This week I am diverging from the top ten tuesday (as always hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl) topic again. The topic of characters that remind me of myself I recently already did in a tag so taking another crack at it so soon didn’t seem all that fun.
Since it is of course Wyrd and Wonder month there was no way that this topic was not going to be fantasy related. However I fell into a bit of a hole as to what to do. Luckily the wyrd and wonder twitter and its followers were there to save the day. Thanks for all the great suggestions!
Linking this up with the month long fun Wyrd and Wonder fantasy event.
Cloud Surfing
Book: Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
Ever since I first read about cloud surfing I have been in love. I have such a need for this to be real.
Magic Carpet
Source: Aladin
Having a carpet that does what you want and that will fly you through the air sounds great to me.
Broom Riding
Book: Various
Broom riding or flying is just one of those typical witch transportations that are made epic or fun in various series. Some are apparently quite quick. I just don’t think you can bring quite as much as I’d like…
Troll Chairs
Book: Discworld
Since I first heard of Troll Chairs I’m just so curious to see how that experience would go. I mean, how motion sick would I be?
Knight Bus
Book: Harry Potter
There is a lot to be said about the Knight Bus but it certainly is easy for a stranded wizard.
Portals or Gateways
Book: Various
It must be so easy to have various portals or gateways around the city to use to go to different regions or even different countries.
Dragons
Book: Various
You knew this was going to be on this. Travelling by dragon is just epic, assured to give you an entrance like no others. Except such a large creature might not be so handy to park…
Liveships
Book: Liveship Traders trilogy
Not much quicker than normal ships they do give off a much more homely feeling
Binky
Book: Discworld
Binky you ask? Why yes, this is the White horse of the character Death in the Discworld world. Yes the grim reaper. Not only that but it is also referred to twice as one of the four horses of the apocalypse. Yup, and its called Binky
Teleportation
Book: Various
Lastly I suppose having a teleportation spell in your hand might be easy… You know, if you know what you are doing or otherwise you might not quite end up where you want to go.
A Dance With Books 
I saw your post and I literally used it as a jumping point to carry-on one of our #wyrdandwonder spontaneous convos on Twitter about #dragonfiction and mutual affinity for DRAGONS!! Seriously – whenever I find a book involving dragons and their not esp cruel or mean or mercenary or darkly violent – is a day I celebrate! I love flying on the backs of dragons!! I might also have revealled a clue on this comment about the upcoming QOTD!!
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Yeay~
I love dragon books, any kind really, but I really like the kind where there is a need to make a bond together between humans, dragons and perhaps other species.
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I’m in agreement with you – whenever I find a #dragonfiction selection, I am also seeking out this special bond between the dragon(s) and the other inhabitants of their world. I want to see those interactions but also, I am hoping to find whole dragon societies as well wherein there might be a limited few species outside of dragon to be found which I think might also present a unique perspective on the genre. Even if my go-to preference is your own.
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I love your topic this week and I really need to get on the Discworld massive series because the Binky sounds awesome. I’m feeling the Troll Chairs as well lol
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Haha yes! There are some great ideas in there. 😀
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Great list! I would love to take a ride on the Knight Bus. 😀
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Me too. It would be fun, if I don’t get sick. 😉
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If only we had these forms of transportation in real life!
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
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Yes so much need for these!
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Broom riding sounds like so much fun.
My TTT.
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It does!
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Of course dragons are awesome but cloud surfing sounds pretty cool as well.
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Yes it does!
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This is such a cool post! Honestly I’ve never thought much about transportation in fantasy, but there are actually quite a few options!
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Yes so many great ones. Just HP alone has quite a bunch.
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I also divert with TTT when I feel like it so I get you! I would absolutely LOVE portals. I mean think of all the time you’d save on transportation and you would totally be able to travel bc you could just GO somewhere on the weekend or for the evening!
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Right? It would be so much easier to visit your friends in different continents.
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I would love to travel by dragon! Cloud surfing reminds me of the hoverboards in the Uglies series, I always thought that sounded like fun.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2019/05/07/top-ten-tuesday-210/
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Yes traveling by dragon would just be so epic!
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It would be!
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I almost didn’t answer this week’s prompt as well, but I somehow managed to wrack my brain enough to come up with a list. Love your list this week–all these modes of transport sound so interesting. What an experience they’d all be!
Here’s my TTT!
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Yes I’d love to try them all out. It would be such a great experience!
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Cloud surfing does sound like fun!! And YES to Liveships!!
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The most fun!
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I think broom riding would be fun, but it’s also one of those methods where I can totally see myself sucking at it. Dragon riding would be a dream and who wouldn’t want a dragon for a pet? But yes, can you imagine dragons in a city setting?
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Hahaha true and same. Would be just my luck to get an unreliable broom.
They would break so much. Poor things.
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I wonder if the skyscapers would have the most broken glass and if the flight patterns of city dragons might have to taken into consideration for all air traffic control situations? Meaning, would they generally have to be non-fly zones to non-dragon modes of flight? It is a curious thought – but also, could a dragon have such precison descending as a helio in tight quarters? You gave me something to think about I hadn’t considered – almost like how Urban Fantasy redefines how Fantasy can operate in our modern/composite world – how then, would dragons fit inside the same experience and set of perimeters?
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These all sound amazing!! But mostly I want to ride a Dragon ❤ That would be amazing!
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Yes! My biggest desire
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The second I saw your title I instantly thought of a magical carpet with Aladdin/The Wrath and the Dawn. Cloud surfing sounds awesome, too!
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Yes and both would be rather comfortable too I’d imagine.
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Cloud Surfing sounds interesting. I don’t think I’ve heard of the concept before though.
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Me neither which is why it suck with me so much from that book. 🙂
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The first thing I think about when broom riding is mentioned, is how uncomfortable it might be. Ha ha. I would have to have a nice cushy bicycle seat attached to mine. 😄
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That is true haha. They must sell nice cushions haha.
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Cloud surfing! Yes please. And portals to other places- I would love that.
Teleportation would be so awesome.
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Yes, all of it would just be great.
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DRAGONS
That is all
😉
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Of course. Dragons are the start and the end. 😉
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How can there be any other choice!? (smirks)
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Fun topic! Dragons and the Knight Bus would have made my list too. 🙂
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They are so great!
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I’d love to have a magic carpet to fly me around. Of course, a dragon would be much better, but I feel my cats would be jealous of all the attention I would give to the dragon.
Happy readings! 😉
Tânia @MyLovelySecret
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Haha plus I think a cat would be more inclined to come along on a magic carpet than on a dragon.
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Unless you had a more demure dragon as a companion pet for your cats? Meaning one of the smaller varieties who likes being a homebody companion to said cats? Now that would stir a few heads of neighbours but you’d have the chance to leave them for longer periods of time if a mini-dragon was occupying their attention? Wouldn’t that me interesting too? Wonder if they’d all be sitting in the window together watching the outside world go by,…
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Je weet al dat ik het verdwijnselen onder de knie wil krijgen hé. Zodra het me lukt spreek ik met je af maar het is wel leuk om te weten dat er nog een aantal alternatieven zijn indien het eerste me niet lukt. 🙂
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Ik hoor het graag als het lukt. En anders hebben we eventueel nog portals. 😉
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Oooh cloud surfing, you say?? I had no idea that was a thing in Sorcerer to the Crown! Now I really need to check it out!
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Yes! And yes please do. It is such a great book!
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