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    Image of Starwatcher Starwatcher
    10/30/09

    In reply to The Ultimate German-Inspired Gothic Art Frenzy!
    Beautiful. #sciencefictionart
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    Image of asyouwere asyouwere
    10/29/09

    In reply to The Ultimate German-Inspired Gothic Art Frenzy!
    I wouldn't steal a book from one of those libraries either- avoiding the attention of ancient eldritch gods is a hobby of mine. If I could frame my boss however.... #sciencefictionart
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    10/29/09

    In reply to The Ultimate German-Inspired Gothic Art Frenzy!
    I would totally steal a book from the library. Actually, that's what I do most of the time.

    I can't find any links for purchasing any of these; perhaps I'll go digging some more... #sciencefictionart
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    10/29/09

    @crashedpc - unrein: So your the one who checked out "How to Rule the World in 5 easy Steps" and hasn't returned it. #sciencefictionart
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    10/29/09

    @LittleDragon: Hasn't worked for shit; I need a refund. #sciencefictionart
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    Image of ClauClauClaudia ClauClauClaudia
    10/11/09

    In reply to Why Are People Always Having Sex With Dragons In Science Fiction?
    Image credits: I'm sure you didn't mean to claim Michael Whelan's Dragonflight cover art as fan art.

    Whelan gallery
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    Image of Tanj1t Tanj1t
    10/10/09

    In reply to Why Are People Always Having Sex With Dragons In Science Fiction?
    First of all, there are no dragons in Science Fiction that I know of. Second, does this really happen other than in Pern novels? Third, ewwwww.
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    Image of limber limber
    10/11/09

    @Tanj1t: How would you define indigenous lizards that have been genetically engineered by colonists to suit their transport/defence needs? And Pern's more sex-via-dragon-proxy, rather than humans getting it on with winged beasts.

    Though I can't speak to the Cross novels, which I'd never heard of until now. Tongues? Yikes.
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    Image of limber limber
    10/10/09

    In reply to Why Are People Always Having Sex With Dragons In Science Fiction?
    Somehow, I completely missed the gay subplots in the Pern books until waaaay down the line in the series, when she made it evident. I just thought the psychic link was mainly a gold/bronze/brown thing.

    They were interesting books to read as a 5th grade girl, though. The main character Lessa isn't precisely willing the first time she gets all dragon-sexy, and I was very aware of that; in a weird way, I'd say that reading about that situation probably established something in my mind about hormones being separate from rational thought, or at least that it's dangerous to let hormones completely overwhelm you without your rational side giving the go-ahead.
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    10/10/09

    In reply to Why Are People Always Having Sex With Dragons In Science Fiction?
    Last time I read the Pern novels I was in the 5th grade so all the other sexual subplots (especially the gay one) totally went over my head. I'm kind of frightened to go back and read them now.
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    Image of TheGreenRanger TheGreenRanger
    10/10/09

    In reply to Why Are People Always Having Sex With Dragons In Science Fiction?
    So the dragons rape people with their tongues? hmmmm... Whatever floats your boat i guess.
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    Image of hblair66000001002003004 hblair66000001002003004
    10/10/09

    In reply to Why Are People Always Having Sex With Dragons In Science Fiction?
    If you'd bothered to read "Dragonsdawn," chronologically the first book of the series, you'd have known that the Pernese didn't crash-land on Pern; they were colonists who decided from the start to revert to an agrarian mode of life on an untouched planet.
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    10/10/09

    @hblair66000001002003004: Indeed I haven't read it. Thanks for the correction.
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    Image of Davio Davio
    10/10/09

    In reply to Why Are People Always Having Sex With Dragons In Science Fiction?
    Best. Headline. Ever.
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    Image of colleenlindsay colleenlindsay
    10/10/09

    In reply to Why Are People Always Having Sex With Dragons In Science Fiction?
    I thought I could go the rest of my life without ever having to gear the dreaded words "venom cock" again...
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    Image of Shojo Bat Shojo Bat
    10/10/09

    In reply to Why Are People Always Having Sex With Dragons In Science Fiction?
    I'm really curious about the Janine Cross novels. I love controversial sf/fantasy, so I'm definitely intrigued but I've avoided them because I read that the main character is able to feel pleasure after her clit has been ripped out.

    I have a problem with that, which should be pretty self-evident. Not only is it inaccurate but it's a pretty dangerous assertion, even to make in a fantasy novel.

    So, Annalee, I totally trust your taste. Should I read these novels anyway?
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    10/10/09

    @Shojo Bat: They are intense and violent, so probably not to everybody's taste. As to accuracy, from what I recall the main character is able to feel pleasure from drugs (AKA venom), but never really from sex per se.

    I liked the books a lot, but they're not for the faint of heart. In large part they deal with stuff like childhood abuse and religious/patriarchal abuse of women. They're not really "sexy" and even though the characters triumph in the end it's at horrific personal cost. So - be warned.
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    Image of Shojo Bat Shojo Bat
    10/10/09

    @Annalee Newitz: Thank you! I will definitely pick it up. Violence, gore, "shocking" or "pornographic" material -- bring it on. I was just wary of FGM being over-eroticized. The reason I've strayed from my childhood love to fantasy into an adult obsession with horror is because fantasy is often too tame, idealistic, and consolatory, so I'm excited to hear of a fantasy author taking on darker and more unsettling subjects like abuse.

    I also appreciated your reading of the class/economic relationship in the novels -- often missing from critiques of fantasy.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    10/10/09

    In reply to Why Are People Always Having Sex With Dragons In Science Fiction?
    You should come to Jalopnik. Where cars have sex with dragons!
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    Image of stevegiblin stevegiblin
    10/10/09

    In reply to Why Are People Always Having Sex With Dragons In Science Fiction?
    If Parrots can get away with raping humans, I say, why not?
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    10/10/09

    @stevegiblin: This will never get old!
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    Image of stevegiblin stevegiblin
    10/11/09

    @NerD: Blattella: Maybe for the camera-man...

    I don't know why he didn't just remove the parrot.... maybe he didn't want to stick his beak out.
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    Image of HalOfBorg HalOfBorg
    10/10/09

    In reply to Why Are People Always Having Sex With Dragons In Science Fiction?
    Just because I like to ride my dragon naked doesn't mean I have sex with them. Anymore.
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