How to Train Your Dragon (novel series)

For the film loosely based on the book series, see How to Train Your Dragon (2010 film). For the franchise based on the film, see How to Train Your Dragon. For the video game, see How to Train Your Dragon (video game).

How to Train Your Dragon
Cover of the first edition of How to Train Your Dragon
  1. How to Train Your Dragon
  2. How to Be a Pirate
  3. How to Speak Dragonese
  4. How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse
  5. How to Twist a Dragon's Tale
  6. A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons
  7. How to Ride a Dragon's Storm
  8. How to Break a Dragon's Heart
  9. How to Steal a Dragon's Sword
  10. How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel
  11. How to Betray a Dragon's Hero
  12. How to Fight a Dragon's Fury
AuthorCressida Cowell
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy, young adult fiction, coming of age
Publisher
Published2003–2015
Media type

How to Train Your Dragon is a series of children's books written by British author Cressida Cowell. The books are set in a fictional Fantasy Viking world, and focus on the experiences of protagonist Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, as he overcomes obstacles on his journey of "becoming a hero, the hard way". The books were published by Hodder Children's Books in the UK and by Little, Brown and Company in the US. The first book was published in 2003 and the 12th and final one in 2015. By 2015, the series had sold more than seven million copies around the world.[1] The books have subsequently been adapted into a media franchise consisting of three animated feature films, several television series and other media, all produced by DreamWorks Animation.

  1. ^ "Children's author Cressida Cowell scoops philosophers' award for fight against stupidity" Archived 9 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2017