Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons

Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons

Dragonology first edition cover.
Author	Dugald Steer
Illustrator	Helen Ward, Wayne Anderson 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 non-fiction book written by Dugald Steer, published by Templar Publishing in the United Kingdom and by Candlewick Press in the United States. The book was designed by Nghiem Ta and features the artwork of Helen Ward, Wayne Anderson and Douglas Carrel.

Plot

The book is written by nineteenth century author, dragonologist Dr. Ernest Drake purporting to have written the material in ink (needs clarification on what it was actually written in) . The subject matters are 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 color, detailing dragons and their anatomy, and a foldout map showing dragon locations throughout the world.^[1][2]

Chapters

• Chapter I:
• Chapter II: Different Species of Dragon: Western Dragons, Eastern Dragons, and Other Dragons.
• Chapter III: The Natural History of Dragons: Dragon Biology & Physiology, The Life Cycle of Dragons, and Dragon Behavior.
• Chapter IV: Working with Dragons: Finding & Tracking Dragons and 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

• European Dragon, Draco occidentalis magnus^[3]
• Knucker, Draco troglodytes^[4]
• Frost Dragon, Draco occidentalis maritimus^[5]
• Wyvern, Draco africanus^[6]
• Asian Lung, Draco orientalis
• Tibetan Dragon, Draco montana^[7]
• Lindworm, Draco serpentalis^[8]
• Mexican Amphithere, Draco americanus mex
• American Amphithere, Draco americanus tex^[9]
• Marsupial Dragon, Draco marsupialis^[10]
• Tasmanian Dragon, Draco semifascia

See also

• Dragonology

References

External links

• The Dragonology book's website
• Candlewick Press's website