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How to Train Your Dragon Books in Order

5
Books
2014
First Book
2016
Latest Book
3
Years

Below you'll find the complete list of How to Train Your Dragon books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.

Reading order verified: March 2026

Quick Answer

What order should I read the How to Train Your Dragon series? Start with "Toothless" (2014) and follow publication order through all 5 books.

The complete How to Train Your Dragon reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
Toothless cover

Toothless

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2014

2
How to Start a Dragon Academy cover

How to Start a Dragon Academy

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2014

3
How to Pick Your Dragon cover

How to Pick Your Dragon

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2015

4
How to Build a Dragon Fort cover

How to Build a Dragon Fort

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2016

5
How to Track a Dragon cover

How to Track a Dragon

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2016

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