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The Dragon Companion : An Encyclopedia
Dragons come in all shapes and sizes — six legs or no legs; as big as mountains or as small as dogs; black, pink, multi-coloured. They can be brave or cowardly, kind or cruel, smart or stupid, good or downright evil.
The Dragon Companion is an A-Z encyclopedia of dragons. Within its pages you will find many dragons. Though there are some modern dragon stories, most of the stories have been told for hundreds, sometimes thousands of years. As well as stories, you will find all sorts of dragonish information, from how many claws they have, to uses for their blood. The Companion is illustrated with gorgeous images by Dean Jones.
You can read The Dragon Companion from beginning to end, or you can dip into it on any page. You can go on your own dragon trail by following linked entries.
The Dragon Companion is an A-Z encyclopedia of dragons. Within its pages you will find many dragons. Though there are some modern dragon stories, most of the stories have been told for hundreds, sometimes thousands of years. As well as stories, you will find all sorts of dragonish information, from how many claws they have, to uses for their blood. The Companion is illustrated with gorgeous images by Dean Jones.
You can read The Dragon Companion from beginning to end, or you can dip into it on any page. You can go on your own dragon trail by following linked entries.
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Published January 1, 2007
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About the author
Carole Wilkinson
66 books290 followersCarole was born in England in 1950. Her family moved to Australia when she was 12. She now lives in Melbourne, with her husband John.
Carole didn't start writing until she was nearly 40. Before that, she worked as a laboratory assistant, working with a lot of blood and brains. Once she’d decided to try and become a writer, she went to university. She wrote a lot while she was there including her first novel. She showed it to a friend who worked in publishing who asked if she could write a teenage novel. Her first published book was based on something her daughter, who was at high school at the time, was doing.
Carole says she has lots of ideas and so far she’s never had 'writers' block'. She might have got a late start, but she’s been trying to make up for lost time and has written more than 30 books, some short stories, a telemovie and some TV and planetarium scripts.
Carole didn't start writing until she was nearly 40. Before that, she worked as a laboratory assistant, working with a lot of blood and brains. Once she’d decided to try and become a writer, she went to university. She wrote a lot while she was there including her first novel. She showed it to a friend who worked in publishing who asked if she could write a teenage novel. Her first published book was based on something her daughter, who was at high school at the time, was doing.
Carole says she has lots of ideas and so far she’s never had 'writers' block'. She might have got a late start, but she’s been trying to make up for lost time and has written more than 30 books, some short stories, a telemovie and some TV and planetarium scripts.
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June 22, 2010
"I love dragons, even the nasty ones."
Carole Wilkinson
All these years, I thought I was the only one!!! Here is a book complete with all (nearly all, I suppose) the dragon tales of history. It has a complete list of dragon stories from different parts of the world, what they look like to the different cultures, what they are called, dragon movies, dragon books, even dragon-slayers. Dragon lovers of the world unite, this book was meant for the young and the old, written in an encyclopedic fashion, yet informative and entertaining, all at once.
Carole Wilkinson
All these years, I thought I was the only one!!! Here is a book complete with all (nearly all, I suppose) the dragon tales of history. It has a complete list of dragon stories from different parts of the world, what they look like to the different cultures, what they are called, dragon movies, dragon books, even dragon-slayers. Dragon lovers of the world unite, this book was meant for the young and the old, written in an encyclopedic fashion, yet informative and entertaining, all at once.
January 17, 2015
Really comprehensive. I am bonkers about dragons and l loved seeing some other dragon old old folktales from cultures I didn't know had good dragon stories - Iranian and Russian especially. My only nag was that several modern dragon books weren't included. I guess that this may have been because they are mostly pretty similar, but I thought they should have at least got a mention under Western Dragons. However, I was very happy that Discworld Dragons got a special mention.
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