📖 About How To Train Your Dragon

How To Train Your Dragon is a series universe written by Cressida Cowell. The complete collection runs to 16 books across 3 series, published between 1999 and 2015.

The main series is Publication Order of How to Train Your Dragon Books with 14 books. It opens with Hiccup the Seasick Viking / How To Be A Viking (1999) and currently runs to How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury (2015).

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🎯 Where to Start with How To Train Your Dragon

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Hiccup the Seasick Viking / How To Be A Viking (1999), book 1 of Publication Order of How to Train Your Dragon Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 3 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 How To Train Your Dragon Books in Order

Publication Order of How to Train Your Dragon Books
14 books
1
Hiccup the Seasick Viking / How To Be A Viking book cover1Hiccup the Seasick Viking / How To Be A Viking1999Buy on Amazon
How to Train Your Dragon book cover2How to Train Your Dragon2003Buy on Amazon
How to Be a Pirate book cover3How to Be a Pirate2004Buy on Amazon
How to Speak Dragonese book cover4How to Speak Dragonese2005Buy on Amazon
How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse book cover5How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse2006Buy on Amazon
How to Twist a Dragon's Tale book cover6How to Twist a Dragon's Tale2007Buy on Amazon
A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons book cover7A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons2008Buy on Amazon
How to Ride a Dragon's Storm book cover8How to Ride a Dragon's Storm2008Buy on Amazon
How to Break a Dragon's Heart book cover9How to Break a Dragon's Heart2009Buy on Amazon
How to Steal a Dragon's Sword book cover10How to Steal a Dragon's Sword2011Buy on Amazon
How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel book cover11How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel2012Buy on Amazon
How to Betray a Dragon's Hero book cover12How to Betray a Dragon's Hero2013Buy on Amazon
The Incomplete Book of Dragons book cover13The Incomplete Book of Dragons2014Buy on Amazon
How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury book cover14How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury2015Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of How To Train Your Dragon Short Stories/Novellas
1 books
2
The Day of the Dreader book cover1The Day of the Dreader2012Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of How To Train Your Dragon Non-Fiction Books
1 books
3
The Complete Book of Dragons book cover1The Complete Book of Dragons2014Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many How To Train Your Dragon books are there?
There are 16 books in the How To Train Your Dragon collection, organised into 3 series and published between 1999 and 2015.
What is the first How To Train Your Dragon book?
The first book is Hiccup the Seasick Viking / How To Be A Viking, published in 1999.
What order should I read the How To Train Your Dragon books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the How To Train Your Dragon books?
The How To Train Your Dragon books were written by Cressida Cowell.
Is the How To Train Your Dragon series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of How to Train Your Dragon Books, has 14 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the How To Train Your Dragon series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1999, and the most recent in 2015.