I recently read Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards! where he presents some unorthodox style dragons. What are some other unique representations of dragons you've read and how have they influenced your work?
I've really only read a few Pratchett stories (which a major failing on my part) but I go5chu here
I think my biggest influences are:
Patricia C. Wrede (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles)
Tamora Pierce (esp her The Immortals Quartet)
and a little bit of Elizabeth Kerner (Kolmar series)
I like dragons being mages with full sentience and their own cultures, all but immortal, and gender being a thing they barely care about. And, as Kerner wrote them, sexy. While I can appreciate dragons written more like magical beasts (ex. I did really love GuardsGuards and the dragons were interesting!) than "people", I do hard-core HATE when dragons only have two hind legs and little clawsies on their wings. they are not bats. they are not wyverns. they are DRAGONS, four legs or bust.
