b.t. by Buddy Tippet is a mixed bag. It has some interesting ideas, sometimes thought provoking, but it also has some very unfortunate moments in it of which I found to be compete garbage. The story called Getting Scent-imental is the primary reason we punished Buddy. I suppose I can get into what made that story so dreadful later on. It's looking like I will keep possession of this blog for a while yet.
I would rather talk more about what made b.t. so great. That would be the story called The Law of Dragons. It was a very carefully researched and exists as an accurate portrayal of how the government of the Predatory Union operates. It is direct and honest while still being delivered in the dramatic format of a fiction.
Indeed, the characters represented in the story are all made up. There was a surprising omittance of Prince Ara, which, by the way, does not hinder the story in the slightest. The Law of Dragons is more about how the PU functions and not about its present day political details. This was a bold way to present the story, and I thoroughly approve.
The story centers around a young dragon named Drake. A very generic name for a dragon, to be sure, but I feel the ambiguity gives more than it takes in this situation. In this story, Drake is dating a prey female--a mouse. As preposterous as this seems on the surface, it is not uncommon within the PU.
Prey within the Predatory Union live among predators. Relationships can form quite easily. The same is with sub-predators and alphas. Familiarity is the main reason for this, but the truth of it all, which we all sometimes forget, lies just under the surface. Unfortunately, I can't get too far into it all without spoiling the story. Just know that the book was quite accurate.
You may find it interesting to hear that b.t. is considered illegal literature within my country. It's still read by the elites though. Prey found with the book are charged with high crimes and usually end up moved into the food market. The reasons for this strange rule is because the book is so truthful that it could cause an upset within the ranks of the prey living within the union. Nothing we could not handle, but it's important to keep some measure of peace.
Even so, there have been some prey given this literature on purpose as a means to gauge their reaction. The results were varied. Some broke out into tears and balled like a baby. Others got angry and began crying out in a cute, little rage. Some were strangely calm about it, as if they already understood the contents of the book. Naturally none of the prey we tested the book on were allowed to reenter the fold and were ultimately processed safely away from their fellow prey.
The Law of Dragons is likely Mr. Tippet's best story ever. I would say the same about b.t. in general if it weren't for the inclusion of Getting Scent-imental. He deserved what he got for writing that. I know we agreed to return him to his home and his blog after his recovery, but I have been fervently requesting that he be transferred back with us to the union. I don't think he should be killed or anything. Buddy is a mixed bag. What he does well, he does very well. What he does wrong makes me want to bite his head off.
I think what would be best would be to make him one of our elite, protected slaves. Put well in his place as such where he'll be used for sex and perhaps abused lightly from time to time. And when he is free of these things, he will be expected to write dragon literature free of all the other rubbish that comes into his pitiful mind. I'd much rather have it this way than just letting him go... with the all too real possibility that he will make another attempt to cast lies and slander upon the great dragon race.
Miss Silky holds the keys to his fate, and I sadly do not think she will release him to us. It is a shame really. There is so much potential in him. All you would need to do is scrape away all the rough edges. Nevertheless, I shall continue to push for it and see if anything comes of it.
As we have been talking about b.t., it would be best to promote it in this week's blog. This information is below. It's dinner time for me. Fully cooked while we stay in Scritch City. I miss the way they would gaze at me moments before I would eat them live. Such a shame. ~Nestor
11.99 - Paperback Edition
5.99 - Kindle Edition
Click here to see the Amazon.com listing of all of his books.
The dragons ALREADY consider B.T. a slave! The only reason they don't keep him is because he's considered to be Miss Silky's property. They would squeeze the life out of his creativity anyway... as in literally SQUEEZE it out of him. They flood him with their own stuff... quite literally. Very interesting how prey are prey no matter their whining.
ReplyDeleteYou make it sound like having him write nothing but good things is such a bad thing. And yes... I agree about the thing with Miss Silky. I'm still hopeful. She DID let us deal with him, after all. ~Nestor
DeleteFascinating that "b.t." is illegal in your country, it makes sense as it is truthful and you would want to keep prey away from it. I can see why you like the book aside from the one story, it's a great read.
ReplyDeleteIt is really only illegal to the prey. Dragons can still read it as long as they can do it securely. ~Nestor
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