Look!

[themadpoker]

I'm reading Black Powder War and while I love the entire book in general I just read a line which basically made me shriek in joy.

Tharkay led them unerringly through the dragon quarter and skirting a small mosque beautifully painted, the square before it full of men and even a handful of dragons prostrating themselves on soft woven prayer-rugs...

MUSLIM DRAGONS. Eeeee!!! =D I just so rarely get to see Muslims in books ever; it is thing of great happiness to see some even if it is just a sentence. I went to my brother right away just to read the line out loud so we could commiserate over the awesome. I hear the next Temeraire book is set in Africa, hopefully I will get to see some Muslims for longer than two lines then (and if they end up going to Addis Ababa or whatever it was called back then, I will probably have to put it on my list of favourite books ever (provided it's done right of course). Or Asmara though I think it unlikely, I have never ever read a fantasy book where anyone went to Eritrea much as I would love to).

Anyways. Tharkay is still my favourite. =)

Comments

[kittychan33.livejournal.com]

I was unaware that dragons were religious at all, lolol. :B

[themadpoker.livejournal.com]

xD The dragons in this series are intelligent so they're rather more like people. With all the resultant variety that comes with that. =D

[troisroyaumes]

You know, this just gives me another reason to think that Naomi Novik is awesome. :D