I’m always going to ask is, Is this dragon a good guy or a bad guy? Because it could be either.
Which makes them a lot like people after all, doesn’t it?
Now, I want to hear about all of your favorite dragons and dragon stories. Go!
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As for my favorite dragon stories – I also really liked the Hero and the Crown, I thought it was interesting the ways she was able to fight the dragons (with her fire-proof substance). Plus I just really love the main female character, Aerin, she was fierce and determined. The only other dragon story I can think of is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which has vibrantly described dragons that are a little terrifying, but the story doesn’t center around them.
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I think the first dragon stories I rememeber reading were Ann McCaffrey’s Pern series. I liked how the dragons bonded with their rider and could communicate with them.
What made you decide to write a YA book?
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Hmm — I don’t imagine that Puff the magic Dragon would count, huh?
I do kind of like the dragon in the BBC Merlin series, but I forget his name. I will have to think upon this topic some more and come back…
I haven’t read much about Dragons..Claimed by the Wolf by Charlene Teglia has a Dragon in it.And there’s movies and tv shows..like Carol mentioned Merlin..and the movie with Sean Connery voice as the dragon(forget the name of the movie)
Question: Can you describe your heroine in Voices of Dragons with three words,what would they be?
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HI Carrie! I am really excited about this new book you’ve written! It looks very unique and original. I’ve had a hard time finding interesting dragon books an this definitely caught my eye! I absolutely love your other series and am sure this book will live up to all my expectations.
My favorite dragon series is the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik. It’s sorta a historical fantasy fiction where Dragons are used along with naval ships to fight off Napoleon. I’m not a history buff but I really loved these books.
My question for you is what was your first though after reading your finished book?
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Hi Carrie,
One of my favorite Dragon movies has always been Dragonslayer (with Peter MacNicol.) The hero is a young scared apprentice who ends up saving the day; which is what I love (rooting for the underdog.)
I also loved Reign of Fire; a world where Dragons pretty much rule most of the planet and mankind has to struggle and eventually fight back. The movie made it seem real to me (that it could happen) and I like movies where they almost place you within the driver’s seat and feel like you’re one of the people fighting back.
Both movies are fantasy but one is more believable than the other. I like movies that scare you a little into thinking the ‘what if.’
Best Wishes
~Karen
I love the Pern dragons, too. While there is something so interesting about the relationship between humans and dragons, I also love the evil side (especially something as horrific as Smaug).
Looking forward to your story.
I’ve never really got into dragons but I too loved the movie Reign of Fire. You make dragons seem very interesting so I can’t wait to read your book and maybe purchase some other dragon books that you have named.
Questions: Which is the hardest to write…YA or adult fiction? I’ve noticed that sometimes dragons can be a symbol of strength and wisdom…in Voices of Dragons are the dragons a symbol for any human traits?
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Well I love Gena Showalter’s dragons in her Atlantis series. As for movie dragons, I can’t remember the name. I was real young but it had Sean Connery as the voice of the dragon – Maybe Dragon Heart? And Beowolf is my fav epic of all time. Read the entire thing in HS in old English too.
Is this the first in a series and if so how many will there be?
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When we had to do research papers in 10th grade, I decided to do one on dragons, doing a comparison of how they’d appeared in different mythologies and in modern fiction. It was possibly one of the most fun papers I’ve ever written. Two of the stories I discovered during that project that I loved were the tale of May Margaret (who is, sadly, transformed into a dragon by a wicked godmother, and can only be saved by her brother), and the story of St. Martha (if I remember the name correctly), who tamed a dragon by making a collar and leash of her own hair and wrapping it around the dragon’s neck. Great, great stories.
That said, I loved PETE’S DRAGON and THE RELUCTANT DRAGON as a kid, too. I bet that’s where my love for them got started as well!
Carrie, what’s your favorite little known dragon tale that you came across in your research?
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How can I forget the dragon in The Neverending Story!
Another question: I noticed in your Kitty series there is some humor in the books….will Voices of Dragons have a little comedic relief as well?
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Hey Carrie- Thanks for joining us today! I would have to say that my fav dragon movie is Eragon (haven’t read the book series yet but it is in my TBR pile).
I do have to ask though- is “Voice” your first YA book or have you wrote something before this and it was justy sent into to be published?
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You already mentioned quite a few that I like to read. McCaffrey’s Pern novels were the start of my love of sci-fi/fantasy books. There’s another 4 book series from the early 90s by author Thorarinn Gunnarsson that is on my keeper shelf. And my fave dragons are Bianca D’Arc’s Dragon Knights series. I also like Deborah Cooke’s Pyr series and Allyson James’ Dragon series.
My question-What kind of books do you read-for-pleasure yourself? That’s not something work/writing related?
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Just the mention of Dragon bring a smile and the lyrics to Puff the Magic Dragon to my head drowning out any other thoughts.
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Great post! I love dragons too. I loved the luck dragon in The Neverending Story, especially that the boy was able to ride him through the sky, and it was symbolic of him taming his own personal dragons.
Not sure if the flying birds in Avatar count, but they had a definite dragon feel to them, and were very cool.
What made you decide to write about dragons?
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Yes, I would imagine that whether a dragon is good or bad would depend on the individual but it also depends on whose viewpoint that the good and bad is taken from. Ideas of what is good and what is bad various enough as it is between different cultures among humans. Throw in different cultures, different types of creatures (dragon vs. human for instance), and different lifespans … and the interpretations of “good” and “bad” can be HUGELY differ. So, another yes, it does make them a lot like people times a few …
Comment: I love the Kitty series. Admittedly, the first book was a little shaky (but it also was a debut first book of a series) but each consequent book has only gotten better and better. The last Kitty book made it on my “favorites” list
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Question: Do you find it curious that dragons are so prevalent in cultures throughout the world? I think only the concept of ghosts are more prevalent among the mythologies of the world (but I may be wrong). There was a documentary done one time on that subject. I wish I could remember where …
Amy T.
Hey Carrie!! I’m a huge fan of your work, and I’m dying to read your newest book.:D
As for dragons, I love Katie MacAlister’s dragon series. Her Aisling Grey series was amazing! Although they were dangerous, they were also quite sexy!
She has 2 dragon series and in May she has another being released called The Light Dragons series! I’m stoked.
So Knowing I’ll get more Dragon fulfillment with your book is awesome!
Beowolf is also a great book! Neil Gaiman is cool.
I know this is sidetracked from your latest book, but I was wondering how many Kitty books will be in the Kitty Norville series?? You truly write amazing stories. Kitty’s House of Horror’s was my favorite by far..and that’s hard to say when I LOVE all your books!
Speaking of the Kitty series- did it ever cross your idea about the dragons being humans that could just shape shift? I have read of one book that was apart of a series that the charecter could shift to a dragon ( Immortals After Dark series- Kresley Cole). The question hit me after I sent my first question.
-Laura
I like to blame my Chinese Zodiac for my dragon obsession. I was born in the year of the Red Dragon. In the old apartment me and my family lived, the hubs traced dragons on the walls and I had to paint them. My sons’ loved showing off the living room walls. Now I have a little dragon shrine kinda going on with all the knick knacks, fiber optics, and etc. I do have somefavorite dragon artists (Peter Pracownik). Though I can say I’m not a fan of drawing dragons. I’ve drawn one for a friend and that was difficult!
First dragon story would have to be Margaret Weis and Tracey Hickman’s books (when I was in high school), the one dealing with Kyrn. Movie, Neverending story, now who could forget Falcore the Luck dragon?
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I just wanted you to know I love all your books and wanted to ask you if you are having a great day? I hope you are.
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I LOVE all dragons good or bad. But my favorite are shapeshifters. Oh to be able to change into such a majestic creature. It’s a dream. ; P
I think its the power of the beast that gets to us. Not to mention the beauty. The freedom of flight even the fierceness of firebreathing. I could go on and on (if not for the migraine that threatening me. Just wanted to drop by and put in my 2 cents.
Good Day to all!!
Bridget
As for other dragon books I like: Deborah Cooke’s Pyr series, Mercerdes Lackey’s Joust books, Shana Abe’s Drakon, Allyson James’s dragon series.
LOL is it sad or shows how much I’ve watched Neverending story as a kid that I remember the Luckdragon in NES’s name is Falcore and the kid’s name is Atreyu?
Thanks for stopping by, everyone! I’ll try to get to all the questions — if I miss one, ask it again. And so many great dragons! I also love Dragonslayer, and Falcor the luck dragon from Neverending Story.
Sandy G: I decided to write a YA book because the story needed to be YA. It has themes of independence, rebellion, learning to stand up for what you believe in, and friendship, which just fit a lot better with a younger character and outlook than an older on.
Elaine G: Heroine in three words: independent, adventurous, loyal.
Brittany: What did I think? “Holy cow, this needs some work!” But I think about that with all my books when I first read them through…
Sandy R: I try to approach writing YA and adult the same — just trying to tell a good, honest story. The challenge with YA is remembering what it was like to be that age, and being true to that. The thing I’m trying to get across with dragons in this book is that they’re individuals, rather than symbols. They’re more like people than not.
Viki S: I do have a sequel in mind for Voices, but I don’t see it being an ongoing series. At least not yet…
Alana: There are some wonderful Chinese stories about dragons. But I think my favorite was a story in Pliny’s Historia Naturalis, where he tells about a boy who raised a dragon from a hatchling, but he had to set it loose when it got too big, and later, after the boy had grown up, he was traveling and set upon by thieves — and the dragon arrived to rescue him. How cool is that?
Sandy R: There isn’t as much humor in Voices as in the Kitty books. Some humorous things happen, but overall the tone is more epic and serious.
Laura P: This is my first YA book.
Beth C: The books I read for pleasure tend to be different than what I write. I like a lot of science fiction and fantasy, esp. space adventure stories. Lois McMaster Bujold, C.J. Cherryh, Iain M. Banks, Patricia McKillip, and Robin McKinley are all favorites.
Cate: I just loved the image of dragons in the modern world. I hadn’t really thought about writing dragons until then.
Amy T: I love that dragons are so prevalent. One of the things that happens, is that the creatures aren’t necessarily equivalent. Like, if a culture has any kind of big reptilian monster, it’s likely to be translated into English as “dragon.” (The same thing happens with “demon.”) But lots of cultures have big, reptilian monsters. Reptiles are everywhere, and they evoke lots of emotion from people.
Natasha: Thanks! I really don’t know how many Kitty books there’ll be. I keep getting new ideas. I do have an endpoint in mind, but we’re not there yet.
Laura P: I’m actually not too keen on the idea of humans shapeshifting into dragons. This seems weird, but it just seems too easy to me — to have them be human or dragon whenever I wanted. I’d really rather have my human characters have to deal with dragons as dragons, on their own terms. More interesting to me that way.
Helen: I’m having a pretty good day!
I need to go walk the dog and grab some lunch, but I’ll be back!
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Hello Carrie! I did RVSP and can’t wait to read your new book. I have the Kitty ones on audio as well on paper. I have a question for you, did you go through an agent to get published? And if so, did you get lots of rejection letters? Just wondering because it’s really hard hearing no all the time… Anyways, I love the dragon books by Katie MacAlister, they are funny. Yasmine Galenorn has the sisters books that are pretty good too. Thanks so much for taking the time to do answer our questions.
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As a kid I luvd Puff the Magic Dragon and the dragon from Neverending Story. Now I read to my boys and they too luv Puff the Magic Dragon. As an adult I haven’t read many dragon stories but will definitely be reading this one.
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I have never read a dragon book, but i am looking forward to your book since i like your other books very much. I think the only book with dragons as a semimajor character was Eileen Wilks books and then the only movie was Shrek lol with the dragon. haha. Having two series can be tough, do you think you will focus more on your dragon story, or the kitty series? I can’t even write one book. Good luck with two! lol.
First off, I LOVE the Kitty books and enjoyed reading Voices of Dragons. The ending wasn’t what I had expected and I’m hoping for a sequel to answer the “what happens next?” question that I’ve got.
Favorite dragons stories? Not sure if there’s a favorite, but I Loved Pete’s Dragon, the dragon that the evil witch turns into in Snow White (’cause it was a big black dragon), and all the other fairy tales and myths I found in amongst my books and those from the library. Then I discovered Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance. Not to mention the D&D movies.
As an aspiring writer (yes, I know, most people are
), I’m wondering just how much of a jump it is to go from writing for adults to writing for young adults? I’ve been co-writing fantasy novels for the past several years, and have been tempted to try a young adult novel. Do you have any suggestions on how to make the transition? Or is it just a “dive into the deep-end without a life vest” type thing?
thanks for the great oppurtunity to ask questions!!
~Jennie
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Guess I’m not a “dragon fan” as I’ve not read lots about them compared to space aliens, werewolves or vampires. Like Carol M., my 1st dragon memories are of Puff the Magic Dragon. In elementary school my music teacher was big on bringing Peter Paul & Mary albums in for us hear. I also *loved* Dragonslayer & I can’t wait for my copy of Voices of Dragons to arrive. Hurry up, UPS!!
I’ve heard the theory that dragons are part of our cultural subconscious because they’re lingering memories of dinosaurs. Not sure I buy the dinosaur connection, though. I’ve also heard them linked to Garden of Eden stories saying the dragons were Satan/the snake.
So my question is: Given the research you did for this book, why do *you* think so many cultures have stories
about dragons?
Thanks, Carrie, for sharing your awesome talent for storytelling with us!
Thanks for answering my questions Carrie! You are one of my favorite authors so keep up the good work:)
Carrie – I’m a huge fan of your Kitty books, and since I love dragons I’ll have to check this one out, too. I have you to thank for introducing me to the realm of paranormals. Your first Kitty book looked interesting, so I picked up a copy even though I wasn’t sure I’d like paranormals. Now I’m totally hooked. My TBR pile owes a lot to your influence!
Thanks for answering my questions- and I understand having it being too easy to write on the shape shifting dragons, I was just curious though. Have a great day!
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Jennifer: Yes, I went through an agent, and yes I got a lot of rejections. My first published novel was actually the fourth one I tried to sell. It’s hard hearing no, but you really have to move on and keep writing and keep trying.
Taylor: I don’t really see Voices as being an ongoing series. So I don’t see it as a problem. In fact, I really like going back and forth between different projects. It recharges my batteries and keeps me on my toes.
Jennie: I definitely recommend jumping into the deep end. I tried not to think of YA as being a huge different thing. I just try to write a good story that’s honest about the characters, no matter who the character is.
Debbie: I don’t know about cultural memories of dinosaurs… I do think human beings really love symbols, and love latching onto symbols as a way to explain the world. And the idea of a hero defeating ultimate evil in the form of, say, a dragon is really powerful. What’s so interesting about dragons is that there are so many stories of them being helpful, or being symbols of luck, or of the divine. So I think whenever people needed a symbol of something big and powerful outside ourselves, dragons fulfill that need.
I love dragons – I liked Gena Showalter’s dragon design on Heart of the Dragon (the one with the guy and the green background) so much, I enlarged it and got it tattooed on my back. I’m looking forward to this book and of course to the next Kitty book. Good luck with them
Ooooh, that’s a good one! I should get around to actually reading some of the translated Pliny one of these days.
Hmm…my favorite dragon…I don’t think I’ve encountered a lot of dragons. I mean they are coming back, there’s that Dreamworks movie and everything, but I don’t think one has ever come up in the books that I read. I didn’t really watch Dragon tales as a kid, might have been when I was older when that show was on. And although Sleeping Beauty is in my top 5 favorite Disney movies, that dragon was evil. Then even in the Sword and the Stone those guys weren’t really dragons. So I have not been exposed to any “concrete” dragons really.
I guess I’m curious as to what this book will be about. I’ve been busy with school and haven’t yet found a summary or a description of what the book is about, spoiler free of course.
Also, as an aspiring writer, I saw that it took you awhile to get a publisher and that you went through an agent. How long did it take for you to find an agent? And did he/she help you edit the story to try to get it to sell better? It seems like an agent wouldn’t be able to help on that part, but I was just wondering. Did you do anything to change your novels after they were rejected or did you just keep submitting?
Can’t wait to read it!
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P.S. I hope you don’t think I was being rude or disrespectful. I didn’t mean my questions in that way. Was just curious and had to ask. I hope no one minds but I wanted to ask another question. Which do you prefer to write, adult or young adult and why?
So far, I don’t have an absolute favorite dragon story, but I have a few still on my tbr. I also have this one on my wish list. Hopefully I will rectify that soon!
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Thanks for the reply, Carrie!
While we’re on the aspiring writers subject…. do you have any words of wisdom for us? Any suggestions for how to land an agent or to survive the agonizing querying process?
~Jennie
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Thanks for the reply, Carrie.
Do you have any suggestions or words of wisdom for us aspiring writers still trying to land an agent? Or tips? (especially for us suckers who don’t have any writing groups close-by?)
~Jennie
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In response to your question on favorite dragons, I am especially partial to the dragons of Pern, both the big and the little ones. I also like Puff the Magic Dragon because if you don’t believe, they don’t exist.
Carrie, Love all the “Kitty” titles so far and enjoying the prize from your last visit…
How hard is it to “change gears” writing the “Kitty” titles to this one? I am assuming you went from a kitty novel to this one then back to another kitty.
Just waiting to get “Voices” when I get my next order from Amazon.
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Hi Carrie!^O^
The first dragon novel I remember reading was The Neverending Story.
I love Ann McCaffrey
Welcome to BBB Carrie! So glad to have you here.
I’ve always loved dragons and after Puff, my first exposure was probably Tiamat on the D&D cheesy cartoon way back in the 80′s. LOL Great start, huh? Although, my favorite of all time was probably Thelvyn from the very short-lived Mystara series from TSR. Although, the poor kid had no idea he was a dragon.
Also, thanks so much for the Kitty series – I have enjoyed all that I have read to date and am anxious to finally get caught up, someday… LOL
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Thanks for such a thoughtful answer, Carrie! I agree that dragons could be symbolic of both good or evil … never something wimpy, that’s for sure!
Hello, Carrie – thanks for hanging out with us today! I’ve read your preview chapter from “Voices” and cannot wait to read the entire book!
My earliest dragon memory is from hearing the story of St. George & the Dragon (my mom’s an English teacher) followed shortly thereafter by Smaug from “The Hobbit”. My most recent favorite has to be in G.A. Aiken a/k/a Shelly Laurenston’s Dragon series, specifically Gwenvael in “What a Dragon Should Know”, just for his sheer comedic pigheadedness.
I’ve did you enjoy your foray into YA writing and do you forsee (aside from perhaps a sequel to “Voices”) more YA books, or will you wait to see where the Muse directs?
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I don’t believe I have ever read stories featuring dragons. When I was little I watched Puff the magic dragon cartoon. I recently watch Eragon with my niece and nephew. I like the idea of reading about dragons because it is something that is different and hasn’t been done a lot.
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Hi Carrie! Hm… I love really anything to do with dragons. I have a little collection of figurines. I’ve always had a fondness for ‘Pete’s Dragon’ and ‘The Hobbit’, I used to watch them with my mom and brothers when I was little. Or the Dragon in ‘The Neverending Story’, oh and DragonSlayer was always good. I do enjoy Katie Macalisters’ Dragon series. I can’t wait to read this from you! I love your Kitty series!
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I haven’t read any dragon stories. I do have Eragon in my TBR pile though.
My question to you is, What is your favorite non-dragon book?
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My first encounter with dragons was Dragonslayer, though I was too young to remember the title or much of the movie until I saw it again as a teenager.
There was Falcor, but even as a little kid I knew that wasn’t what dragons looked like. So I’ve never thought of him as a dragon.
Pern became a big love, even if the dragons weren’t really violent. I sobbed and sobbed when Moreta died.
Reign of Fire is one of my favorite movies. My roommate and I are two of the other five people to see D-War in theater. I have stuffed dragons, and dragon statues, and dragon minis I’ve painted, and three dragon tattoos. My chief character is a half-dragon. I have another dragon who’s become compelling enough I may need to write him his own book. I am a dracophile!
So I’m stoked that one of my favorite authors has written a book about dragons. I read the excerpt you’d posted on your blog a bit ago, and knew I would love it. Just haven’t picked it up yet. (Shame on me)
I’m assuming you prefer intelligent dragons, since yours talk. So, I want to know; do you prefer the more vicious or evil dragon, or the nicer goodly ones? Or something in the middle? Like they don’t necessarily hate humans, but they won’t help them either.
I haven’t read any books with dragons in it yet, but your new YA looks great and will def. be checking it out! I enjoyed the movie Eragon though, and looking forward to seeing ‘how to train your dragon’ which opens this Friday.
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Hi Carrie! Just got my copy Of Kitty’s House of Horrors and can’t wait to read it. I know I am going to love the new YA series just as much. I don’t know if I really have a “favorite” dragon, but I guess the first that comes to mind is the dragon at the end of Sleeping Beauty. If I had to pick one I LIKED, it would be the dragon from the Shrek movies. How could you not love a dragon that falls for a donkey? lol
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Dragon Heart with Sean Connery as the voice of the dragon and Dennis Quaid as the knight is one of the best dragon movies ever .As for books you just can’t beat the Pern series but I love anything to do with dragons I have dragons all over my house. There is just something so fascinating about them.
How hard was it to get started writing your first dragon book? Do you think it has gotten easier as you went along?
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I loved all the Pern books, and Pete’s Dragon. In fact, I love dragons in general. My mailbox is handpainted with a picture of a red dragon holding a little black kitten.
So I’m pretty sure I’m going to love this book.
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Jessica: What makes this question hard is I kept writing new novels, and the new ones were better, so I stopped submitting the old ones. So, it took me four novels and a number of years to land an agent. Time-wise it’s a hard question to answer. And yes, the agent had suggestions to make the book better, so that it would have a better chance of selling.
I don’t have a preference as to adult or YA. I just like telling stories, as long as I’m excited about it, it doesn’t matter.
Jennie: My words of wisdom are the usual. Write a lot, always work on something new, read a lot, and don’t take rejections personally. Seriously, if you get rejected, it really doesn’t mean anything. You just move on.
Wayne: I like jumping around between projects. And they usually have such different voices, it isn’t hard to switch. Kitty is first person and snarky, the YA stuff so far is third person and serious. It’s like putting on different coats or costumes.
Giada: I don’t think I’ve ever had a dream visit from dragons… I like the dragon in Spenser’s Faerie Queene, it’s just so beautiful. I like talking dragons, like Smaug and The Reluctant Dragon and Falcor.
K Giardina: Yes, I have ideas for more YA books, so I hope to stick around in the genre!
Jessy B: My favorite book is always changing, but if I could only bring one to the desert island it would probably be Robin McKinley’s The Blue Sword.
Raven: I like all kinds of dragons, which is why I plan on writing about a great variety of them. I want to see them as individuals that can be both good and bad, rather than as a big symbol.
Debby: I had such a strong picture in my mind of what I wanted Artegal, the dragon in Voices, to be, that it wasn’t hard at all. I had a great time doing it. I really do love writing so it usually isn’t hard for me to get started on a particular story.
Deborah: I do a little of both. I have to know where the book ends before I start, but I don’t always know how to get there. I start with a general outline but make a lot of discoveries as I go.
Dragons have a speical place in my heart. I see them as misunderstood creatures that have at times been made to or for their own protection have had to do some pretty bad things. Often Maligned, misunderstood…..I would see Dragons as being very solitude creatures that would perfer not to have to interact with humans. As for movies which show dragons in their best light I have to say Eragon. I like that human and dragon could share a bond and work together.
My question for you today is: What gift/characteristic (not already given) would you like to see a dragon have?
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Thanks, Carrie. The first few rejections are painful, kinda, but after that the only ones that are really bothersome (at least for me) are the rejections on partials or fulls…. especially those who reject with form letters! ah, well… I’m too stubborn to give up
I am curious, though… is it normal to write a novel in the span of only a few months? admittedly, I co-write, but still…
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Thanks, Carrie. The first few rejections are painful, kinda, but after that the only ones that are really bothersome (at least for me) are the rejections on partials or fulls
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My favorite dragon stories are The Dragon Riders of Pern but Mercedes Lackey’s Joust series is good too.
I am looking forward to reading Voices of Dragons but hope it doesn’t interfere with Kitty too much. She rocks and I’ve got all my friends hooked on her.
Hi Carrie – I have all your books in my TBR pile, I’ve heard such great reviews that I had to get them. This summer when I am off I will be getting my TBR pile whittled down.
I love dragon stories, my favorite series is by Bianca D’Arc second by Tielle St. Clare.
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Thanks for doing this today. Hope if you’re home you’re enjoying the gorgeous Colorado day after the weekend snow.
First to your question. My first Dragon love was Eliot from Pete’s Dragon. I loved that movie when I was younger and the soundtrack still makes me smile when I sing the songs. I also was a big fan of the Hobbit so Smaug (geesh was that his name it’s been too long) played a part in former my opinion of Dragons. These days I LOVE Smoky from Yasmine Galenorn’s Otherworld Series and found the Dragon Kin Books (What a Dragon Should Know” is one of them) by G.A. Aiken a lot of fun. I’m not sure you’d like either dragons though since you mentioned you don’t like Dragon Shifters. You must admit it’s much harder for a NON-Shifting Dragon to go undetected in our world though.
I love the Kitty series and thought House of Horrors was a lot of fun. I haven’t been able to pick up your Dragon book yet but am looking forward to it. I’ve read some YA fic that I’ve loved and some that I’ve hated mostly due to the lead. There seems to be a fine balance with making a teen character true to being a teenager without making them so whiny and selfish that the readers end up hating them (which has been my problem with some unnamed popular YA series). How do you find that balance? Do you have young people in your life you draw not the character but at least some of the mannerisms from?
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I can’t wait to read your book, I am definitely intrigued.
The first and only dragon book I can recall reading is Eragon. I loved the book and the movie.
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Was it hard getting a book about Dragons published?
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Nice interview. Your books sound interesting. You are so right about dragons being good or evil, just like people. I’m in the middle of the Eragon series, so at the moment Saphira is my favorite dragon. I love Paolini’s use of language in his books. Just bought Brisingr and hope to start it soon. Have enjoyed Patricia Wrede’s and the Pern books.
My first dragon was the one in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, a bad guy – when it was first released 50+ years ago.
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Is Voices of Dragons a stand-alone book or is it the first in a series?
I love dragons! I totally loved Disney’s Pete’s Dragon as a kid, despite the fact that the ending made me cry! I used to be pretty obsessed with the Pern books too, my favourite being The Masterharper of Pern and currently, I’m totally enamoured with Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series. I’m looking forward to the movie, How to Train Your Dragon. The dragons look adorable in it!
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I enjoyed Anne McCaffrey’s Pern books and more recently Keri Arthur has a new series – Myth & Magic – that deals with shape shifting dragons. The first book, Destiny Kills was fantastic and I’m eagerly waiting for the next, which will be Mercy Burns.
My question is – why a YA story? Did your idea for a Dragon story really need to be slanted to a younger audience, or had you always wanted to write YA?
Aurora: That’s a tough one, because depending on the story dragons can do just about anything! Pern dragons are telepathic, there are shapeshifting dragons… I know a writer, James Maxey, who has dragon wizards and scientists in his book Bitterwood. Anything is possible!
Jennie: Yes, it’s totally normal to write a book in a few months. Lots of writers do. (really, anything that works in novel-writing is normal.) It usually takes me 4-6 months, but then I do a lot of editing and revising after that.
Donna: The next Kitty book is due out in July. I’m planning on keeping it up!
Sandy R: Favorite writer: Robin McKinley. I would turn into goo if I met her. The other answers are kind of related — one of the reasons I pursued writing so much is because I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. I try to think of what job I would be doing, and I just can’t. And that’s why I kept going, because there was nothing else I wanted to do.
Maggie: My dragons don’t actually go undetected — there’s something of a war brewing between them and humanity.
As for teen characters — the issue for me is remembering what being a teenager was like, and remembering how much of that angst that adults see as whiny and selfish comes from frustration. I really remember what it was like to be 16, 17, 18, and absolutely sure I could change the world, that I could do anything — if someone would just _let_ me. But since you’re not an adult yet, and you haven’t figured out the rules, you keep feeling powerless. Not just powerless, but feeling like the whole world is out to get you. Anyway, yeah. I just remember to treat those characters with respect because the stuff they’re going through is real.
And I do know some teenagers who are super smart and fun and creative. I look at them for inspiration.
Tawania: Yup, I pretty much always wanted to be a writer, and I had a publisher ask for this book right off the bat so I didn’t have a problem selling it at all.
Maggie: Next book is Kitty Goes to War in July.
Jacqueline: I have a sequel in mind, but I don’t really see this being a long running series.
Barbara: The story really needed to be YA. I actually tried to write this for an adult audience, and it just didn’t work. But I made the main character 17 instead of 25, and everything fell into place. I think I mentioned earlier — it’s a story about rebellion and breaking ties and leaning to stand up for what you believe it, which worked much better in a YA setting.
I really enjoyed Gena Showalter’s Atlantis series which has Dragon Shifters in it.
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Thanks for answering my question on writing teens. That’s an interesting perspective and one I hadn’t thought of. Guess I have a hard time of cuz I come from a background where I had to skip being a teen and move on to adulthood caring for ill/dying family members.
Cool on Kitty Goes to War! I can’t wait.
My favourite dragon is my first, aka The Hobbit’s one and only Smaug. I’ve always loved him. *g* Other dragons are more of the D&D type that my level 29 vampire has to fight off with the help of a dumb dwarf. *g*
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I really like dragons. I cross stitch and have done several as pics. But most of them I have given to either my oldest son or my oldest daughter who both love them. Story wise I love the Dragons in Katie MacAlister’s books but I also like the dragon in Yasmine Galenorn’s Sisters of the Moon series.
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YEAH!!!! I absolutely love dragons, I have since I was little. I even used to have an imaginary friend that was a dragon, cutest thing ever ;D
Anyways, first dragon story… probably the one I wrote when I was thirteen. I don’t remember where it is, but I’ve always been wanting to write a story with them. I can’t remember any other time I heard a dragon story, just in fairy tales and movies.
As for my question: What got you into dragons, like was it just the stories and movies or was it something else? For me, it’s just I was always drawn to them.
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My first Dragons were from Pern, but my favorite dragons are from the “His Majesty’s Dragon”. They are in all forms and depending on where you are in the world, they work alongside, target or are disdainful of humans. I adore the “otherness” of dragons. It’s easy to imagine what you would rather be – vampire or were, but DRAGON is way outside the possibilities. Can’t take my eyes off them.
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Thanks again for answering my questions and thanks so much for being here and taking time out of your day for us fans:)Ohhhhh….Kitty Goes To War…I can’t wait for July:)
My favorite dragon is Kazul, from Dealing with dragons by Patricia Wrede. She and her princess, Cimorene are perfectly suited. Favorite dragon movie was Eragon, they did it perfect.
A question for Carrie, how are your dragon and Kitty books alike?
Even though she’s not a dragon, one of my favorite characters is Taura, from the Miles Vorkosigan stories by Lois McMaster Bujold. She’s one of my favorite authors, too. Have your other favorite authors influenced your writing and choice of stories, and if yes, how? One of Lois’ comments that I love is to imagine the worst thing that could happen to your character, and then making it happen. I can see some of that happening with the Kitty stories. Just when she’s about to be happily married, her groom disappears!!
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First dragon….You know, for me, to it was Pete’s Dragon! I’ve heard allot of good things about Robin McKinley
I enjoy alot of things about dragons. own Reign of Fire, b/c of Gerry Butler, not many ppl liked the movie though.
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Thanks for visiting with BBB today, Carrie. Haven’t read your YA but plan to make the time, hopefully soon. Right now my fav dragon is Angie Fox’s Flappy. As a kid, I loved the stories of Hercules and dragons. Do you see your dragons in 3D technicolor when you’re reading or writing about them? Any dragon geegaws (aka dust-collectors) around your house?
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I really enjoyed Dragonheart with Sean Connery. Also, Keri Arthur’s Destiny Kills was really good.
Great post BTW! Question: If you had to sit down and write something other than dragons right now, what would it be? Would it even be paranormal or would it be like… a mystery/thriller?
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My questions:
what time would you like to go back to if time machines existed? Anyone in particular you would like to meet?
If you could invite 3 people from history to a dinner party a who would you invite??
I look forward to reading Voices of Dragons!!
Whoops! I forgot to answer the other part of the question: probably Anne McCaffrey’s Pern series for the dragons for a favorite. I can’t recall my earliest dragon story. My bedtime stories were mostly a mix of mythology, excerpts from the great religions of the world (and to this day, I still have a hard time separating those from mythology quite honestly), nonsense literature like Lewis Carroll, and random articles from the Encyclopedia Brittanica.
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I’ve always been a huge fan of dragons, probably because they are vastly different than people. There just seems to be something so majestic about the way dragons are written. It feels like being surrounded with royalty all the time.
You know, I have not read a whole lot of stories with neutral colored dragons. What made you choose a darker color for Artegal? I think it fit him perfectly.
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Raelena: I do listen to music. I can’t write without it. I’ve had the Sherlock Holmes soundtrack on endless rotation lately.
Gail S: It actually wasn’t that hard, because of the way I normally write, which is to listen to the characters, figure out what makes them tick, and let the story grow out of them. So I just listened to my 17 year old adventuring character rather than 20-something werewolf Kitty.
Emma: I just had an image one day of a modern girl flying with a dragon. It intrigued me, so I had to come up with a world and a story where that would happen.
Laura H: Re: the revelation of weres. The way it happened in my books was kind of how a lot of things happen — there was a brief time of everyone freaking out, then things settled down. The status quo didn’t actually change all that much. But I imagine the video gets a lot of hits on YouTube…
Breiab: If you go to my website (www.carrievaughn.com), or even my wikipedia page, there’s a list of everything I’ve published. That’s the best place to go. The Kitty-related stories are labeled.
Suemaz: How are they alike: I really like active, independent heroines, and that’s the common thread with all my novels so far. I really like telling stories about young women learning to stand up for themselves and fight for what they believe in.
And good comment about Taura! She’s great. Bujold is actually my model of how to write a good series. I love the Vorkosigan books. So she’s influenced me a great deal. Robin McKinley influenced me, because I love her main characters, and I try to make my characters that vivid and down to earth. Ray Bradbury taught me how important language is on a word-by-word level. You have to pick the right word every time.
Shirley: I actually don’t have too much dragon stuff around the house. In fact, I’m not sure I have any. I bet that changes soon. And I see all my stories in technicolor — I want to be there!
Lisa: I’m writing another Kitty book right now. If I could write absolutely anything I wanted right this minute, I’ve got a big idea for a space opera that I’d love to tackle.
Libby: I’ve had my time machine target in mind for awhile: I would go back to 1600 London and see the very first performance of Hamlet. As far as three people to invite…that changes all the time, but right now it’s Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth I, and Shakespeare.
Cinnamon: Ooh, Artegal’s color. I have no idea, really! I just saw him as silvery/gray. I think because bright reds and greens seemed so ordinary, and I wanted him to be mysterious and beautiful. Like mist and clouds.
Great questions, everyone! I’m going to sign off for the night but I’ll check back in the morning to pick up any last minute questions. G’night!
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I didn’t get a chance to answer her questions for everyone – I was on my mobile. I figured I’d wait til I could type more! Anyways – I Don’t think I can think of a favorite dragon book. Movies though? I loved that movie Dragonheart with Dennis Quaid & Sean Connery! I wanted to live in that world. 
I also watch Reign of Fire when it’s on TV! I like the idea of dragons hiding somewhere we just haven’t discovered yet! hehe
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What can I say except that Puff the magic dragon is the one I first heard of. I love dragons. Such great creatures. The Pern books were great. I have watched a couple of shows telling the story of dragon as if they really existed. Maybe they did at one time. They haven’t dug up all the bones of animals from long ago, now have they?
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hi carrie welcome today! honestly for me i loved pete the dragon dragons tales is a cute lil show my neices and i enjoy together
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* I Love the Pern Books and I dream when i was a teen that I would be a pern rider well anything can happen in a dream.I believe that Pete’s dragon was my First dragon but I’m not shur.I always believed that Dragons where very Beautiful Creatures that more then likely came about when are ancestors found Dino Bone.but i would love to believe that thay where here at one time.
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2. I like an unusual dragon best, Falcor from Never-Ending Story (I remember Atreyu, too, Rao). Also Puff, TV Merlin’s Dragon and (for evil) Maleficent, the fairy’s black dragon form (which is what Jennie was referring to, and is my one dragon on display as a beanie, but I’d really love the Disney globes with Maleficent/dragon, too). Childhood memories, mostly.
I don’t know that I’ve read dragon books, so I don’t have much to go on. My future brother-in-law LOVES dragons.
What would be your favorite colors for future dragons?
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Well I honestly can say I have not read that many dragon stories, yet. But i have read Carrie’s other series, Kitty and love it. Was it had to switch from werewolves to dragons? I would think that it would be very interesting exploring dragon lore. Maybe thats something I’ll have to look at.
Books on dragons I do have the series by Katie MacAster but I haven’t started them yet. I have seen movies, like Dragonheart,and who sould forget the Luck Dragon from Neverending Story, thats one of my favs.
I have noticed more stories are coming out about dragons so I’m sure it wouldn’t be long. I did read JR Wards book about Rhage,Lover Eternal.He was a dragon or thats what I pictured and I loved how she had the beast fall in the with Mary as well as Rhage.
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Hi Carrie!!! I was out of town yesterday, and I hope I haven’t missed you. I do love dragons!!! Ever since I saw Pete’s Dragon, I’ve always wanted one as a pet. I love both the good and bad dragons. Have you seen Fire & Ice on the SyFy channel? Its a story about a kingdom being terrorized by a fire breathing dragon, and the heros go and awaken an ice dragon to fight it. It was a fun movie. There are also quite a few animated dragons: Donkey’s love from Shrek, and the new How to Train Your Dragon in 3D. When I see those commericials, I always think how cool would it be if I could fly on a dragon to work. Much better than driving, better for the environment, and I work at a steel mill, so the extra fire is no problem.
The new book sounds great, and I’m a big fan of the Kitty series too.
I RSVPed. I remember the song Puff the Magic Dragon and thought it was so sad. I have always felt more for the beasty because they are so the underdog and misunderstood. Okay I’m a sap! I love the Pern dragons and Gena Showalter’s dragons. Movie I’d have to say Reign of Fire and in that one I was for the humans. I love to collect dragons. I have quite a few antique dragons from China and around. I love you Kitty books. They are the best and I plan to pick this one up also. Will you be writing more dragon books? I have done all the vote and RSVPing on the other quests. Thankyou, Lisa D.
REB: I think the Jabberwock can be just about anything, really. As for colors, I’m not sure. I think I definitely need a red dragon at some point.
Heidi: It wasn’t hard switching from werewolves to dragons. They’re very different, and I had a different story I wanted to tell.
Heather: I haven’t seen Fire and Ice, but it sounds like a perfect Saturday night SyFy feature!
Lisa: I have a sequel in mind for Voices of Dragons. Beyond that, who knows?
Once again, thank you to everyone for participating, and thanks for all the great questions! I hope you like Voices of Dragons!
I’m relatively new to dragon fiction, but I quickly fell in love with Katie MacAlister’s Drake (more so than Gabe because I like the mean guys, LOL), the men of Deborah Cooke’s Dragonfire series, Lex Valentine’s dragons in her Tales of the Darkworld series, um…oh my, I can’t remember the dragon’s name in Stephanie Rowe’s series, but she is hilarious! I’m horrible.
Out of all these, though, my very favorite dragon is Janx from C. E. Murphy’s Negotiator series. He’s big, he’s bad, and he will take you down if you cross him. ::happy sigh::
I’d say I have a tiny obsession with dragons. I have a rather large tattoo of a dragon on the left side of my back. He’s beautiful, with thick, black lines and red shading.
Which type of dragons do you write about? Not in the good vs evil way, but physically. Do they have wings, serpentine bodies, etc?
Hi Carrie, I’m a little bit late but just wanted to say I love your Kitty books and looking forward to your new ones. As for dragons — katie MacAlisters are great and there is also Maryjanice Davidson’s Jennifer Scales Young adult series.
My favorite dragon (so far) is in a book by Mary Brown. I can’t remember the book, although I do remember the dragon- There was something about him turning into a man once in a while. All very vague, but written very nicely.
I’m looking forward to your dragons, Ms Vaughn.
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I haven’t read many dragon stories yet, the ones that I remember the best are from ‘Eragon’ and ‘The Hobbit’, but my favorite dragon is actually from the movie ‘Dragonheart’, played by Sir Sean Connery. I remember liking the interaction between the dragon and its human friend, and because this wasn’t just some fire-breathing monster, as I prefer human-like dragons more.
Now I’d like to ask, are the dragons in your books magical beings (like in Hobbit and Eragon), or have they some kind of scientific explanation to them, similar like in the movie ‘Reign of Fire’?
Thanks!
Dovile P.
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Jackie: My dragons are classic European dragons (though if I write the sequel, I want to have Chinese dragons in it). They have forearms that are part of their wings, they breathe fire, and fly.
Dovile: I actually don’t give much of an explanation for dragons. There’s no other magic per se, but there’s always the issue of how does something that big fly? There’s a lot of mystery about them. But I think there’s probably a natural explanation.
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2) Well, There’s The Dragon Series By Allyson James Also Shelly Laurenston’s Can’t Get Enough, Theresa Chaze Awakening The dragon Series, G.A. Aiken Dragon Kin Series To Name A Few.
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2) Now, I want to hear about all of your favorite dragons and dragon
stories.Well, One Dragon Movie I Liked As A Kid Was Pete’s Dragon. I Used To Love That Movie. Another Dragon Movie I Loved Was Dragonheart.
I Have Actually Only Read One Dragon Book Which Was Called “Goddess Of Eire” By Janeen O’Kerry.
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