Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons

Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons
Dragonology first edition cover.
Author Dugald Steer
Illustrator Helen Ward, Wayne Anderson, Nghiem Ta, Chris Forsey, A. J. Wood, and Douglas Carrel
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series Ologies series
Subject Dragons
Genre Fantasy
Publisher Templar Publishing (UK)
Candlewick Press (US)
Publication date
 October 1, 2003
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 32 pp (first edition)
ISBN 978-1-84011-503-1
OCLC 56804900
Followed by Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris

Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons is a 2003 fiction book written by Dugald Steer, and published by Templar Publishing in the United Kingdom, and by Candlewick Press in the United States. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 1429 libraries [1]

Plot

The book is ostensibly written by nineteenth-century dragonologist Dr. Ernest Drake. The subject matter is dragons; where to find them, information about different species, how to work with them and several tactile "samples" of dragon material, including their wings, scales and skin. Also included in the book is a sealed envelope enclosing dragon-calling spells, dragon riddles, a "letter" from Dr. Drake, a number of illustrations, mostly in colour, detailing dragons and their anatomy, and a foldout map showing dragon locations throughout the world. At the end of the book, a treasure is found that shows the reader to be a dragon master.[2][3]

Chapters

  • Chapter I: An Introduction to Dragonology, Dragons of the World Locations and Directions
  • Chapter II: Different Species of Dragon: Western Dragons, Eastern Dragons, Other Dragons
  • Chapter III: The Natural History of Dragons: Dragon Biology & Physiology, The Life Cycle of Dragons, Dragon Behavior
  • Chapter IV: Working with Dragons: Finding & Tracking Dragons, Taming & Flying Dragons
  • Appendix I: A Dragonological Laboratory
  • Appendix II: Useful Spells & Charms
  • Appendix III: Dragonologists & Dragon Slayers of History
  • Afterword: The Work of a Dragonologist

Dragon species

Film adaptation

In August 2012, it was reported that Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci will produce a movie based Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons for Universal Studios.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ WorldCat book entry
  2. ↑ PlayFair Toys.Dr. Ernest Drake's Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons. Retrieved October 12, 2006.
  3. ↑ Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Editorial review from the School Library Journal at Amazon.com. Retrieved October 12, 2006.
  4. ↑ Common European Dragon image
  5. ↑ Knucker image Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Frost Dragon image
  7. ↑ Wyvern image
  8. ↑ Tibetan Dragon image
  9. ↑ Lindworm image
  10. ↑ American Amphithere image
  11. ↑ Marsupial Dragon image
  12. ↑ Chitwood, Adam. "Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to Produce Universal's DRAGONOLOGY". Collider.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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