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Publication Order of Emily Brown Books
Start with: That Rabbit Belongs To Emily Brown (2006)
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Publication Order of How To Train Your Dragon Non-Fiction Books
Start with: The Complete Book of Dragons (2014)
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Publication Order of How To Train Your Dragon School Books
Start with: Doom of the Darkwing (2025)
ⓘ About Cressida Cowell
Cowell also won the Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity Award by “Philosophy Now” magazine in 2015. The How to Train your Dragon film based on Cowell’s book series won a couple of awards including ten Annie Awards’, a Visual Effects Society Award, a Genesis Award for “Best Feature Film” among others. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for the “Best Original Score” as well as the “Best Animated Feature” and also for two BAFTA – British Academy Film Awards. Its sequel also received several awards including a Golden Globe Award, six Annie Awards and a National Board of Review award among others.
All Book Series by Cressida Cowell
1
That Rabbit Belongs To Emily Brown
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2006
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2
Emily Brown and the Thing
Book 2 of 5 · published 2007
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3
Emily Brown and the Elephant Emergency
Book 3 of 5 · published 2009
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4
Cheer Up Your Teddy Bear, Emily Brown!
Book 4 of 5 · published 2011
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5
Emily Brown and Father Christmas
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2018
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1
The Complete Book of Dragons
Single-title series · published 2014
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1
Doom of the Darkwing
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2025
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2
Fight of the Flamestrike
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026
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1
Hiccup the Seasick Viking / How To Be A Viking
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 1999
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2
How to Train Your Dragon
Book 2 of 15 · published 2003
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3
How to Be a Pirate
Book 3 of 15 · published 2004
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4
How to Speak Dragonese
Book 4 of 15 · published 2005
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5
How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse
Book 5 of 15 · published 2006
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6
How to Twist a Dragon's Tale
Book 6 of 15 · published 2007
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7
A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons
Book 7 of 15 · published 2008
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8
How to Ride a Dragon's Storm
Book 8 of 15 · published 2008
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9
How to Break a Dragon's Heart
Book 9 of 15 · published 2009
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10
How to Steal a Dragon's Sword
Book 10 of 15 · published 2011
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11
How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel
Book 11 of 15 · published 2012
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12
How to Betray a Dragon's Hero
Book 12 of 15 · published 2013
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13
The Incomplete Book of Dragons
Book 13 of 15 · published 2014
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14
How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury
Book 14 of 15 · published 2015
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15
How to Train Your Hogfly
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2023
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1
The Day of the Dreader
Single-title series · published 2012
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1
World of Dragons
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2019 Anthology · May Nakamura
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2
Journey to New Berk
Book 2 of 6 · published 2019 Anthology · Patrick Spaziante
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3
How to Train Your Dragon The Hidden World The Movie Storybook
Book 3 of 6 · published 2019 Anthology · Michelle Lam
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4
Meet the New Dragons
Book 4 of 6 · published 2019 Anthology · Shane L. Johnson
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5
The Night Fury and the Light Fury
Book 5 of 6 · published 2019 Anthology · Shane L. Johnson
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6
Homecoming
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2019 Anthology · Patrick Spaziante
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1
Super Sue
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2003
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2
Super Sue at Super School
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2005
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1
Can Trees Talk?
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2021
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2
Do Fish Glow in the Dark?
Book 2 of 12 · published 2021
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3
Do Spiders Have Pets?
Book 3 of 12 · published 2021
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4
Do Koalas Have Fingerprints?
Book 4 of 12 · published 2021
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5
Why Do Stars Twinkle?
Book 5 of 12 · published 2021
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6
Can Animals Walk on Water?
Book 6 of 12 · published 2021
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7
Is the Middle of the Earth Hot?
Book 7 of 12 · published 2021
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8
Why is the Sky Blue?
Book 8 of 12 · published 2021
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9
Can Wolves See in the Dark?
Book 9 of 12 · published 2022
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10
Can it Snow in the Desert?
Book 10 of 12 · published 2022
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11
Is There Life at the Bottom of the Deepest Ocean?
Book 11 of 12 · published 2022
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12
Can Butterflies Taste With Their Feet?
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2022
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1
The Twins Track Down a Triceratops
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2019
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2
The Twins Meet a Mystery Dinosaur
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2019
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1
The Twins Greet a Great Auk
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2020
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2
The Twins Track a Tiger
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2021
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1
Which Way to Anywhere
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2022
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2
Which Way to the Future
Book 2 of 3 · published 2025
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3
Which Way Around the Galaxy
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025
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1
The Wizards of Once
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2017
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3
Knock Three Times
Book 3 of 4 · published 2019
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4
Never and Forever
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2020
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1
How To Train Your Viking, By Toothless
Single-title series · published 2006
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1
Little Wonder
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1988
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2
Don't Do That, Kitty Kilroy!
Book 2 of 10 · published 1999
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3
What Shall We Do with the Boo Hoo Baby?
Book 3 of 10 · published 2000
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4
One Too Many Tigers
Book 4 of 10 · published 2001
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5
Claydon Was a Clingy Child
Book 5 of 10 · published 2001
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6
There's No Such Thing as a Ghostie!
Book 6 of 10 · published 2004
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7
Daddy On The Moon
Book 7 of 10 · published 2005
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8
Little Bo Peep's Troublesome Sheep
Book 8 of 10 · published 2009
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9
The Story of Tantrum O'Furrily
Book 9 of 10 · published 2018
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10
Little Bo Peep's Library Book
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2021
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Cressida Cowell?
Cowell also won the Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity Award by “Philosophy Now” magazine in 2015. The How to Train your Dragon film based on Cowell’s book series won a couple of awards including ten Annie Awards’, a Visual Effects Society Award, a Genesis Award for “Best Feature Film” among others. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for the “Best Original Score” as well as the “Best Animated Feature” and also for two BAFTA – British Academy Film Awards.
Which Cressida Cowell series should I start with?
The best place to start is the How to Train Your Dragon series, the earliest of Cressida Cowell's multi-book series: it opens with Hiccup the Seasick Viking / How To Be A Viking (1999) and runs to 15 books across 1999–2023, ending with How to Train Your Hogfly (2023). Cressida Cowell's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Cressida Cowell written?
Cressida Cowell has 66 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1988 and 2026. 55 of them belong to 12 named series — the largest being the How to Train Your Dragon series with 15 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Cressida Cowell's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Cressida Cowell's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are How to Train Your Dragon (1999–2023, 15 books), Super Sue (2003–2005, 2 books) and Emily Brown (2006–2018, 5 books), plus 9 more.
How are Cressida Cowell's books organised into series?
This guide splits Cressida Cowell's 66 books into 12 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: How to Train Your Dragon (15 books, 1999–2023); Tiny Detectives (12 books, 2021–2022); How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World (6 books, 2019); Emily Brown (5 books, 2006–2018); The Wizards of Once (4 books, 2017–2020), plus 7 further series.
