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Devilishly Dragonic Moments from Dragon Week History

July 11, 2023July 10, 2023a cat

This is our fifth Dragon Week! That’s half a decade of monstrously mythic content, and we’d be remiss if we didn’t give some spotlight and love to key moments from Dragon Weeks’ past.

Check it out!

opens in a new windowOur Favorite Highlights from Dragon Weeks Past (2022)

We literally have so many Dragon Week highlights that the previous highlight reel takes spot one on this list. We are full of dragons. We are drowning in dragons. We are dragons.

Dragon Week 4: Dragons 4Ever!!

opens in a new windowAre Hippos DRAGONS!?! Sarah Gailey Weighs In!

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The only thing we love more than exploring the murky boundary of the reality of dragons is asking our authors to explore with us.

Dragon Week: TOKYO DRIFT

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This one’s for the dragons among us. You need not cringe from the glinting armor of menacing nights. You have this guide.

Dragon Week: TOKYO DRIFT

opens in a new windowThe Best Dragons in Human Skin: A List by Jenn Lyons, author of The Ruin of Kings

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Some dragons are dragons. Some dragons are people. Jenn Lyons understands.

Dragon Week 2020

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Dragons are cool, and we love them. That’s why we invited Marie Brennan to talk dragon conservation.

Dragon Week (2019 Original)

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Situation: It’s 2021 and you have suddenly become a dragon. Uh oh! Good thing this guide from Brian Naslund just dropped!

Dragon Week: TOKYO DRIFT

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How to Survive an Adventurer Attack: A Guide for Dragons

July 14, 2021April 15, 2024Rachel Taylor

Welcome to Dragon Week: Tokyo Drift, a celebration of all things Dragon!

In 2019, we asked our smart and wily dragon experts (AKA our staff) an extremely important question: how would you survive a dragon attack?

But in 2020, we decided this isn’t entirely fair to our poor dragon friends, so we took a different angle and asked our conquering heroes: how would you survive an ADVENTURER attack?

The results: CHAOTIC. The advice: ON POINT. The presentation: FIRE (literally…things got a little toasty over here).

Help us take a look back at ‘How to Survive an Adventurer Attack 101’!

Jordan Hanley, Marketing Manager:

I’d probably toast them alive first. DRACARYS. Cook some marshmallows over the mortals pile.

Natassja Haught, Marketing Coordinator:

Sneeze on them (they will drown in the mucus).

Dakota Griffin, Production-Editorial Coordinator:

Okay, real talk my scaly brethren: have you ever been smacking around some adventurers trying to steal your rightfully acquired hoard, burning ’em up real good, getting them all slashed up and bloody, and then–out of nowhere–they start getting un-crispy and un-bloody, like that’s a thing they’re allowed to do? Have you ever noticed the one squishy little snack, standing in the back, waving their tiny arms about and squawking, but not even making any fireballs or lightning bolts or anything? Hold onto your horns, because it turns out that all that arm waving and noise making is what’s undoing your diligent adventurer crisping and smashing. Talk about rude. You want to make your appointment to burn that town by the river to ashes next weekend? Eat the one in the back first. Then see what the sword-swingers and the lightning-callers think of you.

a cat, Marketing Coordinator:

Wink at the bard

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Ruoxi Chen, Editor:

Have they come to my lair to seek my wisdom and then inevitably turned on me because humans are weak and fallible creatures with short-sighted needs? Then it’s really on them to survive me. If it’s my bad because I got hungry and ate the wrong person’s kid, then I’d throw up my immortal pearl, take my human form, and blend into the crowd until it blew over.

Caro Perny, Publicity Manager, Tor Books:

I roll for seduction. Paint me like one of your French dragons, you wily adventurer, you.

Rachel Taylor, Marketing Manager, Tor Books:

I would take the below inspiration from legend and inspiration, Ron Swanson.

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If I can’t see them, they can’t see me! 🙂

Sarah Pannenberg, Marketing Coordinator, Tor Teen/Forge Books/Nightfire:

I would politely invite the adventurer for afternoon tea, during which I would charm them into believing that I’m a harmless, kind-hearted dragon. Turns out I slipped poison in their tea, take that silly adventurer >:)

a bunch of raccoons in a trench coat, Senior Marketing Manager, Tor Books:

Sup, dragons. It’s me. Ya boi. I’ve got the advice you need to get those pesky adventurers to stop blowing up your spot.

Consider adopting yourself a human. Sure. They can be messy, smelly, and greedy for your gold, but they can be steadfast and loyal if properly trained. Having them around is a good deterrent to human attacks, and they usually can be taken care of with a bit of digestible protein, caffeine, books, and healthcare. If that doesn’t work, try stacking several possums on top of each other in a trenchcoat. Slightly less effective as a deterrent but you can feed them garbage so they’re also lower maintenance.

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Julia Bergen, Associate Marketing Manager, Tor/Forge/Tor Teen/Starscape:

Bribe them with some of my gold. I’ve got plenty. If I want I can burn them and take it back later. A dragon’s gotta leave her options open for the future.

Sanaa Ali-Virani, Editorial Assistant, Tor Books/Forge Books/Tor.com Publishing:

Assess them for worthiness. Preferably through the use of convoluted slime traps and careful(ish) stair climbing. If they meet our august standards, they may be permitted to learn the Dance of the Dragons. And if they do not… Well. One does not simply walk away from the original firebenders.

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The Best Dragons in Human Skin: A List by Jenn Lyons, author of The Ruin of Kings

June 22, 2021April 8, 2024Rachel Taylor1 Comment

We’re so excited to revisit one of our favorite guest posts from author Jenn Lyons, published during Dragon Week 2020. Check out Jenn as she rounds up the best Dragons in human skin—do you agree with her choices? Let us know in the comments!

The Best Dragons in Human Skins

By Jenn Lyons

I’ve always loved dragons. This isn’t a secret (nor the first time I’ve gone on about it).

Dragons are awesome.

But I can distinctly remember the first time I discovered something even better than dragons: wizards who could change INTO dragons. That has everything. Powerful do-not-mess-with-me magic? Check. Being able to fly while still fitting through the door of one’s favorite restaurants? Check. The potential for some idiot to pick a fight with you only to discover, oh no, DRAGON?

Check.

As little girl power fantasies went, this was heady stuff.

For me, that realization came in the form of Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty. It’s kind of amazing how much of a formative effect that movie had on me, and not perhaps in the way Disney had imagined or intended. While I suppose most kids could be assumed to be rooting for the ‘heroes,’ here I was howling with frustration because, seriously, Maleficent, how did you manage to lose to that guy? And who carries an asbestos shield, anyway?

But even though Maleficent disappointed me, my love of a good shape changing dragon has endured. So if I may, I’d like to talk about a few of my favorites. (Warning, sometimes the big reveal that a person can shape change into a dragon or just flat-out is a dragon is a major plot point of these stories, so the rest of this is filled with spoilers.)

Takhisis, from the opens in a new windowDragonlance series by Margaret Weiss and Tracey Hickman.

Tween me thought the Dragonlance series was the best thing ever, and no small part of that was the inclusion of my favorite five-headed dragon queen, Tiamat, Takhisis. As the goddess of evil, Takhisis normally went around as a beautiful woman, but made no real secret of the fact that underneath all of that, she was the mother of dragons. The fact that she was unrepentantly evil didn’t change the fact that she was also completely cool.

Tehanu from opens in a new windowThe Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin

Dragons have an interesting relationship with mankind in the Earthsea books. They are seen as mysterious and powerful, most refusing to have anything to do with humanity with the exception of the rare few dragonlords. It’s only in the last two book of the Earthsea series that it becomes clear that, at least in a few cases, the embryonic form of dragons may not be an egg, but a human.

Red Dorakeen and Leila, from opens in a new windowRoadmarks by Roger Zelazny

Another book where dragons start out looking human is Roadmarks, where dragons are also responsible for creating a highway system that moves through all the alternate realities spun off throughout history (trust, it makes sense in the book). In a Merlin-like manner, these proto-dragons age backward, starting out old and decrepit and increasingly growing younger and more self-destructive (arson is a favorite) as they approach the time of their ‘hatching.’

opens in a new windowSeraphina by Rachel Hartman

In Seraphina, humans and dragons exist uneasily together, and the titular character, half-dragon, half-human, isn’t supposed to even exist, because dragon/human hybrids are believed to be impossible. Still, there’s a whole lot of dragons running around looking human and it’s widely accepted that one is far more likely to run into a dragon dressed up for a soiree than sitting on a pile of gold.

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While dragons are a known menace hunted down by mankind in the Witcher books, gold dragons, who can shape change into humans, are widely considered a myth. Which is probably exactly how Borch Three Jackdaws, or Villentretenmerth to his draconic friends, likes it. He spends most of his time running around in human form, but when it really matters, isn’t at all reluctant to get his dragon on.

And…as a treat:

Anamander Rake & Silchas Ruin, from the opens in a new windowMalazan Books of the Fallen by Steven Erikson

Yikes, like Anamander Rake (or even worse, his brother Silchas) needed be able to shape change into dragons. And yet, there they are. Both are Soletaken Eleint, meaning, yes, you guessed it, being able to shape change into a dragon because they’ve tasted the blood of the mother of dragons, T’iam. (Nice to see I’m not the only author out there with a Tiamat fixation.)

This is by no means an exhaustive list, but I don’t expect this particular trope to go out of style anytime soon. So the next time you’re tempted to bully some old man at the check out line, just remember they might turn out to be Bahamut (looking at you, Fizban.)

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Dragon Week 2020: The Most Dragon-y of Playlists

July 31, 2020May 17, 2024Rachel Taylor1 Comment

What better way to get into a dragon-like mood than with an EPIC PLAYLIST?!?!? We’ve compiled some of our absolute favorite dragon-inspired tunes and artists so you can vibe with the chaotic energy. You can listen to this in order (GOLD, GOLD, GOLD) or put in on shuffle for maximum mayhem. Got any suggestions? Let us know in the comments and we might add it to the mix!

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The Great Debate: Is Godzilla a Dragon? And What Traits Make a Dragon a Dragon?

July 30, 2020May 14, 2024Rachel Taylor

Welcome to Dragon Week 2020, a celebration of all things Dragon!

During last year’s inaugural Dragon Week, we sparked a grand debate by dying on the hill that Godzilla is a Dragon. We’ll be staying on that hill, but we asked some of our authors—IS Godzilla a Dragon? And what traits really make a Dragon a Dragon? Check out their answers here!

Brian Naslund, author of opens in a new windowSorcery of a Queen

Is Godzilla a Dragon?

My initial instinct was to say no, figuring that aquatic beasts who symbolize nuclear proliferation (and other human vices) really belong in their own category of creature, given all the layers at work. But there are no easy answers here. Ultimately, if Godzilla feels like a dragon, then Godzilla’s a dragon in my book.

What makes a Dragon a Dragon?

I’ve been following the “what makes a dragon?” debate with great interest for the last year. While I was originally tempted to adhere to a more stringent definition of a dragon, I’ve ultimately come to believe that being a dragon isn’t about scales, anatomy, or size. It’s about the level of “dragon-ness” that resides in your heart, on either a permanent or temporary basis.

I, for one, believe that we all have the capacity to be dragons at some point in our lives. I often start each day in the form of a Morning Dragon (i.e. filled with wrath, hunger, and a burning desire to consume both coffee and the bones of my enemies).

Marie Brennan, author of opens in a new windowA Natural History of Dragons

Is Godzilla a Dragon?

Excellent question! I feel like he’s not a very *good* dragon — the proportions of his body and his bipedal posture just don’t ring right for me — but reptilian, breathes something dangerous, sure, I can see it if I squint.

What makes a Dragon a Dragon?

I think a generally serpentine body shape is the key starting point for me, and scales more often than not. I like dragons with wings, but obviously not all things we class as dragons have those. And they need to be extraordinary in some fashion; they need to be able to do something ordinary, non-draconic creatures can’t.

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Is Godzilla a Dragon? And what makes a Dragon a Dragon?

Godzilla isn’t a dragon (although I love Godzilla movies! Especially the ones where Godzilla is awoken/discovered and bad things happen). Dragons have wings (vestigial or practical), scales that are not easily penetrable, are capable of producing some sort of stream that is bad news for any who come in contact with it (e.g., fire, ice, poison), and often, but not always are given to hoarding. Essentially, dragons have more in common with avian species while Godzilla to my mind is more reptilian?

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Is Godzilla a Dragon?

The original instigator of the Godzilla argument, Kevin J. Anderson, wrote us a WHOLE ARTICLE arguing about what makes a Dragon a Dragon, and he stands by his stance that Godzilla makes the cut. Check out his Dragon Week 2020 article opens in a new windowhere, and his deadliest dragons piece from last year opens in a new windowhere!

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Oh. ITSTHISAGAIN.

Really, we’re doing this? Is Godzilla a dragon?

Okay, fine. We’re doing this.

But first, we need to talk about definitions, because like many things, the answer is ‘no.’

And also ‘yes.’

Let me explain:

From a taxonomy perspective, wherein a dragon has a very distinct set of qualities depending on the cultural origins of the mythologies involved, at best his qualifications are deeply suspect. He has no wings. He isn’t serpent-like. He isn’t associated with rivers or lakes. He hoards nothing. (Of all of these, the ‘isn’t serpent-like’ is probably the most damning.) Can the argument be made that he’s reptilian? Sure. Is that enough to qualify him for dragon status?

In my opinion, no.

But that isn’t the only definition of dragon, is it? The problem with definitions come into play when we consider the social, cultural, and mythological reasons why dragons exist. In most of the west, dragons are typically forces of evil, the worst elements of human nature made flesh, the embodiment of our sins. And by many eastern traditions, dragons aren’t evil at all, but rather forces of nature, outside of human control. Dragons make the world a little easier to understand, even if it’s just condensing the world’s anxieties and fears into a more relatable, approachable avatar.

So. What if the ‘sin’ of humanity and the force of nature outside of our ability to control is, in both cases, the splitting of the atom?

Then he very much meets the definition of dragon, doesn’t he? Because from that definition, what he looks like, what form he takes, doesn’t actually matter. What’s important is that he’s a chimeric avatar of our hubris, a stark rebuttal to our beliefs that we can or have any right to meddle with these forces. If we want to play god, we must be prepared to create our own devils. And yet, any defeat of Godzilla is temporary. Slaying this dragon never works, because he is outside of our ability to control. We can only pacify and mitigate or, in later stories, entreat for help.

So there you have it. My definitive answer on whether or not Godzilla is a dragon: kindasortamaybe. From a certain point of view.

One thing that cannot be debated? Much like most more traditional dragons, nobody wants him (or her, depending on your Godzilla movie preferences) visiting their town.

Hope that helps and GO GO GODZILLA.

Kate Elliott, author of opens in a new windowUnconquerable Sun

Is Godzilla a Dragon?

Godzilla is a kaiju. So my answer would be to ask if a dragon is a kaiju.

Author Features / On Writing / What's New

What Makes a Dragon a Dragon?

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020Rachel Taylor

Welcome to Dragon Week 2020, a celebration of all things Dragon!

Kevin J. Anderson, author of opens in a new window Spine of the Drago opens in a new windown and upcoming opens in a new windowVengewar, joins us for Dragon Week 2020 after his CONTROVERSIAL inclusion of Godzilla in his round-up of ‘ opens in a new windowTop Five Deadliest Dragons‘. This year, he’s back to make even more waves by defining what makes a dragon a DRAGON. Check out his explanation below!

What Makes a Dragon a Dragon?

By Kevin J. Anderson

What has scales, wings, claws, and (sometimes) breathes fire?

Is it a giant prehistoric monster emerging from the Lost World? Is it an evil beast that lurks in caves and demands maidens as sacrifices? Is it a majestic elemental creature that can protect or save the land? Or is it a giant, scaled flaming metaphor for the terrible darkness that lives inside each person?

A dragon can be all of these things, and more.

In my novel Spine of the Dragon, which comes out in trade paperback from Tor Books this month, the people believe that a great dragon, Ossus, sleeps beneath a jagged volcanic mountain range. Ossus was created by the god Kur who, in order to make himself pure, extracted all of his dark thoughts, his jealousies, his violent urges, his innate evil, and used them to fashion the dragon. He then left the world, vowing not to return until his people figured out how to destroy the dragon, and hence the evil inside themselves. Things don’t go well from that point.

Ossus may seem like a metaphor for the darkest parts of a god, but over the course of the story he does manifest in full, dark reptilian glory, wings and flames and all. A novelist has an unlimited special effects budget.

What constitutes a dragon?

If Sir Lancelot had encountered a T. Rex preying upon helpless villagers, would he think of it as a prehistoric monster that had forgotten to become extinct? Or would he call it a dragon?

When Godzilla awakens from the depths of the ocean and rock-and-rolls through Tokyo, a huge reptilian beast that breathes fire, does that count as a dragon? In the evolution of Godzilla since the first film in 1956, the monster has become more of an elemental force, a benevolent scaly protector of Japan. That fits the mold of another type of dragon.

Frank Herbert said he considered the giant sandworms protecting the spice in Dune to be his version of dragons guarding a hoard of treasure.

As a kid, you must have dreamed of finding a dragon egg, raising and bonding with it to be your pet, your best friend, and your protector, like in Anne McCaffrey’s Pern series, or Christopher Paolini’s Eragon, or even the How to Train Your Dragon films, or (with less warm and fuzzy results) Daenarys and her three dragons in Game of Thrones. “They grow up so fast!”

In movies from the 1960s, a “dragon” or dinosaur was ably portrayed by a hapless stunt alligator or komodo dragon forced to wear makeup accoutrements. Later, in Dragonslayer (1981), which I think was Disney’s very first PG-rated film, moviegoers were promised that we would believe dragons were real—and we did. Now with vastly more sophisticated effects, such as with the Great Leonopteryx in Avatar (which surely also qualifies as a “dragon” both in appearance and story role), who can tell that it’s not reality?

But we all know dragons are real, even if they aren’t swooping over medieval towns and setting fire to thatched roofs, or plucking virgins tied to a stake in front of their bone-strewn lair. Dragons live in our hearts, in our imaginations. And in our stories.

Readers love to devour tales about dragons, just as writers love to create them. Something about dragons strikes to the heart of our psyche, our legendary core, thrums on the strings of our imaginations. I think I hear one coming now…I hope it’s a good kind of dragon.

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How to Feed Your Dragon: 4 Great Meal Recipes to Share with Your New Reptilian Friend

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020Rachel Taylor

Welcome to Dragon Week, a celebration of all things Dragon!

Our week of everything dragons is just kicking off and we’ve got some spicy treats for you…including instructions on how to make some for your reptilian friends by Brian Naslund, author of opens in a new windowBlood of an Exile and opens in a new windowSorcery of a Queen. Check out his dragon-friendly(?) dishes below!

How to Feed Your Dragon: 4 Great Meal Recipes to Share with Your New Reptilian Friend

By Brian Naslund

So, you’ve gotten yourself into a situation where you need to feed a dragon. Cool.

Or not, depending on the details.

Is this meal meant to lay the foundation of an uneasy but potentially rich alliance? Is it functioning as payment for an act of service? Or are you just trying to avoid being eaten yourself?

Whatever the situation, here are my suggested recipes for different dragon types across the multiverse. Your results may vary. Widely.

The Classic Fish Treat
Ideal for a Night Fury from How to Train Your Dragon

Difficulty: Easy (assuming you don’t suck at fishing)

Ingredients:

Fishing rod
Any type of fresh fish. Mackerel, trout, and bass all work nicely
Salt (optional)

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Instructions:

This one is very straightforward. Catch a fish and give it to the Night Fury—they’ll love it.

Just be warned that if you’re in a “slowly-building-an-alliance-via-acts-of-kindness” situation, that the Night Fury may vomit up half of the fish and offer it to you as a present. So, unless you like raw fish, consider grilling that baby and throwing some nice sea salt over top.

The Betrayal Lunch Platter

Ideal for a Red Skull Dragon from the Dragons of Terra

Difficulty: Medium (but this will depend on the flexibility of your moral compass)

Prep Time: 30 seconds (or however long it takes for you to summon ingredient #3 from within yourself)

Ingredients:

One friend who is also running from the dragon with you
A bludgeon instrument that can bash kneecaps pretty good
A constitution for betrayal

Instructions:

Should you find yourself alone and on the run from a Red Skull, you will also soon find yourself at the bottom of the dragon’s belly. Unless you’re the Flawless Bershad.

For everyone else, the only way to avoid becoming a Red Skull’s lunch is to feed it someone else, first. If you’re lucky enough to have a partner-in-fleeing alongside you, the thing to do is strike that person on the kneecap as hard as you can with ingredient #2. This will turn them into a convenient lunch for the Red Skull.

Pro Tip: Don’t forget to keep running after you’ve prepared the Betrayal Lunch Platter. Red Skulls can eat two people for one meal, no problem.

The Infernal Dessert

Ideal for any type of Undead Dragon

Difficulty: Extremely Advanced

Ingredients:

Soul of a True Warrior
Valuable gemstone (in which to trap said warrior’s soul)
A glaze made from infernal honey (optional, but highly recommended)

Prep Time: 1-300 years, depending on the availability of True Warriors in your area, and your general knowledge of the dark arts.

Instructions:

From the perspective of an undead dragon, a freshly killed and cooked goat might as well be a pile of bricks. They have no desire for such corporeal treats. If you want an Undead Dragon ally, you need to do better.

Enter, the Infernal Dessert.

A True Warrior’s Soul is the primary ingredient, and it’s a doozy to acquire. You either need to pay a very hefty price to a wizard who already has one (a good option for first-time cooks) or harvest it yourself. Problem there is that True Warrior’s tend to be pretty decent fighters, so bring your A-game. You also need to know how to trap souls, which can be a finicky process.

For the honey glaze, purchasing the ingredient is once again a good option. Look for a demon of some kind who accepts PayPal (you do NOT want to make some kind of personal bargain for the honey—that’s a losing situation for you).

Your other option is to travel to the nether-realm and collect your own honey. This depends on your budget and comfort level with inter-dimensional travel. Also, be aware that zombie-bee stings are no joke.

If you skip the honey, please adjust your expectation for taste and gratitude from the dragon.

The Coin Platter

Ideal for Treasure-Eating Dragons

Difficulty: Really depends on how rich you are, or how good you are at robbing people.

Ingredients:

200 copper coins
100 silver coins
50 gold coins
1 lbs. of edible glue

Prep Time: 3 hours (once you’ve acquired the coin)

Instructions:

Many people erroneously assume that all treasure-guarding dragons are also treasure-eating dragons. That’s false, so do your research or ask the dragon-in-question what they like to eat. Treasure Eating Dragons will often want metal because it strengthens their scales and hide.

Once you’ve confirmed that you are in fact dealing with a dragon that craves coin in their belly, it’s time to get your meal prepped. You might be thinking some gold candlesticks or silver forks are a good option, but that’s a rookie move. Coins are ideal because they’re easiest on the dragon’s digestive system, help with portion control, and offer a lot of flexibility in terms of presentation, so don’t skimp!

I’ve found that the above ingredients will generally get your through one complete meal—and I like to arrange them in a kind of floral situation—but feel free to experiment!

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Lists

Dragon Books of 2020

July 27, 2020May 6, 2024Rachel Taylor

Welcome to Dragon Week 2020, a celebration of all things Dragon!

There are soooooo many epic dragons in literature, from Smaug of The Hobbit to Toothless of How to Train Your Dragon, but can you REALLY ever have enough?! We think not, so we compiled a list of our dragon-y books that came out in 2020, so you can keep that dragon themed TBR pile climbing!

opens in a new windowServant of the Crown by Duncan Hamilton

Long laid plans finally bear fruit, but will it prove as sweet as hoped for? With the king on his deathbed, the power Amaury has sought for so long is finally in his grasp. As opposition gathers from unexpected places, dragonkind fights for survival and a long-awaited reckoning grows close.

Don’t forget to check out the first two books of the Dragonslayer Trilogy, opens in a new windowDragonslayer and opens in a new windowKnight of the Silver Circle!

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opens in a new windowDragon Age: Tevinter Nights from Bioware

Ancient horrors. Marauding invaders. Powerful mages. And a world that refuses to stay fixed. Welcome to Thedas. From the stoic Grey Wardens to the otherworldly Mortalitasi necromancers, from the proud Dalish elves to the underhanded Antivan Crow assassins, Dragon Age is filled with monsters, magic, and memorable characters making their way through dangerous world whose only constant is change.

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opens in a new windowSorcery of a Queen by Bryan Nasund

Driven from her kingdom, the would-be queen now seeks haven in the land of her mother, but Ashlyn will not stop until justice has been done. Determined to unlock the secret of powers long thought impossible, Ashlyn bends her will and intelligence to mastering the one thing people always accused her of, sorcery. Meanwhile, having learned the truth of his mutation, Bershad is a man on borrowed time. Never knowing when his healing powers will drive him to a self-destruction, he is determined to see Ashlyn restored to her throne and the creatures they both love safe.

Sorcery of a Queen is the second book in the Dragons of Terra series. Book 1, opens in a new windowBlood of an Exile, is on sale now!

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opens in a new windowSpine of the Dragon by Kevin J Anderson

Two continents at war, the Three Kingdoms and Ishara, are divided by past bloodshed. When an outside threat arises—the reawakening of a powerful ancient race that wants to remake the world—the two warring nations must somehow set aside generational hatreds and form an alliance to fight their true enemy.

Don’t forget to check out Book 2 in the Wake the Dragon series, opens in a new windowVengewar, out 1/19/21!

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opens in a new windowBlack Leviathan by Bernd Perplies

In the coastal city Skargakar, residents make a living from hunting dragons and use them for everything from clothing to food, while airborne ships hunt them in the white expanse of a cloud sea, the Cloudmere. Lian does his part carving the kyrillian crystals that power the ships through the Cloudmere, but when he makes an enemy of a dangerous man, Lian ships out on the next vessel available as a drachenjager, or dragon hunter. He chooses the wrong ship. A fanatic captain, hunts more than just any dragon. His goal is the Firstborn Gargantuan—and Adaron is prepared to sacrifice everything for revenge.

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opens in a new windowThe Memory of Souls by Jenn Lyons

Now that Relos Var’s plans have been revealed and demons are free to rampage across the empire, the fulfillment of the ancient prophecies—and the end of the world—is closer than ever. To buy time for humanity, Kihrin needs to convince the king of the Manol vané to perform an ancient ritual which will strip the entire race of their immortality, but it’s a ritual which certain vané will do anything to prevent. Including assassinating the messengers.

Don’t forget to check out the first two books of the Chorus of Dragon series, opens in a new windowThe Ruin of Kings and opens in a new windowThe Name of All Things!

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What's New

Tor Books Presents: Dragon Week 2020!

July 27, 2020May 3, 2024Rachel Taylor1 Comment

We’re baaaaaacccckkkk!

After last week’s EPIC week filled with all things dragons, we brought Dragon Week back for DRAGON WEEK 2: 2 DRAGON 2 WEEK (can you tell someone at Tor loves The Fast and the Furious?)

So what happened in this most dragon-y of weeks? Check out the roundup below!