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#110 Posted: 19:13:19 11/09/2011
Sorry for the double post, but this is long and unrelated to the last thing I said. NEW_Spyro_LUVA asked for some book recommendations either here or in the earlier topic and I figured you guys might want the dragon books list I sent her via PM, too.
Darklord of Derkholm by Dianna Wynne Jones
The dragon isn't the biggest character, but this is basically my favorite book ever and a great read. You might also want to see her Tough Guide to Fantasyland if you like parodies. smilie
Pit Dragon trilogy by Jane Yolen
Dragon's Blood
Heart's Blood
A Sending of Dragons
(there is a fourth book, but it's absolutely wretched >( )
Temeraire series by Naomi Novik
These are more historical fiction with awesome dragons and might be a bit tough to slog through because of Novik's writing style, but they are fantastic dragon books and the characters are amazing.
His Majesty's Dragon
Throne of Jade
Black Powder War
Empire of Ivory
Victory of Eagles
Tongues of Serpents
Age of Fire series by EE Knight
Dragon Champion
Dragon Avenger
Dragon Outcast
Dragon Strike
Dragon Rule
Dragon Fate (forthcoming)
Enchanted Forest chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede
The first book is the best for me and has the most to do with dragons, but the others are fun.
Dealing with Dragons
Searching for Dragons
Talking to Dragons
...I forgot the name of the fourth book, but there is one. smilie
Dragon's Bait by Vivian Van Velde
I adore this book. smilie
Susan Fletcher's dragon books (I don't remember the series name)
Dragon's Milk
Flight of the Dragon's Kyn
Sign of the Dove
There's a fourth one, but it's horrible, too. And, a warning: all three of these are good books but very sad.
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville
This one is another of my favorites. It's for younger readers, but it's a really sweet story.
Firebringer trilogy by Meridith Anne Peirce
These are mostly about unicorns, but dragons figure into the story, as do wyverns and griffins.
Birth of the Firebringer
Dark Moon
Son of Summer Stars
That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Oh, but if you want to read a subpar series of dragon books that are like Anne McCaffrey's Pern series only minus the rape, Mercedes Lackey wrote some passable dragonrider books.
Joust
Alta
Sanctuary
Aerie
(I think I might have mixed up the last two books' orders but I can't remember. smilie I also read most of Elvenborn, which has dragons as characters in it but which wasn't very good.)
And, of course, if you do want to read what are considered classics of the dragon book genre, there are Anne McCaffrey's books. But, be warned, the dragons really aren't anything other than personality-free magic cars that are used as plot devices to pad out some generic romance novel stories. The best books for most Pern fans are the early ones and it's recommended to read them in publication order.
Dragonflight
Dragonquest
Dragonsong (part 1 of the YA Harper Hall trilogy)
Dragonsinger (part 2)
Dragondrums (part 3)
The White Dragon
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
Nerilka's Story
Dragonsdawn
Chronicles of Pern: First Fall
Renegades of Pern
All the Weyrs of Pern
The Dolphins of Pern
Dragonseye/Red Star Rising
Masterharper of Pern
Skies of Pern (the book that made me stop reading Pern)
There are also some short story collections that have Pern stories in them:
A Gift of Dragons
The Girl Who Heard Dragons
And the auxiliary stuff:
The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern
The Atlas of Pern
The People of Pern
Dragonholder (Anne's biography)
The books by Anne and Todd McCaffrey are absolutely wretched things that wouldn't know plot consistency if it pooped on the authors' shoes, but if you really want to see a son butcher his mother's legacy and/or enjoy reading horrible fiction like me or have a soft spot for total Mary Sues, here they are. smilie
Dragon's Kin
Dragonsblood
Dragon Harper
Dragon's Fire
Dragonheart
Dragongirl
Dragon Time
Heh, I, uh, was a pretty big Pern fan waaaaay before I ever got into Spyro and still enjoy reading some of the older books even though they're bland at best. smilie The original Dragonriders of Pern trilogy and the Harper Hall trilogy are pretty much the best of the bunch, though I enjoyed Moreta, Nerilka, and Dragonseye well enough.
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