''Dragonology'' is a series of books for children and young adults about

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s, written in a non-fictional style. 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

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. 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 eventually published books with similar formats and themes on both real and fictional topics such as

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, and several others. As of 2024, there are 15 main books in the Ologies series. In 2012

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announced that they intended to produce a film adaptation of the Dragonology books. 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

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by Templar Publishing. The games and toys were produced by Sababa Toys. The releases in the Dragonology 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, * ''Working with Dragons: A Course in Dragonology'' * ''Bringing Up Baby Dragons: A Guide for Beginners'' * ''Dragonology The Coloring Book'' * ''Dragonology The Colouring Companion'' * ''Dragonology Chronicles:'' ** ''The Dragon’s Eye'' ** ''The Dragon Diary'' ** ''The Dragon’s Apprentice'' ** ''The Dragon Prophecy'' * ''Dragonology Pocket Adventures Collection:'' ** ''The Iceland Wyrm'' ** ''The Dragon Star'' ** ''The Dragon Dance'' ** ''The Winged Serpent''

Book-sets

* ''Obscure Spells and Charms of Dragon Origin: A Dragonology Kit'' * ''Tracking and Taming Dragons Volume 1: European Dragon'' * ''Tracking and Taming Dragons Volume 2: Frost Dragon'' * ''Dragonology: Field Guide to Dragons'' * ''A Dragonology Code Writing Kit'' * ''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''

Games and Toys

* Dragonology: The Game (board game) * Hatch: The Dragonology Card Game (cards) * Dragon figures - Series 1 (four figures) and Series 2 (five figures) * Dragon mini-figures (seven figures) * Dragon plush toys (five) * Wooden construction 'build your own' dragon model sets (four) * 100 piece jigsaw puzzle "Dragons of the World" * Dragonology video game (

, 2009)

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