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E.E. Knight Biography

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“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 Envy other dragons their wealth, power, or home For dark plots and plans will bring death to your own. Your Wrath shouldn’t win, when spears strike your scale Anger kills cunning, which you will need to prevail. A dragon must rest, but Sloth you should dread Else long years of napping let assassins to your bed. ‘Greed is good,’ or so foolish dragons will say Until piles of treasure bring killing thieves where they lay. Hungry is your body, and at times you must feed But Gluttony makes fat dragons, who can’t fly at their need. A hot Lust for glory, gems, gold, or mates Leads reckless young drakes to the blackest of fates. So take heed of this wisdom, precious hatchling of mine, And the long years of dragonhood are sure to be thine.”

SongDragonsSeven Deadly Sins
Book:Dragon Champion
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“Approche donc et découvre, petit dragonnet, Les sept ennemis que tu dois redouter. Prends garde à l'Orgueil qui assombrit l'esprit Et te leurre sur la vraie taille de ton ennemi. N'envie pas aux autres dragons pouvoir, richesses et biens Car intrigues et complots seront la fin des tiens. Même percé de lances, évite la Colère Car elle tuera la ruse, qu'il te faudra entière. Un dragon doit dormir mais, toi, fuis la Paresse Nos assassins profitent des longues années de sieste. 'Quel mal à l'avarice ?' dira le dragon sot. Les voleurs de trésors voleront aussi sa peau. Tu connaîtras la faim et devras l'apaiser Mais Gourmandise rend gras, empêche de décoller. Dragonne, joyaux, gloire ou or, Luxure a conduit bien des draques à la mort. Apprends par cœur ceci, mon précieux dragonnet, Tu seras sûr de vivre encore de longues années”

SongDragons
Book:Dragon Champion
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“Daughter, daughter, shining bright Precious jewel within mine sight Oh, if I could soar with thee As you seek your destiny. To see with you the caves and skies Vistas grand beneath your eyes Taking wing to horizons new Let us wonder who waits for you. A dragon bright? A dragon dark? Victor of duels with battle mark? A dragon strong? A dragon keen? Singer of honors and triumphs seen? Red, Gold, Bronze, and Blue To your lord you shall be true, Copper, Silver, Black, and White, Who will win your mating flight? For in your hearts our future rests To see our line with hatchlings blessed And for those who threaten clutch of flame, To feel the wrath of dragon-dame.”

SongMotherhoodFlightDragonCourting
Book:Dragon Avenger
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“The world was already a miserable place in the spring of that cursed year. The New Depression was at its height. Stocks fell, jobs were lost, and consumer consumption fell in a corporate death spiral as the aging technoczars were revealed to have feet of clay. Financial institutions underreacted, the government overreacted, and a society living on borrowed time paid for with borrowed dollars failed. Hard times and hunger came to the Western world, which was all the more of a shock because the generation that survived the last financial collapse had virtually died out.”

ApocalypticPost ApocalypseProphecy In Fiction
Book:Way of the Wolf
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