Best Selling Books by Cressida Cowell

Cressida Cowell is the author of How to Be a Viking (2014), Which Way to Anywhere (2023), The Wizards of Once (2017), How to Train Your Dragon: How To Be A Pirate (2017), The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever (2020).

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How to Be a Viking

release date: Oct 21, 2014
How to Be a Viking
Featuring the beloved main character from the celebrated How to Train Your Dragon series, here''s an exciting adventure that shows what it really means to be brave. Includes Read Aloud/Read to Me feature where available. Vikings are brave. But Hiccup isn''t like other Vikings. He''s afraid of everything... including the sea. When Hiccup heads off for his very first ocean voyage, his seasickness is the least of his worries! The Vikings are lost in a terrible storm, and it''s up to Hiccup to help them find their way home again.

Which Way to Anywhere

release date: Sep 19, 2023
Which Way to Anywhere
From the #1 internationally bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon and Wizards of Once comes an out-of-this-world adventure where magic and reality collide! K2 O’Hero is a seemingly ordinary boy—after all, he and his twin sister, Izzabird, have been sworn to keep their family''s Magical history a secret. Not even their infuriating stepsiblings, Theo and Mabel, know that Magic exists. They believe K2 to be the most hopeless person they have ever known. But K2 has a secret gift: He draws maps of worlds that are beyond the wildest imaginations. Worlds with six hundred moons, burning rivers, and dark, twisty jungles alive with plants that hunt by the smell of fear. But what K2 doesn’t know is that the maps he draws are real. When their baby sister, Annipeck, is kidnapped, the warring stepsiblings will have to use K2’s gift to find a crossing point into one of those worlds and embark on a daring rescue mission. Perfect for reluctant readers, the Which Way to Anywhere features an easy-to-read, dyslexic-friendly font!

The Wizards of Once

release date: Oct 03, 2017
The Wizards of Once
In the first book of a new series by the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon, the warring worlds of Wizards and Warriors collide in a thrilling and enchanting adventure. Once there were Wizards, who were Magic, and Warriors, who were not. But Xar, son of the King of Wizards, can''t cast a single spell. And Wish, daughter of the Warrior Queen, has a banned magical object of her own. When they collide in the wildwood, on the trail of a deadly witch, it''s the start of a grand adventure that just might change the fabric of their worlds. With Cressida Cowell''s trademark wit, and the same stunning combination of action, adventure, heart, humor, and incredible artwork that made How to Train Your Dragon a beloved bestselling franchise, The Wizards of Once will transport and bewitch readers.

How to Train Your Dragon: How To Be A Pirate

release date: Jun 29, 2017
How to Train Your Dragon: How To Be A Pirate
Read the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup''s father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but most of the time Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy, finding it hard to be a Hero. When a huge, six-and-a-half-foot floating coffin with the words BEWARE! DO NOT OPEN THIS COFFIN arrives, can you guess what happens next? The Quest to discover the treasure of Hiccup''s ancestors begins and Hiccup needs to find it before Alvin the Treacherous gets his hands on it. But when a dragon called the Monstrous Strangulator is thrown into the mix, things are about to get seriously SCARY. ***Please note this ebook is TEXT ONLY and does not include the illustrations that appear in the printed book.*** READ ALL 12 BOOKS IN THE SERIES! You don''t have to read the books in order, but if you want to, this is the right order: 1. How to Train Your Dragon 2. How to Be a Pirate 3. How to Speak Dragonese 4. How to Cheat a Dragon''s Curse 5. How to Twist a Dragon''s Tale 6. A Hero''s Guide to Deadly Dragons 7. How to Ride a Dragon''s Storm 8. How to Break a Dragon''s Heart 9. How to Steal a Dragon''s Sword 10. How to Seize a Dragon''s Jewel 11. How to Betray a Dragon''s Hero 12. How to Fight a Dragon''s Fury How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network.

The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever

release date: Sep 17, 2020
The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever
The No.1 bestselling series from the author of How to Train Your Dragon. Can Xar and Wish unite their worlds in time to save the Wildwoods? Will it be Never... or Forever? The final book in the magical The Wizards of Once series. Xar and Wish have found the ingredients for the Spell-to-get-rid-of-Witches. Now the Kingwitch is calling them to the lake of the lost. But first they must mix the potion in the Cup of Second Chances ... Can they defeat the hungry Tatzelwerm monster and escape with the cup? And will the spell be strong enough to lift the CURSE OF THE WILDWOODS... or will Witches reign FOREVER? ''A rollercoaster of suspense and surprise'' GUARDIAN ''Cowell is moving towards national treasure'' BIG ISSUE ''Another coup from Cowell'' SUNDAY TIMES

How to Train Your Dragon: How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel

release date: Jun 29, 2017
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel
Read the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup''s father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but most of the time Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy, finding it hard to be a Hero. When we last left Hiccup things were getting very dark indeed. The Dragon Rebellion has begun. Snotlout is the new Chief of the Hooligan Tribe. Stoick has been banished and given the Slavemark. And Alvin the Treacherous has EIGHT of the King''s Lost Things, and has been proclaimed the new King of the Wilderwest ... But what can Hiccup do, now all alone and in exile, hunted by both humans and dragons? Can he find the Dragon Jewel, mankind''s last and only hope and become the Hero once again? How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network.

How to Train Your Dragon (Movie Tie-In)

release date: May 27, 2014
How to Train Your Dragon (Movie Tie-In)
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III wasn''t always a truly extraordinary Viking Hero. In fact, in the beginning, he was the most put-upon Viking you''d ever seen. This is the story of his rise to fame through the dragon-training exploits that gave him the name "the Dragon Whisperer".

The Wizards of Once: Twice Magic

release date: Oct 09, 2018
The Wizards of Once: Twice Magic
From the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon comes an exciting high-adventure series--set in a magical time, full of Wizards, Warriors, Giants and Sprites. This was once the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who had been taught since birth to hate each other like poison. But now, the boy Wizard and girl Warrior have been brought together in the Badwoods and they have witnessed the shocking consequences of the Stone That Takes Away Magic. They will need to cast aside their differences once more--for an Evil Spell has broken free. It''s up to Xar and Wish to find the ingredients. But it means entering dangerous territory unannounced... Cressida Cowell brings her trademark wit to this spellbinding sequel, along with the stunning artwork and heartfelt adventure that has made her beloved around the world, weaving a story that is sure to transport readers to a world that will enchant and bewitch them.

How to Train Your Dragon: How to Twist a Dragon's Tale

release date: Jun 03, 2014
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Twist a Dragon's Tale
7 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED THE HIT MOVIES! Action-packed, hilarious, and perfectly illustrated, the How to Train Your Dragon series is a beloved modern classic with millions of fans across the globe. Journey into the adventure that started it all for Hiccup and Toothless! The heat is on for Hiccup! Someone has stolen the Fires-Stone from Volcano Island, which means the Volcano has become active and the tremors are hatching the Eggs of Exterminator Dragons! Can Hiccup return the Fire-Stone to the Volcano, stop it from erupting, and save the Tribes from being wiped out by the terrible sword-claws of the Exterminators? See How to Train Your Dragon come to life in the new live-action movie—coming to theaters June 2025! Read all the books in the series! 1. How to Train Your Dragon 2. How to Be a Pirate 3. How to Speak Dragonese 4. How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse 5. How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale 6. A Hero’s Guide to Deadly Dragons 7. How to Ride a Dragon’s Storm 8. How to Break a Dragon’s Heart 9. How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword 10. How to Seize a Dragon’s Jewel 11. How to Betray a Dragon’s Hero 12. How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury

How to Train Your Dragon: How To Cheat A Dragon's Curse

release date: Jun 29, 2017
How to Train Your Dragon: How To Cheat A Dragon's Curse
Read the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup''s father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but most of the time Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy, finding it hard to be a Hero. Hiccup''s best friend Fishlegs thinks he has a nasty cold, but Old Wrinkly has diagnosed . . . VORPENTITIS, caused by the sting of a Venomous Vorpent, which is pretty much ALWAYS FATAL! The only antidote is the Vegetable-that-No-one-Dares-Name - the POTATO. But the only way for Hiccup to find the cure is to face Norbert the Nutjob and the terrifying Sea Dragon, the DOOMFANG. Can Hiccup survive the quest to save his best friend - and discover how to cheat a dragon''s curse? How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network.

Which Way Round the Galaxy

release date: Sep 28, 2023
Which Way Round the Galaxy
From the bestselling author of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON comes book 2 in an out-of-this-world new series packed with epic adventure, thrilling space travel and forbidden Magic - perfect for gifting. There is no Magic here on Earth. At least, that''s what you''ve been told... But in an ordinary-looking house in an ordinary-looking village, live a group of children who have just uncovered a secret. A tiny and helpless Magical Creature lost far from home leads the O''Hero-Smith children on another Starcrossing adventure through the Which Ways and across the galaxy. The children have a plan to get little Bug back to the fiery-ice planet where it belongs, and to prove to their parents that they can be trusted with Magic along the way... But a witch''s curse, venomous snowsnakes and a gang of fighter robots are waiting for them through the Which Ways. The fate of the galaxy is once again in their hands - they better not mess it up! A family with a Magical secret ... A child with a powerful Gift ... A story that is out of this world ... WARNING: Contains Dangerous Space Travel and Very Illegal Magic Praise for Book 1: ''Wild magic ... fabulous'' Guardian ''thrill-packed, highly imaginative'' The Times ''secrets and lies, monsters and magic'' Daily Mail

How to Train Your Dragon: How to Betray a Dragon's Hero

release date: Dec 24, 2013
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Betray a Dragon's Hero
7 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED THE HIT MOVIES! Action-packed, hilarious, and perfectly illustrated, the How to Train Your Dragon series is a beloved modern classic with millions of fans across the globe. Journey into the adventure that started it all for Hiccup and Toothless! In Hiccup the Viking''s misadventures, the stakes have never been higher, and it''s friend versus foe to decide the fate of the world. In this, the penultimate title in the amazing story arc that began with How to Train Your Dragon, Hiccup is faced with a personal dilemma against the backdrop of an impending battle and the possible destruction of everything he knows. See How to Train Your Dragon come to life in the new live-action movie—coming to theaters June 2025! Read all the books in the series! 1. How to Train Your Dragon 2. How to Be a Pirate 3. How to Speak Dragonese 4. How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse 5. How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale 6. A Hero’s Guide to Deadly Dragons 7. How to Ride a Dragon’s Storm 8. How to Break a Dragon’s Heart 9. How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword 10. How to Seize a Dragon’s Jewel 11. How to Betray a Dragon’s Hero 12. How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury

How to Break a Dragon's Heart

release date: Feb 04, 2010
How to Break a Dragon's Heart
Read the books that inspired the How to Train Your Dragon films! This book will be a hit with children and adults alike. THE STORY CONTINUES in the eighth volume of Hiccup''s How to Train Your Dragon memoirs... Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer and the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn''t always like that. Hiccup''s memoirs look back to when Hiccup was just an ordinary boy, and finding it very hard to be a Hero. Hiccup must battle Berserks, dodge Scarers, complete the Impossible Task and save Fishlegs from being fed to the Beast! And all while being hunted down by an old enemy with a dark secret about the Lost Throne. What''s a Hero to do? How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network. Read all of Hiccup''s exploits in the series: How to Train Your Dragon, How to Be a Pirate, How to Speak Dragonese, How to Cheat a Dragon''s Curse, How to Twist a Dragon''s Tale, A Hero''s Guide to Deadly Dragons, How to Ride a Dragon''s Storm, How to Break a Dragon''s Heart, How to Steal a Dragon''s Sword, How to Seize a Dragon''s Jewel and How to Betray a Dragon''s Hero. Check out the brilliant website at www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com It''s the place to go for games, downloads, activities and sneak peeks!

How to Train Your Dragon: How to Steal a Dragon's Sword

release date: Jun 29, 2017
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Steal a Dragon's Sword
Read the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup''s father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but most of the time Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy, finding it hard to be a Hero. Bad times have come to the Archipelago. Ever since the woods of Berserk burned down, it is almost as if the world is cursed. Dragons are starting to revolt against their Masters. The waters have risen, flooding fields and washing whole villages away. But worse still, the wicked witch Excellinor has returned. Can Hiccup find the King''s Things and win the sword-fighting contest to stop Alvin the Treacherous from becoming King of the Wilderwest? ***Please note this ebook is TEXT ONLY and does not include the illustrations that appear in the printed book.*** READ ALL 12 BOOKS IN THE SERIES! You don''t have to read the books in order, but if you want to, this is the right order: 1. How to Train Your Dragon 2. How to Be a Pirate 3. How to Speak Dragonese 4. How to Cheat a Dragon''s Curse 5. How to Twist a Dragon''s Tale 6. A Hero''s Guide to Deadly Dragons 7. How to Ride a Dragon''s Storm 8. How to Break a Dragon''s Heart 9. How to Steal a Dragon''s Sword 10. How to Seize a Dragon''s Jewel 11. How to Betray a Dragon''s Hero 12. How to Fight a Dragon''s Fury How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network.

A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons

release date: Jan 01, 2007
A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons
Hiccup is lost in the library labyrinth and the Driller-Dragons and Madguts the Murderous are on the prowl. This story also contains a Dragonese dictionary and dragon profile.

The Viking Who Was Seasick

release date: Jan 01, 2008
The Viking Who Was Seasick
Unlike his large and brave fellow Vikings, Hiccup is small and afraid of everything until he helps steer his ship to safety during a storm.

The Art of How to Train Your Dragon

release date: Mar 02, 2010
The Art of How to Train Your Dragon
This official illustrated tie-in book showcases over 350 spectacular images from the DreamWorks Animation feature film, based on Cressida Cowell''s popular children''s book. How to Train Your Dragon is the story of a scrawny teenaged Viking, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, who lives on the island of Berk in the North Sea. Hiccup is a member of a Viking tribe and wants to make his father, the chief, proud of him. Entering dragon training, Hiccup has a chance to prove his worthiness to his tribe and father. But then, in a world where Dragons and Vikings do not coexist peacefully, Hiccup encounters and ultimately befriends an injured dragon, at which point his world is turned upside down. The Art of How to Train Your Dragon is a spectacularly designed, full-color insider''s guide to the creative process that went into turning Cressida Cowell''s popular book into a feature-length, animated film. Featuring more than 350 pieces of development artwork, including early character designs, story sketches, and concept paintings never before released by the studio, the book provides an in-depth look at the process involved in bringing mythical Dragon and Viking worlds to life.

Hiccup

release date: Dec 15, 2005
Hiccup
Long ago in a fierce and frosty land, there lived a small and lonely Viking and his name was Hiccup. Read superbly by Alan Davies.

How to Train Your Dragon: How to Speak Dragonese

release date: Jan 21, 2014
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Speak Dragonese
7 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED THE HIT MOVIES! Action-packed, hilarious, and perfectly illustrated, the How to Train Your Dragon series is a beloved modern classic with millions of fans across the globe. Journey into the adventure that started it all for Hiccup and Toothless! The story begins when Hiccup, his friend Fishlegs, and his cranky dragon Toothless get separated from their class during Boarding-an-Enemy-Ship practice. They accidentally board a prowling Roman galley intent on provoking war. When they rescue a tiny nanodragon, they uncover a plot to steal every dragon on the Isle of Berk! See How to Train Your Dragon come to life in the new live-action movie—coming to theaters June 2025! Read all the books in the series! 1. How to Train Your Dragon 2. How to Be a Pirate 3. How to Speak Dragonese 4. How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse 5. How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale 6. A Hero’s Guide to Deadly Dragons 7. How to Ride a Dragon’s Storm 8. How to Break a Dragon’s Heart 9. How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword 10. How to Seize a Dragon’s Jewel 11. How to Betray a Dragon’s Hero 12. How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury

The Incomplete Book of Dragons

release date: Jan 01, 2014
The Incomplete Book of Dragons
Long ago, the world was full of dragons. But what happened to them? Where are they now? These pages are taken from the notebooks of Viking Hero Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third when he was just a boy. A keen dragonwatcher, Hiccup paints a picture of the brilliance and fire and spirit of that lost dragon world. Featuring dragon profiles, dragon anatomy, dragon riding tips and lots more must know info e.g. how to spot the difference between an arsenic adderwing and a glow worm (you don''t want to mix those two up) and what to do when confronted with a Hellsteether. This is a must for all keen dragonwatchers out there... How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network. Read all of Hiccup''s exploits in the series: How to Train Your Dragon, How to Be a Pirate, How to Speak Dragonese, How to Cheat a Dragon''s Curse, How to Twist a Dragon''s Tale, A Hero''s Guide to Deadly Dragons, How to Ride a Dragon''s Storm, How to Break a Dragon''s Heart, How to Steal a Dragon''s Sword, How to Seize a Dragon''s Jewel and How to Betray a Dragon''s Hero. Check out the brilliant website at www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com It''s the place to go for games, downloads, activities and sneak peeks!

How to Train Your Dragon: A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons

release date: Jun 29, 2017
How to Train Your Dragon: A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons
Read the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup''s father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but most of the time Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy, finding it hard to be a Hero. Hiccup Haddock Horrendous the Third just wants a nice PEACEFUL birthday. But Hiccup''s dad wants to steal the prized How to Train Your Dragon book, and prove that his Hooligans are just as good as the Bog Burglars - except Hiccup''s dragon Toothless has EATEN it! So when Camicazi suggests stealing a copy from the grim Meathead Public Library, it seems like a good idea. BUT IT ISN''T! The library is guarded by the Horrible Hairy Scary the Librarian, four hundred Meathead Warrior Guards AND their Driller-Dragons . . . Will Hiccup survive - or is he DOOMED on his own birthday? ALSO INCLUDES A DRAGONESE DICTIONARY! How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network.

That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown

release date: Feb 20, 2007
That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown
Emily defends her stuffed rabbit from the naughty queen who is determined to acquire it any way she can.

How to Ride a Dragon's Storm

release date: Jan 01, 2010
How to Ride a Dragon's Storm
Read the books that inspired the How to Train Your Dragon films! This book will be a hit with children and adults alike. THE STORY CONTINUES in the seventh volume of Hiccup''s How to Train Your Dragon memoirs ... Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer and the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn''t always like that. Hiccup''s memoirs look back to when Hiccup was just an ordinary boy, and finding it very hard to be a Hero. Hiccup has three months, five days and six hours to discover America, get back to Berk, save his father, battle Polarserpents, AND win the annual Inter-Tribal Friendly Swimming Race. Can he do it? (Tick-tock-tick-tock-tick-tock) How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise. How to Train Your Dragon 2 hits cinemas in Summer 2014 starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network. Read the rest of Hiccup''s exploits and check out the all-new Hiccup website at www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com. It''s the place to go for games, downloads, activities and sneak peeks!

The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times

release date: Sep 19, 2019
The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times
The No.1 bestselling series from current Waterstones Children''s Laureate and author of How To Train Your Dragon, Cressida Cowell. Enter a land of wizards, warriors, mythical creatures and powerful Magic in an exciting fantasy adventure. Wish and Xar are outlaws on the run, hunted by Warriors, Wizards and worst of all by WITCHES ... Can they find the ingredients for the spell to get rid of Witches before the Kingwitch gets his talons on the Magic-that-Works-on-Iron? Their next Quest is the most terrifying and treacherous of all ... and someone is going to betray them. Are you ready to KNOCK THREE TIMES? ''A rollercoaster of suspense and surprise'' GUARDIAN ''Cowell is moving towards national treasure'' BIG ISSUE ''Another coup from Cowell'' SUNDAY TIMES

Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons Signed Copy Edition

release date: Nov 01, 2007
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