Published: March 30, 2011
Words: 883 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458057266

Short description

A dragon slayer arrives to rescue a threatened town, but the real threat—and the dragon’s true desires—are not necessarily one and the same.

Extended description

A dragon slayer arrives to rescue a threatened town, but the real threat—and the dragon’s true desires—are not necessarily one and the same.

“What Dragons Prefer” first appeared in Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine, Fall 1994; and republished in Dragons: A Celebration of the Greatest of Mythical Creatures, January 1996. You can also listen to the story as a podcast at Podcastle!

An interviewer once said of Dayle A. Dermatis that “she has so many pseudonyms, you’d think she was a spy!” A dabbler in several genres (and with several coauthors), she’s published novels with Virgin Books and short stories all over the place. She lives in southern California within scent of the ocean, and she and her husband spend their spare time following Styx around the country (and sometimes out of it), exploring the world via motorcycle, renovating their 1911 Craftsman home, and doing historic re-creation. She loves music, cats, Wales, TV, magic, laughter, and defying expec.. (Read more) A dragon slayer arrives to rescue a threatened town, but the real threat—and the dragon’s true desires—are not necessarily one and the same.

“What Dragons Prefer” first appeared in Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine, Fall 1994; and republished in Dragons: A Celebration of the Greatest of Mythical Creatures, January 1996. You can also listen to the story as a podcast at Podcastle!

An interviewer once said of Dayle A. Dermatis that “she has so many pseudonyms, you’d think she was a spy!” A dabbler in several genres (and with several coauthors), she’s published novels with Virgin Books and short stories all over the place. She lives in southern California within scent of the ocean, and she and her husband spend their spare time following Styx around the country (and sometimes out of it), exploring the world via motorcycle, renovating their 1911 Craftsman home, and doing historic re-creation. She loves music, cats, Wales, TV, magic, laughter, and defying expectations. You can read more about Dayle and her pseudonyms at her at www.cyvarwydd.com.
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fiction, short fiction, humor, fantasy, short story, dragons, story, dragon, medieval, humorous fantasy, high fantasy, dragonslayer

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Review by: Catherine Shaffer on Dec. 14, 2011 :
A fun, quick read with a satisfying payoff at the end.
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Review by: Julia Group on Oct. 08, 2011 :
This is a very short story, but a charming and well-written one.
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Review by: Steve Challis on Aug. 06, 2011 :
A very good short story with a classic twist at the end. This story is very well worth reading.
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Review by: Robert Challis on July 20, 2011 :
Raises the question of who was the real dragon.
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Review by: Robin Orr on July 18, 2011 :
Excellent short story!
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Review by: seekeen on July 10, 2011 :
Beware that this is a "short-short" story - but it is well worth the read. Pithy and succinct, and of course, there are dragons!
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Review by: Deb Robinson on March 31, 2011 :
Big story with just a few words.
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