Order of How To Train Your Dragon Books

How To Train Your Dragon is a series of children’s fantasy novels by British author Cressida Cowell. The main character in the series is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, a Viking who acts first and thinks second. He’s one of the only humans who can speak Dragonese. A film adaptation of the first book was released by DreamWorks in 2010 and was a box office success, making way for a sequel as well.

Although not officially part of the series in the truest sense of the word, the How To Train Your Dragon series began with the picture book Hiccup the Seasick Viking in 1999. The series officially kicked off in 2003 with How To Train Your Dragon. Below is a list of Cressida Cowell’s How To Train Your Dragon books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of How to Train Your Dragon Books

Hiccup the Seasick Viking / How To Be A Viking	(1999)
How to Train Your Dragon	(2003)
How to Be a Pirate	(2004)
How to Speak Dragonese	(2005)
How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse	(2006)
How to Twist a Dragon's Tale	(2007)
A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons	(2008)
How to Ride a Dragon's Storm	(2008)
How to Break a Dragon's Heart	(2009)
How to Steal a Dragon's Sword	(2011)
How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel	(2012)
How to Betray a Dragon's Hero	(2013)
The Incomplete Book of Dragons	(2014)
How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury	(2015)

Publication Order of How To Train Your Dragon Short Stories/Novellas

The Day of the Dreader

(2012)

Publication Order of How To Train Your Dragon Non-Fiction Books

The Complete Book of Dragons

(2014)

Publication Order of How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World Books

World of Dragons (By: May Nakamura)	(2019)
Journey to New Berk (By: Patrick Spaziante)	(2019)
How to Train Your Dragon The Hidden World The Movie Storybook (By: Michelle Lam)	(2019)
Meet the New Dragons (By: Shane L. Johnson)	(2019)
The Night Fury and the Light Fury (By: Shane L. Johnson)	(2019)
Homecoming (By: Patrick Spaziante)	(2019)

Note: Hiccup the Seasick Viking was later re-issued as How to Be a Viking.

If You Like How To Train Your Dragon Books, You’ll Love…

• Andrew Clements
• Harry Potter
• Chronicles of Narnia

2 Responses to “Order of How To Train Your Dragon Books”

1. David: 5 years ago

   Did Alvin die?

   Reply

   • Dave: 5 years ago

     Yes

     Reply