Posting a quick guide to some lovely books here – many people who like dragons have read one of the Dragonology or Dracopedia books, some may have read How to Raise and Keep a Dragon, but not everyone knows that there are many books in both the Dragonology and Dracopedia series! Of these I recommend ‘Drake’s Comprehensive Compendium’, ‘Dracopedia Field Guide’ and ‘How to Raise and Keep a Dragon’ the most. All books in this post are based either loosely or closely on real world mythology, but with the spin of ‘what if this animal real?’
These fantasy field guides are obviously a huge inspiration for my own project, Dracones Mundi, although I have a different approach to dragon designs, so I believe my own contribution to this genre will still feel unique and fresh.
I’ve got dang near all of these books (except the chapter books). I went through a MASSIVE dragon phase when I was younger.
Todd Lockwood’s amazing animations of dragons in flight. The red dragon is conventional – if any dragon can be considered conventional – but the gold dragon with that extraordinary wing and helix-ripple, not at all…
I just spent ten minutes staring at these. Thank you Todd!
I have always loved gold dragon wings! It’s so awesome to see them moving!
I have the book on these! I squeed so hard when I saw them! 😀
Todd Lockwood’s amazing animations of dragons in flight. The red dragon is conventional – if any dragon can be considered conventional – but the gold dragon with that extraordinary wing and helix-ripple, not at all…
I just spent ten minutes staring at these. Thank you Todd!
I have always loved gold dragon wings! It’s so awesome to see them moving!
I have the book on these! I squeed so hard when I saw them! 😀
