Strange Ways of Dragons

by Arthur Lee Conway

The Strange Ways of Dragons takes the reader on an whirlwind journey into the cryptic, labyrinthine mindscape of the great winged serpent. Through the compelling poetic storytelling of Arthur Lee Conway, a riveting allegorical tale is revealed, one where dragons are both fire-breathing and antics-stirring in equal measure. Their sense of sight is far grander than that of an eagle's, their sense of hearing is more potent than an elephant's, and their greed is ever-ravenous. It is also crucial (and possibly life-saving) to never judge a dragon by its scaly cover because no matter their striking hue or level of heartwarming charm, madness resides beneath

Paperback

Published May 1, 1985

Reviews

[Moná · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dragons are the giant mystical beast that has been around once upon a time and are present in medieval times. Kings and some Queens had royal access to them to guard and protect their kingdoms from infiltrates and war. The intimidating feeling of encountering a dragon would sound undescribable in comparison to dinosaurs.

In "The Strange Ways of Dragons," author Arthur Lee Conway takes a moment to describe dragons throughly to provide more layers to these creatures. Mentioning mythholders, as people who gatekeep and protect the existence of dragons from their experiences with scared people demonstrates understanding. The author wants his readers to get to know dragons by providing his readers with thorough breakdown of what they are in a realistic tone. As you read, your mind will wander to questioning whether the descriptions mentioned to describe dragons are true. This is a very short read, quite a few interesting illustrations to aid the short paragraphs discussing dragons in a tone of warning. Based on these descriptions, these mystical beasts are not friendly, other races are considered potential meals, and their enjoyment of death and the dying is creepy. In a gist, these creatures prefer accepting company of mythholders, but do not be fooled because dragon's breath equals death.

This book was an interestingly short story with fun illustrations. The style of the author's writing leaves plenty of room for the reader to draw their own conclusion on how they feel towards dragons. It was enjoyable to grasp ideals of giant dragons that don't exist in our world.

[Grady · Rating 5 out of 5]

Make believe beings offer observations about contemporary times! - Excellent read

Virginia author Lee Conway earned his degree in business administration from the University of Maryland University College and now offers radiant books – WALKING THROUGH THE MIST OF LIFE, THE POETIC VIBRATIONS OF A MATURED BUTTERFLY and now THE STRANGE WAYS OF DRAGONS. His book is brief but pungent, poetic in form and enhanced by his own clever illustrations. The messages are parables on life today, presented with well-focused thoughts about the way we are living. The significance of the content is well stated at the opening: ‘Once upon a time in some common, typical place in the world of Now, a little colorless Boy closed his eyes to escape from the land of Hearsay, his mind had become weak after being constantly bombarded by disinformation. Slowly, robotic-like, he drifted away and ventured into the land of Awareness.’ In that brief phrase, the impact of the following messages offered by an old Sage is established, and the result is a book that speaks loudly about our times –offered in a distinguished and exceptionally clever ‘make-believe’ manner. It works extremely well!

[Alan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is review is for an ARC copy received through NetGalley.
I was attracted to this book based on the title; but I knew when I saw the added words "an allegory" it was going to 50/50 whether I truly got what the author intended. I likely just didn't take the courses in college that would have prepared me to better analyze something like this. Best I can figure, the dragons of the story - really an extended poem - stand for politics or the human condition? Anyway, the tale is lyrical, though confusing. Sadly, the Kindle version chops up the accompanying illustrations taking away from what they might add to the reading experience. In the end I think I was just the wrong audience for this one. 2.5/5*

[Elle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me an eARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I requested this book as I like dragons, I have always been fascinated by them and I was curious to see how the author portrayed dragons in this book. Sadly for me I feel like the author missed the mark on this one. I appreciated what they were trying to do with their poetic writing but at times the sentences didn't flow well and it was a bit confusing at parts to direct where the narrative was going.

I think with some heavy editing this can hopefully be fixed and I wish the author the best for their writing journey.

[Catherine Pratt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its quite an interesting book. Its very repetitive but I am not sire if its on purpose or if it is just that. I liked it but I am not quite sure of what to make of it. It almost reads like a children story but its not. I am confused as to what the book is. Its quite interesting and the book could go without the illistrations.

I received a free copy of the book and is voluntarily writing a review