There is no official origin story for the world of the Nemesis Now figurines - and they do not match any of the mainstream fantasy book series.

You can imagine your own story for them - or just treat them as beautiful works of art.

But we have created a short story, which you may be interested in.

Our story weaves together all the different types of Nemesis Now fantasy figurines - a very diverse collection with fierce and gothic figurines including dragons, wolves and ravens - and many peaceful, magical figurines.



The Daughters of the Nemesis Crystal

The story was written by someone with no experience of writing fiction, purely as a fun exercise - so please don't expect Lord of the Rings.

It is a short 8-page ebook, written from the perspective of Talanoa - the figurine above left - who was chosen as her pose looks like she could be telling a story to a group of people.

The figurine above right is her friend Alanis, who also briefly appears in the story.

Please Note: The first part of the story may a bit upsetting as the old world is swept away in a devastating apocalypse (similar to the theme of many recent fantasy books and films). But the story becomes much more uplifting with the arrival of dragons, elves and magic.

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Stories Of Other Lands

There are loads of fantasy book series and films featuring dragons and elves.

This section summarises a few of the most popular.

Some of the stories are set in the future of our world, following its destruction by dark forces.  

Other stories are based in strange lands like "Middle Earth" and "Westeros". 

The natures and sizes of dragons differ considerably in different stories. 

But one thing that all stories have in common is some sort of association with magic. 

The Hobbit

The original book of "The Hobbit" is a whimsical children's story of a world of elves, dwarves, magic and the dragon Smaug.

The film trilogy transformed the tale into a cinematic masterpiece, featuring impressive dragon scenes and powerful warrior elves.

Smaug is very different to the Nemesis Now dragons. But, the female elves appear similar to many of the Nemesis Now figurines (apart from wings) - especially the warrior elf Tauriel and the sorceress elf Galadriel.

See more details of The Hobbit on Wikipedia.

Shannara

One of the finest works of fantasy ever created, the 32-book Shannara saga describes a world of magic and elves - with ongoing conflict between magic-wielders and the forces of darkness.

There are many strange and dangerous creatures in Shannara, including a few dragons.

The books set in the earliest times are based in our current world - and follow its destruction by demons, creating the new world of Shannara.

See more details of Shannara on Wikipedia.

Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle)

The Inheritance Cycle book quadrilogy (and the film of book 1 "Eragon") describe a world of dragon riders, magic and elves.

Unlike most myths, the Inheritance Cycle dragons are essentially "good" (as opposed to evil in the Hobbit - or just vicious animals in Shannara).

The dragons form close bonds with their masters or mistresses (mostly elves). The dragons are raised from eggs - and then fight alongside the magic-wielding elves.

See more details of the Inheritance Cycle on Wikipedia.

Game of Thrones

Probably the highest quality fantasy television series ever made, Game of Thrones (based on the Song of Fire and Ice books) portrays a world of harsh conflict that includes a dragon queen (Daenerys Targaryen) who raises her three dragons from eggs.

There is little magic (and no elves) in this tale. But there is clearly some magical connection with the dragon queen, who was able to hatch the dormant eggs. The dragon queen is the only one to whom the dragons respond - and she commands them into battle against her foes.

The dragons in Game of Thrones are much bigger than humans. The dragon queen rides the huge dragon Drogon through the skies as he destroys an entire city.

By comparison, the Nemesis Now dragons are more like horses in terms of size. There is a retired figurine called the Dragon Whisperer where the elf actually rides her dragon companion like a horse. It would not be realistic for a Nemesis Now dragon to fly carrying an elf.

The Game of Thrones dragons have the modern technically correct form - with the wings and front legs attached. This is the same configuration as Pterosaurs. The fossil remains of Pterosaurs are believed to have been the inspiration for the widespread ancient myths of dragons. The Nemesis Now large dragon figurines have the classic configuration - with the legs and wings separate.

Nemesis Now have however also recently released official figurines of the three Game of Thrones dragons (Drogon, Viserion and Rhaegal). The figurines are smaller than the large dragon figurines that appear on this website - but still very nice.

See more details of a Game Of Thrones on Wikipedia.