Marie Brennan Wants you to Design Your Own Dragon

I make it no secret how much I just adore Marie Brennan’s Memoir by Lady Trent novels, so naturally I just had to share this. In case you haven’t seen this already, she’s running an amazing contest on her site.

Invent a breed of dragon or draconic cousin that might fit into Lady Trent’s world and you could have a chance for your design to be referenced in a future installment of the series and win a signed ARC of book 3 The Voyage of the Basilisk.

Here’s an example entry the author gives:

WYVERN — A reptilian creature native to northern and eastern Anthiope, possessing hind limbs and wings, but lacking forelimbs, which disqualifies it for consideration as a “true dragon” under the criteria of Sir Richard Edgeworth. Wyverns are typically 3-4 meters in length from nose to tail, with a comparable wingspan, and light of build through the chest. Their coloration is mottled brown and green, for protective colouration in the treeless hills that are their usual habitat. They typically hunt by waiting in an elevated position and then launching into the air when prey is sighted. Their venom is paralytic, and kills the prey through asphyxiation. Wyverns are solitary except when they mate, but the male will follow the female until she lays her eggs, after which they incubate in the care of the male, who feeds them and teaches them to hunt after hatching. Juveniles rarely stay with their father for more than three months, by which point they are capable of independent sustenance.

The deadline is on Thursday so get creative! Check out the link to Marie Brennan’s website for more information and to send her your entries. And if you haven’t read these books yet, I highly recommend them. Who could say no to dragons?