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''[[Lord of Dragons]]'' is a eighteen-part book series written mostly by Ephraim B Smain, a popular science fiction and fantasy author who wrote the first book in the series, ''To Serve A Dragonlord'', in 1961, when he was fifteen years old. |
''[[Lord of Dragons]]'' is a eighteen-part book series written mostly by Ephraim B Smain, a popular science fiction and fantasy author who wrote the first book in the series, ''To Serve A Dragonlord'', in 1961, when he was fifteen years old. |
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[[Blatant Lies|Such is what the]] [http://lordofdragons.wikispaces.com/ Lord of Dragons wiki] claims. In truth, ''Lord of Dragons'' is a wiki-based parody of high fantasy novels, [[Follow the Leader|inspired by]] [[Penny Arcade]]'s [http://elothtes.pbworks.com/ Epic Legends of the Heirarchs: The Elemenstor Saga] wiki. It was created because Air Of Mystery and co-writer 4rcit4 wanted to write something with no established canon, whereas if they wrote in ELotHTES they would have to follow existing rules. (ELotHTES did rather kindly [http://elothtes.pbworks.com/w/page/Lord-of-Dragons put up a short article] about ''LoD''. |
[[Blatant Lies|Such is what the]] [http://lordofdragons.wikispaces.com/ Lord of Dragons wiki] claims. In truth, ''Lord of Dragons'' is a wiki-based parody of high fantasy novels, [[Follow the Leader|inspired by]] [[Penny Arcade]]'s ''[http://elothtes.pbworks.com/ Epic Legends of the Heirarchs: The Elemenstor Saga]'' wiki. It was created because Air Of Mystery and co-writer 4rcit4 wanted to write something with no established canon, whereas if they wrote in ELotHTES they would have to follow existing rules. (ELotHTES did rather kindly [http://elothtes.pbworks.com/w/page/Lord-of-Dragons put up a short article] about ''LoD''. |
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The wiki is partly about detailing the books in the series (which parody High Fantasy tropes), Smain's life (disastrous) and the ongoing efforts to create a [[Film of the Book]] (which parodies moviemaking in general). |
The wiki is partly about detailing the books in the series (which parody High Fantasy tropes), Smain's life (disastrous) and the ongoing efforts to create a [[Film of the Book]] (which parodies moviemaking in general). |
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* [[Aerith and Bob]]: One dragon is named Mnemnonic, another Cecil. There's even one example in the same name: Gus Lémodỗonyn, an elf. |
* [[Aerith and Bob]]: One dragon is named Mnemnonic, another Cecil. There's even one example in the same name: Gus Lémodỗonyn, an elf. |
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* [[All Monks Know Kung Fu]]: The Brotherhood of the Deep Sai, which promotes peace through ass-kicking. |
* [[All Monks Know Kung Fu]]: The Brotherhood of the Deep Sai, which promotes peace through ass-kicking. |