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by Templar Publishing. The releases in the series include:

Books

* '' Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons'' (2003) by Dr. Ernest Drake, editor Dugald Steer, illustrators Helen Ward, Wayne Anderson, Nghiem Ta, Chris Forsey, A. J. Wood, and Douglas Carrel, * ''The Dragonology Handbook: A Practical Course in Dragons'' by Dr. Ernest Drake, editor Dugald Steer, * ''The Dragonology Chronicles: The Dragon's Eye'' by Dugald Steer, * ''Dragonology Pocket Adventures Collection'': * ''The Northern Frost Dragon'' * ''The Dragon Dance'' * ''The Winged Serpent'' * ''Dragonology: Bringing Up Baby Dragons'' * ''The Complete Works of Dragonology'' * ''Dragonology: The Frost Dragon'' * ''Dragonology: Field Guide to Dragons'' * ''Drake's Comprehensive Compendium of Dragonology'' (2009) by Dr. Ernest Drake, editor Dugald Steer, illustrators Nghiem Ta, J.P. Lambert, A. J. Wood, Douglas Carrel, Tomislav Tomic, Nick Harris, Wayne Anderson, and Helen Ward * ''The Field Guide to Dragonology''

Book-sets

* ''Dragonology: Obscure Spells and Charms of Dragon Origin'' * ''Dragonology: Tracking and Taming Dragons'' * ''Dragonology: Field Guide to Dragons'' * ''Dragonology: Code Writing Kit'' * ''Dragonology: Drake's Comprehensive Compendium of Dragonology Dragon pocket adventures

Sets, Games, and Toys

* Dragonology: The Game * Dragonology: Hatch (cards) * Series 1 Dragon Toys * Series 2 Dragon Toys * Miniature Dragon Toys * Dragonology: Dragon 'Build your own' models * Dragonology: The Complete Book Of Dragons * Dragonology ( Nintendo DS, 2010)

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