#dragon rule

[iwillcometoyourhouseatnight]

We should make The Dragon Rule that is a rule that whenever any writer decides to kill of a dragon in any work of fiction i go to their house and remove their lungs.

[haveyoureadthisfantasybook]

have you read Dragon Rule, by E.E. Knight (2009)?

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Voting ended onApr 23, 2024

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[herides]

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY ULTIMATE FAVOURITE BOOK SERIES!!!!!

     It's the motherfucking Age of Fire series by an E.E. Knight and they are fan-fucking-tastic. I'm going to tell you about these books without spoilers and i'm not going to give any names.

     I've read these books so much that their covers are tearing and I got them brand new from Barnes and Nobles years ago so I really love these books. Here's a factoid that will pull many people in. The books are about dragons. Here's a factoid that will put people into a stranglehold. Every waking moment in the books are told from the dragons perspective, that's right, THE DRAGONS ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERS. All humans and such are secondary characters or antagonists. To me, these books have the most definitive dragon anatomy that I always believe in whenever I hear dragon.

     Starting with their biology, these dragons scales are basically biological metal armor plating. Almost indestructible, fire proof, highly valued among lesser races, and grow when the dragon consumes metals. Dragons have a special stomach designed to digest metals like coins, jewellery and raw ore and turn them into scales. Gives a point to dragon hordes. The quality of the metal has effect to the quality of the scale. The dragons breath fire using an organ called a fire bladder where it takes the fat out of foods and creates a flammable goo that acts like organic napalm instead of just pure fire, its more realistic. There are also differences between female and male dragons. Male dragons scales can be any colour other than green, have horns, and have whats called a griff which are armored fans that descend from his head crest and they cover the vulnerable ears and veins. Females don't have a griff or a crest or horns and the only scale colour they come in is green. The dragons have multiple hearts, including one in their necks. Everything else is pretty basic anatomically. This is the dragon anatomy I always refer to and prefer when talking about dragons. Note about the scales, although rare, a grey dragon has no scales but pebbly skin and is generally faster and more agile than other dragons because scales cause a lot of weight, but they are easier to kill, but their skin can change to the colour of their surroundings. Scales also make a lot of noise so a grey can be stealthy and can swim better. Now with their life cycle, A dragon when he gets out of the egg is referred to as a hatchling and hatchling gets out of the egg using a small horn on the tip of their snout called the egg tooth. Sort of like crocodiles get out of eggs. They usually shed the egg tooth but can keep it. Upon leaving the eggs, the hatchlings will see each other and if the males see each other, instinct drives them to fight each other to the death from the moment they're born for dominance of the egg shelf (a shelf in a cave the parents deemed good for the eggs). The females will be left alone and don't fight each other. Hatchlings when born can't breath fire, nor are their wings visible. Their wings are kept inside wing sacs on their backs for much of their young life. Upon breathing their first flame, the hatchling is chased out by the father and forced to live on its own. Then they are called drakes. When they come of age, their wings will pop out of the wing sacs and after they dry, they can fly. Then they are called official dragons. Horns don't start growing till dragonhood. Also cute thing about dragons. DRAGONS PURR LIKE CATS WHEN THEY'RE HAPPY. Now since our main characters are dragons, obviously were not going to follow a story with beast grunts for dialogue. Dragons are actually incredibly smart and capable of many human like qualities.In this world, their are many languages, and if your tongue is capable of it, you can even speak to animals and birds with grunts and completely understand them. Dragons have their own language and have their on words. For instance, "Prumm" refers to their purring, "Sii" refers to their front legs and "Saa" refer to their back legs. Also the dragons are even capable of a sort of advanced telepathy. They can speak to each other using their minds and even send "mind images" sort of like showing someone what your true imagination or your memories look like in their mind. Their naming rules are a little confusing to me. Knight put a not in the first book on the first page about it.

     "Careful readers will observe that a mature dragon's name changes after he makes his first flight. By tradition, the pronunciation of a dragon's name changes as he achieves maturity, with emphasis shifting from the first syllable to the second. When Auron's father, AuRel, was a hatchling, he would have been called Aurel, as on would say the word aural. When he became a fledged dragon, the pronunciation changed so that it would rhyme with noel. The ancient practice of calling the surviving male hatchling by the father's name until he breathed his first fire had died out by the time Auron's egg was laid."

     Seems simple at first, but it gets harder to keep in mind when you get names like "FeHazethant" and "AgGriffopse"

     Also dragons really love to sing. In fact if they want to mate, the pair go up and fly and the male sings his "life song" to her and then the mate like eagles. Do you know how eagles mate? They join midair and go in a free fall as they mate and break the bond before they hit the ground. Talk about intense sex. 

     Just a little bit about he humans and others, referred to as "homonids" in the books. There are humans, elves (elf hair looks like plant matter), dwarves, and blighters (which from what i can tell, I imagine that they look like orcs but not really.)

     Really cool thing about these dragons is that they act a lot like humans. They fall in love, they lust, the cheat, they get drunk, have parties, fight, and all sorts of other emotions (most of this isn't seen until book 3 and up.

     NOW BEFORE YOU READ THEM A LITTLE PROTIP. E.E. Knight wrote the books in a clever way. The main story follows 3 protagonist dragon siblings who hatched in a clutch of 5. 3 males and 2 females. I won't say anything about the missing 2 siblings stories but I will say ones story will make you cry. The first 3 books, all start in the same setting, the egg shelf and show what the 3 hatchlings lives were like before specific spoiler like events. Each book is devoted to 1 hatchlings life and their perspective and life experiences from hatchling to dragonhood. Technically you can read the first 3 in any order, but I advise you read in order. The following final 3 are about the 3 siblings lives together, this is where the realy plot of the whole story is. I prefer the first 3.

     My favorite of the series and my favorite book of all time is Dragon Outcast: Book 3 of the Age of Fire. 

     These are the only books I have true emotional feeling towards.

     NOW GO OUT AND LOVE THESE BOOKS AS I LOVED THEM. PLEASE.