How to Train Your Dragon

Cressida Cowell

Jan 2014 · Sold by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

About this ebook

Read the New York Times bestselling book that inspired the hit movies!

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the quiet and thoughtful son of the Chief of the Hairy Hooligans, tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan by catching and training a dragon. Can Hiccup do it without being torn limb from limb?

Join his adventures and misadventures as he finds a new way to train dragons--and becomes a hero. This action-packed, hilarious, and perfectly illustrated novel is a modern classic beloved by millions across the world.

Ratings and reviews

I never thought that I would ever in my whole life say this, but The movie was like a billion time better. I watched the movie, and I was so excited when I found the book, because I thought it would be even better, I mean, the book is like always better than the movie, that's just a fact of life, but I could not believe this. HONESTLY, I'm glad hollywood messed it up so badly. It's better for everyone. He's something else I never thought I would say, Go watch the movie, leave this book where you found. It's too aweful. This book was to the movie, what the Percy Jackson movies were to the books. Thank you Hollywood for turning a piece of garbage book into an awesome movie. Enjoy this hollywood, Because this is probably the only time I'll ever thank you for ruining a book so badly, but in this case I think it was necessary. If you want books about Vikings, I recomend, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, by Rick Riordan. Now those books Are total awesomeness.

Attempting to read this on my Nexus 7. There are bits of text missing as the screen size is slightly too small. Don't try to read this on a non full screen device. Would be a 5 if I could read this on something other than my pc.

I loved the movies and decided to read the stories. I was hooked almost immediately. All of the creative names and banter from the characters really made this book awesome to read. I'm 15 and I find this book to good to pass up.

About the author

Cressida Cowell is the #1 internationally bestselling author and illustrator of The Wizards of Once and the How to Train Your Dragon series. She grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland, where she spent her time writing stories, fishing for things to eat, and exploring the island. She now lives in Hammersmith, England, with her husband, three children, and a dog named Pigeon.