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thorns
Peasant Elder
Joined: August 15th, 2006, 6:25 pm Posts: 76
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good dragon/magic books?
i have nothing to read right now and i only like reading books about dragons and/or magic . For example the Inheritance Trilogy.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what books i could get?
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August 31st, 2006, 12:24 pm |
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dragonyux
Dragon Egg Carrier
Joined: August 30th, 2006, 5:37 pm Posts: 251
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You should also try:
Dragonology Handbook : A Practical Course in Dragons (Ologies) by Dugald Steer
Great Book of Dragon Patterns : The Ultimate Design Sourcebook for Artists and Craftspeople
DRAGONS, A Natural History
Dragon Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic Many Authors
The Book Of Dragons Michael Hague. 17 Short stories about dragons
The Flight of the Dragons Peter Dickinson
Dragon Fantastic Rosalind Greenberg. 16 short stories with dragons being the main them
Here There Be Dragons Jane Yolen
Dragons: Truth, Myth, Legend David Passes
DragonWorld by Byron Preiss, J.Michael Reaves and Joseph Zucker. It is about two different cultures who are separated by a narrow sea. When a small boy is killed on one side the other is blamed. The true culprit is a Coldrake (cousin to a dragon). A young man from each side seeks out the last surviving dragon to help them find the truth and bind the two cultures together. 560 pages. THis should keep you busy until the third book comes.
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September 1st, 2006, 2:22 pm |
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thorns
Peasant Elder
Joined: August 15th, 2006, 6:25 pm Posts: 76
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_________________ I LOVE THE INHERITANCE TRILOGY BOOKS!!!
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September 1st, 2006, 4:40 pm |
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dragonyux
Dragon Egg Carrier
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September 2nd, 2006, 12:23 am |
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I'MNOTCRAZY
Black Dragon
Joined: July 12th, 2006, 5:32 pm Posts: 5379 Location: Bethesda, MD; my computer; lala land; Alagaesia
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Try The Dragon Riders Of Pern series.
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September 2nd, 2006, 7:22 pm |
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elvensuprise
Peasant Elder
Joined: June 9th, 2006, 1:25 am Posts: 126 Location: alpine, California
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yeah I would also highly recomend that series but also if u happened to like old classic books an ur a girl i'd recomend Pride & predjudice but if ur a guy thers always artimis fowl series
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September 2nd, 2006, 8:27 pm |
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Eragon The Last Rider
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Joined: September 4th, 2006, 2:30 pm Posts: 53 Location: In Ellesmera training with my dragon hatchling Glaedr
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u could also try Dragon Blood it is a series with i think 16 books in it
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October 7th, 2006, 11:40 pm |
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Gryndel_2006
Wise DragonRider
Joined: September 15th, 2006, 6:10 pm Posts: 1128 Location: Current: Texas workin' butt off.
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this is pobly an old topic but Dragonlance has over 20 books you can read, I had to buy 6 of them cuz I loved them so much, I'm still readding them and I got them almost a full year ago. (Try the tales of the twins and the war of the souls ones first) -they are the best! -
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October 8th, 2006, 12:53 am |
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Grimly(darkstar)
DragonRider in Training
Joined: February 2nd, 2006, 4:19 am Posts: 633 Location: Brookings, SD
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My Favorite book is Jeremy thatcher:Dragon Hatcher. It's not very long, but its a good book I think the dragon in it and saphira in eragon have very similar personalities.
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October 10th, 2006, 8:00 pm |
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blue sword
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I like "the Hero and the Crown" by Robin Mckinley
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October 11th, 2006, 1:41 am |
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Shade of Fear
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Ummmm....was dragon rider mentioned yet?
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October 11th, 2006, 2:07 am |
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dragonfriend
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Joined: October 8th, 2006, 3:25 am Posts: 37
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Re: good dragon/magic books?
thorns wrote: i have nothing to read right now and i only like reading books about dragons and/or magic . For example the Inheritance Trilogy.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what books i could get?
Try reading a book called "Dragon's Milk" .It's about three baby dragons who have lost there mother.
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October 12th, 2006, 7:50 pm |
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Oblivion Keeper
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Joined: September 22nd, 2006, 8:08 pm Posts: 31 Location: Lost.....Somewhere
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dont no where you would get them but theres the krystonia books(about a place called Krystonia) that are pretty good and the bartimaeus trilogy(mondern day london run by wizards)
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October 18th, 2006, 8:35 pm |
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ladyofthelost
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Joined: October 17th, 2006, 5:56 pm Posts: 854 Location: somewhere, there's no gravity, and common sense has died, guess where i am cause i don't have a clue
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The seer and the sword as well as the healers keep by Victoria Hanley are great
I also agree that everyone should read the Bartimaeus trilogy
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October 19th, 2006, 5:29 pm |
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define normal
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Joined: December 2nd, 2006, 4:34 am Posts: 169 Location: The Great Pacific Northwest
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I'MNOTCRAZY wrote: Try The Dragon Riders Of Pern series.
Yes, those are very good. Read the Harper Hall Trilogy by the same author.
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December 5th, 2006, 3:15 am |
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SIEGEMASTER
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Joined: August 14th, 2006, 10:45 pm Posts: 3190 Location: Fighting alongside Baldur ^^That Guy^^
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I NEED A BOOK TO READ THIS Plese keep repling
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December 7th, 2006, 11:58 pm |
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Valkyrie
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ever read the 7 sleeper series?
Kinda mix between sci-fi & mythology
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December 8th, 2006, 12:02 am |
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SaphireSoul
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Joined: October 26th, 2006, 5:11 pm Posts: 859 Location: Ventrillo
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No, i read the Anne McCaffery books and the Garth Nix books
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December 8th, 2006, 12:03 am |
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SIEGEMASTER
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Valkrayie wrote: ever read the 7 sleeper series? Kinda mix between sci-fi & mythology i have already read those i want to try Harry Potter and Dragon Rider or the Rangers Aprentice series, but thanx anyway.
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December 8th, 2006, 1:41 am |
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redshurtugal08
Black Dragon
Joined: March 26th, 2007, 2:06 am Posts: 6303 Location: the net of love, the whirlwind of passion, the heat of a soccer game, or partying.
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theres the dragons of deltora series, theyre good. its 4 books but to understand some aspects of the books you might need to read the other two series about the same charachters called deltora quest with 8 books and deltora shadowlands with 3 books
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May 12th, 2007, 7:50 pm |
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i-luv-saphira
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if u wanna read one of the best fantasy series to date, read The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne Mccaffrey. if uv read that already, go with The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein. only one dragon in it, but still a fantastic book.
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May 12th, 2007, 10:04 pm |
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Serena Svit-Kona
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Valkrayie wrote: ever read the 7 sleeper series? Kinda mix between sci-fi & mythology
What is this series about?
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May 12th, 2007, 10:13 pm |
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i-luv-saphira
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The Dragonriders of Pern is basically about this planet called Pern that has been colonized by humans. It revolves around this erratic star called the Red Star. Every time the Red Star comes close to Pern, it drops destructive blue Threads onto Pern, causing widespread death and destruction. So the people of Pern used their ability to alter DNA to create a race of dragons that can fly and breed and protect Pern against the Threads. Every time they ingest firestone, special enzymes in their stomachs make it able to ignite on contact with oxygen when they breath out the fumes. This fire allows the dragons and their Riders to destroy the Threads before they hit they ground. The Pernese also built Holds that are literally built in caves and can support millions of people when the Threads are falling. I heard that the series is much, much better if u read them in the order McCaffrey wrote them. The first book is called Dragonflight, then it's Dragonquest, and then The White Dragon. These are just the first three books. In all, there are 16 books, so it's quite a bit of reading.
If you like this, then you should also like the Dragonlance series. The number of books are far more numerous, and the dragons are, as far as I know, evil, but it's still a great series.
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First beware Pride, lest belief in ones might--Has you discount the foeman who is braving your sight.
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May 12th, 2007, 10:43 pm |
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AnnieBee
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Re:
i-luv-saphira wrote: if u wanna read one of the best fantasy series to date, read The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne Mccaffrey. Oh I agree with you on this one. The series is FABULOUS!! But I think you are incorrect on the amount of books. So far I have 18 books from the series and I believe I don't have the last one which was written in collaboration with her son Todd McCaffrey. I know there are two outtakes from the world of Pern. The Gift of Dragons is one of them, and this I have. And I know that she wrote an outtake on Moreta. That one made me cry so hard. It tells about what Moreta is thinking and feeling while she's in between! The point is that the series is one heck of a ride! I loved it and I still go back to them once in a while!!!!!!!!
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June 13th, 2007, 4:00 am |
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Keever McD
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Re: good dragon/magic books?
Try the Dragons in Our Midst books by Bryan Davis. Theiir really good. A preqeul just came out called Eye of the Oracle which will be a kick off of another series that will be after the Dragons in Our Midst books that will be called Oracles of Fire There are four DIOM books and one OOF books so far, but three more OOF books are on the way.
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June 13th, 2007, 8:06 pm |
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