#Cimorene

[emiett]

This is a portfolio project from last year! I'm interested in chapter book illustration jobs, so I mocked up the cover and first five chapters of a childhood favorite, Dealing with Dragons.

[thebluestockingfirefly]

Sweet sleepy baby.

[judgeitbyitscover]

Enchanted Forest Chronicles (1985-1995) by Patricia C. Wrede

Cover Art by Tim Hildebrandt*

Scholastic, Point Fantasy series published in 1995-1998**

Dealing with Dragons (1990)

Cimorene is everything a princess is not supposed to be: headstrong, tomboyish, smart - and bored. So bored that she runs away to live with a dragon - and finds the family and excitement she's been looking for.

Searching for Dragons (1992)

Cimorene, the princess who refuses to be proper, is back--but where is Kazul the dragon? That's what Cimorene is determined to find out.

Luckily--or perhaps not-so-luckily--she's got help: Mendenbar, the not-very-kingly King of the Enchanted Forest, has joined her in her quest. So with the aid of a broken-down magic carpet, a leaky magical sword, and a few buckets of soapy lemon water, they set off across the Enchanted Forest to tackle the dragon-napping and save the King of the Dragons.

Calling All Dragons (1993)

A Princess's work is never done--not even when she becomes a queen!

Princess Cimorene is now Queen Cimorene ... and she's faced with her first queenly crisis -- the Enchanted Forest is threatened with complete destruction!

Those wizards are back -- and they've become very smart. (Sort of.) They've figured out a way to take over the forest once and for all ... and what they have planned isn't pretty.

With a little help from Kazul the dragon king, Morwen the witch, Telemain the magician, two cats, and a blue, flying donkey-rabbit named -- what else? -- Killer, Cimorene might just be able to stop them.

And some people think that being a queen is easy.

Talking to Dragons (1985, revised 1995)

That's what Daystar's mother taught him...and it's a very wise lesson--one that might just help him after his mom hands him a magic sword and kicks him out of the house. Especially because his house sits on the edge of the Enchanted Forest and his mother is Queen Cimorene.

But the tricky part is figuring out what he's supposed to do with the magic sword. Where is he supposed to go? And why does everyone he meets seem to know who he is?

It's going to take a particularly hotheaded fire-witch, a very verbose lizard, and a badly behaved baby dragon to help him figure it all out.

And those good manners certainly won't hurt!

*The art for the Point Fantasy covers of Searching for Dragons, Calling All Dragons, and Talking to Dragons is uncredited; however, the style of the dragon in particular is both unique and consistent between the covers.

**as best as I can figure it.

[brunhielda]

It is weird, after you have learned something about yourself and/or the world, to come back to a favorite book and see it in an entirely different light.

For example: How many kids books had autistic main characters?

I mean, Amelia Bedelia is obvious. Others have already pointed that out. That woman is not quite functioning in her society, but is getting by just well enough to continue to be paid for her work. 😂

But today I found Cimorene of “The Enchanted Forest Chronicles.”

First- you should read these. They are a funny take on “fairy tale tropes,” and despite being what I would call middle grade reading level, they are well written and interesting enough that my entire family (all now adults) keep a copy of the series on our shelves to reread whenever.

But also- this girl looked at Princess etiquette, said “well that looks boring” and learned sword fighting and magic instead. Anytime someone says “But it isn’t DONE,” she argues, “but… I am a Princess. And I do it. So clearly, it is?”

She keeps finding “logical solutions” to her problems, then getting fed up that everyone is confused by her because they aren’t the “socially acceptable” solutions.

The girl WANTS to spend her days organizing a library, organizing a dragon hoard, cleaning swords until they are shiny, and finding new recipes to try in the kitchen. 😂 At one point, someone pisses her off, and she polishes swords until she feels better.

She is always very careful to be “polite” and to learn all the rules of being polite wherever she goes because she doesn’t wish to offend anyone or hurt their feelings, and so in quick order knows more about Dragon society than princesses who have been there for months. She makes friends more easily if they work on a project together rather than just conversation, and honestly seems to hate small talk.

Idk, it is possible I am projecting (not diagnosed, but fairly convinced) but the way she interacts with the rest of the people around her is reading “high functioning autism” to me, or at the very least something neurospicy. She doesn’t seem to have the forgetfulness of ADHD. She REALLY enjoys organization.

Anyone have any other neurospicy main characters they have noticed? We should start a list. 🤩📝

[triaelf9]

Dealing with Dragons: Cimorene sketch ^_^

Been re-listening to Dealing with Dragons recently (anyone who knows me knows I will not shut up about how formative this series was for me re: many things but mostly dragons) and so I got the urge to draw Cimorene again (I sketched her like a year or so ago, but can't find it, so I thought a redesign with my new style was perfect!)

Also, my fav book reviewer (I have one of those now?? What??) Just covered the first book of the series, so if you want to check out a great reviewer AND my favorite book of all time, here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMaKkwHQQKM

Not me trying to speak into existence an Enchanted Forest Chronicles graphic novel series that I get to adapt, whatttt noooo... ^_-

[coelart]

cimorene of linderwall, about talk down some sort of nuisance

[who-do-i-know-this-man-s4]

⚠️Vote for whomever YOU DO NOT KNOW⚠️‼️

[specificpollsaboutbooks]

F/M Couples S2

Round 1

Anne and Gil :

"The ultimate enemies-to-friends-to lovers ship!"

Cimorene and Mendanbar :

"I don't know how many people on here have even read the Enchanted Forest Chronicles, but I love this couple enough that I had to submit them anyway."

[none-ofthisnonsense]

i feel like either cimorene or mendanbar from the enchanted forest chronicles is/are black

[mad-angel-menhera]

Anyone have any ideas on how I fairy tale/fantasyify a (portable/)EEG machine? Or know anything that already has?

Specifically working in the world of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. I might do this for my own characters in their own worlds, but i was thinking of giving Cimorene absence seizures.

I was thinking maybe the wires could be Mendanbar's magic, y'know with those invisible strings? I'm sure Telemain and Morwen could come up with something, but I'm kinda stumped.

[joncronshawauthor]

The Heroines Who Wear the Crown: Princess Protagonists in Modern Fantasy

From magical kingdoms to epic quests, princess protagonists have long captivated readers of fantasy literature. While early fantasy works often portrayed princesses as damsels in distress or prizes to be won, modern takes on the archetype have brought nuance, depth and agency to these royal heroines.  Let’s explore some of the most influential princess protagonists in contemporary fantasy…

[thebluestockingfirefly]

Synchronised catting.

[queensoftheresistance]

Cimorene by whimsicalcow on dA

[turtlebot113]

Oh hey, it's Cimorene from Patricia Wrede's "Enchanted Forest Chronicles" series!

Well, ok, minus the part where she's a maid and not a princess. But sorting the dragon's treasure after being kidnapped is literally one of the first things she does in the books!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150739.Dealing_with_Dragons

Dragongirl kidnaps a maid instead of a princess by mistake; comes back to her lair after a hunt to find the coins and gems in her hoard have been organized into neat piles sorted by type, value, and kingdom of origin.

[s0ull3ss-p3rs0n]

Happy women's day to Cimorene and Kazul cuz those two made my childhood and should be recognised

[dainesanddaffodils]

Happy Valentines Day - Cimorene and Estinien continue to make me insane and I will make that everyone’s problem <3