1An unassuming 15-year-old boy inadvertently hatches a dragon from an egg and embarks on a quest to avenge his uncle after becoming a dragon rider:Eragon – Christopher PaoliniSabriel – Garth NixFirelight – Sophie JordanDragon Rider – Cornelia Funke2A young princess needs more than just a plaster for her injured finger, after she is cursed by an evil witch(/fairy), who just happens to be able to turn into a dragon:Daughter of Smoke and Bone – Lauri TaylorSeraphina – Rachel HartmanSleeping Beauty – Charles Perrault/DisneyThe Hobbit – JRR Tolkien3A particularly fierce clan of Vikings have been seriously misjudging dragons for years:Raising Dragons – Brian DavisHow to Train Your Dragon – Cressida CowellEragon – Christopher PaoliniSeraphina – Rachel Hartman4Someone decides it’s a good idea to make five teenagers try to steal a fake dragon egg from five very angry dragons. All in the name of what is basically an inter-school sports day… but with more fire:Dragonsong – Anne McCaffreyHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – JK RowlingScorched – Mari MancusiIncarceron – Catherine Fisher5His name strikes fear across the land, he’s destroyed armies and terrorised villages and now sleeps guard on a hoard of gold, shut away in a mountain. That is, until one unassuming burglar finds his way inside:The Blue Sword – Robin McKinleyFirebolt – Adrienne WoodsValiant – Holly BlackThe Hobbit – JRR Tolkien6More dragon riding – this time it’s all part of the search for the mythical Rim of Heaven:Hexwood – Diana Wynne JonesDragon Rider – Cornelia FunkeChosen – Ted DekkerThe Reluctant Dragon – Kenneth Grahame7She might think of them as her children, but there’s no doubt that this mother needs to work on keeping her dragons under control:Game of Thrones – George RR MartinThe Queen of Attolia – Megan Whalen TurnerEragon – Christopher PaoliniFirelight – Sophie Jordan8You would think that when your landlady makes tiny clay dragons that spontaneously come to life, you might consider moving house… But no:Talking to Dragon’s – Patricia C. WredeValiant – Holly BlackThe Last Dragon Chronicles – Chris D’LaceyHow to train your Dragon – Cressida Cowell9He’s a poet and a gentleman. But it just so happens he’s also a dragon. Cue an unlikely deception in the English countryside, involving St George himself:Zog – Julia McDonaldPuff the Magic Dragon – Peter YarrowDragons Love Tacos – Adam RubinThe Reluctant Dragon – Kenneth Grahame10A young boy is taught a serious lesson after putting on a bracelet in a dragon’s hoard. (Clue: he almost deserved it) :Crown Duel – Sherwood SmithHexwood – Diana Wynne JonesThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader – CS LewisLord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – JRR Tolkien
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