#dragonbone

[asoiafreadthru]

Game of Thrones, Tyrion II

The wine was a rare sweet amber from the Summer Isles that he had brought all the way north from Casterly Rock, and the book a rumination on the history and properties of dragons.

Tyrion curled up in his fur with his back against the trunk, took a sip of the wine, and began to read about the properties of dragonbone.

Dragonbone is black because of its high iron content, the book told him. It is strong as steel, yet lighter and far more flexible, and of course utterly impervious to fire. Dragonbone bows are greatly prized by the Dothraki, and small wonder. An archer so armed can outrange any wooden bow.

[ilovecats100]

Just found out that dragon bones in asoiaf are black. That's cool asf

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[tomyehtattoo]

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[maareyas]

a little animation I made as my contribution to the Kaleidoscopic Absolution @silverfanzine! [Go download it for FREE here!]

I think he should be allowed to just chill and let time pass by :^]

[elderscrollsconceptart]

"The Dragonbone Helm"

Model for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Modeling by Jonah Lobe

[vlaakithstits]

Sorry for liking the crafting in Inquisition. As if it's my fault.

[thegodofcow]

Terezi x Aradia. Teradia. Or as me and my bestie call them, Dragon Bones. Also scp 1762 cause I thought it'd fit :p

I think they're pretty cool

[ijustkindalikebooks]

“Books are a form of magic—” the doctor lifted the volume he had just laid on the stack, “—because they span time and distance more surely than any spell or charm.” ― Tad Williams, The Dragonbone Chair.

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

The Dragonbone Chair Cover Art by Jeff Brown

[asoiafreadthru]

A Game of Thrones, Tyrion II

Tyrion had a morbid fascination with dragons.

When he had first come to King’s Landing for his sister’s wedding to Robert Baratheon, he had made it a point to seek out the dragon skulls that had hung on the walls of Targaryen’s throne room.

King Robert had replaced them with banners and tapestries, but Tyrion had persisted until he found the skulls in the dank cellar where they had been stored.

He had expected to find them impressive, perhaps even frightening. He had not thought to find them beautiful. Yet they were.

As black as onyx, polished smooth, so the bone seemed to shimmer in the light of his torch. They liked the fire, he sensed.

He’d thrust the torch into the mouth of one of the larger skulls and made the shadows leap and dance on the wall behind him.

The teeth were long, curving knives of black diamond.

The flame of the torch was nothing to them; they had bathed in the heat of far greater fires.

When he had moved away, Tyrion could have sworn that the beast’s empty eye sockets had watched him go.

[camelliagwerm]

I always think I'm prepared for just how bloody gold Arthur looks in certain circumstances but good lord.

[ichooseviolence]

I have 170 pages left in The Dragonebone Chair 🙌🏻 I believe GRRM said he got some inspo from this series for ASoIaF, so it's no wonder certain characters remind me of those in Westeros and Essos. Thoughts on major characters/POVs so far:

Simon: I actually really like him. I've seen a lot of people complain about him online, and I can understand why, but for some reason, I relate to him here and there. Mostly I relate to his mood swings.

Binabik: I would marry this man in a heartbeat. Hear me out. He'd take care of me, he'd be an incredible dad, he's funny and cute, feisty, a fighter, extremely intelligent, and he's very resourceful. And he loves animals. Binabik is a ray of sunshine.

Josua: he's basically a slightly positive Stannis. I call him Jannis.

Morgenes: I miss him.

Miriamele: she's cute! And a tough little cookie. <3

Maegwin: No opinion yet. I think I like her, though. Listen, female characters are really lacking so far, though it's not surprising.

Vorzheva: Daddy issues?? Idk. If I ever spotted her in person, I'd turn around and walk in the opposite direction. I'm sure she has her reasons for being the way she is, but holy crap, I could live without her. It's giving a weird Cersei/Melisandre mix.

Isgrimnur: passionate, loud, brave, honest. Beard. What's not to love?

Geloë: Queen. I love her, and if she ever scolded or berated me, I'd thank her. When do we get to meet her again??

Jarnauga: I'm intrigued. The male Melisandre, but without a beauty glammer. They should meet.

Eolair: I can see why Maegwin has the hots for him. I do too.

Qantaqa: the goodest girl ever!!

[monarchetype]

Why did no one tell me this mfer did literally every iconic fantasy and scifi cover ever?!?!

I was talking to a friend about fantasy book covers and discovered that this guy, Michael Whelan, did All Of Them. Okay, okay, not literally all of them, but about half of the iconic covers in fantasy/sci-fi? You can thank this guy for them. Here's just a few:

^The cover for A Memory of Light (Wheel of Time #14) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

(Note that the original covers for the other books in the Wheel of Time series were done by Darrell K. Sweet, who passed away before he finished his illustration for A Memory of Light.)

^The cover for The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archive #1) by Brandon Sanderson

^The cover for Foundation (Foundation #1) by Isaac Asimov

^The cover for The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower #7) by Stephen King

^The cover for The Weird of the White Wolf (Elric of Melniboné #3) by Michael Moorcock

^The cover for The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov

^The cover for The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow and Thorn #1) by Tad Williams. This was the cover that got the conversation started.

I'm flabbergasted to learn that so many covers that I knew and love were done by the same guy!

[codenameantarctica]

Donato Giancola’s artwork for the Grim Oak Press Limited Edition of Tad Williams’ “The Dragonbone Chair”

Beware of spoilers!!!

From top (left) to bottom (right):

Simon vs. Igjaruk the Ice Dragon

Simon Snowlock with Thorn

Scullion Simon sneaking into the Hayholt’s throne room with the Dragonbone Chair and the Malachite Statues of the former kings

Simon (from behind), Dr. Morgenes and Prince Josua in Morgenes’ study

Qantaqa, Binabik and Simon at Saint Hoderunds’

Da’ai Chikiza

An’ai with the white arrow, with Simon and Binabik in the background

The Harrowing of Naglimund

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Sources:

Donato Giancola’s Homepage

Donato Giancola on Twitter

Grim Oak Press

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[elderscrollsconceptart]

Dragonbone armor

In-game 3d model for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Modeling and design by Jonah Lobe

Original concept by Adam Adamowicz

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3d model viewer can be found here:

https://jonahlobe.artstation.com/projects/KY4g9