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Do you think dragons might have ever existed? Scientists are constantly discovering things and so who knows if one day they will discover evidence of a large, winged lizard-like predators, although I have to say I would be very surprised if they found out they could breathe fire, too! What do you think is the appeal of dragons?
Why are they so popular? Dragons look fabulous, fly, breathe fire, hoard treasure, and they are really powerful—more than a match for most humans. However, they do have a gentler side, if you know how to approach them in the right way.
How did you come up with all the different kinds of dragons? I read as many dragon myths and legends as I could, and I looked at images of dragons from different cultures around the world.
Then I thought: what if dragons were like other real creatures? In that case they, like other creatures, would naturally have evolved into a wide range of different species, with widely differing appearances and habits, each one perfectly suited to being the top predator in the habitat in which it lived.
If you could go back in time to any era of history, which would it be and who would you like to meet? Where is your favourite place in the world?
What next for Beatrice and Daniel and Dr Drake? After surviving far-flung adventures in the Dragon Diary, Daniel and Beatrice must face danger much closer to home than they ever imagined. Dugald A. Steer was born in and lives in Surrey. His love of books and reading led him to study English Literature and Philosophy at Bristol University where he was an avid contributor to the Poetry Society Magazine.
After stints working for Friends of the Earth and the Duchy of Lancaster Office, Dugald trained to teach English and spent the next five years in Spain, living in Galicia and Andalucia, writing in his spare time. Dugald Steer now works as a freelance author for Templar Publishing, for whom he worked as an inhouse writer and editor for ten years.
I knew nothing about the ships and had only hazy recollections about the gases involved from my college science courses but I was certainly aware of fracking and the controversy it was causing in western and northern Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania fracked gas for Europe, passing through my neighborhood. As it turned out, the dragon ships and the fracking gases would eventually have a powerful impact on the area of suburban Philadelphia where I live.
As I learned more about the project, I was appalled by the lack of regulatory oversight and the senseless risks involved. If a leak occurred in the wrong spot at the wrong time, dozens of people could be instantly killed in a huge fireball. Hundreds more could be burned or injured by flying debris. If you could see one of the Dragonology dragons in real life, which one would it be?
The Dragonology Chronicles are set in late Victoria times, but dragons have such long life spans that there is every chance that he is still around—so keep your eyes open! Do you think dragons might have ever existed? Scientists are constantly discovering things and so who knows if one day they will discover evidence of a large, winged lizard-like predators, although I have to say I would be very surprised if they found out they could breathe fire, too! What do you think is the appeal of dragons?
Why are they so popular? Dragons look fabulous, fly, breathe fire, hoard treasure, and they are really powerful—more than a match for most humans. However, they do have a gentler side, if you know how to approach them in the right way.
How did you come up with all the different kinds of dragons? I read as many dragon myths and legends as I could, and I looked at images of dragons from different cultures around the world. Then I thought: what if dragons were like other real creatures?
In that case they, like other creatures, would naturally have evolved into a wide range of different species, with widely differing appearances and habits, each one perfectly suited to being the top predator in the habitat in which it lived. If you could go back in time to any era of history, which would it be and who would you like to meet? Where is your favourite place in the world? What next for Beatrice and Daniel and Dr Drake? After surviving far-flung adventures in the Dragon Diary, Daniel and Beatrice must face danger much closer to home than they ever imagined.
Dugald A. Steer was born in and lives in Surrey. His love of books and reading led him to study English Literature and Philosophy at Bristol University where he was an avid contributor to the Poetry Society Magazine.