Books about dragons by Russian and foreign authors. List of best books

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Of all the mythical creatures, dragons are of the greatest interest to man. We are amazed by their power, incredible size, majestic beauty. Many legends, tales and legends have been created about these amazing creatures. Today, they continue to be a source of inspiration for writers. We present to the attention of readers of books about dragons - a list of the most fascinating works.

Ernest Drake Dragonology. All About Dragons"

So much has been written about dragons that the thought involuntarily creeps in – did they really exist? There are entire studies and encyclopedias about these incredible creatures that describe the types of dragons and their features. One of these books conquered the top ratings of the best works and received the status of a bestseller. For more than half a year, Ernest Drake's Dragonology was at number one on the New York Times hit parade. This is a whole series of books about dragons, allegedly written by the Victorian scholar Ernest Drake. She describes an alternate reality in which dragons actually exist, but due to active human activity, they are onbrink of extinction.

The book attracts the attention of adults and children not only with interesting content, but also with fascinating inserts in the form of mini-books, dragon parts, world maps, magic spells.

Flying Terror of Westeros

Fantasy books about dragons are represented by one of the most popular works of the genre - a cycle of novels "A Song of Ice and Fire". George Martin was tempted to add dragons to his famous Seven Kingdoms saga.

The Targaryen dynasty, ruling for many centuries in Westeros, had a unique gift - its members could control and fly dragons. Each of the winged giants obeyed its rider. The first representatives of the dynasty flew on truly huge dragons, terrifying everyone. Subsequently, the offspring of the giants became smaller, until the race of dragons ceased. As it turned out, 3 dragon eggs survived in the world. They were given to the last member of the Targaryen dynasty, Daenerys Stormborn, for her wedding to Khal Drogo. When Daenerys' husband died, she climbed onto his funeral pyre, holding precious dragon eggs in her hands. And a miracle happened - the fire did not touch the heiress of the Iron Throne of Westeros, and dragons hatched from the eggs, which had not been seen in the world for many years.

Michael Reeves, Byron Preiss "The Last Dragon"

For a long time people lived on the same land with wise dragons, and there were no disagreements between them. Centuries later, humanity became crowded, and it decided to oust the dragons from their lands. The latter failed to competewith a weak but treacherous opponent. Only legends have survived about dragons.

When children mysteriously die in the kingdom of Fandore, its inhabitants accuse neighboring Cymbalia of a terrible crime. The one who finds the last dragon can stop the inevitable war.

Unfortunately, there are no books about elves-dragons (except for N. Kuzmina's tetralogy "The Heiress of Dragons", the main character of which, Princess Aster Cybele ter Kalarian, had three hypostases - a human, an elf and a dragon).

Roman "Ritual"

Marina and Sergey Dyachenko are one of the most famous and popular modern writers working in the genre of science fiction, fantasy and fairy tales. In 1996, one of the most significant novels of writers, Ritual, was published. As in their other works, Marina and Sergey Dyachenko placed emphasis in the book on describing the psychology of the main characters.

Each of the ancient line of weredragons must go through a majestic and complex ritual and, at the end, eat the kidnapped princess. Armand is the last of his kind. He suffers from an inferiority complex and does not find the strength to perform an ancient ritual. He manages to find a loophole - if the princess is freed by a noble and courageous knight, the ritual will be considered incomplete through no fault of Arman. But the weredragon makes a mistake - instead of a beautiful girl, he kidnaps an ugly and grumpy Yuta. According to ancient custom, a knight must marry a freed princess, but who wants to marry an ugly woman with a terrible temper?

In 2015The year the novel "Ritual" was filmed under the title "He is a dragon." The film was particularly successful in China.

No time for dragons

What happens if two famous writers decide to create a book together? There are many examples of successful co-authorship - it is worth remembering at least Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov, who wrote the sparkling novel "12 Chairs".

Sergey Lukyanenko and Nick Perumov worked fruitfully in collaboration and now we can enjoy the wonderful fantasy novel No Time for Dragons.

There are three worlds: the Inside Out (the world we are used to), the Middle World, inhabited by humans, elves, gnomes and other magical creatures, and the world of the Born, where pure magic reigns. The latter repeatedly tried to work the Middle World, but all attacks were repulsed, albeit at a terrible cost. Another clash with the Born is coming, but this time the magicians of the four elements of the Middle World do not unite, but act one by one, unleashing an internecine war. Thirty-year-old Muscovite Victor suddenly finds himself drawn into this struggle. One late evening, a girl with an amazing name Tel knocked on his door. She becomes the guide of the protagonist in a new world for him.

George Martin "The Princess and the Queen"

Creating a large-scale work - and the saga of the Seven Kingdoms of George Martin, which has already stretched over 7 books, is just that - the writer is often forced to pay special attention to the history of the world he created. Martin completed a guide to Westeros and several novellas devoted to the most interesting moments in the chronology of the inventeduniverse.

The story "The Princess and the Queen" is part of the chronicle of events that happened a century and a half before the "Game of Thrones". It describes a civil war between the Targaryen dynasty caused by the extinction of the dragons.

Despite the fact that the story is intended primarily for those readers who are already familiar with the vast world of "Ice and Fire", it will be of interest to other fans of the fantasy genre. Intrigue, betrayal, mighty dragons led by riders from the royal house of Targaryen, fierce battles - all this is in Martin's book. And the true admirers of the writer's work will finally find out what led the great dynasty to destruction and who took the first fatal step that destroyed the dragons.

Evgeny Schwartz "Dragon"

Philosophical play by the famous Soviet playwright and screenwriter will make the reader think about the fact that a despotic cruel dragon lurks in everyone's soul. Some can kill him in themselves, while others he gradually subordinates to his will. The errant knight Lancelot arrives in a city that has been ruled by a tyrant in the guise of a Dragon for 400 years. To the surprise of Lancelot, the inhabitants are not at all eager to get rid of the despot. They believe that they live quite happily and do not crave change. When a knight defeats a dragon, the inhabitants of the city immediately submit to another tyrant. Lancelot understands that it is not enough just to kill the dragon - he must be eradicated in himself.

Pavel Shumilov "Caravan of the Dead"

The Russian science fiction writer has created several cycles of novels in which one of the mainthe characters are dragons. "Caravan of the Dead" is the second part of the author's fascinating dilogy. This is a kind of medieval construction, which masterfully describes feudal culture.

Hennen Bernhard "Dragon's Lair. Newfound Power"

This is the author's first book in the Dragon's Lair series. In an alternate reality, humans are ruled by devantar demons, while elves are ruled by dragons. The courageous elven huntress Nandalea is trained by the wisest of dragons, and Artax, a young peasant, receives the power of demons and becomes the head of the people. And one day Nandalee and Artax will meet…

Riders of Pern by Ann Inez McCaffrey

American writer has created 15 novels about the planet Pern and its inhabitants. "Morita - Dragon Mistress" is one of the most interesting books in the series.

Once upon a time, people from Earth colonized Pern, not knowing that the alien planet Scarlet Star, approaching every 200 years, brings with it spores of Threads that destroy all life in its path. To fight them, people genetically modified local small dragons and created huge fire-breathing giants. By 1543, almost the entire population of Pern dies as a result of a deadly disease. There are very few dragonriders left, and among them is Morita, who survived the disease and survived. Her task is to deliver a life-saving vaccine to the most remote corners of the planet.

Another fascinating novel by McCaffrey from the same cycle - Dragon's Quest.

Dragonlance, or "Dragon Spear"

A very interesting project is a whole fictitiousthe universe about which a great many fantasy novels have been created. The Spear Saga is an engaging read with many colorful characters.

Christopher Paolini "Eragon"

The first part of the famous tetralogy "Heritage" was written in 2003 and immediately gained popularity among readers. Literary critics were less supportive of the novel. The author was reproached for the stereotyped and sketchy plot lines and obvious imitation of such venerable writers as Ursula Le Guin and John Tolkien.

According to the plot of the book, there were once many dragon riders in Alagaesia, who were subject to winged giants. They were killed by the most powerful of them, Galbatorix, who then seized power in the country. The young man Eragon finds a strange stone, which turns out to be a dragon's egg. When a dragon hatches from it, the main character becomes its protector and the new dragon rider.

The novel was filmed in 2006.

John Tolkien "The Hobbit"

Initially conceived as a children's story, the book has led to one of the finest fantasy novel series known as The Lord of the Rings.

Bilbo Baggins receives an unexpected offer - to go with a group of gnomes to the Lonely Mountain and help them open the secret door leading to the dwarf kingdom, destroyed many years ago by the mighty dragon Smaug. The hobbit is unable to refuse such an adventure and sets off.

The most interesting books about dragons and love

The feeling of falling in love is also inherent in the most formidable inhabitants of the world - dragons.

Indicative in this respect is the novel by Irina Zinenko and Natalia Listvinskaya "The Personal Life of Dragons and Not Only".

Readers will be pleased with both the slight irony and the extraordinary plot of this book. As is known from fairy tales and myths, dragons kidnap beautiful princesses and then zealously protect them from saviors. The dragon Karist kidnaps Prince Tarlan right on his wedding day. She explains to the prisoner that it does not matter to her whether he is a prince or a princess - she just wants to get a ransom for him. Smart and dexterous Tarlan finds a common language with the dragon, but remains her prisoner. Meanwhile, the news of the kidnapped prince is spreading outside the kingdom, and there are people who want to free him. None of the princesses who arrived satisfies Tarlan, and Karist saves him from the saviors. When a dragon is seriously injured by dragon hunters, the prince realizes how dear she has become to him and rushes to the aid of his kidnapper.

Books about dragons and love continues the novel by Elizabeth Lynn "Winter of Dragons". When twins are born to a Dragon Lord, only one of them inherits his father's dragon blood, while the other remains human. The brother envied the brother and a merciless struggle for power in the country began.

Children's books about dragons

Little readers love stories about flying giants just as much as stories about pirates or brave travelers.

Books about dragons for children are always fascinating stories, permeated with good andfaith in the best.

Cornelia Funke: "Dragon Master"

The German writer, who has written more than 40 children's books, five of which have been filmed, also touched upon the theme of dragons in her work.

A long time ago dragons inhabited the whole earth. They were the strongest and most powerful beings in the world. But there were those who were stronger than the flying giants. Now the dragons are forced to hide and dream of the Sky Hem - a secret refuge located somewhere high in the mountains. The young dragon Lung one day goes looking for him. Friends will help him in his long wanderings - the boy Ben and the kobold named Greyfur. In search of the legendary homeland of dragons, they will visit different countries.

Dmitry Yemets: “Dragon Pyhalka. The adventure begins"

A kind and fascinating tale about a dragon named Pyhalka and his new friends. Once upon a time, he climbed into the chest and fell asleep. Years later, the old chest ended up in an ordinary Moscow apartment. One day the naughty toys of the girl Masha woke up Pyhalka.

Tony DiTerlizzi: "Kenny and the Dragon"

This is a wonderful fairy tale by writer and part-time illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi. A dragon appears in a small town. He does not at all resemble his evil fire-breathing relatives. This is a smart and well-read dragon Graham, who loves more than anything else to eat crème brulee and carrots. The prodigy rabbit Kenny lived in the city. He was so fascinated by reading smart books that his peers and even the parents of the little know-it-all did not understand him at all. The news that in theira real dragon wound up in the area, led Kenny into terrible excitement - after all, this is a completely unexplored area of \u200b\u200bknowledge!

"Kenny and the Dragon" is a wonderful children's book about friendship, kindness and courage.

Cressida Cowell: How to Train Your Dragon

The wonderful books of the British writer were filmed and the cartoons based on a series of her works were a huge success with the audience.

The story of the Viking Hiccup from Berk Island is now known to millions of little readers. He was the first to tame one of the rarest dragons, the Night Fury.

J. R. R. Tolkien: Fairy Tales

This is a collection of works by the great British writer, including poems (except those that are present in the cycle of novels "The Lord of the Rings").

Farmer Giles of Ham, part of the collection, tells the story of Farmer Giles, who once drove a giant from his fields with an accidental shot from a blunderbuss. The villagers who saw this declared him a hero. At this time, the dragon Chrysophylax Dives learned from the giant about the fertile fields of the Middle Kingdom and goes there to profit. The royal knights do everything possible to avoid meeting him, and the dragon approaches Ham, burning everything in its path. Giles is persuaded to fight the monster with an ancient sword given to him by the king.

"Fairy Tales" will be of interest not only to young readers, but also to their parents.