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Top Ten Favorite Books With Dragons

It's a Top Ten Tuesday freebie over at That Artsy Reader Girl. 

1. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik

I've read the first two books in the Temeraire series and LOVED them so far. Horatio Hornblower + dragons =awesome.

2. Eragon by Christopher Paolini

I read the entire Eragon series, and while I enjoyed some books more than others, I liked the series overall, and I couldn't resist the "what happens when a farm boy finds a dragon egg in a fantasy land" storyline.

3. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

I love the portrayal of Smaug and particularly his interactions with Bilbo. I wish we had gotten more dragons in Tolkien and maybe they weren't all evil.

4. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

We don't get any dragons in LOTR, but the Silmarillion has some nasty ones--the Fingon/Glaurung battle is one of my favorites.

5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

Of course there's Norbert in the first book, but there's more focus on dragons here in the scenes with Charlie and Harry vs. the Hungarian Horntail.

6. Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

I love the wise and kind dragon that takes in Princess Cimorene.

7. Into the Land of the Unicorns by Bruce Coville

Again,while there is a big bad dragon here, there are also some dragon allies.

8. Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

The dragons aren't so much characters here, and they're barely in the first book, but there's still an amazing sense of awe (and history) around the dragons in Westeros and Estos.

9. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

I like how dragons, and half-dragons, are done here and how they have their own culture. I still need to read Tess of the Road.

10. All of Robin Hobb's various books about various permutations of dragons

I've only read one of these, but I loved the concept of dragon life cycles and all that went with that.

In conclusion, there need to be more books with dragons.

Comments

lissa said…
I read #5 & 6 - love both series. I like that the dragon in
'dealing with dragons' is a female and their king can be male or female.

have a lovely day.
Thanks, Lissa! I had forgotten that; that's awesome!

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