tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post7941848081545494257..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Dragon TherapyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-18533235948514057752009-06-01T23:21:40.158-04:002009-06-01T23:21:40.158-04:00Lynn --
I keep saying that I don't like vampi...Lynn --<br /><br /> I keep saying that I don't like vampire or shapeshifting romances and then I keep adding another author who writes those onto my auto-buy list. <br /> <br /> When I found out that one of my favorite historical romance authors was now writing as this 'Deborah Cooke' person and writing dragon/shapeshifter romances, I was not really sure I could suspend my disbelief and my dislike for 'those' books. In spite of stuffed dragons of all kinds being the main decoration in my office and having about a dozen of them sit up on my shelves watching me write, dragon books were simply not my kind of books to read. But I am glad I did...<br /><br /> I read the blurb for the third one, was intrigued by it and picked up the first two while waiting for the third. It took me about one day to read each of them! I lost myself in the story and only a very few times did I ask myself the same questions you asked yourself -- how could a dragon fit in a bookstore!?, etc. <br /><br /> Once again, my narrowmindedness was beaten down a bit by a good author writing a really good story... Darn! Where will this end?<br /><br /> TerriTerri Brisbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14866839874585980451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-3959337798930212662009-06-01T16:57:20.336-04:002009-06-01T16:57:20.336-04:00Thanks, Lynn. My pocketbook just wept tears, becau...Thanks, Lynn. My pocketbook just wept tears, because I'm going to have to get these now (well, as many as I can).Toni McGee Causeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15370542021428660374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-73645142640267777752009-06-01T14:54:28.653-04:002009-06-01T14:54:28.653-04:00The very first dragon novels I read were the Harpe...<I>The very first dragon novels I read were the Harper Hall (aka Dragonsong) novels, then the rest of the Pern books by Anne McCaffrey.</I>OMG same here! Everyone has given me grief over reading the Harper trilogy first...ha to them.<br /><br /><I>I was one of the very first people to read a series of dragon books for Avon Eos by Holly Lisle, which were the World Gates Books.</I>Loved these too.<br /><br />I'll have to find the Patricia Briggs ones...my TBR list groans every time I check you blog LOLSherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042368061073048819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-13077766153590218382009-05-31T22:03:40.385-04:002009-05-31T22:03:40.385-04:00My first dragon books were the same as yours. And ...My first dragon books were the same as yours. And I'm another one longing for really GOOD dragon books out there. Must check this series out!Charlene Tegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483186891214783397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-16691413454857844332009-05-31T20:53:02.382-04:002009-05-31T20:53:02.382-04:00Toni wrote kind words for my daughter's sculpt...Toni wrote kind words for my daughter's sculpture, and: <i>Second, for those of us who are spanky new to dragon stories, which ones are you referring to as the best dragon stories written?</i><br /><br />The very first dragon novels I read were the Harper Hall (aka Dragonsong) novels, then the rest of the Pern books by Anne McCaffrey. I was in the military at the time and traveling around the world, so it was hard to get them, and it took me another ten years or so to collect and read them all. Then I went into a literary phase and stopped reading fantasy.<br /><br />Much later on in life I read another pair of dragon books, <i>Dragon Blood</i> and <i>Dragon Bones</i>, by this (at the time) virtually unknown fantasy writer named Patricia Briggs, who blew me away. <br /><br />Then about a year after that I was one of the very first people to read a series of dragon books for Avon Eos by Holly Lisle, which were the World Gates Books.<br /><br />These three ladies were the best in the genre. However, there were a lot more authors trying to write dragon books, and I thought they'd be as skilled, and of course it was all downhill from there. I did try for a couple of years to find something at least half as good, and couldn't. I don't know if it was dumb luck or believing a lot of undeserved hype, but I ended up reading a lot of very bad dragon books, getting disgusted and giving up on that type of fantasy story altogether.the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-41649881881661017402009-05-31T17:28:07.834-04:002009-05-31T17:28:07.834-04:00I too want to know what the best dragon books ever...I too want to know what the best dragon books ever were. <br /><br />I know, for me, I loved the Dragonriders of Pern (before she passed the series off to her son). And I can't imagine any other dragon stories measuring up to those.<br /><br />I tried the first of the Shana Abe books, The Smoke Thief, and thought the hero was kind of an asshat. And I felt the emotional connection between the hero and heroine was totally manufactured by the author. They "loved" each other because she told us they did, I saw no real evidence of that for myself. <br /><br />But, anyway, yes, what are your favorite dragon books? *curious face*E.D. Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03002135496669838071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-41295971677485189722009-05-31T13:50:41.638-04:002009-05-31T13:50:41.638-04:00Love your daughter's dragon. My oldest son doodles...Love your daughter's dragon. My oldest son doodles dragons a bit but other than Eragon I haven't seen him read anything with dragons in it. I'd love to have him read the Dragons of Pern series...or at least some of it (I think it's at 22 books or something now!)<br /><br />I'm glad to hear Cooke's books seem to be as good as advertised because I should have the first one in my hands by the end of the week. YAYSherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042368061073048819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-56397303964117026672009-05-31T12:01:13.011-04:002009-05-31T12:01:13.011-04:00Have you tried Naomi Novik's dragon series? It's a...Have you tried Naomi Novik's dragon series? It's a retelling of the Napoleonic Wars with an air force of dragons. I'm enjoying them very much. The first book is His Majesty's Dragon.Diane9596https://www.blogger.com/profile/10588763489923463711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-84325221808371682212009-05-31T10:06:54.744-04:002009-05-31T10:06:54.744-04:00You know, I love Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson ...You know, I love Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson books, but have never read the Hurog series. I did read Her Majesty's Dragon, but I got bored after book two. <br /><br />Funny thing to me about this post - I'm still working to finish a book by Thursday for a conference where I can shop it around a bit. (Up till 3AM! Woohoo!) And my story involves an Alpha werewolf and a woman, destined to be his mate, who is very powerful in the dreamscape but doesn't know it. HA! When I read what you said I almost burst into tears. I wanted to yell, "But mine is good...I think!" Then I saw that you don't judge by the first five books. I just want to say THANK YOU for that! : )Little Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324107673573817188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-35507779632822467062009-05-31T09:00:56.804-04:002009-05-31T09:00:56.804-04:00Yup, I'm curious too --which are the best dragon b...Yup, I'm curious too --which are the best dragon books in your opinion?<br /><br />Ha! I think you've a new blog topic :)Rashda Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803134396969891096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-89703921364912386762009-05-31T03:09:32.426-04:002009-05-31T03:09:32.426-04:00"the best dragon books ever published"
Which are?"the best dragon books ever published"<br />Which are?Carissa Thorphttp://www.google.com/profiles/ct5821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-76928263451673953822009-05-31T02:30:27.762-04:002009-05-31T02:30:27.762-04:00Ha, as I was reading through your post, my first t...Ha, as I was reading through your post, my first thought was about the logistics of a dragon in a bookstore. Wouldn't his wings knock over all the stacks? Either that, or he wouldn't be able to unfurl them due to the space restrictions. And surely someone has to walk by and notice a giant creature occupying all that space.<br /><br />I try not to judge books I read by whether I'd write them that way as well. Sometimes, if I come to an unsatisfying plot point, I might frown and think it could be better done another way, but ultimately I just try to look at it as "This was the story the author wanted to tell", and if I think of something that would be significantly different and better, I might try to spin my own story out of that (making sure I can do so without plagiarizing the original story--in other words, I should be inspired, not copying).<br /><br />And I must say, you not judging an author by the first five books is a lot more fair than most readers or editors would be!Kristin Laughtinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01536556357622503501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-89375709341847177562009-05-31T02:26:43.589-04:002009-05-31T02:26:43.589-04:00Right. I assume you have the Hurog books, by Patri...Right. I assume you have the Hurog books, by Patrica Briggs. <br />One series that I fully recommend, is Curt Benjamin's novels about Llesho and his journey. They are great, and they contain dragons, but they are secondary characters. Not sure how easy you can find them, though. <br />I think Mary Janice Davidson have a YA series about a dragon girl, too.Mikaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12127460169502687515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-27491659624864294162009-05-31T01:56:09.365-04:002009-05-31T01:56:09.365-04:00First, I love your daughter's dragon! Seriously ad...First, I love your daughter's dragon! Seriously adorable. <br /><br />Second, for those of us who are spanky new to dragon stories, which ones are you referring to as the best dragon stories written? (I know, it is sad, the volume of books I am clueless about.)<br /><br />Loved your description of your reading process. Very similar in how I read--I like being a sponge. I may not write the same way as someone else, but I can still fall for a compelling story.Toni McGee Causeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15370542021428660374noreply@blogger.com