There is quite a lot about this story that I did not like, including the characters. Snapshot story of a girl adopting a baby dragon upon the death of its mother. This was the stuff of a grade school fairytales and I could see it successfully finding a place among an anthology for non-binary kids. The Dragon of Kou by Caroline Bigaiski ★★☆☆☆ YA story of the last days of a dragon’s life, a village fulfilling their sacred duty, and a boy determined to bring one last joy to an ancient being.Ĭommunity Outreach With Reluctant Neighbors (Alternatively, How To Avoid Cults) by Kat Lerner ★★★☆☆Īnother lonely-dragon-witch-on-the-hill story, like Petrichor, but without the romance.

One Last Sweet by Claudie Arseneault ★★★☆☆ Pax ★★★☆☆Īs the counts down it’s last millennia humans are given one last chance to come to Accord. Pleasant story about an emotionally unstable young man winning a garden contest with the aid of dragons. That said, it was a pleasant read anyway.Ī meet-cute type story about a witch that lives on the edge of town during a terrible drought.Ī young woman ventures deep into the forest to find a dragon of her own. Unto this world dragons appear.įantasy is not required to make sense but it usually tries harder than this. “The volcano has hung a literal dark cloud over us.”Ī mega eruption has sent the planet into apocalyptic darkness. Nico looked into those burning suns, the eyes of his father, and knew instinctively what to say. I could see this snap-shot short story growing into a Solarpunk Dragon Series! The extra half star was for the funny ending! Sweet story about a dragon who has helped generations of humans be the best versions of themselves. From painful beginnings to a hopeful happy ending.įighting Fire With Fire by Gemini Pond ★★★½☆ Seven Year’s Among Dragons by Alyssa Chiavari ★★★★☆įull on Solarpunk Dragon Fairytale Fantasy. Lovely story about a desert world, New Persia, being terraformed by the grace of dragons. “Dragons worked to create an environment conducive to everyone and everything, maintaining the synergy of life and death in perfect balance.” Gorgeous little story about women who save a dragon through prosthetics and courage. “There it was, something she made, holding up a dragon.” Our future is peaceful learning and exploring the galaxy in living, telepathically bonded Dragonships! The dregs of old violence and money are still trying to takeover but dragons have strong hearts. “The air on board the Dragonship was green, fresh, alive.” In the Hearts of Dragons by Stephanie Wagner ★★★★½ I want to go live on Planet Refuge with my dragon buddies right now! In general, the story is about making a difference through non-violence, a difference that will leave you happy.

Wings of Renewal by Claudie Arseneault