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

Of all the mythical creatures, the dragons are most interested in man. We are struck by their power, incredible size, majestic beauty. About these amazing creatures created many legends, legends and legends. These days they continue to be a source of inspiration for writers. We present to the readers of the book about dragons - a list of the most fascinating works.

Ernest Drake "Dragomanovedenie. All About Dragons »

About the dragons so much is written that involuntarily the thought creeps in - did not they really exist? About these incredible beings there are whole studies and encyclopedias describing the kinds of dragons and their features. One of these books conquered the tops of the ratings of the best works and got the status of a bestseller. More than half a year, Ernest Drake's "Draconic Studies" was in the first place in the hit parade of the New York Times. This is a series of books about dragons allegedly written by a Victorian scholar Ernest Drake. It describes an alternative reality in which the dragons actually exist, but because of the activity of the person are on the verge of extinction.

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

Flying horror of Västerås

Fantasy books about dragons are represented by one of the most popular works of the genre - the cycle of novels "The Song of Ice and Flame". George Martin, creating his famous saga of the Seven Kingdoms, did not escape the temptation to add dragons to it.

The Targarien dynasty, ruling for many centuries in Västerås, possessed a unique gift - its members could control dragons and fly on them. Each of the winged giants obeyed his rider. The first representatives of the dynasty flied to the truly great dragons, which terrorize everyone. Subsequently, the offspring of the giants floundered until the dragon race ceased. As it turned out, 3 dragon eggs survived in the world. They were donated to the last representative of the Targarien dynasty, the Daeneris of the Burden of her, on her wedding with Khal Drogo. When her husband died, she went up to 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 Västerås, and from the eggs hatch dragons, which had not been seen in the world for many years.

Michael Reeves, Byron Preuss "The Last Dragon"

For a long time people lived on the same land with wise dragons, and there were no disagreements between them. After centuries, mankind became cramped, and it decided to force the dragons out of their lands. The latter could not stand the competition with a weak but insidious opponent. About the dragons are preserved only legends.

When children in the mysterious way of life die in the kingdom of Fandor, its inhabitants accuse the neighbor Simbalia of a terrible crime. The one who will find the last dragon can stop an inevitable war.

Unfortunately, books about elven dragons do not exist (except that the tetralogy of N. Kuzmin "The Heiress of Dragons", whose main character, Princess Aster Kibela ter Calarian had three hypostases - a man, an elf and a dragon).

The novel "Ritual"

Marina and Sergey Dyachenko are some of the most famous and popular contemporary writers working in the science fiction genre, fantasy and fairy tales. In 1996, one of the most significant novels of writers - "Ritual". As in other of his works, Marina and Sergei Diachenko emphasized the book in describing the psychology of the main characters.

Each of the ancient kind of dragon-werewolves must pass a majestic and complex ritual and in its completion to eat the stolen princess. Arman is the last of kin. He suffers from an inferiority complex and does not have the strength to perform an ancient ritual. He manages to find a loophole - if the princess is liberated by a noble and courageous knight, the ritual will be recognized incomplete, not through Arman's fault. But the dragon-werewolf makes a mistake - instead of a beautiful girl, he abducts ugly and quarrelsome Utah. According to an ancient custom, a knight must take the liberated princess to wife, but who wants to marry a ugly woman with a terrible character?

In 2015, the novel "Ritual" was screened under the title "He is a dragon." The film was especially successful in China.

"Not the time for dragons"

What will happen if two well-known writers decide to create a common book? Examples of successful co-authorship are many - it is worth recalling at least Illya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov, who wrote the sparkling novel "12 chairs".

Sergei Lukyanenko and Nick Perumov fruitfully worked in co-authorship and now we can enjoy the wonderful fantasy novel "No time for the dragons."

There are three worlds: Yiznanka (the world we are accustomed to), the Middle, inhabited by humans, elves, gnomes and other magical creatures, and the world of the Natural, where pure magic reigns. The latter repeatedly tried to work the Middle World, but all attacks were repulsed, albeit at a terrible price. Another collision with the Borns is coming, but this time the mages of the four elements of the Middle World do not unite, but act one by one, initiating an internecine war. In this struggle, suddenly turns into a thirty-year-old Muscovite Victor. One late evening, at the door, a little girl with the amazing name of Tael came knocking. She becomes the conductor 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 stretches out already for 7 books is exactly that, the writer often has to pay special attention to the history of the world he created. Martin finished the guide to Västerås and several novels dedicated to the most interesting moments in the chronology of the invented universe.

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". She describes a civil war between the representatives of the Targarien dynasty, caused by the extinction of dragons.

Despite the fact that the story is intended primarily for those readers who are already familiar with the huge world of "Ice and Flame", it will be interesting to other fans of the fantasy genre. Intrigues, betrayals, mighty dragons, led by horsemen from the royal house of Targarienes, fierce battles - all this is in the book of Martin. And the true admirers of the writer's work will finally find out what led the great dynasty to perdition and who made the first fatal step that destroyed the dragons.

Evgeny Shvarts The Dragon

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

Pavel Shumilov "Caravan of the Dead"

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

Hennen Bernhardt "The Dragon's Lair. Acquired power "

This is the author's first book from the series "The Dragon's Lair." In an alternative reality, people are ruled by demon devan, and dragons are elves. The courageous Elvish hunter Nandalea is trained by the wisest dragon, and Artax, a young peasant, gets the power of demons and becomes the head of the people. And one day Nandalee and Artaxu will meet ...

The "Pern Riders" cycle by Anne Ainez McKefree

The American writer created 15 novels about the planet Pern and its inhabitants. "Morita - Lady of the Dragons" - one of the most interesting books of the cycle.

Once upon a time the descendants of the Earth colonized Pern, not knowing that the alien planet The scarlet star, approaching every 200 years, carries with it the threads of Threads that destroy all life in its path. To combat them, people genetically modified local small dragons and created huge fire-breathing giants. By 1543 turnover on Perna, as a result of the deadly disease, almost the entire population is dying out. There were very few dragon riders left, among them Moratin, who survived the disease and survived. Its task is to deliver the saving vaccine to the remotest corners of the planet.

Another fascinating novel by McCaffrey from the same cycle is "The Wanderings of the Dragon."

Dragonlance, or "Dragon Spear"

A very interesting project is a whole fictional universe, about which a great many fantasy novels have been created. The Saga of the Spear is a fascinating reading with a lot of vivid 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 stereotypedness and schematism of the plot lines and the obvious imitation of such venerable writers as Ursula Le Guin and John Tolkien.

According to the plot of the book, in Alagheziya there used to be many dragon riders, who were subordinated to winged giants. They were killed by the strongest of them, Galbatorix, who then seized power in the country. Young Eragon finds a strange stone, which turns out to be a dragon egg. When a dragon hatches from it, the protagonist becomes his protector and a new dragon rider.

The novel was filmed in 2006.

John Tolkien "The Hobbit"

Originally conceived as a children's fairy tale, the book led to the appearance of one of the best series of fantasy novels, known as the "Lord of the Rings".

Bilbo Baggins receives an unexpected proposal - to go with a group of gnomes to the Lonesome mountain and help them to open the secret door leading to the dwarven kingdom that was destroyed many years ago by the mighty dragon Smaug. The Hobbit is unable to abandon such an adventure and sets off on a journey.

The most interesting books about dragons and love

A sense of love is inherent in the most formidable inhabitants of the world - dragons.

Illustrative in this regard is the novel by Irina Zinenko and Natalia Listvinskaya "Personal life of dragons and not only."

Readers will be pleased with the easy irony, and the extraordinary plot of this book. As is known from fairy tales and myths, dragons kidnap beautiful princesses and then jealously guard them from saviors. Draconic Carist kidnaps Prince Tarlan on the day of his wedding. To the captive, she explains that it does not matter to him, he is a prince or a princess - she just wants to get a ransom for him. Intelligent and agile Tarlan finds a common language with the dragon, but remains her prisoner. Meanwhile, the news of the kidnapped prince extends beyond the kingdom, and are willing to release him. None of the princesses who arrived came to Tarlan's liking, and Carist rescues him from saviors. When a dragoness is seriously injured by dragon hunters, the prince understands how much she has become dear to him, and hurries to the aid of her captor.

The book about dragons and love continues Elizabeth Lynn's novel "Winter of Dragons". When the Lord of the Dragon is born twins, only one of them inherits the dragon blood of his father, and the second remains a man. The brother envied his brother and began a ruthless struggle for power in the country.

Children's books about dragons

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

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

Cornelia Funke: "Lord of the Dragons"

A German writer who wrote more than 40 children's books, five of which were screened, also touched the theme of dragons in her work.

Long ago dragons inhabited the whole earth. They were the most powerful and powerful creatures in the world. But there were those who turned out to be stronger than the flying giants. Now the dragons are forced to hide and dream of Podol Heaven - a secret refuge, located somewhere high in the mountains. The young dragon Lung once goes in search of him. To help him in long wanderings will be friends - the boy Ben and the kobold by the name of Sernochair. In search of the legendary homeland of dragons, they will visit different countries.

Dmitriy Yemets: "The dragon Pyhalka. Adventure begins »

A kind and fascinating fairy tale about a dragon named Pihalka and his new friends. Once upon a time he climbed into the trunk and fell asleep. Years later, the old chest was in an ordinary Moscow apartment. Once Masha's frivolous toys woke Pihalka.

Tony DiTerlizzi: "Kenny and the Dragon"

This is a wonderful fairy tale by the writer and part-time artist-illustrator Tony DiTerlicstsi. In one small town appears a dragon. He does not at all resemble his evil fire-breathing relatives. This is the smart and well-read dragon Graham, most of all in the world loving to eat creme brulee and carrots. In the city lived a child prodigy rabbit Kenny. He was so keen on reading smart books that his contemporaries and even the parents of a little know-it had completely ceased to understand him. The news that a real dragon was in their area, brought Kenny into a terrible excitement - it's a completely unexplored area of knowledge!

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

Cressida Cowell: "How to Train Your Dragon"

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

The history of the Vikings of Ikking from the island of Oluh is now known to millions of small readers. He was the first to tame one of the rarest dragons - Night Furies.

JRR Tolkien: "Fairy tales of the Magic Country"

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

Included in the collection of the fairy tale "Farmer Giles of Ham" tells the story of the farmer Giles, who accidentally shot a musketeer once drove the giant from his fields. The villagers who saw it declared him a hero. At this time, the dragon Chrysophylax Dyves learned from the giant about the fertile fields of the Middle Kingdom and goes there to profit. Royal knights in every possible way shy away from meetings with him, and the dragon approaches to Ham, burning everything in its path. Giles is persuaded to fight the monster with the help of an ancient sword donated by the king.

"Fairy Tales of the Magic Country" will be of interest not only to small readers, but also to their parents.