How to Train Your Dragon

{{Infobox book series | name = How to Train Your Dragon | books = 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 How to Betray a Dragon's Hero How to Fight a Dragon's Fury| image = How to Train Your Dragon (2003 book cover).jpg | caption = Cover of the first edition of How to Train Your Dragon| author = Cressida Cowell | country = United Kingdom | language = English | genre = Fantasy, young adult fiction, coming of age | publisher = | pub_date = 2003–2015 | media_type = }}How to Train Your Dragon is a series of children's books written by British author Cressida Cowell. The books are set in a fictional Viking world, and focus on the experiences of protagonist Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, as he overcomes obstacles on his journey of "becoming a hero, the hard way". The books were published by Hodder Children's Books in the UK and by Little, Brown and Company in the US. The first book was published in 2003 and the 12th and final one in 2015. By 2015, the series had sold more than seven million copies around the world. The books have subsequently been adapted into a media franchise consisting of three animated feature films, several television series and other media, all produced by DreamWorks Animation. Books Cowell has published twelve full novels, based around the adventures of a young Viking named Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third. The first book was published in 2003, and the last book was released in 2015. All the books have titles based around an instruction guide. Related books How To Train Your Viking, by “Toothless the Dragon” (2006) The Day of the Dreader (2012) The Incomplete Book of Dragons: A Guide to Dragon Species (2014, UK) / The Complete Book of Dragons: A Guide to Dragon Species (2014, US) Related picture book Hiccup: The Viking Who Was Seasick (2000, UK) / Hiccup: The Seasick Viking (2000, US), released on audio under the title How to Be a Viking Related early reader books DreamWorks also published 6 early reader books based on the movies; these were not written by Cressida Cowell. They are: