I have started Dragon Mage, Book Three of Ava Richardson's The First Dragon Rider Trilogy

I have started Dragon Mage, Book Three of Ava Richardson's The First Dragon Rider Trilogy.

Dragon Monks give way to Dragon Riders as a cry for help gives the Draconis Order new purpose – to help those whom nobles and royals cannot or will not. Royals who will not sit idly by as Neill Torvald, Char Nefrette and their friends usher in a new and better future astride their dragon-sisters and brothers. Yet to save the lands from interminable bloodshed Neill will have to embrace leadership and the hard, sometimes bloody, choices that come with it. A task made harder still when a certain evil Dragon Mage and Bull Dragon have vengeance on their sick minds.

I finished Dragon Dreams, Book Two of Ava Richardson's First Dragon Rider Trilogy

I finished Dragon Dreams, Book Two of Ava Richardson's First Dragon Rider Trilogy.

Two tyrants fled, one human one dragon, with a wall shattered alongside a web of murderous lies. For once there were more Dragon-friends in the world. Once the Three Kingdoms were united, ruled by revered Queen Delia, wearer of her Great Crown. But that crown had a secret, red with the blood of Dragons and identical to the dark rot at the bottom of the Draconis Order. All broken thanks to Char Nefrette and Neill Torvald and mighty Paxala, and now the sky above the Draconis Monastery upon the slopes of Mount Hammal ring with the music of dragons. Yet tyrants fled are sadly not dead, and that does not even account for three human Princes. A new era is approaches...the time of the Dragon Riders.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Official Teaser | HBO Max

As I said before, this carries limited emotion resonance with me since I never watched the Harry Potter movies. But I LOVE the books and this proud Ravenclaw will not mince words: HBO – and the new cast – have some very large broomsticks to fly. Firebolts all, to say the least.

Tolkien Reading Day

Naturally here on Stars Uncounted we celebrate Tolkien Reading Day, an annual event launched by The Tolkien Society, the date of March 25 being chosen for the simple reason that that is when the One Ring was cast into the Cracks of Doom and Sauron fell. Traditionally one celebrates by posting a quote The Lord of the Rings:

“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of The King. 

Quote of the month

"A constant image [in myths] is that of the conflict of the eagle and the serpent. The serpent bound to the earth, the eagle in spiritual flight - isn't that conflict something we all experience? And then, when the two amalgamate, we get a wonderful dragon, a serpent with wings." – Joseph Campbell

The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender

HUZZAH! The only thing I want to know is who the buff guy with Airbender tattoos is behind Katara. Beyond that, no one should be surprised that the original Team Avatar has new voice actors. Tis called "growing up" folks, which mean voices change and deepen.

I started Dragon Dreams, Book Two of Ava Richardson's First Dragon Rider Trilogy

I started Dragon Dreams, Book Two of Ava Richardson's First Dragon Rider Trilogy.

The world has changed, for Char and Neill have ridden Paxala the crimson red. It takes friendship, the Bond, to ride a mighty Dragon. Yet still the world is ruled by tyrants, humans by three Princes and dragons by he who is called the Dragon God. So what does he want with a human crown enough to let dragons chose riders? Nothing good and much magical most likely, and I never cared much for arranged marriages even to prevent war. So Char and Pax will have to bring down two tyrants if they are to fly free and not be relegated to the roles others would put upon them. Tis time, I think, to uncover the secret past of dragons before casting it aside to blaze (with literal dragon fire, of course) a brighter future. Fortunately Char has Neill Torvald to help.