National Appreciate a Dragon Day you say?
*throws these dragons at you*
Dragons have always been an essential fantasy staple, but they feel like they've gone mainstream lately - not that I'm complaining. My favorite dragon has always been Gorbash; I probably watched Flight of Dragons two-hundred times as a kid. I haven't watched it lately to see if it holds up, and I don't think I want to. I want to remember how much I loved it years ago and feel nostalgic. It was part of the Intelligent, Talking Dragon genre, more Smaug than Drogon.
As far as my own efforts go, I've written the dragons in the Drake Chronicles as mentally linked with their riders, but ultimately as animals, without speech or human reasoning. They do have an incredible sense of empathy with their riders, however, and are not mindless snarling and snapping beasts who devour everything in sight. Mine are a blend of dogs and horses personality-wise, domesticated, and useful, and affectionate.
Little Valgrind is admittedly my favorite. He's a cute, dumb baby, and Nali loves him, though he'd never admit it aloud.
If you're all about the current dragon craze, the first five books of my adult epic fantasy saga are available in digital and print form, and I'm currently working on book six. There's romance, political intrigue, tenuous alliances, interesting villains. There's Ragnar 😉 There's wolf shifters, and necromancy, and dream-walking. Don't let the slow-burn start in book one fool you: it's definitely magical, and more than earns the fantasy label in the rest of the series.
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