History Literature / AgeOfFire

* HeroicAlbino: Scabia, the Matriarch of the Saada-Vale, gleams with white scale and pink eyes, while every other dragonelle has scales of a green hue. While not without her faults, such as haughtiness befitting a millennium of experience and demanding significant tribute from her subjects, she nonetheless spoils her children and grandchildren, provides a safe haven for the three siblings, and tolerates no aggression from whatever enemies that try to follow them.

* FirstTimeInTheSun: A variant in ''Dragon Champion.'' Poor Natasatch was imprisoned in a cave since before she was even a drakka, and barely remembered what the sun looked like. When she's finally freed, she [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments nuzzles up to [=AuRon=] and remarks she forgot how warm it feels]].

* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: This seems to be the overarching perspective dragons have on the other races, seeing themselves superior in every way, and are thus allowed to do whatever they please with them.

** Wistala is the only one of the leads who doesn't share this view, with AuRon mostly dismissive of the others with occasional exceptions, and RuGaard fully subscribing to this belief.

* ScarsAreForever: The Copper has been crippled for life due to the plethora of injuries he's sustained, barely able to walk, half blind, mostly fireless, and unable to fly without assistance. Used to a lesser extent with [=AuRon=], who lost a tail and has a stiff replacement. Meanwhile, Nilrasha and [=NaStirrath=] have lost their wings, meaning they can't fly either.

** Several of the dragons of the Lavadome Imperial Line share characteristics with the cast of IClaudius -- both Tyr [=FeHazathant=] and Emperor Augustus are unaware that [[spoiler: their wives -- Tighlia and Livia, respectively -- are plotting to ensure their own relatives ascend to the throne (Tighlia's brother [=SiDrakkon=], and Livia's son Tiberius), end up being killed by their wives, who in turn end up being neglected by their relatives once they end up in power. A few years later, [=SiDrakkon=] and Tiberius -- both depraved, and prone to wasting time pleasuring themselves -- end up being murdered by their chosen successors -- [=SiMevolant=] and Caligula, who are considered worse, to the point where they conduct an incestuous relationship with one of their sisters (Imfamnia and Drusilla). Ultimately, they are slain in a plot and succeeded by a crippled relative -- [=RuGaard=] and Claudius -- thought of a joke by the other members of the Imperial Family.]]

* TheObiWan: [=NooMoakh=] for [=AuRon=] and Rainfall for Wistala.

* {{Expy}}: [=DharSii=], for a certain [[PrideAndPrejudice Darcy]].

* FirstTimeInTheSun: A variant in ''Dragon Champion.'' Poor Natasatch was imprisoned in a cave since before she was even a drakka, and barely remembered what the sun looked like. When she's finally freed, she [[HeartwarmingMoments nuzzles up to [=AuRon=] and remarks she forgot how warm it feels]].

* [[BizarreAlienBiology Bizarre Dragon Biology]]: Dragons have 2 extra neck-hearts, grow their wings which emerge at puberty, and must eat metal to keep their scales healthy.

* [[spoiler: BodySurf]]: After capturing the sun-shard, the Red Queen is able to use this to further her political schemes [[spoiler: by possessing people who are wearing crystalline fragments of the sun-shard. After [=AuRon=] destroys her body and her ([[BodyBackupDrive magically-grown) replacements]], the Red Queen uses this to possess Imfamnia]].

* [[spoiler: CloningGambit]]: [[spoiler: Through use of magic, the Red Queen was able to grow herself [[BodyBackupDrive new bodies]] for her spirit to inhabit whenever her body was destroyed. [=AuRon=] destroys her method of doing this in Dragon Strike, which forces her to resort to possessing Imfamnia instead.]]

* FantasticRacism: Most humans and elves hate Dragons, dwarves are divided among those who hate them and those who see them as potentially useful. Dragons tend to see most other sentient races simply as food. There's also, in the first book, an increase of racism towards dwarves and elves by humans.

* FingerLickingPoison: Although it's not made clear exactly [[spoiler: how [=SiDrakkon=] died, [=RuGaard=] later finds [=SiMevolant=] in possession of a poisoned weapon that resembles one of [=SiDrakkon=]'s bath oil containers; suggesting he tricked him into using it.]]

* ReallyGetsAround: Imfamnia. First she's betrothed to [=NiVom=] - although this arrangement ends when [[spoiler: she and Tighlia frame [=NiVom=] for assault]] - then she becomes the mate of [=SiDrakkon=] - her great-uncle by marriage - and after his death she becomes the mate of [=SiMevolant=] - her ''brother''. After [[spoiler: [=SiMevolant=]'s fall from power forces her to flee the Lavadome]], the other dragons begin calling her "the Jade Queen" - "Jade" being the draconic slang term for "mistress".

* ScarsAreForever: The Copper has been crippled for life due to the plethora of injuries he's sustained, barely able to walk, half blind, mostly fireless, and unable to fly without assistance. Used to a lesser extent with [=AuRon=], who lost a tail and has a stiff replacement. Meanwhile, Nilrasha and [=NoSohoth=] have lost their wings, meaning they can't fly either.

* TheStarscream: [[spoiler: Silverstar]] but he got killed before he could put his plot into action.

'''Age of Fire''' is a fantasy series by E. E. Knight that follows the lives of three dragon siblings. The three dragons separate shortly after their parents and fourth sibling are killed by dwarves. The first book follows [[TheHero Auron]] as he [[WalkingTheEarth travels the world]] having adventures, making friends, and learning about dragons and why they are disappearing from the world. The second book follows Wistala, the only surviving female of the clutch, who is determined to avenge her parents' and sister's murder. [[NoNameGiven The Copper]] is the main character of the third book who, after betraying his family, is betrayed in turn by the dwarves. He finds his way eventually to an underground society of dragons. The fourth, fifth, and sixth books rotate through the three siblings' perspectives after they reunite, and deal with the characters working to determine the role dragons will play in the world.

** [[spoiler: After the Grand Alliance collapses, the protagonists rebuild it as the Chartered Alliance, a more legally binding and equal organization.]]

* TheAlliance: The Grand Alliance formed to oppose the Red Queen -- the dragons of the Lavadome (and by extension their vassals) and of the Isle of Ice, Hypatia, and Naf's rebel group.

* AncientAliens: Implied to be Anklemere, the ancient wizard, as well as trolls. [[spoiler: And apparently, the Lavadome is also a spaceship.]]

** The sun-stone at first just appears to be an oddity of [=NooMoahk=]'s horde, but it ends up being plot-crucial in the back half of the series.

** Several of the dragons of the Lavadome Imperial Line share characteristics with the cast of IClaudius, both Tyr [=FeHazathant=] and Emperor Augustus are unaware that [[spoiler: their wives - Tighlia and Livia, respectively - are plotting to ensure their own relatives ascend to the throne - Tighlia's brother [=SiDrakkon=], and Livia's son Tiberius. end up being killed by their wives, who in turn end up being neglected by their relatives once they end up in power. A few years later, [=SiDrakkon=] and Tiberius - both depraved, and prone to wasting time pleasuring themselves - end up being murdered by their chosen successors; [=SiMevolant=] and Caligula, who are considered worse; to the point where they conduct an incestuous relationship with one of their sisters - Imfamnia and Drusilla. Ultimately, they are slain in a plot and succeeded by a crippled relative - [=RuGaard=] and Claudius - thought of a joke by the other members of the Imperial Family.]]

* OurOrcsAreDifferent: called blighters according to dragon legend they were the fist sentient race. In fact dragons were supposedly created to keep them from overrunning the world. once they had a high level civilization but are now just squabbling tribes who often fill the Mook slot.

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** The Copper does this to [[spoiler: His mother and sister in the egg cave]] and later on to [[spoiler:His brother and sister when they work for him]] though he regrets the first one.

*** Infamnia and Rayg's tendency toward this is {{Exploited}} by [=AuRon=], as [[spoiler: they both prepare to execute them. He points out that after betraying so many, it's only logical that the both are now on the other's hit list. One [[{{Beat}} pregnant pause]] later, they weakly affirm that they wouldn't betray one another, but all [=AuRon=] has to do is say "Watch out!" for them to attack each other]].