tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878722808499769137.post4721281147189428955..comments2023-08-24T10:53:36.968-04:00Comments on Bitterwood: E.E. Knight and Dragon ProtagonistsJames Maxeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927848864775293278noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878722808499769137.post-18821465976057374342007-08-28T20:28:00.000-04:002007-08-28T20:28:00.000-04:00Clean, if you liked Jandra, you'll love the next n...Clean, if you liked Jandra, you'll love the next novel, Dragon Forge, in which she again plays a central and decisive role. It's still a year away, though. Watch this space for news.James Maxeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927848864775293278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878722808499769137.post-52986823625860310632007-08-28T18:00:00.000-04:002007-08-28T18:00:00.000-04:00hey, i finished the book. i loved the ending altho...hey, i finished the book. i loved the ending although my most favorite dragon, vedevorex had to pass away while jandra gave her forgiveness to him.<BR/><BR/>i think my most favourited human in the book is jandra. despite the fact that shes not the main character of the book. i liked her because shes got the ability to turn invisible and heal others, kind, caring, loving and has the spirit to cleanmindedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922217532351235850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878722808499769137.post-39842916825092540732007-08-27T15:51:00.000-04:002007-08-27T15:51:00.000-04:00Cleanminded,Thanks for your comments! If you're at...Cleanminded,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments! If you're at the Hezekiah/Bitterwood reunion you aren't too far off from the big fight scenes at the end of the book. Hope you enjoy the ride!James Maxeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927848864775293278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878722808499769137.post-36126972248543580742007-08-27T07:36:00.000-04:002007-08-27T07:36:00.000-04:00im only 15 years old and this is the first book i ...im only 15 years old and this is the first book i first read only because i wanted too, ive read some other books because my teacher made me.<BR/>anyway i only got onto reading because i took an advice of my cousing who just started working a few months ago (he left university)<BR/><BR/>anyway when i went on holiday, there was a bookshop called "waterstone" catched on my eyes, and actualy went cleanmindedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794467407753991059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878722808499769137.post-6797367988268152452007-08-07T19:35:00.000-04:002007-08-07T19:35:00.000-04:00Thanks for the tip SciFiChick. There are good myt...Thanks for the tip SciFiChick. There are good mythic reasons to think of dragons as noble--they grace many coats of arms, for example. <BR/><BR/>Which brings up an interesting counter question: Can anyone think of any fictional portrayal of dragons as untrustworthy, skuzzy sleezebags?James Maxeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927848864775293278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878722808499769137.post-36998785544073861932007-08-07T13:29:00.000-04:002007-08-07T13:29:00.000-04:00One of my favorites is the Elvenbane (Halfblood Ch...One of my favorites is the Elvenbane (Halfblood Chronicles) series by Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey. There are 3 in the series, but supposedly Lackey is working on finishing the 4th.<BR/>The dragons are some of my favorite characters in the books, depicted as such a noble race.<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Elvenbane-Half-Blood-Chronicles-Andre-Norton/dp/0606297871/ref=pd_bbs_1/Angela/SciFiChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03207325369810773405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878722808499769137.post-57478825430595437572007-08-07T10:07:00.000-04:002007-08-07T10:07:00.000-04:00I love it! A Marxist dragon would have some terri...I love it! A Marxist dragon would have some terrific dialogue:<BR/><BR/>"The dragons of the world have nothing to lose but their chains! Dragons of the world unite!" <BR/><BR/>"Religion is the opiate of the reptiles." <BR/><BR/>Well, okay, not terrific dialogue, maybe, but at least mildly amusing...James Maxeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927848864775293278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878722808499769137.post-15802512561186437542007-08-07T09:44:00.000-04:002007-08-07T09:44:00.000-04:00One of my all-time favorite dragons is a secondary...One of my all-time favorite dragons is a secondary character named Falameezar-aziz-Sulmonmee in Alan Dean Foster's comic Spellsinger series. He's a land-bound dragon who likes bodies of water.<BR/><BR/>Falameezar happened upon some Marx while drifting through interspacial dimensions and became a devout Marxist. He's got a small role but he's quite the character: his "allies" always have to E.E. Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17464546204215807099noreply@blogger.com