Andrew Lias wrote: >>> Really!? I'll have to dig through the archives to see what the >>> rationale for thinking so is. It seems like a bit of a stretch. >> >> That's what I thought as well, until the rationale was pointed out to >> me. If you look at the battle at the end of Issola, there's a dragon >> with the Gods. Sethra's dialog with Aliera about the dragon suggests >> that it is Devera, and Steve has confirmed it. >> >> The Devera FAQ >> (http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~phoenix/brust/devfaq.html) has more on >> it. > > Well, that does make sense. > > If this is the case, though, that would suggest that anytime a dragon > is spotted, we might conclude that it's Devera. It seems like there > ought to be some way to distinguish between a Devera-incarnation > Dragon and a run-of-the-mill dragon (like we saw in Brokedown Palace). > > Then again, maybe there is and we just haven't discovered it. Subtle > are the ways of Brust. ;-) > It was the best theory I could come up with. I do concede that it is not rational to see a dragon and say hey it's Devera all the time :) Also It's very possible she has only one appearance through the three books (which can be thought of as one) The latter theory was not mine, but my 2 cents is that it's just as good as mine given they are both theories. I also have some hearsay that I really can't admit to as it has to do with the thoughts of someone whom has read the manuscript (of the whole book, all three) and it confirms neither theory, it doesn't deny either though and that's the point. Please excuse me if I've made a faux pas by mentioning it to begin with.