Whether you're a veteran dragon fanatic that just can't get enough about dragons, or just starting out your quest of discovering more about the myths and legends surrounding the magical being, there is a large collection of dragon books available for your enjoyment.
This page includes books that dive into the history of the dragon and the background of the dragon's development in the Easter, and Western culture. These books provide a interesting analysis of the origin of the dragon it's evolution from Latin and Greek words such as drakon, draco, drauc, and it's symbolic ties to eyesight, water, and a primitive fear of snakes.
This page also includes books of fairy tales, short stories and poems about dragons that are fascinating to read and have been told and retold over centuries.
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BOOKS ABOUT DRAGONS
All these books are highly recomended by Draconian!
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The Dragon Keeper's Handbook:.
Including the Myth & Mystery, Care & Feeding, Life & Lore of these Fiercely Splendid Creatures by Shawn MacKenzie
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Jus' Plain Ole Daisy.
Elliot Finley's life is a mess. She's the favorite target of the school bully, she's not doing well in school, and to top it all off her mother disappears without a trace. But just when things couldn't get any worse, Elliot gets a drawing book that magically transforms her world. With just a few strokes of her pen, Elliot is catapulted into an ancient rainforest where she meets a dragon named Daisy and a mysterious Shaman. And that's when her real problems begin...
156 pages.
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Dragon World (Hardcover).
Enter the Dragon World – an utterly phantasmagorical yet wryly familiar dreamscape where dragons great and small – of every metallic hue of the subterranean rainbow and every freak of sharp-toothed fancy – sport and bathe and fly and fight and dip and dive and practice conscientiously on their musical instruments… 76 pages.
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Dragons 2006 Wall Calendar
by Rob Brown.
14 pages.
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Dragonology Handbook : A Practical Course in Dragons (Ologies)
by Dugald Steer . This
is your path to becoming a certified Dragonologist and a member of the S.A.S.D. (Secret and Ancient Society of Dragonologists).
80 pages.
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DRAGONS, A Natural History Karl Shuker , Simon & Schuster . A very nice book about the history of dragons. Dr. Karl Shuker is an actual Dracotologist!
120 pages.
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Great Book of Dragon Patterns : The Ultimate Design Sourcebook for Artists and Craftspeople No mythical animal has inspired as much legend around the world as the dragon. This book includes dragon lore from many countries as well as a structural analysis of dragon anatomy as it has evolved throughout history.
160 Pages.
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A Dragon Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic Many Authors. Many short stories by some of the best known fantasty writers in the world.
336 pages
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The Book Of Dragons Michael Hague. 17 Short stories about dragons. Beautifully illustrated.
160 pages.
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The Flight of the Dragons Peter Dickinson, Ill. Wayne Anderson. A fascinating look at dragons, and how they did live in our past. 137 Pages.
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Dragon Fantastic Rosalind Greenberg. 16 short stories with dragons being the main theme.
272 pages
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Here There Be Dragons Jane Yolen, Ill. David Wilgus.
Dragon-lovers and maybe even dinophiles will unite to celebrate Yolen's (the Dragon's Blood trilogy) virtuosic poems and stories about dragons.
160 pages
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Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Dragonlance Chronicles)
by Margaret Weis , Tracy Hickman.
448 pages
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DragoncharmGraham Edwards. The story about Natural and Charmed dragons fighting for their world when magic starts to fade. 504 Pages.
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DragonLance®: The Dragons At War Edited by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman:Various authors. 16 short stories about the dragons and draconians of Krynn.
DRAGONS! Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire... 704 pages.
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Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1)
Eragon, a young farm boy, finds a marvelous blue stone in a mystical mountain place. Before he can trade it for food to get his family through the hard winter, it hatches a beautiful sapphire-blue dragon... 544 pages.
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Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats: A Treasury of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities & Recipes. Each of a quartet of holidays includes a brief background and introduces a bevy of crafts, recipes and legends. 80 pages.
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Three Tales of My Father's Dragon The story begins when Elmer Elevator (the narrator's father as a boy) runs away with an old alley cat to rescue a flying baby dragon being exploited on a faraway island. 256 pages
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My Father's Dragon The story begins when Elmer Elevator (the narrator's father as a boy) runs away with an old alley cat to rescue a flying baby dragon being exploited on a faraway island. 96 pages.
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The DragonLovers Guide To Pern
, Second Edition Jody Lynn Nye & Anne McCaffrey. If you have read the series of McCaffrey's "DragonRiders of Pern" this is a must buy!
272 pages.
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Dragons: Truth, Myth, Legend David Passes, Ill. Wayne Anderson. Well, the title says it all, covers the history of Dragons.
41 pages.
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Matthew's Dragon Susan Cooper, Ill. Jos A. Smith : About a boy and his dragon taking a journey outside at night.
After snacking on tomatoes and doing battle with the nasty neighborhood cat, Matthew and the dragon--who grows to be as large as a house--fly high into the sky... 32 pages.
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Alexander and the Dragon Katharine Holabird, Ill. Helen Craig : About a boy who is afraid of the dark, and a night-shadow is actually a friendly dragon.
26 pages.
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St. George and the Dragon and the Quest for the Holy Grail As I was sitting on a bench at the end of a long desolate road, slowly sipping my oolong tea, when I pulled out this book and began to read. Oh the joy... Edward Hays has an amazing talent for gently waking up spiritual areas in the brain.
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Serendipity Stephen Cosgrove, Ill. Robin James : About a sea-dragon type of animal who doesnt know who she is.
224 pages.
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A Friend For Dragon Dav Pilkey:
1st in the series.Dragon becomes such close friends with an apple that he deeply mourns its loss and is overjoyed when more grow to take its place.
48 pages.
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Dragon Gets By (Dragon Tales) Dav Pilkey:
2nd in the series.Groggy Dragon has a mixed-up day. He reads an egg, fries his morning paper, and sweeps his dirt floor until it becomes a basement. Finally, exhausted, he goes to sleep... 48 pages.
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Dragon's Fat Cat Dav Pilkey : 4th in the series. This one is about Dragon and his new found cat, who happens to be fat.
48 pages.
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Dragon's Halloween Dav Pilkey : 5th in the series. About Dragon who can't find a big pumpkin to carve.
48 pages.
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The PaperBag Princess Robert N. Munsch, Ill. Michael Martchenko. A dragon rampages across the land, and takes the Princess' Prince, so she goes on an adventure to save him.
24 pages.
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Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher Bruce Coville : About a boy who buys an dragons egg, but soon the dragon gets too big! What to do??
160 pages.
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Dancing With Dragons D.J. Conway. Dragon Magic, and ritual text to guide you to call and befriend dragons of the real world.
296 pages.
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The Tale Of Custard The Dragon Ogden Nash, Ill. Lynn Munsinger. A cowerdly dragon gets brave to save his master, her cat, and her dog.
32 pages.
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Saint George and the Dragon Margaret Hodges, Ill. Trina Schart Hyman. The Age-Old story about Saint George saving the country by fighting a fierce dragon.
32 pages.
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The Dragon and the Unicorn Lynne Cherry. A little girl finds two friends in a dragon and a unicorn. Beautifully illustrated.
36 pages.
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Cross Stitch Myth & Magic This unique collection of fables and legends from around the world contains over 70 magical cross stitch designs by nine talented artists. Stitchers will be thrilled by the amazingly detailed Chinese dragon, good fortune emblems and signs of the zodiac.
112 pages.
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How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head (Sandpiper Books) Bill Peet. Doofus the Dragon looses his way, and ends up helping some farmers. The King wants his head, so they come to a compromise... The king only borrows it on special occasions!
48 pages
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DragonWorld by Byron Preiss, J.Michael Reaves and Joseph Zucker. It is about two different cultures who are separated by a narrow sea. When a small boy is killed on one side the other is blamed. The true culprit is a Coldrake (cousin to a dragon). A young man from each side seeks out the last surviving dragon to help them find the truth and bind the two cultures together.
560 pages.
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DRAGON/FANTASY ART BOOKS
DRAGONS & Other Creatures That Never Were Eric Carle. Beautiful book about dragons and other mythical creatures. Pages:69 ISBN 0-590-75756-X
The Art Of DragonLance Based on the bestsellers from Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. This is a wonderful book from all sorts of TSR related books, calendars, and posters. Pages:126 ISBN 0-088038-447-6
The Art Of The Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Game Based on the D&D® game from TSR®. Another must for the fantasy art collector. Pages:122 ISBN 0-88038-161-2
The Art Of The Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Game Based on the AD&D® game from TSR. Tells about the artists, such as Clyde Caldwell, Keith Parkinson, Jeff Easley, etc. Pages:126 ISBN 0-88038-605-3
The Worlds Of TSR Another art book from TSR®. Beautiful artwork inside and out! Pages:142 ISBN 0-7869-0337-6
Draconomicon A Forgotton Realms® Game Accessory. How to play a dragon character,dragon magic, etc. Pages:128 ISBN 0-88038-876-5
BOOKS WITH DRAGONS IN THEM (thanks for suggestions in E-Mail!)
Anthology, Dragons of Light
Anthony, P Dragon on a Pedestal
Christopher,R
Bazil Broketail
A Sword for a Dragon
Dragons of War
Battledragon
Dickson,G
The Dragon and the George
The Dragon Knight
The Dragon on the Border
The Dragon at War
The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll
The Dragon and the Djinn
Kyle, D Dragon Lensman
MacAvoy, R Tea With the Black Dragon
MacAvoy, R Twisting the Rope
McCaffrey, A
A Dragondrums
A Dragonflight
A Dragonquest
A Dragonsinger
A Dragonsong
A White Dragon
Wrede,
Dealing With Dragons
Searching for Dragons
Calling on Dragons
Talking to Dragons
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