How to Train Your Dragon Book Series

How to Train Your Dragon Books

Find all the How to Train Your Dragon books at Barnes & Noble. How to Train Your Dragon is a children’s book series written by British author, Cressida Cowell. The books are set in a fictional Viking world and follow the experiences of a protagonist named Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III as he overcomes great obstacles to become a Viking hero. The first How to Train Your Dragon book, released in 2003, introduces us to the young Viking who becomes friends with an endearing dragon named Toothless.

Diving into themes like loyalty, bravery and adventure, the books are centered around the friendship between the boy and the dragon. Cowell has written 12 books in the main series as well as additional stories, guidebooks and a picture book, How to Be a Viking, that’s geared toward smaller children. How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury, the final book in the original series, provides an epic conclusion to Hiccups’ story; as the fate of the Viking world hangs in the balance, he is faced with his greatest challenge yet. The popular books have sold millions of copies worldwide and were adapted into successful films and a television series.

How many books are in the How to Train Your Dragon series?

Cressida Cowell’s How to Train Your Dragon series consists of 12 original books. The author has also written supplementary stories that also take place in the dragon world.

What’s the appropriate age for kids to read the How to Train Your Dragon book series?

Cowell’s How to Train Your Dragon books are aimed at young readers between 8 and 12-years-old.

Do the How to Train Your Dragon books need to be read in order?

Yes, reading the How to Train Your Dragon book series in order is highly recommended, because the storyline and friendships between the characters evolve over time.

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