The Controversy of Shameless Trophy Hunting

The image is a book cover for 'Dragonsbane' by Barbara Hambly, featuring a large, dark dragon with wings spread, perched on stone steps in front of a castle. A woman in a yellow dress is lying on the dragon's back, looking up at it, while two armored figures stand on the steps behind her. The art is credited to Michael Whelan. The overlaid text 'dragonsbane' is the title of the book, and the joke is that the dragon is not actually attacking or harming the woman, but rather carrying her, which is a common trope in fantasy that subverts expectations.

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