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''How to Train Your Dragon'' is a series of twelve 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 as he overcomes great 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 last one in 2015. The books have subsequently been made into a franchise consisting of two feature films of the same name, several short stories and an animated television series created by DreamWorks Animation. ==Books== Cowell has published twelve full novels, based around the adventures of Hiccup. The first book was published in 2003, and the last in 2015. Almost all the books have titles based around an instruction guide: ;Main series: # ''How to Train Your Dragon'' (2003) # ''How to Be A Pirate'' (2004) # ''How to Speak Dragonese'' (2005) # ''How to Cheat A Dragon's Curse'' (2006) # ''How to Twist A Dragon's Tale'' (2007) # ''A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons'' (2008) # ''How to Ride A Dragon's Storm'' (2009) # ''How to Break A Dragon's Heart'' (2010) # ''How to Steal A Dragon's Sword'' (2011) # ''How to Seize A Dragon's Jewel'' (2012) # ''How to Betray A Dragon's Hero'' (2013) # ''How to Fight a Dragon's Fury'' (2015) Spin-offs # ''How To Train Your Viking, By Toothless The Dragon'' (2006) # ''The Day of the Dreader'' (2012) # ''The Incomplete Book of Dragons'' (2014) ;Related novels: # ''Hiccup – The Seasick Viking'' (2000) / ''Hiccup: The Viking Who Was Seasick'' (2001) Cowell published the supplementary spin-off stories as part of the series: ''The Day of the Dreader'' is a short story published in 2012〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com/books/the-day-of-the-dreader/ )〕 and the novella ''How To Train Your Viking'' was published as part of World Book Day 2006 and is claimed to be written by the dragon Toothless and translated by Cowell. Both of these titles were published in the USA as part of the May 2014 ''How to Train Your Dragon Special Edition: With Brand New Short Stories!''〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.amazon.com/Train-Your-Dragon-Special-Edition/dp/031640747X/ )〕 paperback movie tie-in edition. A picture book, ''Hiccup the Seasick Viking'' published in 2000, is not considered a part of the series despite featuring the same character of Hiccup. An illustrative guide to the dragon world, titled ''The Incomplete Book of Dragons'', was released in June 2014. Cowell cites the Scottish Inner Hebrides islands and stories of Scandinavian Scotland as inspirations for the book.〔"Film based on little island" (5 April 2010) ''Press and Journal''. Aberdeen.〕〔.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「How to Train Your Dragon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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