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Hi, I'm a very old newbie to this stuff, but gentle critisism is welcome. I've got questions...about a lot of things. First off, at the time of Temeraire and Laurence, they (the scientists) have begun to classify and codify as many of the animals & plants that they could get there hands on. Since dragons have six limbs and not the standard four, will they be in a sub-species by themselves? Will some on determine that the Sea Serpent from ToJ is part of the proto-species of dragon? Is it like the coeleocanth (you know, big fish thought to be extinct for a while)? | Hi, I'm a very old newbie to this stuff, but gentle critisism is welcome. I've got questions...about a lot of things. First off, at the time of Temeraire and Laurence, they (the scientists) have begun to classify and codify as many of the animals & plants that they could get there hands on. Since dragons have six limbs and not the standard four, will they be in a sub-species by themselves? Will some on determine that the Sea Serpent from ToJ is part of the proto-species of dragon? Is it like the coeleocanth (you know, big fish thought to be extinct for a while)? | ||
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| − | + | And what about bone structure? Bird bones are semi-hollow to provide not only lightness of structure, but there form allow hidden strength to the bone. (It was explained in a book I read as to why pteresaurs are flying animals.) | |
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| − | + | Not necessarily the last thing on my list of questions is the dragons in America. Do we have so few in the Eastern part of the continent because there are so few hot or warm springs here? East of the Mississippi River there are only 34 spring listed by at the www.ngdc.noaa.gov website, and only 17 in states lands settled by Europeans by 1805. I also wonder if we will find dragons with similar abilities to the Celestials if the Thunderbirds of Native American legend came from some of the same stock as the oriental dragons. According to one description these creatures "caused the earth to shake and lightening to strike." | |
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| + | I'll save questions as to how Temeraire might react to meeting some of the Founding Fathers, who are still alive and active in government. (James Madison is the president at the time of the War of 1812.) Or will the discussion on slavery lead Temmer to form a Dragon Suffrag organization. (The American Women were the first to do it, but not until the 1840's, when Laurence is in his 60's). And don't even make me think of the fiction that will come from this - a combination of Uncle Tom's Cabin and Black Beauty perhaps. | ||
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| + | Wacky ideas and responses always welcome. Thanks for reading. | ||
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Hi, I'm a very old newbie to this stuff, but gentle critisism is welcome. I've got questions...about a lot of things. First off, at the time of Temeraire and Laurence, they (the scientists) have begun to classify and codify as many of the animals & plants that they could get there hands on. Since dragons have six limbs and not the standard four, will they be in a sub-species by themselves? Will some on determine that the Sea Serpent from ToJ is part of the proto-species of dragon? Is it like the coeleocanth (you know, big fish thought to be extinct for a while)?
And what about bone structure? Bird bones are semi-hollow to provide not only lightness of structure, but there form allow hidden strength to the bone. (It was explained in a book I read as to why pteresaurs are flying animals.)
Not necessarily the last thing on my list of questions is the dragons in America. Do we have so few in the Eastern part of the continent because there are so few hot or warm springs here? East of the Mississippi River there are only 34 spring listed by at the www.ngdc.noaa.gov website, and only 17 in states lands settled by Europeans by 1805. I also wonder if we will find dragons with similar abilities to the Celestials if the Thunderbirds of Native American legend came from some of the same stock as the oriental dragons. According to one description these creatures "caused the earth to shake and lightening to strike."
I'll save questions as to how Temeraire might react to meeting some of the Founding Fathers, who are still alive and active in government. (James Madison is the president at the time of the War of 1812.) Or will the discussion on slavery lead Temmer to form a Dragon Suffrag organization. (The American Women were the first to do it, but not until the 1840's, when Laurence is in his 60's). And don't even make me think of the fiction that will come from this - a combination of Uncle Tom's Cabin and Black Beauty perhaps.
Wacky ideas and responses always welcome. Thanks for reading.
