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How to Train Your Dragon books in order

How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell has 12 books, published 2003–2015. Reading all of them takes about 60 hours (3,293 pages). 5 can be borrowed free from Open Library.

Spines are sized by page count. The orange dot marks a free ebook.

Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 2003

    How to Train Your Dragon

    223 pages, about 4.1 hours 4.1★ (29)

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  2. Book 2 · 2004

    How to Be a Pirate

    216 pages, about 4 hours 4.0★ (9)

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  3. Book 3 · 2005

    How to Speak Dragonese

    235 pages, about 4.3 hours 4.5★ (8)

  4. Book 4 · 2006

    How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse

    248 pages, about 4.5 hours 4.3★ (6)

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  5. Book 5 · 2007

    How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale

    256 pages, about 4.7 hours 4.2★ (5)

  6. Book 6 · 2007

    A Hero’s Guide to Deadly Dragons

    219 pages, about 4 hours 4.0★ (3)

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  7. Book 7 · 2008

    How to Ride a Dragon's Storm

    272 pages, about 5 hours 4.7★ (3)

  8. Book 8 · 2009

    How to Break a Dragon's Heart

    320 pages, about 5.9 hours 3.7★ (6)

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  9. Book 9 · 2011

    How to Steal a Dragon's Sword

    4.0★ (4)

  10. Book 10 · 2012

    How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel

    416 pages, about 7.6 hours 5.0★ (1)

  11. Book 11 · 2013

    How to Betray a Dragon's Hero

    416 pages, about 7.6 hours 3.8★ (4)

  12. Book 12 · 2015

    How to Fight a Dragon's Fury

    472 pages, about 8.7 hours 4.0★ (3)

Questions people ask

How many How to Train Your Dragon books are there?

There are 12 books in the series, published 2003–2015.

Which How to Train Your Dragon book should I read first?

Start with How to Train Your Dragon (2003), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 60 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 3,293 pages in total. The longest book is How to Fight a Dragon's Fury at 472 pages.

Can I read How to Train Your Dragon for free?

5 books can be borrowed free from Open Library with a free account. The book pages have the links.