Dragon books
Scholarly works on Dragons
The following couple of books are brave examples of the vivid, scientific documentation of Dragons this world needs more of:
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Do you believe in dragons? Now, for the first time, the long-lost research of renowned nineteenth century dragonologist Dr. Ernest Drake is presented in all its eccentric glory, happily bridging the gap between dragon legend and fact. The meticulous Dr. Drake assigns Latin names to various dragon species, ruminates on why dragons are able to speak, speculates on how they could fly, and explains the true purpose of their notorious hoarding habits.Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons (Ologies)
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So few have seen a dragon—and yet we all know of this elusive and mythic creature. But this magnificent folio is the next-best thing to meeting a real one. Rich in legend and lore, it transports readers to the heart of the dragon world, offering dramatic details of dragon anatomy, rare dragon memorabilia, precious dragon secrets, and stunning images of different species. So enter the dragon lair . . . if you dare.The Book of Dragons: Secrets of the Dragon Domain
Dragons in popular literature
These are wonderful works with interesting dragons characters
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Temeraire from Naomi Novik's Temeraire series - A highly intelligent Celestial dragon who forms a deep bond with his captain during the Napoleonic Wars. This series contains tons of dragons with their own interesting social interactions.His Majesty's Dragon, Book One: Temeraire
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Eragon's Saphira from Christopher Paolini's "Inheritance Cycle" - A blue dragon known for her wisdom and strong telepathic bond with her rider.Eragon: Book I (The Inheritance Cycle 1)
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Ruth from Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonriders of Pern" series - A unique white dragon who has special abilities including time travel. Also Ramoth from Anne McCaffrey's Pern series - The magnificent queen dragon who leads the fight against Thread.Dragonriders of Pern
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Kazul from Patricia C. Wrede's "Enchanted Forest Chronicles" - A female dragon who serves as King of the Dragons and forms a friendship with Princess Cimorene.Dealing with Dragons
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Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion from George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" - Daenerys Targaryen's three dragons.George R.R. Martin
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Chrysophylax from J.R.R. Tolkien's "Farmer Giles of Ham" - A wealthy dragon who ends up negotiating with the farmer-turned-hero.Farmer Giles of Ham
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Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea series contains many dragons including Orm Embar - A wise and ancient dragon who aids Ged in his quests and Kalessin the Eldest.The Books of Earthsea
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Firedrake from Cornelia Funke's "Dragon Rider" - A dragon seeking a safe haven for his kind in the Himalayas.Dragon Rider
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Griaule from Lucius Shepard's stories - An immense, paralyzed dragon whose presence influences an entire city and its inhabitants.The Dragon Griaule
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Gyld from Patricia McKillip's "The Forgotten Beasts of Eld" - A green winged who dreamed for centuries over the cold fire of gold.The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
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Tintaglia from Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings series - A proud, magnificent dragon queen who helps restore her species.The Rain Wild Chronicles
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Ancalagon the Black from Tolkien's legendarium - The greatest and most powerful of all winged dragons in Middle-earth, whose fall destroyed the towers of Thangorodrim.The History of Middle-earth
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Glaurung from Tolkien's "The Silmarillion" - The first of the dragons, known as the Father of Dragons, who wreaked havoc in the First Age.The Silmarillion
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Penn, Bon and the other dragons from Jo Walton's "Tooth and Claw" - Dragons who live in a Victorian-style society complete with social rules and class distinctions.Tooth and Claw
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Eamdor, Daacdid, Raolcan are dragons who choose their riders at the beginning of Sarah K.L. Wilson's "Dragon School" series.Dragon School
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Ility from T.A. White's "Dragon Ridden Chronicles" (2018-2022) - bonds with the protagonist.Dragon-Ridden
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Smaug from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" - A cunning red-golden dragon known for his immense wealth and intelligence, who engaged in memorable conversations with Bilbo Baggins.The Hobbit
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The 15 novel series Wings of Fire is a rich tale of adventure and power struggles in dragon society. It describes several types of dragons each with their own powers including: Sandwings, Mudwings, Skywings, Seawings, Icewings, Rainwings, Nightwings. This world of dragons is full of named dragon characters: the first few mentioned are Queen Burn, Hvitur, Clay, Tsunami, Glory, Starflight and SunnyWings of Fire