Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons (Ology Series)
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Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons (Ology Series)
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Dragonology is the title of several books, a modeling kit, and a board game, among other things. The books were written by Doctor Ernest Drake, a Dragonologist (a scientist who studies dragons), and were written in the 1800s. The books are re-created for modern audiences by editor Dugald A Steer, with other contributors credited as Helen Ward ("Scientific Artist"), Douglas Carrel ("Chief Draughtsman"), Wayne Anderson ("Pictorial Artist"), and Nghiem Ta ("Artistic Direction"). Interestingly, not all the taxa within this clade appear to be very closely related, and it's likely that there are several other (now extinct) taxa whose discovery might help better resolve their phylogenetic relationships. In 2012 Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman announced that they intended to produce a film adaptation of the books. [4] Products [ edit ]
The clade Draconia includes a large number of medium- to large-sized, mostly flying reptiles that are often referred to as dragons. While not all can breathe fire, evidence of their relatedness can be found in several anatomical features, such as:While the vast majority of the Parareptiles died out during the Great Dying (aka the Permian-Triassic mass extinction) 252 million years ago, the draconimorpha endured. Dragonology is a secret science, as dragons may be exploited by cruel people, so readers of the books are encouraged to join the Secret and Ancient Society of Dragonologists (the S.A.S.D), of which the author of the books, Dr. Drake, is a member. Completing activities in the activity books will help the reader become a member of the S.A.S.D, and being a Dragonologist is framed as a noble persuit in conserving dragons. The books offer up scientific explanations behind dragon mythology, as well as discussing the species of dragons which inspire this mythology. Steer, Dugald A; Clamp, James; Overdrive Inc (2011). The Dragon Diary. Place of publication not identified: Brilliance Audio. ISBN 978-1-61106-615-9. OCLC 1002094613.
For anyone interested in writing about or drawing dragons, it proves invaluable, with it's wealth of high-quality artwork and descriptions on the creatures. For fleshing out your idea of dragons for your fantasy art or novels, it's perfect, and anyone with artistic sense will adorable the effort put into the illustrations.Frost dragons have a limited diet in the Arctic and Antarctic where they live. They eat giant squid, polar bears, orcas, walruses, and leopard seals. In his afterword, Dr. Drake reveals that one of the crucial goals of dragonologists is to preserve the magnificent creatures of their study wherever possible - a goal this tongue-in-cheek volume most affectionately achieves. An incomparable gift for secret dragonologists everywhere! This thoroughly engaging book . . . offers readers maps, classifications, explanations of dragon biology and physiology, useful spells and charm, a detailed list of the requirements of a dragonological laboratory, and more. Although most wyverns prey on insects and small birds or bats on the wing, the New Guinean giant wyvern ( Haplorhynchus pennocristatus), with its 3m wingspan and powerful jaws, is an aerial apex predator.
The fictional premise of this book is that it is a facsimile of a lost work originally printed in 1895 and supposedly written by a dragonologist named Dr. Ernest Drake [2] with the current publisher being unable to determine the truth of the matter. It presents the research and findings of Dr. Ernest Drake on the dragons of the world, their biology, behavior, and history of their interactions with humans. The book is vastly illustrated and contains a number of smaller, additional texts and tactile ‘specimens’ such as dragon scales, wing membrane, and dragon dust. [3] Format [ edit ] In June 2008, Universal Studios acquired the film rights to the Dragonology series, with Leonard Hartman set to write and executive produce the adaptation. [14] In August 2012, it was reported that Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci will produce the Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons movie for Universal with a new screenwriter. [15] In January 2018, Paramount Pictures acquired Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons and the rest of the Ology series and hired Akiva Goldsman to oversee a writer's room to write scripts for interconnected family movies based on the books and supplemental material with Goldsman and his Weed Road partner Greg Lessans producing the films. [16] See also [ edit ] The Dragonology Handbook: A Practical Course in Dragons by Dr. Ernest Drake, editor Dugald Steer, ISBN 1-84011-523-8 [6] And he didn't want no more telling-pudden, horses, tug, they was gone in a blink. Jimmy ud agone, too, only he hung on to one o' they trees what blew down last year.If it is listed as "sp" the genus is known, but the species isn't, "ssp" indicates a subspecies, and "*" means the dragon is extinct.
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