Dragon Fiction & Nonfiction
Teen Reads
DRAGON FICTION
The Dragon Princess (Tales of the Frog Princess #6)
by E.D. Baker
Although a princess, Millie cannot keep herself from turning unexpectedly into a dragon, so she ventures off to the Frozen North to find the Blue Witch, who she hopes will help her learn to control her dragon magic.
Merlin’s Dragon by T.A. Barron
Basil, a small, flying lizard who is searching for others like himself, discovers that there is more to him than he knows, as he becomes engaged in Avalon's great war between the evil Rhita Gawr and the forces of good.
The Prophecy by Hilari Bell
Guided by the words of a prophecy, Prince Perryndon, who loves books more than swords, sets out to slay the black dragon that is destroying his kingdom.
Dragon’s Keep by Janet Lee Carey
In 1145 A.D., as foretold by Merlin, fourteen-year-old Rosalind, who will be the twenty-first Pendragon Queen of Wilde Island, has much to accomplish to fulfill her destiny, while hiding from her people the dragon's claw she was born with that reflects only one of her mother's dark secrets.
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman
Sixteen-year-old Eon hopes to become an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune and learn to be its main interpreter, but to do so will require much, including keeping secret that she is a girl.
The Dragon’s Lair (The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme #3) by Elizabeth Haydon
Young Ven Polypheme and his friends find adventure--and a very angry dragon--when King Vandemere sends them afar to learn the cause of a dispute between two warring kingdoms.
The Dragon Quintet edited by Marvin Kaye
Includes stories by Orson Scott Card, Tanith Lee, Mercedes Lackey, and others.
Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley
When Jake Mendoza, who lives in the Smokehill National Park where his father runs the Makepeace Institute of Integrated Dragon Studies, goes on his first solo overnight in the park, he finds an infant dragon whose mother has been killed by a poacher.
Pillage by Obert Skye
Upon his mother's death, fifteen-year-old Beck Phillips is sent to live with an eccentric uncle he had never met in a remote manor house, where he learns that his family suffers from a curse that allows him to make plants grow on command and dragon eggs hatch.
Dragon’s Bait by Vivian Vande Velde
Wrongly condemned of witchcraft, fifteen-year-old Alys is tempted to take revenge on her accusers when the dragon to which she has been sacrificed turns out to be an ally.
DRAGON SERIES FICTION
Dragons in Our Midst series by Bryan Davis
A modern fantasy novel that inspires young people to believe in the promises made by trustworthy friends, to discern between good and evil, and to use their God-given strengths to fight against evil and set the captives free.
1. Raising Dragons
2. Candlestone
3. Circle of Seven
4. Tears of a Dragon
Oracles of Fire series by Bryan Davis
From the era just before Noah's ark through the battles between dragons and mankind in the time of King Arthur and on to the haunting presence of dragons in our day, this stunning prequel reveals the mysteries that led to the bestselling fantasy adventure that began with "Raising Dragons."
1. Eye of the Oracle
2. Enoch’s Ghost
3. Last of the Nephilim
4. The Bones of Makaidos
Stoneheart Trilogy by Charlie Fletcher
1. Stoneheart
When twelve-year-old George accidentally decapitates a stone statue in London, England, he falls into a parallel dimension where he must battle ancient "live" statues and solve a dangerous riddle.
2. Ironhand
3. Silvertongue (May 2009)
Binding of the Blade series by L.B. Graham
1. Beyond the Summerland
Joraiem and other young members of Novaana, the ruling class of men, train in Summerland to rule Kirthanin and to defend it against the evil schemes of Malek.
2. Bringer of Storms
3. Shadow in the Deep
4. Father of Dragons
5. All My Holy Mountain
Warcraft: Sunwell Trilogy by Richard A. Knaak (manga)
1. Dragon Hunt
It's an epic quest to save the world of Azeroth from the forces of the Undead Scourge! "Warcraft: The Sunwell Triology" chronicles the adventures of Kalec, a blude dragon who has taken human form to investigate a mysterious power, and Anveena, a beautiful young maiden with an enchanting secret...
2. Shadows of Ice
3. Ghostlands
The Darkest Age series by A. J. Lake
1. The Coming of Dragons
Two eleven-year-olds named Edmund and Elspeth discover that they have been given fantastic gifts to use against the ancient and evil forces that have been awakened by powerful magic during the Dark Ages in Great Britain.
2. The Book of Sword
3. The Circle of Stone
Dragon Knights volume 1-26 by Mineko Ohkami (manga)
The Yokai warrior, Rath, likes to slaughter demons. The human thief, Thatz, is driven by an avaricious thirst for cash. And the elfin prince, Rune, just wants to get home. Together, this motley crew of Dragon Knights has been dispatched by their Lord Lykouleon to recover the head of his
enemy, Nadil. Getting it wasn't a problem. Keeping it was.
The DragonKeeper Chronicles series by Donita K. Paul
1. DragonSpell
Once a slave girl, Kale is given the unexpected opportunity to become a servant to Paladin. Yet this young girl has much to learn about the difference between slavery and service in this new fantasy that illustrates how God wants people to respond to His love. This fantasy about dragons and wizards has a Christian worldview reminiscent of C.S. Lewis.
2. DragonQuest
3. DragonKnight
4. DragonFire
5. DragonLight
Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini
1. Eragon
In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
2. Eldest
3. Brisingr, or the Seven Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular
Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede
1. Dealing With Dragons
Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some disreputable wizards who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom.
2. Searching For Dragons
3. Calling on Dragons
4. Talking to Dragons
Dragon of the Lost Sea Fantasies series by Laurence Yep
1. Dragon of the Lost Sea
Shimmer, a renegade dragon princess, tries to redeem herself by capturing a witch with the help of a human boy.
2. Dragon Steel
3. Dragon Cauldron
4. Dragon War
Dragonback series by Timothy Zahn
1. Dragon and Thief
Falsely accused of stealing from the powerful corporation, Braxton Universis, orphaned fourteen-year-old Jack, accompanied by his "virtual" Uncle Virge, flees to a remote planet where he meets and develops a mutually beneficial relationship with the dragon warrior, Draycos.
2. Dragon and Soldier
3. Dragon and Slave
4. Dragon and Herdsman
5. Dragon and Judge
6. Dragon and Liberator
DRAGON NON-FICTION
398.2454 Trumbauer (YA)
A Practical Guide to Dragon Riding by Lisa Trumbauer
398.2454 Trumbauer (YA)
A Practical Guide to Dragons by Lisa Trumbauer
743.87 Dobrzycki (YA)
The art of drawing dragons, mythological beasts and fantasy creatures by Michael Dobrzycki
791.4372 Eragon (YA)
Mythic Vision: the making of Eragon by Mark Cotta Vaz
813.6 Paolini (YA)
Secrets of the Dragon Riders: your favorite authors on Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance cycle edited by James A. Owen
Includes essays by Susan Vaught, Carol Plum-Ucci, and more.
813.6 Paolini (YA)
The ultimate unauthorized Eragon guide : the hidden facts behind the world of Alagaesia by Lois H. Gresh.
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