How to Train Your Dragon Books
There are 12 books in the main How to Train Your Dragon Series
“It is a lot easier to be brave when you know you have no alternative.” ― Cressida, How to Train Your Dragon
What are the How to Train Your Dragon books about?
Set in a fictional Viking land, the How to Train Your Dragon series follows the unlikely adventures of a young Viking finding his way in a world in which he doesn’t seem to fit. Hiccup is unlike his fellow Vikings. He’s thin, red-haired, and physically weak, but is also highly intellectual a skilled leader, and is the only one who can speak Dragonese - the language of the dragons. Along with his mischievous sidekick dragon, Toothless, he becomes the hero he was always destined to be.
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How to Train Your Dragon series was created by the award-winning author and illustrator, Cressida Cowell, who also made The Wizards of Once series and Emily Brown books. Packed with action and adventure, but with significant heart at their core, these books are also famed for their humour. With silly situations and comical characters galore, readers of all ages will be entertained. Perfect for kids aged 8+ with a love for fantastical quests and unforgettable characters.
Having been adapted by Dreamworks into three feature films in 2010, 2014, and 2019, the How To Train Your Dragon series has developed into much more. With movie-tie-in books to additional short stories, and a selection of activity books, this series is one you’ll be enjoying for a long time. Now, Dreamworks have created a spin-off TV series, ‘Dragons: The Nine Realms’, to be released on Hulu and Peacock in December 2021.
You should read How to Train Your Dragon books if:
- You love stories that make you laugh out loud
- You’re a fan of whimsical fantasy fiction
- You’re attracted to endearing outsider characters
If you love How to Train Your Dragon, you might like:
Percy Jackson books by Rick RiordanThe Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
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How to Train Your Dragon books in order:
- Book 1: How to Train Your Dragon (2004)
- Book 2: How to Train Your Dragon: How to Be a Pirate (2005)
- Book 3: How to Train Your Dragon: How to Speak Dragonese (2006)
- Book 4: How to Train Your Dragon: How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse (2007)
- Book 5: How to Train Your Dragon: How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale (2008)
- Book 6: How to Train Your Dragon: A Hero’s Guide to Deadly Dragons (2009)
- Book 7: How to Train Your Dragon: How to Ride a Dragon’s Storm (2010)
- Book 8: How to Train Your Dragon: How to Break a Dragon’s Heart (2011
- Book 9: How to Train Your Dragon: How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword (2012)
- Book 10: How to Train Your Dragon: How to Seize a Dragon’s Jewel (2013)
- Book 11: How to Train Your Dragon: How to Betray a Dragon’s Hero (2013)
- Book 12: How to Train Your Dragon: How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury (2015)