Dragons are entirely underrated and useful creatures. Yes, we sit here and say, “Dragons are great and I like them.” But do we use them often in literature?! Noooo. YA books are horrendously guilty of this. Some deluded guava brain apparently made an invisible rule that dragons should ONLY APPEAR IN FANTASY. What rubbish. Why are there not more dragons in all the books?
I CAN GUARANTEE THAT 99% OF BOOKS WOULD BE BETTER WITH DRAGONS.
And they don’t always have to be huge dragons. They can be small, cat-sized dragons, that grill your cheese sandwiches for you. See how useful that would be?
So, to prove this and to cement in your minds* how helpful I am to the universe, I have made a list of how every book ever would be greatly improved by dragons.
Please. Don’t thank me.**
* Although it should already be cemented. Whether you’ve been on my blog 4 seconds or 4 years, you should probably be adoring me right now.
** Um, totally do. You can thank me in homage or gold or chocolate or your firstborn puppy.
1
. THE HUNGER GAMES
Katniss spent so much time being “the girl on fire” that, honestly, a dragon would’ve helped matters. She could’ve had one perch on her chariot to routinely roast the world around them, and perhaps eat President Snow. There would be no trilogy of course because the dragon and Katniss would sort out Panem in like, two chapters. Also Katniss would risk being “the barbecued girl on fire” but it would be worth it. BECAUSE DRAGONS.
2. HALF BAD
Although I maintain this book is basically absolutely perfect — I am sad that there are no evil dragons for the witches to ride into the sunset. And failing the “riding” thing. They could’ve at least shape-shifted into dragons. Some of the witches had shapeshifting powers, after all. SO WHY NO DRAGONS?! There is also quite a huge list of people I would have a dragon eat in Half Bad. Everyone was so mean to Nathan, okay? I have rage.
3. THE CEMETERY BOYS
A dragon could’ve lurked in the graveyard and made it really scary. A lot more scary than teenage boys drinking and jumping off cliffs for lolz. It could also put people in the cemetery permanently and therefore help the town, help the title, keep funeral homes in business, and allow people to occasionally shriek “NIGHT FURY. GET DOWN!” which is a fabulous phrase we all should truly have the chance to say.
4. DIVERGENT
Tris had a lot of fears, yes. So imagine adding in a dragon as another fear?! Perfect right?! We could’ve had dragons roaming the simulation world and Tris could learn to embrace her “inner dragon”. Or better yet, “divergent” could’ve been code for dragon. Because look me in the eye and tell me Four didn’t act like a moody dragon most of the time. I’m sure dragons like dauntless cake so that would’t be a problem.
5. MAGONIA
As much as this book weirded me out for many reasons…I particularly wasn’t fond of the bird-people-with-lungs-like-birdcages. BUT. If they’d been dragons, I think I would’ve handled the weirdness a lot better! They were flying around anyway and dragons fly, right?! MISSED OPPORTUNITY RIGHT HERE. Why be a bird if you could be a dragon?
6. THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF CINNAMON GIRL
Look me in the eye and say no you aren’t at all interested in a book about a girl with an affinity for comics and cupcakes who’s worried about a possible dragon apocalypse. It’s just too glorious and needs to be done. No one writes books about dragons and delicious pastries and this breaks my heart. Why is this not a thing?
7. AN EMBER IN THE ASHES
This book obviously calls for a dragon. Look at the title! I mean, hello, embers?! I’m pretty sure the page about dragons-setting-the-revolution-on-fire just got lost in printing because this book is obviously desperate for dragonish influences. The evil strict military school could’ve been an evil strict military dragon school. I see only positives here.
8. CINDER
We could even have a mechanical dragon here, which would not only be epic it’d be very unique. Cinder could bash it with a spanner whenever it malfunctioned (because that’s how she fixes things). And Lunars, with their mind control powers, could use that on dragons — which would be nefarious and awesome. In fact, can you see Thorne being captain of a dragon? Because I can.
9. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS
Now, for wild John Green fans, I know it can be hard to imagine how this famous heartbreaking book could possibly be improved. BUT HEAR ME OUT. What if all cancer patients were given a dragon and as cancer treatment. It’s basically like giving sick people puppies. So instead of Hazel lugging Philip around (her oxygen tank), she could have a small ferocious dragon carrying her oxygen tank.
10. THE HELP
If you lived in the American south in the ’50s, where racism and ice tea ran riot…don’t you think adding in a few dragons to the situation would’ve spiced things up? Dragons could be fighting for equality too! There would be small dragons making toast and large dragons retiling the roofs. Rich people could use dragons to heat their curling irons and the maids could’ve used them to roast the chicken. Minnie needed a dragon.
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There is no argument. Basically all authors need to get onto this and start writing their books with dragons, no matter the setting or genre. It will make me very, very happy. (That is obviously very important.) Rest-assured that when I rule, I will change the dragon-less-ness of literature. #priorities
You’re right, (as usual) Cait. Maybe you should rewrite all those books with dragons 🙂 I would totally read them. also, this post was so perfectly hilarious. Dragons make everything better, clearly. I’m looking forward to your rule. Even the books with dragons already…need more dragons. (If you’re looking for a good dragon book, I really liked Termaire by Naomi Novik, though it was a little wordy. I’m currently reading Ice like Fire (they could ride dragons around the kingdom instead of horses, plus there could be ice and fire dragons) and the Next Together (There could be time travelling dragons. WHY IS IT NOT A THING) and the Scorpio races (water dragon races, obviously. Though Maggies books are pretty perfect as they are. I like my dragons size medium, thank you very much. Also, I’ve been reading your blog for a year! yay *confetti*
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I’M GLAD YOU ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH ME, SHANTI. There will only be positives when I rule *nods* and dragons for everyone. I need one in all the sizes…so a large one to ride into battle and then small pocket-sized ones to grill my food and also keep my pockets warm in winter.
I shall look up this Termaire!!
And basically Maggie Stiefvater NEEDS to write about dragons. Why has she not??! SHE SHOULD. IT WOULD MAKE MY LIFE.
AHHH REALLY?!?!? AGFKDSJALFKD And I think you’re probably my most loyal commenter of ever. :’) I JUST….I’M JUST GONNA GIVE YOU CAKE AND HUG YOU NOW.
Hahaha, great gif usage! I must admit, a mechanical dragon in The Lunar Chronicles would be pretty darn cool. Just out of curiosity, have you read Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton? It’s basically like an Austen novel is every single character in it was a dragon. It’s literally full of nothing but dragons, Cait, so if you haven’t checked it out already I think you should. 😉
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I HAVE NOT!! I shall google Tooth and Claw immediately (Although I have always struggled with Austen style books. xD but stiiiillll…I’m mildly addicted to dragons.)
Yes, every book needs dragons. For sure.
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There is no foreseeable downside.
Do small plush stuffed dragons count? 😛
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Dragon apocalypse. Now, that’s interesting. I’d love to see that, so please write a dragonish book, Cait! Haha.. 😀 (You know you totally want to!)
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I AM WRITING A DRAGONISH BOOK IN EXACTLY 3 DAYS. *nods*
I’d pay good money to read The Hunger Games with dragons. Could be epic. I want to write that book. Cool post.
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We shall just sneak over to Suzanne Collins and suggest this. I’LL PUT MY PEOPLE ON IT.
Well, Cait, you’ve convinced me – I’m putting a dragon in my NaNoWriMo novel. Somewhere, there will be a dragon. BECAUSE WHY THE HECK NOT? I had a talking spider in a contemporary once. That was odd.
Totally agree that a mechanical dragon would be freaking awesome btw.
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You can change your title to DRAGONS and Scones. THERE IS NO DOWNSIDE, EMILY, TRUST ME.
In Cinder, Iko could be her helping robot dragon. That would have been cool.
What about every teenagers obsession, Twilight? Care to add a dragon to that?
My most recent post is an interview with Nick Cole who is the author of The End of the World as We Knew It, which has been described as The Walking Dead meets The Notebook.
http://www.leighgendarium.com/2015/10/25/10-questions-with-nick-cole/
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YES. Iko could’ve gotten a dragon body instead of a human one!! THAT WOULD’VE MADE MY LIFE. And tbh, I don’t understand why people prefer vampires over dragons. Clearly they need to sort out their priorities there.
Katniss as “the barbecued girl on fire” had me laughing so hard! This is a beautiful post. All books should definitely have dragons! I concur!
Thanks for sharing, Cait!
Amanda
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I’M GLAD YOU AGREE, AMANDA. I shall have my people working on this directly to get it happening. *nods*
Ohmygoodness yes, Four is a moody dragon! That is too funny! And the Hunger Games, and The Help… Minny definitely needs a cat-sized dragon.
Personally, I’d be happy with any sized dragon. I’d love to have a riding dragon, but I also wouldn’t mind a small one following me around like a puppy. Maybe I just need a herd of dragons. Yes. Definitely a herd.
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I can just see Minnie banging around in the kitchen and threatening her dragon. PLUS. Miss Celia could’ve played with the dragon and it would’ve been so cute. :’)
I want a small dragon for my pocket so I can feed it little dragony snacks and pet it while I write.
I’m currently reading Gone, and it kind of has dragons in it already? Giant snakes with wings, anyway. And if I owned a dragon I would want it to be small, about the size of a cat, because a huge dragon would A) require more food, B) call more attention to it, and C) have more firepower. But a cute little dragon the size of a cat could sit on my shoulder or hide in the linen closet if needed.
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Okay, YES. I can totally agree Gone has sort-of-dragons in it. Although full on dragons would’ve gone down well too with the creepy alien people too. *nods*
I want dragons in ALL sizes! So a pocket dragon and a house sized dragon. Because I need one to ride into battle, but I also need one to cook my lunch and be like a little heater in my pocket in case it’s cold.
Cait, all I can say is I am with you 110%. Dragons need and should be in every book. Dragons make everything better. DRAGONS ARE LIFE. Let’s start this revolution of dragonised books. IN ALL GENRES AND STORYLINES.
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DRAGONS ARE TOTALLY LIFE AND SO MANY AUTHORS ARE MISSING OUT BY SKIPPING USING DRAGONS IN THEIR NOVELS. Because, omg, what book is not improved by dragons?
I was just talking about Salem’s Lot to someone before I read this, so now all I can think about is vampires vs dragons! 🙂
DRAGONS WOULD WIN. AND IT WOULD BE GLORIOUS.
WOOP!!! I AM BACK! Hopefully… probably… maybe. We will see how it goes.
I am more excited about being back because now I get to binge comment on all your posts. I read your posts pretty much as soon as you post, but it’s usually on my phone. But now I am back to my laptop, I can comment on them all just to tell you how wonderful they all are 😉 Although, you already knew that.
YES!!! Dragons make EVERYTHING better. I think they would have made His Dark Materials better, as your Daemon shapeshifts throughout your childhood in to different animals, never a dragon though. A DRAGON WOULD HAVE BEEN AWESOME!!!
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AHHH, yes. Dragon demons. I want one, why don’t I have one? Life is failing me.
I laughed so hard at ‘Four acting like a moody dragon’ and I almost choked on my coffee when I saw you had included Cinder XD MECHANICAL DRAGONS ARE SUCH AN AWESOME IDEA THOUGH AND I’VE LIKE…. NEVER HEARD OF IT BEING USED IN LITERATURE. EVER. CAIT WE MUST FIX THIS. BECAUSE METAL//MECHANICAL DRAGONS ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
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OH BUT I HAVE BECAUSE HEROES OF OLYMPUS HAS A MECHANICAL DRAGON CALLED FESTUS. But Cinder needs one. Or better yet, if Iko had gotten a dragon body instead of a human one. BECAUSE REASONS.
Wooooow. Iko as a dragon. Where does your brain even come up with these ideas?!?!?!?!
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Dragons can fix anything, I have always wanted a pocket sized one to help me with writing, He could burn pages I don’t like and do spell check.
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OMG YES. Particularly the burning pages. And fly us grilled snacks. And be a heater in winter *nods*
Oddly enough the other bird people book out this year, The Girl At Midnight, did have dragon people too. Where I thought I would agree with you, because dragons, I actually don’t think dragons would work in all of these books. Though they would certainly make the non fantasies better. Dragons always seem to show up in the books I write myself though. 😉
I’d like a dragon that is small but can grow as big as I need him to be. (Just want to have my cake and eat it too) I just started Jackaby and I have no clue where it’s going but they could so investigate a dragon.
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Omg, really!?! That makes me want to read Girl At Midnight now!! (I’ve heard dubious things about it and am nearly running away screaming…BUT. I shall rethink now. xD)
Hahaha, but this whole post is me JUST KIDDING, Molly. 😉
I knew you were joking. Although adding theripy Dragons might actually get me to read TFOS. I thought The girl of Midnight was okay, decent, but nothing spectacular. I was attracted to Dragon people too!
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I have to agree with you here, Divergent and The Hunger Games would have been much better with dragons. And The Fault in Our Stars would have been a completely different book… but it probably wouldn’t have been as sad! And it would have been a much cuter book with a little poodle-sized dragon friend for all the sick kids. I’m a sick kid and I want a dragon!
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ALL THESE AUTHORS ARE MISSING OUT ON GRAND OPPORTUNITIES.
Book nerds should have mini dragons perched in our shoulders. They can singe the hair of those people who bother us when we’re reading.
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YESSSS. Or pocket dragons!! They can use their tails as bookmarks for us. :’)
YES! YES! YES! Dragons should be in EVERYTHING! I can’t decide between having a small dragon that would flap around my head and sit on my shoulder and generally be adorable, or a big one that I could ride. Either way, it would be black and purple. Hey, why choose? Maybe I should just have two. You won’t make a one-dragon limit when you rule the world, right?
SEE YOU ARE MY FAVOURITE BECAUSE EVEN YOUR NAME IS A DRAGON THERE. I think both, though. Why pick when both sizes of dragon would be wonderful? I would NEVER limit people to one dragon.
YAS, DRAGONS!
Sadly, the books which I feel would benefit from introducing ACTUAL DRAGONS the most are, you know, “YA DRAGON BOOKS”. There’s usually a saaaaad, sad dearth of actual dragons in those. And it’s always both tragic and underwhelming. But “A WILD DRAGON APPEARS” in a run-of-the-mill contemporary is, if possible, even better to contemplate. Think of all that grilled cheese.
Also, a dragon casually flying Frodo over Mount Doom, wherein he drops the ring and ends the story, wouldn’t be as much fun to read, but it would once and for all silence the question of BUT WHY COULDN’T THE EAGLES JUST FLY THEM THERE?
Dragons solve everything.
I once again pledge my eternal loyalty to your future world-overtaking endeavors, Cait, and I shall hope for an abundance of dragons once you do. We shall come up with something as catchy as Khaleesi and deem you our Dragon Queen.
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I knoooow right?!?! where are the dragons. Why are they so ignored in YA books? *sniffles* Why do we have to have so many werewolves when we could have DRAGONS. I WANT THE GRILLED CHEESE DRAGON SANDWICHES.
Omg, YES. And then LOTR could’ve ended on chapter 2.
I accept this dragon crown and the title of Dragon Queen. *flails regally*
I like this so much! I never would have thought of adding a dragon(s) to The Help…but I’ll admit that would really spice things up! 🙂
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Especially cooking dragons. Now I basically want an entire book just about dragons who cook. :’)
OMIGOD CAN WE PLEASE MAKE THIS HAPPEN?! Especially The Hunger Games with dragons! RAWR. Also, I would like a cat-sized dragon that makes me grilled cheese, please. Where can I get one? I NEED ONE. If I were any animal, I would be a dragon. One that breathes glitter. And if you think about it, fire is really just glitter that hurts. XD
I HAVE MY PEOPLE ONTO IT, ERIN. They shall not fail.
Having just finished Seraphina recently and Shadow Scale over the weekend, I couldn’t agree with you more!
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aHHHH YAYYYY!! I loved and adored Seraphina but I still need to get my grubby paws on Shadow Scale. :’)
YES BOOKS NEED MORE DRAGONS.
And it is sad that people don’t write about dragons and cake much. I am now going to help fix this dilemma. *has made notes for NaNoNovel*
Most books could/would be improved with dragons. EXCEPT. I am currently reading The Scorpio Races and I am not sure that dragons added to it would be a good thing. That feels like it’d be too much goodness. Like Lamingtons with jam.
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GOOD. Just pop a small dragon into all your current WIPs. No biggie. It’ll flow and work I promise.
I FEEL LIKE MAGGIE STIEFVATER NEEDS TO WRITE ABOUT DRAGONS, THO, RIGHT????? I mean. She’s done wolves and weird man-eating horses and dead kings and mean faeries. SHE NEEDS TO DO DRAGONS.
I already had plans for a dragon. 😀 Now my dragon just needs to eat cake. XD
YES SHE ABSOLUTELY DOES..
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Oh my Gosh, hilarious… I totally agree, there should be more Festuses and Toothlesses and Saphiras and Mu-Shus 😀
At least it would be awesome to rewrite some classics. What about Snow White and the seven Dragons? I mean, Snow White wouldn’t even need to hide from the witch and her return to becoming queen would be even more epic than Dany’s in GoT 😀
And I would really appreciate a chocolate dragon in “Charlie and the chocolate factory!
YES. More Mushoos. omg. I want a small dragon to ride on my shoulder and organise my life like that. I NEED A MUSHOO. And I agree that all fairy-tale retellings should have dragons in them from now on. I shall get my people onto this.
Lol, just lol
Actually I’m currently reading a book with a Dragon in it
OHHH, YAY!!! What is it?!?! I’m nearly finished A Dance with Dragons myself. 😉
I was going to type an elaborate and possibly mildly intelligent answer to this post but… just, YES.
Yes to dragons in ALL OF THE THINGS.
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THAT IS INTELLIGENT BECAUSE YES IS THE ONLY TRUE RESPONSE HERE.
Agreed. Every book would be so much better with dragons. Now you’re tempting me to add dragons to my thriller and my dystopian books I’ve planned for NaNo (and I actually have almost planned them so I might almost be ready at last. I would own two dragons to be honest. One huge epic one to ride on and look totally awesome with, and a little pocket sized one to take around with me and occasionally attack annoying people with. “Sorry sir. Dragons you know. There’s no knowing what they’ll do.” I just finished Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick, and that could definitely have dragons. Ice dragons would be great in the blizzard. So much more dangerous than grizzly bears. Or a nice fiery one would have kept everyone warm. Plus no one messes with you if you have a dragon round, so there’s that.
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DUDE, JUST DO IT. There is no downside. Even if the dragons are just cooking toast, one totally needs them in a thriller. *nods*
I want an entire range of dragons, from pocket-sized to, like, HOUSE sized. I want a small dragon to sit on my shoulder and be like a warm shawl. *nods*
Now I have a weird desire to write a contemporary novel with dragons in it instead of dogs/cats/other pets, and not say a word about it any promotion, and when people read it, and question their being there, just give them blank looks and ask them, “Don’t you have a pet dragon?”
#WriterGoals
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Just fall to this weird idea, Kendra, because it’s not weird. It is FABULOUS. It’ll be totally “darling did you feed the dragon?” and then get little crunchy dragon biscuits out of a box AND IT’D BE NORMAL AND AWESOME.
Dragons do make everything better. LEt’s start with A Dance with Dragons, which has 3 cool ones granted but we need MORE of the, Like flying through the skies of Westeros more- get moving Daenerys! I’m currently reading Illuminae and they could use a dragon or two- they get in ana bsolute mess in that book and dragons in space would make it even crazier! 🙂
I could use a faery dragon that’s telepathic and invisible. Think of all the fun one could get in w/ that. 🙂
OMG DANCE WTIH DRAGONS IS LIKE THE LEAST DRAGONY BOOK EVER. I’m so disappointed by the lack of dragons!! AHHHH. XD (Omg is Illuminae good?!?! I’ve heard such good things and I’m waiting impatiently for my copy to arrive.)
Illuminae is good, it starts out strong and has a pretty suspenseful narrative. Kady is hilarious as a hacker. And then the intensity really kicks off halfway through- just goes to another level. I hope you like it!
Dany needs to go to Westeros like… three books ago. Ugh I hate Meereen! I like seeing Essos and all (Volantis is sorta interesting) but it’s just too much. Especially with the show catching up. I want to read it first, dang it!!!
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I agree with this post 100%. Especially The Hunger Games. (Gale and Peeta could get barbecued instead of Katniss. No love triangle. More world saving.) And Divergent and TFIOS could both use some dragons, too. I would’ve enjoyed them far more with dragonishness.
I guess I’d want like a horse-sized dragon? Big enough to use as a mode of transportation, but small enough to not conquer the world or anything.
I’m currently reading The Rose Society and it would be fabulous with dragons. All kinds of nasty characters to roast, and Adelina needs a pet dragon to help her in her villainous journey.
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I will be onboard to barbeque Gale. *nods* Actually there is an entire LIST of people in Hunger Games that I’d be okay to see roasted. *shrugs* I DON’T KNOW. I’VE GOT A LOT OF RAGE TO MEAN CHARACTERS.
A horse-sized dragon sounds very nice. I need an entire set. You know…from a pocket dragon, to one the size of a small plane so I can ride into the sunset after I take the world.
The question I need answered first is: What happens to Peeta? If he’s okay, then dragons all around! Magonia would have sucked WAY less with dragons. I actually would not have wanted to poke my eyes out if they were dragons, I bet! TFIOS could have had a BOOK about dragons too- instead of that crotchety old Dutch dude, it could have been some epic Dragon Book by Awesome Guy.
And I want to know how dragons WEREN’T one of Tris’s fears? I mean, BIRDS? Really? Dragons would have been the way to go, clearly. And what if Iko in Cinder weren’t an android-thingy, but a DRAGON? Now, I want that book, please and thank you.
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WELL. Failing there being pet dragons….Peeta himself could’ve turned into a dragon. *nods* And that can be why he’s so crazy in Mockingjay. I’M JUST SAYIN’ IT COULD HAPPEN.
Agh, I know. Tris needed some priorities with her fears there.
bUT IKO DRAGON IS MY NEW FAVOURITE THING.
Ha! Aww I absolutely adore this post, Cait and I wholeheartedly agree. Dragons definitely would make for a better read. I gotta say I would have loved to see some dragons in Half Bad (which is perfection). How badass would that be if Nathan shifted into a dragon and tore his way across an army of white witches?
If I had to have my own dragon, I’d want him to be the size of a cat. I’m not for the huge godzilla sized dragons. Too much to handle then.
Love the post! c:
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Omg, you are a Half Bad fan too?!!? LET ME DANCE THE DANCE OF GRIEF AND FANGIRLING WITH YOU. Nathan my poor abused little baby. *cuddles him and probably dies because he’s kinda scary*
This is definitely one of my favorite post this entire year. And yes, I agree that every book should have dragons, even if they’re not of the fantasy genre! And I did laugh out loud at the idea of Hazel having a cute dragon lugging around her oxygen tank for her. OH, I can so imagine that. SO CUTE. Hehe. Great post!
AHHH< REALLY?!?! FAVOURITE OF THE YEAR?!?! OMG I NEED A MOMENT TO FLAIL.
Haha, oh this post has really tickled me. I’m now afraid that I won’t be able to watch the next Hunger Games film without being disappointed by the lack of dragons. The dragon would have had no issues getting through the forcefield in the arena, it could have made light work of that.
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Omg, I know right?! What have I done. I will be expecting a dragon to bust out of district 13 now. *sighs*
The randomness that happens on this blog is incredible.
I need more of it.
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YES TO ALL OF THIS. Every book needs dragons.
Divergent should have been code for dragon. I mean the words already sound almost kinda similar. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO COOL. Especially since I’ve always been like ooh which faction would I choose. If ‘dragon’ was an option then I am so there.
Ha! The idea of Katniss being slightly barbecued around the edges with a faint whiff of charcoal while trying to be all serious and let’s-destroy-the-capitol is hilarious. And then there would be a dragon by her side looking all smug and slightly bored because it knows that it could sort the whole mess out in an instant. Omg yes. 😀
I want a book dragon with scales patterned with words from pages out of books and every time it moves it makes little crinkling sounds like rustled paper. Ooh and it would be a tiny pocket sized dragon for ease of transport. WHAT WOULD YOUR IDEAL DRAGON BE, CAIT???? 🙂
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Exactly! Or Diveragon. I mean it just flows, right?!? Instead of being all wide-awake during stimulations, they could’ve eaten all the bad people and flown around all scaly and sneaky. *nods*
I WANT A POCKET DRAGON TOO. Tbh, I need them in all the sizes for when I take over the world. I need big ones to ride on and small ones to bake my food because I’m going to be busy ruling soon. *nods sagely*
Hahahaha this is amazing! And yes, let’s have MOAR DRAGONS!!! Thorne captain of a dragon though. I think I just fell in love all over again!
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THORNE WOULD BE THE BEST DRAGON CAPTAIN OF EVER. :’)
DRAGONS! You know, I haven’t read a book with dragons in…well, I don’t even know! Far too long! Any good recommendations?
~Sara
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Ommmg, never?!?!? OKAY. *dashes for recommendation list* I totally adore Talon by Julie Kagawa, for modern-dragons. But Seraphina by Rachel Hartmen is THE dragon book of my life. And of course Game of Thrones has epic dragons, but that is quite a series commitment. hehe. Also there’s a metal dragon in the Heroes of Olympus series.
Baahahaha!! I can totally imagine The Help with dragons. Talk about perfection!! LOL
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A DRAGON BAKIN’ MINNIE’S “CHOCOLATE” PIE. JUST IMAGINE NOW.
hah! This is awesome. I like the idea of giving cancer patients mini dragons to hang out with…but I don’t know if fire around an oxygen tank would be a great idea. Hmm…However, a metal dragon in Cinder would TOTALLY WORK!
As for me, I would like a mini dragon I can carry in my pocket. 🙂
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IT’D BE A CAREFUL DRAGON??!? An ice dragon?? EH, well, they’re dying anyway. *callous shrug and continues handing out dragons like puppies*
xDXD AHEM. HEHEHE.
Omg a pocket dragon!! A POCKET DRAGON!!!!
HECK YEAH DRAGONS WOULD MAKE EVERY BOOK SO MUCH BETTER! There is such a great potential for carnage. And it could make even the most boring books exciting. I’m reading a boring YA contemporary right now that I’ve forgotten the name of (it’s making a great impression on me, obviously) and dragons would improve it because they can just fry all the stupid people that are pissing me off. Or all the friendship drama could be solved with one epic dragon battle.
If I were to own a dragon in real life I’d want two, one giant and one small so I could conquer worlds but also have a little spy and animal companion.
All boring YAs should have dragons, tbh. Mostly I need dragons to eat the shonky love-interests. UGH. SOmEONE FALL IN LOVE WITH A DRAGON INSTEAD, DANGIT.
I think your dragon decision is very very wise *nods*
“can you see Thorne being captain of a dragon? Because I can.” YES! SO MUCH! It would make him even more cocky… haha.
*goes to re-plot entire manuscript”
THIS POST IS LIFE AND EVERYTHING IN IT.
DRAGONS ARE THE BEST FANTASY CREATURES AND THEY NEED TO BE IN ALL THE THINGS EVER.
I feel the exact same way. Dragons have pretty much sneaked into every story I’ve ever written, even in worlds they don’t really fit in, and I won’t complain one bit.
How would the book I’m reading improve with dragons? Well, I’m currently rereading The Hunger Games trilogy (for the 5th time *cough, cough*) in preparation for the final movie, so you answered that question for me. XD Katniss on a dragon, YES PLEASE.
Thank you for writing this post and bringing awareness to this poor, dragon-lacking world. It’s a very important issue that needs to be discussed. *nods firmly* Dragons have feelings too! Bring on dragon rights!
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Your creativity shows no abound, Cait! I’ll love this idea and I definitely like to see more dragons in contemporaries. Who doesn’t want a dragon servant? And Minnie most certainly needed that dragon to help her in the kitchen!
Rachel Lightwood @ Isytria recently posted…{Bieke Reviews} Need by Joelle Charbonneau
1. A large combat dragon assures me of never paying for parking.
2. I’ll also never pay for dinner again..
3. Time. We will save it by going fast.
4 Dragons should like beer, tolerate wine, and prefer whiskey.
Also, not against some sort of decorative jewelry for their horns. A dragon must look their best at all times; even when engaged in dragon things.
🙂
lmao! I love dragons, I love them in books. I totally wish there was more books with them in it, but alas… there isn’t. They are pretty awesome. I went as the Mother of Dragons for trick or treat last night >.>
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Oh god, Divergent would have been infinitely better with dragons. And I really want to read Melissa Keil’s books, but I can only get them in hardcover and they’re stupidly expensive. Unless I buy them in German, but um no. Also you just made me seriously consider whether I could put dragons in my NaNo book. STOP CHANGING MY PLANS. (I probably won’t, but if an opportunity presents itself, who knows what’s gonna happen. “And then a dragon swept down and roasted them all” seems like a good game changer when I invariably get stuck. …or a good ending.)
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This is so perfect. xD I’m a big fan of dragons… (despite the fact that I use dragon blood in my writing routine *awkward cough*)… actually, in college that was one of the only things many people knew about me. I kept sneaking dragons into so many school projects. It got to where my classmates would say that whenever they saw a dragon, they thought of me. >_>
That’s a pretty epic reputation, if you ask me… ;D
That being said, despite my abstract love for them, I never write about them!! Weird, right? I guess I just like making up my own mythical creatures instead, because I’m divergent like that.
But these improvements to popular books are quite hilarious. xD And I can’t wait to read YOUR dragon books. :O
Brianna da Silva recently posted…Behind the Scenes: Writing Tag
WHICH I STILL FEEL IS TERRIBLE BECAUSE YA KNOW. ALL THOSE DEAD DRAGONS. *mourns for dead dragons* Unicorns on the other hand…meh. Go for it if you need unicorn blood. *nods* AHEM. Anyway! Aww, but you have a dragon legacy! :’) That is the best!
BUT SAME. Until this NaNo I hadn’t ever written about dragons! (Flying lions = yes, but not dragons…weird.) But that is changed now and there will probably be dragons in all my stories from here after. Just sayin’.
Cait, maybe just for you, I’ll try unicorn blood next time, instead.
And YOU SHOULD. Your love for dragons should extend to the page, as it already has. It is only right and proper! *nods solemnly*
Brianna da Silva recently posted…Behind the Scenes: Writing Tag
Omg, I’m honoured and happified by this, Brianna. :’)
I am happified that you are happified. ^_^
Brianna da Silva recently posted…Behind the Scenes: Writing Tag
In short… HECK YES, I AGREE!!
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THE HELP.
Of all the examples.
LMFAO.
Minnie with a dragon would be such an unstoppable force, I love it!
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