General Discussion

Hey everybody!

@OMGZombehs and I have decided to start a dragon-themed book club. As soon as we decide on the titles, we'll post a schedule of Weekly Reading Suggestions--if you see something you like, add it to your calendar, read it at your leisure, and drop by that week for some lovely conversation and high-pitched sounds of glee.

If this sounds like something you'd like in on, please let us know so we can add you to our ping list!

Right now we're taking suggestions for reading materials, so if you have a favorite book (or books plural) featuring our favorite scaly beasts, please post its title and author below!

Once we have 10-20 titles in the arena, it'll be time for a vote! Any book with at least 5 "yeas" will become an official reading suggestion. Then we'll draw up a schedule and the reading may commence!

We're also looking for beta-readers who would be willing to read through some of the books ahead of time with an eye for any possible triggers. If this sounds like something you'd like to do, please let us know! We'll let you decide which books you test and which triggers to look for.

(If you have a specific trigger you'd like us to warn you about, please feel free to message myself or OMGZombehs. We're happy to help!)

Also, if your first language is something other than English, please let us know what it is! We'll make an effort to include/highlight books available in translation. :)

1:
A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent, Marie Brennan
ISBN 0765375079
Length: 352 pages
Languages: English
TW: [unknown]
2:
His Majesty's Dragon, Naomi Novik
ISBN 0-345-48128-3
Length: 356 pages
Languages: English, German, Polish, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Chinese, Croatian
TW: violence, (light) gore, [unknown]
3:
The Great Zoo of China, Matthew Reilly
ISBN 978-1-4767-4955-6
Length: 392 pages
Language: English
TW: gore, [unknown]
4:
Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett
ISBN 0062225758
Length: 416
Language: Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish
TW: alcoholism
5:
The Island of Fog, Keith Robinson
ISBN 098439060X
Length: 222
Language: English
TW: [unknown]
6:
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy, Tui T. Sutherland
ISBN 0545349230
Length: 336
Language: English
TW: [unknown]
7:
Joust, Mercedes Lackey
ISBN 075640122
Length: 384
Language: English
TW: slavery, violence, child abuse
8:
The Cardinal’s Blades, Pierre Pevel.
ISBN 1616142456
Length: 309 pages
Languages: French, English
TW: [unknown]
9:
Tooth and Claw, Jo Walton
ISBN 1472100867
Lenght: 320 Pages
Languages: English, German
TW: gore, [unknown]
10:
The Fire Within ( The Last Dragon Chronicles #1 ), Chris d'Lacey
ISBN 0439672449
Length: 352 pages
Language: English
TW: [unknown]
11:
Eragon, Christopher Paolini
ISBN 0375826696
Length: 509 pages
Languages: German, Spanish, many others
TW: violence, blood, death, [unknown]
12:
Dragon Slippers, Jessica Day George
ISBN 1599902753
Length: 352 pages
Languages: English
TW: [unknown]
13:
Dragonsong, Anne McCaffrey
ISBN 0689860080
Length: 208 pages
Languages: English, German
TW: child abuse, gore
14:
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn, Alison Goodman
ISBN 0142417114
Length: 576 pages
Languages: English, German, ???
TW: none that I know of, just fictional violence
15:
Dragonkeeper, Carole Wilkinson
ISBN 1423101715
Length: 339
Languages: English, German, ???
TW: [unknown]

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You're welcome to check it out if you have time to spare--no guarantee anyone will be online, but if we are, we'll welcome you with open arms!

As an aside, @Skycast has a wonderful hoard of dragon books in their "Books About Dragons" thread. I heartily recommend it to anyone looking for even more draconic lit!

@Charoula
I'd be happy to! Welcome to the Reading Circle!

@IndigoRyu

Cool beans! That sounds like a great book--I'll add it to the list. :)

"TW" stands for trigger warning--kind of like a movie rating I guess? Standard triggers that we'll warn about include things like graphic violence and sexual content.

(I should mention TWs are ostensibly for people who experience panic attacks, post traumatic stress, and similar, who need to avoid things that will trigger them. But, it's also nice for everyone else, just so they have a heads-up.)

@Vrykolakas

Ooh, sounds like fun! I'll put it on the list--totally keep the suggestions coming though. The more the merrier!

Btw, would you like me to add you to our Ping list? That way you won't miss our announcements, etc.