Dragons are probably the mythical creatures which humans have most wished existed in a time where real pictures could have been snapped, where video could have captured the great beasts. Unfortunately, no such tangible evidence exists (as far as we know!). Good thing authors have so vividly imagined these creatures into existence in some of the most fascinating fantasy adventure novels around.
The 7 novels in this list have been widely read by a great audience of dragon-loving readers. Whether the characters in these stories are dragon masters, dragons’ enemies, or dragons themselves, the chaos and adventure following these creatures of legend are similarly amazing and leave readers soaring.
1) Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle, #1) by Christopher Paolini
Eragon is young farm boy who thinks of selling a brilliantly blue stone in exchange for meat for his poor family. However, something happens before Eragon can implement his business plan. When the stone hatches a little dragon, he realizes this not-so-ordinary stone is one that will change his life forever. Now, Eragon must become the Rider of a dragon, a thing of legend, to battle the evil king who rules over their Empire.
Eragon is a popular novel in a 4-book series that gets better with each book, the fourth being the most popular of all.
2) Seraphina (Seraphina, #1) by Rachel Hartman
Seraphina Dombegh is a talented musician with lots of secrets to protect; however, she isn’t the only one. In a world where humans and dragons live in conjunction with one another (and dragons morph into human shape to lend their hand to society), tensions are still running high between the two races. Once a member of the royal family is murdered, and a dragon has been labeled as the prime suspect, things get worse than ever. Now, Seraphina, up close and personal form her new position as a royal court musician, has been dragged into the case and must work together with Prince Lucian Kiggs to discover just what really is going on.
3) A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin
In a story where action, magic, secrets, and betrayal run rampant in the fictional kingdom of Westeros, esteemed Lord Eddard “Ned” Stark of the northern estate, Winterfell, is visited by King Robert Baratheon with his queen, Cersei Lannister, and her brothers in tow with a special offer: To be the new Hand of the King after the untimely death of his former Hand, Jon Arryn. Amid an array of shocking twists and betrayals surrounding the Stark family, another story unfolds in the far east where Viserys of Westeros’s former ruling Targaryen family hopes to use his sister, Daenerys’s, wedding to regain the throne. It is when Daenerys receives dragon eggs as a wedding gift that the birth of three new dragons occur for the first time in over a hundred years—and a new adventure begins.
4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter, now a fourth-year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is thrilled to witness his first International Quidditch Cup featuring some of the world’s best players—before everything goes wrong and spectators are forced to flee the match. However, the scare doesn’t stop Hogwarts from hosting the traditional Triwizard Tournament, a heated competition between selected upperclassmen from the three participating wizarding schools. It seems exciting and is all new to Harry, but contrary to his hopes, this dangerous year at Hogwarts is nothing like Harry was expecting when he, an underclassman, finds his name drawn from the Goblet of Fire.
5) His Majesty’s Dragon (Temeraire, #1) by Naomi Novik
Dragons are the trusty steeds of mighty warriors in this novel which centers around seafaring Captain Will Laurence of the British Navy. Laurence finds himself a participant of the most unexpected adventure after the discovery of a dragon egg taken from a captured French ship. Now scooped into the Aerial Corps as a dragon master, Laurence tackles the daunting task of learning the ropes of aerial battle before he and his glorious Chinese dragon, Termeraire, are expected to dive into the war and dominate the skies.
6) The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time, #4) by Robert Jordan
The fourth book in a series all about draconic power, it is fitting to choose the most beloved novel.
Deemed arguably the best in the series by a great many avid Wheel of Time readers, this book follows Rand al’ Thor, the Dragon Reborn, through a grueling adventure that has the balance of the world hanging on a thread. Tasked with mastering a power that might very well curse the world to destruction, Rand has Callandor, the Sword That Is Not a Sword, his possession, ready at any time to battle the Forsaken.
7) Sacrificed to the Dragon (Stonefire British Dragons, #1) by Jesse Donovan
Melanie Hall makes a trying sacrifice in order to save her brother’s life: She gives herself up to the Stonefire dragon clan in exchange for a vial of dragon’s blood. Now required to take up residence in the clan’s midst in hopes of conceiving a child in 6-months, Melanie finds herself facing a hurdle. Her dragon, tall, handsome, and ill-tempered, hates humans down to his very core after the hunting and killing of his mother by dragon hunters. While Melanie gives up her freedom, Tristan is the least expectant of how things will play out with the human female. How does this curvy human woman make his inner beast lose control?
Burning to snag one of these novels and take it for a ride? More than a couple of these are guaranteed to sweep you off your feet!
