My heart is still singing after hear you talking about the Inheritance Cycle that way because it's exactly how I feel and it gets me sad that so few people appreciate the series
Dragons are presented in a very different and unique way in Allison Goodman's Eon/Eona duology. They are more elemental, spirit creatures but still an essential part of the narrative and the world-building
I highly recommend Hobb's Liveship Traders trilogy! It comes chronologically before The Rain Wilds Chronicles, but it has a very important dragon subplot (more prominent starting from the second book), features some Rainwilder characters, and gives some background on the dragons in the Rain Wilds Chronicles!
I did wonder given that there is the one dragon in the Rainwilds at the beginning who arranges with the rainwilder's to take care of the eggs, that perhaps her original plot was in the previous books ^_^. I'll have to go back and read it - it'll be like a prequel haha.
Patricia Briggs has a duology called Hurog, it's great and it's all about dragons. It is also kind of different than any other dragon book I've read. I never heard anything about it on book tube.
I read Seraphina and it was very interesting. It was sooo different from any other YA book I have read and I am hoping to pick up the second book soon!
Yeah I didn't even realise it was YA until I looked on goodreads after I'd read it. So many books get put in the YA and Adult section these days I do start to wonder what's the point haha but agreed, love it!
I love dragons and I can't tell you how happy I am to see how much you love them, too. I haven't read Seraphina yet, but I think after watching this video, I'll give it a whirl. Thanks!! :-)
Eragon: the inheritance cycle by Christopher Paolini Fireborne: The Aurelian Cycle by Rosaria Munda Fledgling: the dragonrider chronicles by Nicole Conway Summoner: the summoner trilogy by Taran Matharu Not dragons, but phoenix riders Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto
I am also been a big fan of dragon books! Have you read "Lily Quench and the Dragon of Ashby"? A wonderful children's story with a great sentient dragon as a main character
Yup, Queen Dragon is a wonderful character! I read the book over and over again when I was a child (my copy is completely mangled cause I dropped it in the bath one day :P)
Great recommendations! I read the Scribes of Medeisia series by R.K. Ryals last year and really liked it, lots of dragons with a great sense of humour! Also, I just found out from the comments that How to Train Your Dragon is also a book series, going to have to check that out now!
The best part about the Inheritance series is without a doubt the dialog between Saphira and whomever she is talking to, or the chapters from her point of view in Brisngr, I’m yet to find another series like it, as much as it uses some ideas from other books, it really stood out from the rest, atleast for me, but also it was my first series that I chose for myself, so it holds quite a nostalgic place for me. I found I enjoyed all 4 books, along with the recent book which is a short tales book, it’s a must read for any dragon fan!
Not sure if you've come across The Invisible Library but it takes an interesting twist on dragons. They're not featured heavily, nor in a traditional way, but the twist may be something you've not come across before!
So, did you watch the video? The dragon in this story is an allegory at best and regardless, never interacts with the characters... which Jean said was her main draw to dragon books to begin with: sentience. It's a wonderful book (one of the best things I read last year!) but not what she's asking for...
Yes, I watched it. I did not think it would be one of Jean's favourite dragon books. Kazuo Ishiguro's book was a big literary event a couple of years ago and it had a dragon in it, even if many people were disappointed with the book. I don't think the dragon was any more allegorical than the rest of the story.
Anne MCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series sound up your alley. Start with the first trilogy: Dragonflight, Dragonquest and The White Dragon. The dragons are intelligent and communicate telepathically with their riders.
Raising Dragons is the first book of a series by the name Dragons in Our Midst. Its by Bryan Davis. Its an Arthurian story that brings dragons in human skin to the modern day to avoid extinction by the dragon slayers, they are incredibly intelligent, and they also end up mating with humans, these hybrids are the main characters of the story as they try to find out whether they are human or dragon, and if their parents ever really cared for them(the doubt was because of emotional detachment and the fact of just how many negative legends of dragons there were, and that too is explained).
I would say my top 2 dragon series include the inheritance cycle, as you mentioned, but also the dragonrider chronicles by nicole conway. The human and elves are at war, and a half human half elf is bullied in his city. His father makes saddles, so he gets to go to the dragonrider academy when his father is making saddles for the students. When he is there, he surprisingly matches with a wild dragon, and gets into the academy. He learns that the fighting between the two races was unnecessary and uncovers a secret. Funnily enough, my youtube name is actually the name of the main character, Jaevid Broadfeather. I hope you read it! The first book is called Fledgling.
Tamora Pierce's second quartet, The Immortals, features dragons prominently. Although the main dragon is a baby who can't speak to humans, she's still highly intelligent and in the last book we get to meet more and see their political systems up in the realms of the gods, which can get almost Ent like in their long drawn out meetings! And they know full well they're way smarter than humans!
At the moment I am reading a dragon series by Julie kagawa. The latest book in the series came out in May. So far there is Talon, Rouge and Soldier. I am really enjoying them maybe you will too.
While they are not designed to be solely based around dragons, the second book quartet by Tamora Pierce which starts with Wild Magic ends up with some absolutely fabulous dragons and an even more wonderful dragon. These are some my favourite books and a short story about the same baby dragon made it into an anthology called the Dragon book. I would highly recommend them. I was also a big fan of Anne McCaffrey and the dragons of Pern. Its more scifi than fantasy but really worth trying. Start with either Dragonflight or Dragons Dawn.
The dragon riders of pern is a must read if you like dragons. Anne McCaffrey is known is first dragon lady. The white dragon and the Harper hall trilogy are great. I know she wrote them along time ago but they stand the test of time.
Great video, some suggestions that I want to pick up now. If you have not read them I think you might enjoy Anne McCaffrey's 'The Dragonrider of Pern' and the Dragon books series. The are some more books that involve other Pern characters that you might like after you have read the first three. I think I have reread these books at least three times.....love them....x Happy reading 😃
The only other dragon book that I liked enough to recommend is a children's/young adult one called Dragonkeeper by Carole Wilkinson. Only just now have I realised it is an Australian novel reading the wiki page, but it is set in Han Dynasty-era China and centres around a slave girl who becomes the first female dragonkeeper in the land with her ageing curmudgeon of a dragon - it is JUST AS COOL AS IT SOUNDS.
I have a few Dragon books to recommend: Dragonsbane series by Barbara Hambly- you think the Dragon is bad, but.. wait till the end. Dragon Champion by E E Knight- from the dragon's POV. I really like Hatch: Dragons of Laton by James Stevens- a YA/all Ages adventure- not sure how sentient the Dragon it- but an emotional telepathic bond- The same could be said for The Dragons of Pern by Anne McCaffrey- technically SCiFi but really Fantasy.
I am surprised that I have read all of these books but two... I am clearly a subconscious dragon novel lover. Now I must read Tooth and Claw and Robin Hobb's series.
Dragons are kind of a thing in our house LOL. Online I often refer to my husband as, The Dragon. And my stepson devoured the Chris D'Lacy series. I seriously tell people just to buy them a t-shirt with a dragon on it for their birthdays. I have a couple of recommendations that I didn't see mentioned so far. Shana Abe has a series called the Drakon that begins with The Smoke Thief. So good. The dragons are sentient, powerful, and amazing. It's a great adventure romance series. Then there's Sophie Jordan's Firelight series, beginning with Firelight. It's a YA fantasy series with a little star-crossed love thing going on. Mercedes Lackey has a series called SERRAted edge. It's a bit dated, I read it back in high school and when I revisit it now, it's a bit unintentionally comical due to the fact that it's set in that late 80's early 90's period. It's an Urban Fantasy series that more focuses on the fae courts existing in (relatively) modern times. There is at least one sentient dragon in the series, but it's not the focus. It has lots of race cars, and good guys trying to save mortals from the bad guys. Finally, one of my favourite series is by Yasmine Galenorn and it's the Otherworld series. It's an Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance. I love it! The dragons in this series are pretty awesome. It starts with just one and then more come in as the series continues. The series is focused on these three half fae/half human sisters and each book is in a different sisters POV. The Camille books (1, 4, 7...) are the ones with the most dragon action. I don't know if any of these will be what you are looking for, but I thought I would throw them out there in case you, or anyone else reading these comments might like them. :)
i remember being in third grade and having the inheritance cycle blow up in popularity. i finally read the first book about 3 years ago and loved it, its so charming. that series had the potential of being huge, but there was some faulty writing here and there. I cant be too harsh though, the author was only a teenager when he wrote those. Have you read the summer dragon, aka the evertide series? im partway through the first book, and its really good so far!
I absolutely love dragons,and that love only exists because of How To Train Your Dragon (the books). I just loved all of the dragons. I would pretend my sofa was a dragon and "fly" over my school, and everyone would be scared. 😂😂 I miss looking for the newest book about Hiccup,and being really happy when actually finding it.
Adult fantasy dragon rec: Dragon Prince and Dragon Star Trilogies by Melanie Rawn. Great epic high fantasy, definitely the older style of fantasy, books are long and dense but really really good, so worth it, the world is so fleshed out. Dragon's play more of a roll as the books move forward but they do appear right from the start, the humans don't know much about the dragon's at first, I think they actually consider them something to be conquered or a status symbol. Later on in the series they move into more of a cooperative role and they learn more about each other.
I loved your video thank you! I'm crazy about dragons and we seem to share the same taste as all the series you recommended that I read I loved and I can't wait to dive in the others one I didn't know. I highly highly highly recommend wings of fire, it's one of the best series I ever read. It's technically middle grade but I read it as an adult and it won my heart so really not a problem.
Have you read The Enchanted Forest Chronicles series by Patricia C. Wrede? They are a series of four books, written for children, but they are still very entertaining for adults. The first book starts with the Princess Cimorene escaping a forced marriage with a very dull prince, by running away and volunteering to be a Dragon's Princess (cooking, cleaning, and organizing the library) of the dragon Kazul, who is in line to potentially become the next King of the dragons, and who becomes a very dear friend to her. The books together to tell the story of the war between the dragons (who naturally produce their own magic) and the wizards (who wish to siphon away the dragons' magic and use it as their own). Each book is told from the POV of a different character: Princess Cimorene, King Mendenbar, the witch Morwen, and the child Daystar. They are very intertwined, very funny, and the dragons (mostly quite intelligent) are very important characters. I'd give it a solid 4 out of 5 stars.
I highly recommend the how to train your dragon series particularly the audiobook read by David tenant! Highly entertaining and wonderfully read! Happy reading guys!!!
I think an issue with the new-ish sub-genre of fantasy of manners, is that some of them - like Tooth and Claw, from what I've heard - definitely balance the fantasy and the comedy of manners elements. Where as others might - like the Lady Trent series and it's VERY light fantasy - might lean heavier on one side or the other. So, while sub-genre can be helpful in picking books, it's almost like we need sub-sub-genres to really know what we're going into when we're craving something particular. Curious if you've ever seen the animated movie Flight of Dragons? It's quite old, and has a somewhat whimsical style that dips it's toes in darkness the way some older children's pieces did. If you've seen The Last Unicorn, it has a similar tone to that. Whilst Dragons are in the title, they're not what the entire focus of the movie is about, but they do play a decently big part. They are sentient in nature, and whenever you've talked about Dragons, I thought about telling you about it. There is a book tied to it, but I haven't read it yet; and I'm not sure whether it is a novel or something altogether different. But I grew up watching Flight of Dragons, and I think you would enjoy the other parts of the story too.
OMYGOD ofcourse you are scottish the feyland is strong in your lands! I am an explorer of consiousness and have ventured into these realms were these kinds of stories come from. Their origin so to say. There is mostly gnomes dwarfs and trolls in my homeland. Great forest both dark and lush green. But i would suspect that the dragons love the open highlands of scotland! Keep the fey alive :) thanks for the list :) you are lovely
Dragons are badass - almost every book I read when I was younger was a dragon book! What sort of dragon would you be? One who put humans in their place like those of Robin Hobb's books, or worked with them as in the Inheritance Cycle? : )
I don't think I gave Tooth and Claw enough of a try, so I'm going to pick it up again. I'll also look into Robin Hobb and Lady Trent's Memoirs. And I adore the Inheritance Cycle.
This is great! My novel work in progress revolves around dragons, and I've gotten a little bit of pushback saying that dragons are a tired subject due to Tolkien and Game of Thrones so there's no interest. So happy to see that it's not the case! :D
+Jean Bookishthoughts Hopefully people will enjoy my sentient beings that's centered around the theme: Can you be truly human when you are, in fact, a dragon? ;p
TEMERAIRE YES RAIN WILDS YES LADY TRENT YESSSSS also PLEASE read The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, I know it's technically like middle-grade/YA but the books are extremely well written and fun and the characters are so quirky and heartwarming and it's actually my #1 favourite dragon series unfortunately I couldn't get past the bad writing in Eragon so I didn't read the rest of the Inheritance books, and for The Last Dragon chronicles I read the first 3 before I was 15 and liked them a lot, but I recently read the 4th and 5th and was shocked by how bad the writing actually is... anyway. I'm really picky about writing now...
I LOVE Jane Austen. Been wanting to read Tooth and Claw since the first time you mentioned it in one of your videos haha I saw the Eragon movie and it kind of spoilt the book for me. But after seeing how enthusiastic you are about it, I'm considering giving it a chance :D Have you read How To Train Your Dragon?
The Eragon movie broke my heart haha it is such a terrible adoption and film, no wonder they never made any more. Such a shame because it actually had a lot of great cast members but they just cut out far too much that it barely made sense and they needed a LOTR size budget to really do it justice. I would obviously still highly recommend the books haha. Much more going on. And you must read Tooth and Claw, I need more people to appreciate its awesomeness with me! ^_^ I haven't (seen the films of course) but I have been considering it.
I'm reading Robin Hobb's books from the beginning and even though I'm loving them - I can't wait to get to the dragons! The Inheritance Cycle is one of my all time favourite series. Like you say, a lot of pages, but I thought totally worth it for the pay off at the end! I'm really keen to pick up the Lady Trent series, been hearing such amazing things!
A friend of mine sent me the link to your video because she knows how much I adore dragons myself ^_^ And I must say, I love your video and for me too, the inheritance cycle is one of my favorite series of all time !!! It's just perfect ! IF you want a recommendation, you should probably check out the Kings and Sorcerers series by Morgan Rice, the first book being Rise of the Dragons and it's pretty awesome !!! I'm starting book 2 soon and I hope it'll be as good as the 1st one ;)
If you haven't read it, read The Dragon Book! It's a collection of stories but they are all fantastic!! I loved it, I just wish there was a second book..:-\ lol
Have you read Temeraire since filming this video? I actually discovered this recommendations video because I was looking for people reviewing Temeraire, which is now my favourite long series ever! Based on what you said about your own dragon preferences, it sounds like these books would be perfect for you :)
Wings of fire. Just read it. Just... PLEASE, IT IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When you read it you will know. Don't forget about this comment. PLEASE READ IT!!!!!!!!! Don't forget. Wings of fire 4 life
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I've only read Dragonflight and much as I enjoyed a lot of it...the blatant non consensual views and misogynistic undertones were so blatant and sickening. Idk, I wasn't expecting it at all going into it :( would you recommend I continue with the series?
I have a love for dragons as well! Sadly, there aren't as many Dragon books in the world as I'd like, so i decided to write my own ^-^. If I get it published, I'll be sure to send you a free copy so you can review it :D
I'm obsessed with dragons!!! It's so nice to finally meet a fellow dragon lover. I think you'd might like the book called a Song in the Silence by Elizabeth Kerner. It plays on this exact idea you're talking about where there are the more intelligent, wise and articulate dragons and then there are the animalistic dragons which the other dragons refer to as the 'fallen'. I love the book and would def recommend it.
I’m so glad you included eragon. It’s so underrated because of how long the books are. I fell in love with this series it was so amazing!
My heart is still singing after hear you talking about the Inheritance Cycle that way because it's exactly how I feel and it gets me sad that so few people appreciate the series
We're not alone! We have each other. I feel exactly the same - it is so grievously under hyped and it is so special to to me
I love the Eragon books too! Murtagh is my fav
Loved that first two comments are on eragon amazing amazing series still hopeful for another book
Dragons are presented in a very different and unique way in Allison Goodman's Eon/Eona duology. They are more elemental, spirit creatures but still an essential part of the narrative and the world-building
I highly recommend Hobb's Liveship Traders trilogy! It comes chronologically before The Rain Wilds Chronicles, but it has a very important dragon subplot (more prominent starting from the second book), features some Rainwilder characters, and gives some background on the dragons in the Rain Wilds Chronicles!
I did wonder given that there is the one dragon in the Rainwilds at the beginning who arranges with the rainwilder's to take care of the eggs, that perhaps her original plot was in the previous books ^_^. I'll have to go back and read it - it'll be like a prequel haha.
YESSSS!! This is the video I've been looking for!
YAY :D Glad to be of service!
Patricia Briggs has a duology called Hurog, it's great and it's all about dragons. It is also kind of different than any other dragon book I've read. I never heard anything about it on book tube.
I read Seraphina and it was very interesting. It was sooo different from any other YA book I have read and I am hoping to pick up the second book soon!
Yeah I didn't even realise it was YA until I looked on goodreads after I'd read it. So many books get put in the YA and Adult section these days I do start to wonder what's the point haha but agreed, love it!
Finally, someone who recognizes the Inheritance series for the great book series it is
That's what I was thinking. I love it, but everyone seems to think it was horrible.
I love dragons and I can't tell you how happy I am to see how much you love them, too. I haven't read Seraphina yet, but I think after watching this video, I'll give it a whirl. Thanks!! :-)
I hope you enjoy it ^_^ I think the first one starts of slowly but by 100 pages I was hooked and then the sequel was even better!
Eragon: the inheritance cycle by Christopher Paolini
Fireborne: The Aurelian Cycle by Rosaria Munda
Fledgling: the dragonrider chronicles by Nicole Conway
Summoner: the summoner trilogy by Taran Matharu
Not dragons, but phoenix riders
Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto
The first wizerd rule great book
I am also been a big fan of dragon books! Have you read "Lily Quench and the Dragon of Ashby"? A wonderful children's story with a great sentient dragon as a main character
No but if it has a dragon protagonist I'm all up in that!
Yup, Queen Dragon is a wonderful character! I read the book over and over again when I was a child (my copy is completely mangled cause I dropped it in the bath one day :P)
Great recommendations! I read the Scribes of Medeisia series by R.K. Ryals last year and really liked it, lots of dragons with a great sense of humour! Also, I just found out from the comments that How to Train Your Dragon is also a book series, going to have to check that out now!
Ooh thanks for the recommendation - I just looked it up and found it was free on the kindle (Medeisia) so it is now downloaded ^_^!
Dragonworld by Byron Preiss and Dragondoom by Dennis McKiernan
thank you!
Dragon Blood and Dragon Bones by Patricia Briggs are really good also the Dragon Jousters Series by Mercedes Lackey
The best part about the Inheritance series is without a doubt the dialog between Saphira and whomever she is talking to, or the chapters from her point of view in Brisngr, I’m yet to find another series like it, as much as it uses some ideas from other books, it really stood out from the rest, atleast for me, but also it was my first series that I chose for myself, so it holds quite a nostalgic place for me.
I found I enjoyed all 4 books, along with the recent book which is a short tales book, it’s a must read for any dragon fan!
Read "Dragonheart" by Charles Edward Pogue. :)
carol wilkinson- dragonkeeper. not sure if its YA but its about sentient dragons and an unseemly dragonkeeper.
thanks for these!
Legends of the Dragonrealm by Richard A. Knaak.
I'm very curious about Eragon!
Not sure if you've come across The Invisible Library but it takes an interesting twist on dragons. They're not featured heavily, nor in a traditional way, but the twist may be something you've not come across before!
I have not but thanks for bringing it to my attention! I love a new dragon twist ^_^
The lady Trent series does fit the category of sentient dragons but I can't say anymore without spoiling it
We're never too old to read children's books. Shine on, don't miss out on gems. 😀
Anne McCaffrey dragonriders of PERN books
The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini are the best dragon books
Have you read The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro?
So, did you watch the video? The dragon in this story is an allegory at best and regardless, never interacts with the characters... which Jean said was her main draw to dragon books to begin with: sentience.
It's a wonderful book (one of the best things I read last year!) but not what she's asking for...
Yes, I watched it. I did not think it would be one of Jean's favourite dragon books. Kazuo Ishiguro's book was a big literary event a couple of years ago and it had a dragon in it, even if many people were disappointed with the book. I don't think the dragon was any more allegorical than the rest of the story.
Try "Carnival" by Elizabeth Bear - it's sci-fi but it has inteligent and very interesting Dragons (who think about humans as their "pets")
Ooh that does sounds fascinating, I'll definitely put that on my TBR :).
Anne MCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series sound up your alley. Start with the first trilogy: Dragonflight, Dragonquest and The White Dragon. The dragons are intelligent and communicate telepathically with their riders.
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Raising Dragons is the first book of a series by the name Dragons in Our Midst. Its by Bryan Davis. Its an Arthurian story that brings dragons in human skin to the modern day to avoid extinction by the dragon slayers, they are incredibly intelligent, and they also end up mating with humans, these hybrids are the main characters of the story as they try to find out whether they are human or dragon, and if their parents ever really cared for them(the doubt was because of emotional detachment and the fact of just how many negative legends of dragons there were, and that too is explained).
I love books which are a comedy of manners, so I'm adding that one to my list.
Hope you enjoy it! ^_^
Dragons of Deltora! MG, but really good!
You should try the obsidian Chronicles by Lawrence watt-evans
I would say my top 2 dragon series include the inheritance cycle, as you mentioned, but also the dragonrider chronicles by nicole conway. The human and elves are at war, and a half human half elf is bullied in his city. His father makes saddles, so he gets to go to the dragonrider academy when his father is making saddles for the students. When he is there, he surprisingly matches with a wild dragon, and gets into the academy. He learns that the fighting between the two races was unnecessary and uncovers a secret. Funnily enough, my youtube name is actually the name of the main character, Jaevid Broadfeather. I hope you read it! The first book is called Fledgling.
Wings of dire is a amazing series
Tamora Pierce's second quartet, The Immortals, features dragons prominently. Although the main dragon is a baby who can't speak to humans, she's still highly intelligent and in the last book we get to meet more and see their political systems up in the realms of the gods, which can get almost Ent like in their long drawn out meetings! And they know full well they're way smarter than humans!
At the moment I am reading a dragon series by Julie kagawa. The latest book in the series came out in May. So far there is Talon, Rouge and Soldier. I am really enjoying them maybe you will too.
While they are not designed to be solely based around dragons, the second book quartet by Tamora Pierce which starts with Wild Magic ends up with some absolutely fabulous dragons and an even more wonderful dragon. These are some my favourite books and a short story about the same baby dragon made it into an anthology called the Dragon book. I would highly recommend them. I was also a big fan of Anne McCaffrey and the dragons of Pern. Its more scifi than fantasy but really worth trying. Start with either Dragonflight or Dragons Dawn.
The dragon riders of pern is a must read if you like dragons. Anne McCaffrey is known is first dragon lady. The white dragon and the Harper hall trilogy are great. I know she wrote them along time ago but they stand the test of time.
I loved the inheritance series!!!
Great video, some suggestions that I want to pick up now. If you have not read them I think you might enjoy Anne McCaffrey's 'The Dragonrider of Pern' and the Dragon books series. The are some more books that involve other Pern characters that you might like after you have read the first three. I think I have reread these books at least three times.....love them....x Happy reading 😃
The only other dragon book that I liked enough to recommend is a children's/young adult one called Dragonkeeper by Carole Wilkinson. Only just now have I realised it is an Australian novel reading the wiki page, but it is set in Han Dynasty-era China and centres around a slave girl who becomes the first female dragonkeeper in the land with her ageing curmudgeon of a dragon - it is JUST AS COOL AS IT SOUNDS.
I have a few Dragon books to recommend: Dragonsbane series by Barbara Hambly- you think the Dragon is bad, but.. wait till the end. Dragon Champion by E E Knight- from the dragon's POV. I really like Hatch: Dragons of Laton by James Stevens- a YA/all Ages adventure- not sure how sentient the Dragon it- but an emotional telepathic bond- The same could be said for The Dragons of Pern by Anne McCaffrey- technically SCiFi but really Fantasy.
I am surprised that I have read all of these books but two... I am clearly a subconscious dragon novel lover. Now I must read Tooth and Claw and Robin Hobb's series.
Yas, you're on the best team ;)
WINGS OF FIRE!!!!! I'm on book 5
Dragons are kind of a thing in our house LOL. Online I often refer to my husband as, The Dragon. And my stepson devoured the Chris D'Lacy series. I seriously tell people just to buy them a t-shirt with a dragon on it for their birthdays.
I have a couple of recommendations that I didn't see mentioned so far. Shana Abe has a series called the Drakon that begins with The Smoke Thief. So good. The dragons are sentient, powerful, and amazing. It's a great adventure romance series.
Then there's Sophie Jordan's Firelight series, beginning with Firelight. It's a YA fantasy series with a little star-crossed love thing going on.
Mercedes Lackey has a series called SERRAted edge. It's a bit dated, I read it back in high school and when I revisit it now, it's a bit unintentionally comical due to the fact that it's set in that late 80's early 90's period. It's an Urban Fantasy series that more focuses on the fae courts existing in (relatively) modern times. There is at least one sentient dragon in the series, but it's not the focus. It has lots of race cars, and good guys trying to save mortals from the bad guys.
Finally, one of my favourite series is by Yasmine Galenorn and it's the Otherworld series. It's an Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance. I love it! The dragons in this series are pretty awesome. It starts with just one and then more come in as the series continues. The series is focused on these three half fae/half human sisters and each book is in a different sisters POV. The Camille books (1, 4, 7...) are the ones with the most dragon action.
I don't know if any of these will be what you are looking for, but I thought I would throw them out there in case you, or anyone else reading these comments might like them. :)
i remember being in third grade and having the inheritance cycle blow up in popularity. i finally read the first book about 3 years ago and loved it, its so charming. that series had the potential of being huge, but there was some faulty writing here and there. I cant be too harsh though, the author was only a teenager when he wrote those.
Have you read the summer dragon, aka the evertide series? im partway through the first book, and its really good so far!
BTW the neverending story is a nice fantasy book with a kind of Japanese dragon despite been written by a German
I absolutely love dragons,and that love only exists because of How To Train Your Dragon (the books). I just loved all of the dragons. I would pretend my sofa was a dragon and "fly" over my school, and everyone would be scared. 😂😂 I miss looking for the newest book about Hiccup,and being really happy when actually finding it.
I have been waiting for this video!! I love Seraphina and Shadow Scale, and I really need to check out Tooth and Claw.
Ah Tooth and Claw is fabulous ^_^!
WINGS OF FIRE
Dragon keeper chronicoles is a great book series
Nice reviews! For me i out the Inheritance cycle before Harry Potter on a close second!
ERAGON!!!!! I LIVE FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!
I hope by now you've read Anne McCaffrey's Pern books, or at least some... I own all of the Pern books, my favorite dragon books
TRY Wings of fire by tui t Sutherland!! It's amazing
Adult fantasy dragon rec: Dragon Prince and Dragon Star Trilogies by Melanie Rawn. Great epic high fantasy, definitely the older style of fantasy, books are long and dense but really really good, so worth it, the world is so fleshed out. Dragon's play more of a roll as the books move forward but they do appear right from the start, the humans don't know much about the dragon's at first, I think they actually consider them something to be conquered or a status symbol. Later on in the series they move into more of a cooperative role and they learn more about each other.
I loved your video thank you! I'm crazy about dragons and we seem to share the same taste as all the series you recommended that I read I loved and I can't wait to dive in the others one I didn't know. I highly highly highly recommend wings of fire, it's one of the best series I ever read. It's technically middle grade but I read it as an adult and it won my heart so really not a problem.
What about awakened dragon series - gemstone dragons
Wings of fire!!
Have you read The Enchanted Forest Chronicles series by Patricia C. Wrede? They are a series of four books, written for children, but they are still very entertaining for adults. The first book starts with the Princess Cimorene escaping a forced marriage with a very dull prince, by running away and volunteering to be a Dragon's Princess (cooking, cleaning, and organizing the library) of the dragon Kazul, who is in line to potentially become the next King of the dragons, and who becomes a very dear friend to her. The books together to tell the story of the war between the dragons (who naturally produce their own magic) and the wizards (who wish to siphon away the dragons' magic and use it as their own). Each book is told from the POV of a different character: Princess Cimorene, King Mendenbar, the witch Morwen, and the child Daystar. They are very intertwined, very funny, and the dragons (mostly quite intelligent) are very important characters. I'd give it a solid 4 out of 5 stars.
I haven't but Wrede's first book has been on my goodreads TBR for years - I will need to make sure I get to it at some point, it sounds magical ^_^.
YEEES I LOVE LADY TRENT!
Not sure if it comes in here but dragonkeeper by carol wilkinson is a cool sentient dragons story set in china
I highly recommend the how to train your dragon series particularly the audiobook read by David tenant! Highly entertaining and wonderfully read! Happy reading guys!!!
I think an issue with the new-ish sub-genre of fantasy of manners, is that some of them - like Tooth and Claw, from what I've heard - definitely balance the fantasy and the comedy of manners elements. Where as others might - like the Lady Trent series and it's VERY light fantasy - might lean heavier on one side or the other. So, while sub-genre can be helpful in picking books, it's almost like we need sub-sub-genres to really know what we're going into when we're craving something particular.
Curious if you've ever seen the animated movie Flight of Dragons? It's quite old, and has a somewhat whimsical style that dips it's toes in darkness the way some older children's pieces did. If you've seen The Last Unicorn, it has a similar tone to that. Whilst Dragons are in the title, they're not what the entire focus of the movie is about, but they do play a decently big part. They are sentient in nature, and whenever you've talked about Dragons, I thought about telling you about it. There is a book tied to it, but I haven't read it yet; and I'm not sure whether it is a novel or something altogether different. But I grew up watching Flight of Dragons, and I think you would enjoy the other parts of the story too.
I'm so excited by the descriptions of these books!! Oh my gosh, I want to read all of them. Thanks, Jean!
Teremaire is my favourite
Couldn't agree more with that eragon reccomendation🥺❤
Pls read temeraire it is my 2. Place all time favorite after Eragon
read Battle Mage By Peter A. Flannery
OMYGOD ofcourse you are scottish the feyland is strong in your lands! I am an explorer of consiousness and have ventured into these realms were these kinds of stories come from. Their origin so to say. There is mostly gnomes dwarfs and trolls in my homeland. Great forest both dark and lush green. But i would suspect that the dragons love the open highlands of scotland! Keep the fey alive :) thanks for the list :) you are lovely
Dragons are badass - almost every book I read when I was younger was a dragon book!
What sort of dragon would you be? One who put humans in their place like those of Robin Hobb's books, or worked with them as in the Inheritance Cycle? : )
Please check out The Age of Fire series by E.E. Knight, if you haven’t already
I don't think I gave Tooth and Claw enough of a try, so I'm going to pick it up again. I'll also look into Robin Hobb and Lady Trent's Memoirs. And I adore the Inheritance Cycle.
It is a lot of fun to read!🐲
This is great! My novel work in progress revolves around dragons, and I've gotten a little bit of pushback saying that dragons are a tired subject due to Tolkien and Game of Thrones so there's no interest.
So happy to see that it's not the case! :D
Ugh but Game of Thrones dragons are booorrrring! Don't let anyone stop you bringing dragon-full wonder to the world ^_^!
+Jean Bookishthoughts Hopefully people will enjoy my sentient beings that's centered around the theme: Can you be truly human when you are, in fact, a dragon? ;p
love all of the books you recommended!! especially the Inheritance Cycle ;)
TEMERAIRE YES RAIN WILDS YES LADY TRENT YESSSSS
also PLEASE read The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, I know it's technically like middle-grade/YA but the books are extremely well written and fun and the characters are so quirky and heartwarming and it's actually my #1 favourite dragon series
unfortunately I couldn't get past the bad writing in Eragon so I didn't read the rest of the Inheritance books, and for The Last Dragon chronicles I read the first 3 before I was 15 and liked them a lot, but I recently read the 4th and 5th and was shocked by how bad the writing actually is... anyway. I'm really picky about writing now...
This was perfect! I've been looking for dragon recs for a while and now I've added a fair few to my tbr :)
Thanks :D glad you enjoyed it!
I LOVE Jane Austen. Been wanting to read Tooth and Claw since the first time you mentioned it in one of your videos haha I saw the Eragon movie and it kind of spoilt the book for me. But after seeing how enthusiastic you are about it, I'm considering giving it a chance :D
Have you read How To Train Your Dragon?
The Eragon movie broke my heart haha it is such a terrible adoption and film, no wonder they never made any more. Such a shame because it actually had a lot of great cast members but they just cut out far too much that it barely made sense and they needed a LOTR size budget to really do it justice. I would obviously still highly recommend the books haha. Much more going on. And you must read Tooth and Claw, I need more people to appreciate its awesomeness with me! ^_^
I haven't (seen the films of course) but I have been considering it.
Loved this video! Love me some dragons, it's made me really want to pick up Seraphina :) - L x
I'd definitely recommend it - it's a slow start but by page 100 it is enrapturing and then there is a whole even bigger and better sequel ^_^
I may have liked this video in the first 5 seconds purely due to your gorgeous accent. ;) -Howdy from Alberta, Canada.
tou miss Dragons over London
I'm reading Robin Hobb's books from the beginning and even though I'm loving them - I can't wait to get to the dragons!
The Inheritance Cycle is one of my all time favourite series. Like you say, a lot of pages, but I thought totally worth it for the pay off at the end!
I'm really keen to pick up the Lady Trent series, been hearing such amazing things!
A friend of mine sent me the link to your video because she knows how much I adore dragons myself ^_^ And I must say, I love your video and for me too, the inheritance cycle is one of my favorite series of all time !!! It's just perfect ! IF you want a recommendation, you should probably check out the Kings and Sorcerers series by Morgan Rice, the first book being Rise of the Dragons and it's pretty awesome !!! I'm starting book 2 soon and I hope it'll be as good as the 1st one ;)
Oh I just looked and its free on kindle just now so I downloaded it! What great timing thank you ^_^. I'm also glad you enjoyed the video :D.
+Jean Bookishthoughts That's great ^_^ hope you'll enjoy it as much as me !
If you haven't read it, read The Dragon Book! It's a collection of stories but they are all fantastic!! I loved it, I just wish there was a second book..:-\ lol
Ooh I've never read a collection of short stories all about dragons; thanks a lot for the recommendation!
This is such a useful video! Totally agree with you about preferring more intelligent/sentient dragons. :)
Have you read Temeraire since filming this video? I actually discovered this recommendations video because I was looking for people reviewing Temeraire, which is now my favourite long series ever! Based on what you said about your own dragon preferences, it sounds like these books would be perfect for you :)
This is so funny because I literally have an updated version of this video which is going live tomorrow (and it includes Temeraire 😉)
@@JeansThoughts ohh that's exciting! I'll definitely keep an eye out 😊
Wings of fire. Just read it. Just... PLEASE, IT IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When you read it you will know. Don't forget about this comment. PLEASE READ IT!!!!!!!!!
Don't forget.
Wings of fire 4 life
Storm The Icewing I was just about to comment that! I LOVE the WoF series!
Absolutely it's an amazing mind blowing series with a crazy amount of plot twists and EXTREMELY! entriquite characters
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Storm The Icewing yes!!
Storm the Icewing
I agree, is good series and is good books
but my favorite all time series is the lord of the rings
MMMMMMM
Genuinely I adore dragons, so this video was a fire-breathing, roaring YES!!!
I love this comment ^_^!
The Dragon Riders of Pern series is fantastic.
I've only read Dragonflight and much as I enjoyed a lot of it...the blatant non consensual views and misogynistic undertones were so blatant and sickening. Idk, I wasn't expecting it at all going into it :( would you recommend I continue with the series?
I have a love for dragons as well! Sadly, there aren't as many Dragon books in the world as I'd like, so i decided to write my own ^-^. If I get it published, I'll be sure to send you a free copy so you can review it :D
You should read the Dragonology Chronicles, an excellent series with amazing dragons.
Me too
WINGS OF FIRE!!!
WINGS OF FIRE!!!
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I'm obsessed with dragons!!! It's so nice to finally meet a fellow dragon lover. I think you'd might like the book called a Song in the Silence by Elizabeth Kerner. It plays on this exact idea you're talking about where there are the more intelligent, wise and articulate dragons and then there are the animalistic dragons which the other dragons refer to as the 'fallen'. I love the book and would def recommend it.