Dragonsex

[klwilliams]

I spent most of the weekend hanging around the house reading The White Dragon, which I consider the third book of two trilogies, that of Dragonflight/Dragonquest, and that of the Menolly books. F'lar and Lessa have become the oldsters, and Jaxom, Menolly, and Piemur (and Ruth) are the main characters. I like this book quite a bit, though it doesn't speak to me the way it did when I first read it, since I'm now the same age as Lessa, not Jaxom. One thing that I had forgotten was the sub-theme of Ruth's sexual immaturity, and why Jaxom was relieved. Or maybe that just went over my head the first time. I'm charmed by the thought of a roomful of randy dragonriders having their way with each other while blues and browns try to mate with a green. I also suspect there are scores of fanfics titled "Ruth's First 'Flight'".

Comments

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

Though, like in real life, it's probably different for different individuals.

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

That would be ok, if it were presented as an individual difference.

I expect what I'm being grumpy about is a changing intepretation by the author over a long period of time, or maybe she just forgot. But I think it's an important part of the human-dragon interface, and she should have kept it in mind better.