Getting in the thick of it even before they graduate! I’m sure these guys are
ready for it or the DI wouldn’t of picked them for the mission.
And that’s the way it should be I wish other’s had the same outlook but I
digress, I think the Queen has a clear idea of the type of person Teresa is
and the type that Taritha is now too! I hope she bonds with a dragonfly it
will increase her life expectancy quite a bit and perhaps put her in a position
where she’ll be a Queen someday, if not Teresa’s replacement.
They might of been the one’s that called for help Waukanda hasn’t
had time to build up as much as Jerico has. CSA was the one’s that
were using planes to bomb another kingdom if I remember right.
I’m currently reading a book (total, utter, complete,
mindless space opera that would have embarrassed E.E.
Smith or the Binder Brothers) that has a race of
dragons in it. Sapient, teleporting, shape shifting
(somewhat) dragons. The author’s name is Chris Kennedy
and it is the first of Mr Kennedy’s “Progenitors’ War”
series. I do not know if Mr Kennedy is a reader of
TGW but there are some interesting similarities.
Actually, it turns out that “A Gulf In Time” is the 9th (of 11)
in a set of series set in the same universe.
The books are set in essentially our own time and comprise the
adventures of Lt Commander Sean “Calvin” Hobbs (U.S. readers will
understand the derivation), an F-18 pilot flying for the U.S. Navy.
I have never gotten into LeGuin and it has been decades since I
read McCaffrey’s Pern series. Guess I’m imagination impaired so
when I read of sapient dragons I immediately thought of the
Catman’s universe. Oh, well, sue me. It’s probably just a case
of great minds thinking alike.
Maybe shape-shifting dragons were new with this work. I vaguely remember
reading a book decades ago where dragons passed as human to hold castles
in a medieval society, but probably wouldn’t remember the author or title
even if I saw them. The other characteristics are much older.
Centuries-old myths make them flying, firebreathing, possibly magical
(the math for a natural biological organism that big to fly doesn’t work
out well), and sometimes sapient. Tolkien’s dragon Smaug (1940’s) might
talk to you, until you became boring and he ate you. Ursula LeGuin’s
dragons in “A Wizard of Earthsea” (1970’s) similarly talked only to
interesting humans. They were powerful wizards in their own right, as if
flying, firebreathing, and anthropagy weren’t a bad enough combination.
Anne McCaffrey’s dragons of Pern (1980’s) could teleport, time-travel,
and talk by telepathy, although it’s not clear they are sapient rather
than a smart mind-reading animal.
The Pern book rings a bell I may of read it as a boy
(my mother was a librarian) but I can’t recall details
of the book (getting old is gettin’ ole) might look it up
when I get a chance.
Dragons who can shift between Human and Dragon form
have been around for many decades at the least.
Some of Ursula K. LeGuin’s Earthsea stories for example.
Or Patrica Briggs’ Hurog duology.
There’s been others I can’t recall just right now.
Many of the stories have a connection between the two species
in their mythology. Like a wizard once a time mated with a
dragon (for power reasons, of course, because you know wizard)
or the species share an origin in the dawn of time.
Oh. The shape shifting is really OLD as I just realized:
There’s something called “A Journey To The West” in Chinese
Literature (never read it) which supposedly had the “classical
eastern” take on Dragons of being some kind of elemental deities.
Those could change into Humans or animals.
Well, at least copyrights from the 16th
century are bound to be expired by now.
Never forget the Spider-Man and Savage Dragon comics.
A long time ago in the same month both comics had
essentially the same story.
Both their wives had a child, were told it did not
survive birth, but it was replaced with a dead one
while some organization took the baby away.
Both comics came out in the same month.
President Elect Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH Neanderthal B Woodman Domestic Violent Extremist SuperStraight
Just ran across this while browsing FB (hopefully the copy & link works)
(nope – too much additional “baggage”) (let’s try to follow back to the YT origin)
(nope. not there) (just have to copy & paste the FB URL – just pay attention
to the top clip only, ~5 minutes) I present to you, “The Goose Steps Out”, a
“Prince & the Pauper” parody that takes place during WWII. A mild mannered Brit
is mistaken for a high ranking Nazi general, and taken back to Der Fatherland,
where he proceeds to give a class on……well…..watch and laugh.
And see why I include it here.
HA HA HAhahahaha…. I love it! (oh my side…) That was the British
version of the middle finger for anyone that didn’t know. The french
were cutting off the index finger to prevent the English archer’s from
notching an arrow in their bow (yes THAT long ago) so to show they
still had their fingers they would flash both fingers at the french troops
which after many, many years it became “flying the bird”
Getting in the thick of it even before they graduate! I’m sure these guys are
ready for it or the DI wouldn’t of picked them for the mission.
And that’s the way it should be I wish other’s had the same outlook but I
digress, I think the Queen has a clear idea of the type of person Teresa is
and the type that Taritha is now too! I hope she bonds with a dragonfly it
will increase her life expectancy quite a bit and perhaps put her in a position
where she’ll be a Queen someday, if not Teresa’s replacement.
Tiny quibble: panels 1 & 2 everybody has short hair.
Panels 3 & 4 they all (except the DI) have
essentially normal hair. What gives?
I knew someone here would spot that.
I screwed up and was too
close to 2000 to change it.
Let’s just say it’s part of their disguise.
Hey! I seldom if ever even spot things like that
much less comment on it. It just seemed anomalous.
Really curious to see where this story is going.
Let’s just call it wigs as part of their
disguise and leave it at that? I had
assumed that was your intention anyway PC.
same..
i thought wigs.. as the no hair
‘screams’ military..
also,, none of the ‘short hair’
matches wig color..
One has a ‘stash too I doubt anyone in boot
is allowed facial hair…
two, two have stashes..
look at panel one.
Good eye I can barely see it.
CSA – Waukanda border.
Wouldn’t that be a job for the Legion? Waukanda?
Isn’t that where ‘Rilla and Venus are ruling?
They might of been the one’s that called for help Waukanda hasn’t
had time to build up as much as Jerico has. CSA was the one’s that
were using planes to bomb another kingdom if I remember right.
I’m currently reading a book (total, utter, complete,
mindless space opera that would have embarrassed E.E.
Smith or the Binder Brothers) that has a race of
dragons in it. Sapient, teleporting, shape shifting
(somewhat) dragons. The author’s name is Chris Kennedy
and it is the first of Mr Kennedy’s “Progenitors’ War”
series. I do not know if Mr Kennedy is a reader of
TGW but there are some interesting similarities.
That is suspect, although dragons have always been seen
as magical creatures, that is just a bit too similar.
What’s the copyright date of the book? TGW began in 2015.
According to what seems to be his own site
https://chriskennedypublishing.com/book/a-gulf-in-time/
The first book of that series should be from 2019
(Dunno if he had other books in the same “universe”
before this, the guy is pretty … prolific)
Note: publishing date.
Maybe (C) dates a bit further back then this?
Actually, it turns out that “A Gulf In Time” is the 9th (of 11)
in a set of series set in the same universe.
The books are set in essentially our own time and comprise the
adventures of Lt Commander Sean “Calvin” Hobbs (U.S. readers will
understand the derivation), an F-18 pilot flying for the U.S. Navy.
I have never gotten into LeGuin and it has been decades since I
read McCaffrey’s Pern series. Guess I’m imagination impaired so
when I read of sapient dragons I immediately thought of the
Catman’s universe. Oh, well, sue me. It’s probably just a case
of great minds thinking alike.
Maybe shape-shifting dragons were new with this work. I vaguely remember
reading a book decades ago where dragons passed as human to hold castles
in a medieval society, but probably wouldn’t remember the author or title
even if I saw them. The other characteristics are much older.
Centuries-old myths make them flying, firebreathing, possibly magical
(the math for a natural biological organism that big to fly doesn’t work
out well), and sometimes sapient. Tolkien’s dragon Smaug (1940’s) might
talk to you, until you became boring and he ate you. Ursula LeGuin’s
dragons in “A Wizard of Earthsea” (1970’s) similarly talked only to
interesting humans. They were powerful wizards in their own right, as if
flying, firebreathing, and anthropagy weren’t a bad enough combination.
Anne McCaffrey’s dragons of Pern (1980’s) could teleport, time-travel,
and talk by telepathy, although it’s not clear they are sapient rather
than a smart mind-reading animal.
The Pern book rings a bell I may of read it as a boy
(my mother was a librarian) but I can’t recall details
of the book (getting old is gettin’ ole) might look it up
when I get a chance.
Dragons who can shift between Human and Dragon form
have been around for many decades at the least.
Some of Ursula K. LeGuin’s Earthsea stories for example.
Or Patrica Briggs’ Hurog duology.
There’s been others I can’t recall just right now.
Many of the stories have a connection between the two species
in their mythology. Like a wizard once a time mated with a
dragon (for power reasons, of course, because you know wizard)
or the species share an origin in the dawn of time.
Oh. The shape shifting is really OLD as I just realized:
There’s something called “A Journey To The West” in Chinese
Literature (never read it) which supposedly had the “classical
eastern” take on Dragons of being some kind of elemental deities.
Those could change into Humans or animals.
Well, at least copyrights from the 16th
century are bound to be expired by now.
Never forget the Spider-Man and Savage Dragon comics.
A long time ago in the same month both comics had
essentially the same story.
Both their wives had a child, were told it did not
survive birth, but it was replaced with a dead one
while some organization took the baby away.
Both comics came out in the same month.
Just ran across this while browsing FB (hopefully the copy & link works)
(nope – too much additional “baggage”) (let’s try to follow back to the YT origin)
(nope. not there) (just have to copy & paste the FB URL – just pay attention
to the top clip only, ~5 minutes) I present to you, “The Goose Steps Out”, a
“Prince & the Pauper” parody that takes place during WWII. A mild mannered Brit
is mistaken for a high ranking Nazi general, and taken back to Der Fatherland,
where he proceeds to give a class on……well…..watch and laugh.
And see why I include it here.
https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=836100854196015
HA HA HAhahahaha…. I love it! (oh my side…) That was the British
version of the middle finger for anyone that didn’t know. The french
were cutting off the index finger to prevent the English archer’s from
notching an arrow in their bow (yes THAT long ago) so to show they
still had their fingers they would flash both fingers at the french troops
which after many, many years it became “flying the bird”