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* Okay, I get the whole [[In Spite of a Nail]] aspect but... how on ''Earth'' is the whole Woman [[Dragon Rider]] bit still a state secret? Liz Tudor figured out the Longwing problem over two centuries earlier, and despite the whole subculture aspect there has to be at least a few in the Dragon Corps who communicate with thier families on the outside even presuming no leaks in the Court/Government/Admirality for all this time. I can see it still being an embarassing scandal not spoken of in polite company and subject to ribald jokes in rude company, but the utter shock and ignorance the Rolands and Captain Harcourt's very existence are met with surprises me.
** Never underestimate how far ignorance can stretch, especially in periods where even traveling a few miles from one's home town was a rare thing. It's one thing to hear about X from a friend or by reading it in the news, and another to actually confront X in person. Besides, as you said, those who do know still prefer not to talk about it.
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** I always assumed that it was less "can't" and more "hadn't yet." Not all matings result in offspring, after all.
* Okay, am I the only one who thinks that China in the books is a Mary Sue? I'm not sure what the standard of living was like in our world's China in the early 19th Century, but the fact that it's the ONLY nation stated to not treat its dragons like crap, and have a relatively high standard of living just seems a little off. Not to mention Temeraire constantly reminding us in the later books about how much better everything is in China. It seems to me like they could easily beat any of the European powers in an instant if it came to actual warfare. Seriously, {{spoiler|Prince Yongxing is the only Chinese character I can remember who is portrayed negatively in the entire series.}} This is probably why Throne of Jade is my least favourite book out of all of them.
** China isn't the only place were dragons are treated better and/or have a higher living standart than in our timeline. In Africa they are honored "elders" and drove the colonists out (the big empire isn't that different, see for example the [
* Why does Jane Roland become an admiral? --More accurately, why does the Aerial Corps use naval ranks? (Then again, [[We Are All American]], and [[Yanks With Tanks]] give landlubber ranks to their air force. Maybe I'm biased.)
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