Dragons

Dragons are legendary creatures, typically with serpentine or otherwise reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures.

There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies, and the Chinese dragon, with counterparts in Japan, Korea and other Asian countries.

The traditional European dragon is a large reptilian creature with wings who lives in underground caves filled with treasure. They can breathe fire.

Chinese dragons are more serpentine in shape who possess
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The Rainshadow Orphans (Rainshadow, #1)
Strange Familiars (Seamere College, #1)
Bromantasy
A Curse of Beasts and Magic (Beautiful and Beastly, #1)
All Hail Chaos (Time of Iron, #2)
Veiled Court (Legacy of Avalon #1)
A Queen Crowned in Flames (Bonded to Beasts #2)
Calculated Whisk (Tales from the Dragon Diner #1)
The Last Best Quest Ever
Song of the Yellow Dragon
Unveiled (Confluence Academy, #2)
Flame of Fortunes (The Firestone Academy #5)
The Order of the Black Tapestry
Sisters of the Lizard (The Rakada, #2)
The Ballad of Falling Dragons (Moonfall, #2)
When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)
Empire of Flame and Thorns (Flame and Thorns, #1)
Throne of Ice and Blood (Flame and Thorns, #2)
On Wings of Blood (Bloodwing Academy, #1)
The Bond That Burns (Bloodwing Academy, #2)
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Court of Lies and Deceit (Flame and Thorns, #3)
Realm of Wind and Vines (Flame and Thorns, #4)
The Wings That Bind (Bloodwing Academy, #3)
Rain of Shadows and Endings (Legacy, #1)
Blood Bound (Cursed Covenant, #1)
Calculated Whisk (Tales from the Dragon Diner #1)
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
A Curse of Beasts and Magic (Beautiful and Beastly, #1)
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Best Kick-Ass Dragon Characters
312 books — 215 voters
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Myths & Mythological Creature Books
416 books — 154 voters

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Dragon Shifters
607 books — 841 voters
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Through Another's Eyes: Xenofiction
456 books — 269 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Werewolves, WIzards, Vampires, ETC
473 books — 245 voters
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Dragons/Serpents
438 books — 262 voters

Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)
Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2)
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3)
Seraphina (Seraphina, #1)
The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle, #4)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)

J.R.R. Tolkien
My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

Terry Pratchett
You can't map a sense of humor. Anyway, what is a fantasy map but a space beyond which There Be Dragons? On the Discworld we know that There Be Dragons Everywhere. They might not all have scales and forked tongues, but they Be Here all right, grinning and jostling and trying to sell you souvenirs. ...more
Terry Pratchett, The Color of Magic

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