The importance of Dragons

(Traditional Chinese- style dragons)

(Similar to dragons in my series.)

 Dragons have always been my favorite mythical being. It is rare for me, though, to find a series or book that depicts dragons in a way I like. The only exception was Eragon. I loved how dragons acted there. They were intelligent, emotional creatures, just like how I had imagined them.

     In my series, Dragon’s Attendants, Dragons are simply called Hedar, a term I created on my own, using a self-made language. Hedar are the creatures closest to Mother Nature. They are the wisest and strongest tribe and possess an inborn thirst to conquer and destroy. Yet they end up becoming the most peaceful tribe there is (the concept of tribes will be explained in book 3).

     My protagonist is closely related to dragons and often in denial of her true nature. It expresses the way all of us are in denial of our true intentions in life and our constant struggle to repress our thoughts and feelings, some of us going back and forth between two extremes. Victoria is in a constant battle between the Hedar (Dragon) and the Thamuz (human) side of her. But when she truly accepts both of them, she finds peace within herself.

(Images are borrowed from Wikipedia.) 

C.T.K.