They talk as though we were doing human sacrifice, and he were a real dragon. But evil lurks in the nearby Wood, with the dark presence of the wizard they call the Dragon looming The Dragon keeps them safe from the Wood, but at a high price: each year he demands one young woman from , and yes, the dragons talk and are haughty and greedy and intensely loyal to their riders, and yes, there are lots of world politics and nations' relationships and airborne dragon battles within the books

Cops, judges, prosecutors, ministers, mayors, newspaper editors—they all answered to the Grand Dragon

film starring the two of them, and developing a shared passion for a movie (in this case, The Last Dragon

her kingdom, she'll need to rely on her instincts, her power, and her smarts--oh, and a shapeshifting dragon

She decides to settle in the nearby town of Dragon's Rest and open a flower shop, attempting to use her

Kuang is also the author of Yellowface , The Poppy War , Babel , The Burning God , and The Dragon Republic

this is the first adult title from Christopher Paolini, the author of the popular young adult book Eragon and its three sequels (dragons!).

and a skilled swordswoman willing to make deep sacrifices to ally with the fated, powerful, dangerous dragon

But role-playing in Nathan's Dungeons & Dragons game turns out to be...fun.

Novik has also written a wonderful series of nine books about dragons, the Temeraire series.

But role-playing in Nathan's Dungeons & Dragons game turns out to be...fun.

first in a series of girl-power adventures with depth and the exploration of duty and identity--and dragons