You can actually muck with history and think about what if, why not. What if there were dragons in the Incan Empire that allowed them to resist colonization? What if there were a massive dragon empire in the middle of the interior of southern Africa that decided to take objection to the slave trade?
Naomi NovikThe Magicians brilliantly explores the hidden underbelly of fantasy and easy magic, taking whatโs simple on the surface and turning it over to show us the complicated writhing mess beneath. Itโs like seeing the worlds of Narnia and Harry Potter through a 3-D magnifying glass.
Naomi NovikI do not care if they do not like me," he said. "Maybe then they will let me alone, and I will not have to stay in China." The thought visibly struck him, and his head came up with sudden enthusiasm. "If I were very offensive, do you suppose they would go away now?" he asked. "Laurence, what would be particularly insulting" Hammond looked like Pandora, the box open and horrors loose upon the world. Laurence was inclined to laugh, but he stifled it out of sympathy.
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