Who would have thought that a human and a dragon could make such a perfect match?

Azdaha were no joke. … Not much is known about this dragon [the aforementioned Gandarw], except that he apparently had yellow heels. I wonder why that was such an important detail. I mean if I...

Fairy tales do not give the child his first idea of bogey. What fairy tales give the child is his first clear idea of the possible defeat of bogey. The baby has known the dragon...

An enemy is always an enemy, even when they’re an ally.” – Taraeth

A ruse. That’s all it was. Pretend to like this girl. Pretend to have feelings, to pursue some kind of relationship. Earn her friendship and trust, knowing I might have to destroy it, and her,...

Even the best-laid plans turn to hell when exposed to reality.

Since there was nowhere else he wanted to be and no one else he wanted touching him, Drake shot Gabriel a smug look over his shoulder as he let Victoria take him wherever she wanted.

I told you there was no such thing as immortality, not even for dragons.

Sanabalis never seemed to eat, and he deflected most of her questions about Dragon cuisine. Then again, he deflected most of her questions about Dragons, period. Which was annoying because he was one, and could...

Not that this deterred him and his friend Klapaucius from further experimentation, which showed that the extent of a dragon’s existence depends mainly on its whim, though also on its degree of satiety, and that...

Dragons are among the most ancient spirits. Their origins are not known, but they significantly predate the rise of man. [This author advises the reader never to ask a dragon about the early days of...

Let’s see,” mused the dragon, “that doesn’t tell us much, does it? What sort of a word is this? Is it an epithet, do you think?”Gawaine could do no more than nod.”Why, of course,” exclaimed...

…if you dance with dragons, you must expect to burn.

He rose up over her, intending to enter her when she suddenly sat up and shoved at his shoulders. He fell onto his back with a grunt. Shara was on all fours, her hair tousled,...

Ian looked skyward to see the firedrake soaring overhead. Its mass was a black deluge, an eclipse of aberrant origins, and its wings were tautly wound, like a spider’s web. Scales that shown like bejeweled...

At that moment, the creature’s back breached the waves, its body cutting through the water in a sinuous arch, rainbows sparking off the iridescent scales on its back. Rusalye.

Now then,” he mused, “how does one fly a dragon?

He taunted me, “Pony boy, pony boy,” because I liked ponies. Pony boy. He always came to vent his anger of dragons on me. They must really like us. They hide behind their Wasp Queen...

Other dragons? For criminy’s sake, how many more are there?!

Children are infinitely credulous. My Lisa was a dull child, but even so she came up with things that pleased and startled me. ‘Are there dragons?’ she asked. I said that there were not. ‘Have...

He patted the side of the wyrm’s head. The animal did not react: it was a stone fallen from the sky, still smoldering.

My love…you were insolent to a dragon? Please tell me that I misheard you just now.

Did you never wonder why the old books are so full of dragons chasing after maidens? The serpents think the girls are orphans, and long to get them away in a lair so that they...

If you see the dragon fly,best you drink the flagon dry.”—Zarost

But you don’t have a husband yet?”Elina shook her head, her gaze focused on the stream. “No. I have nothing to entice a man. No raids. No bounty on my head. No one fears me.”...

Sammi watched him walk toward her.He walked like a predator, a conqueror. A king who ruled and commanded all. He was sex and sin, decadence and sensuality.He was, simply put, spectacular.

My insides fluttered, sending curls of heat through my stomach and shivers all the way down my spine. So, this was what it was like to kiss someone…..and mean it.

Holy shit, she thought. The dragons are throwing cars at me!

I’m just sorry your dragon is so hell bent on mating with someone as fucked up looking as me,” he murmured, keeping his voice light even though he wasn’t joking at all. God, everything about...

You get a purple fire-breathing dragon that has no idea how to fly instead of a cynical mule.

Well, it doesn’t sound particularly noble and knightly to say you’ve rescued the Chief Cook and Librarian, does it? And it has cut down on the number of interruptions. I used to get two or...

Stories start in all sorts of places. Where they begin often tells the reader of what to expect as they progress. Castles often lead to dragons, country estates to deeds of deepest love (or of...

Play with fire and you WILL get burned.

As I stated earlier, I do not believe there is anything inherently wrong with even the most overused elements of epic fantasy. Magic swords, dragons, destined heroes — even dark lords and ultimate evils can...

Listen my hatchling, for now you shall hear Of the only seven slayers a dragon must fear. First beware Pride, lest belief in one’s might Has you discount the foeman who is braving your sight.Never...

Sleep is a little death, dreams the whisperings of the Other, who would drag us all into his eternal night.

Maybee there is no guile here,” Deor suggested. “Perhaps it is just a group of dragons who have come together to raid the hold.””The diffirence? if they pretend to cooperate … they must cooperate to...

Laith took off his boots and set them next to a tree. “We’ve been here since the dawn of time. We’re no’ going anywhere, Rhys. We’re supposed to be protecting the humans, remember?””The humans doona...

I clenched my fist around the railing, finally forcing myself to acknowledge what that meant. I’d always known, of course. It was always there, at the back of my mind; I just didn’t want to...

Keegan opened his eyes and gasped in awe when he saw his gift. In his hand was a beautiful silver ring. It had a bright, shining ruby embedded in the center, and two golden dragons...

He was six feet six inches of confusing male. Lord, the man was huge, muscular and smelled heavenly. She just wanted to run her nose all over him, inhaling that spicy, earthy scent that made...

I groan but answer the call in a sing song voice.”Kitty Lung, hero or terrorist, you take your pick.

Hi, my name is Cuelebre, Liam Cuelebre. My code name is Double Oh Peanut, but you can call me Rock Star for short.

And he read Principles of Accounting all morning, but just to make it interesting, he put lots of dragons in it.

Nissa, you have a kind and bold heart, Follow it, and you will never go astray.

Here you have learned the theories of life,” continued the Headmaster, resuming the thread of his discourse, “but after all, life is not a matter of theories. Life is a matter of facts. It calls...

He had only heard of dragons, and although he had never seen one, he was sure they existed.

Are you going to take me for a ride or kiss me?”He was going to do both, but the ride wasn’t going to be in his car. Kiril released her. “Get in.

Someone needs to drag you kicking and screaming into this century.

Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.