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Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons (2003) is the first book in the Ologies series, written by Dugald Steer and created and published by The Templar Publishing Company in the UK, and published by Candlewick Press in North America.[1]

Dragonology is a series of books for children and young adults about dragons, written in a non-fictional style.[2] The series contains information on dragons, including about how to befriend and protect them as well as an alphabet of the dragon language, ancient runes, and replica samples of dragon scales. The series later expanded to include figures, plush toys, models, a strategic board game, a card game, and a video game for the Nintendo DS. Books in the series are credited to fictional authors such as Dr. Ernest Drake, a member of the Secret and Ancient Society of Dragonologists, and the author of the series' first book, Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons (2003).

The Dragonology books launched the Ologies book series in 2003. The publishers would eventually publish books with similar formats and themes on both real and fictional topics such as Egyptology, wizardry, pirates, Greek mythology, monsters, and several others.[3] As of 2024, there are 15 main books in the Ologies series.

In 2012 Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman announced that they intended to produce a film adaptation of the Dragonology books.[4] In 2018 Paramount Pictures announced plans to adapt the Ologies book series into interconnected films under producers Akiva Goldsman and Greg Lessans.

Products

The books are published in the United States and Canada by Candlewick Press and in the United Kingdom by Templar Publishing. The games and toys were produced by Sababa Toys.

The releases in the Dragonology series include:

Books

Book-sets

Games and Toys

See also

References

  1. ^ "Templar Launches UK's First Augmented Reality Book". Pediatrics Week. September 26, 2009. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "Discovering Dragonology". Wired. May 12, 2008. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  3. ^ "Dragonology and Egyptology". The Washington Post. January 16, 2005. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Dragonology – A Movie About The Study Of Dragons By The Guys Who Brought Us Star Trek". The Mary Sue. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  5. ^ Dr. Ernest Drake's Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons. (review). Retrieved July 27, 2016 – via Booklist.
  6. ^ Berman, Matt (22 June 2010). "Dr. Ernest Drake's Dragonology Handbook : a practical course in dragons - Book Review". Commonsensemedia. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  7. ^ Trujillo, Antonio (2010). "Steer, Dugald A., Editor: Drake's Comprehensive Compendium of Dragonology. (Book review)". The Horn Book Guide. 21 (1): 130.
  8. ^ "Drake's Comprehensive Compendium of Dragonology (review)". School Library Journal. Bookverdict.com. April 1, 2010. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  9. ^ Thomas, By Lucas M. (7 January 2010). "Dragonology Review". IGN. Retrieved 2016-07-27.

External links

Dugald Steer's Ology series
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