Books like A Gift of Dragons

An exhilarating collection of tales that invites you to soar through an exotic world on the wings of legendary creatures. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A Gift of Dragons.

exotic
triumphant
awe-inspiring
nostalgic

01
Dragon's Kin
Anne McCaffrey
A gentle, subterranean coming-of-age tale about finding light in the darkness through the telepathic bond with a misunderstood creature.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- earnest
- coming of age
02
Dragonflight
Anne McCaffrey
A sweeping, classic adventure that immerses you in the thrill of an unbreakable telepathic bond and the desperate fight to save a world.
Shares:
- triumphant
- earnest
- adventurous
- wondrous
03
Dragonheart
Todd McCaffrey · 2008
A desperate race against time where the survival of a world rests on the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her dragon.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- earnest
- human-animal bonds
04
Dragonsblood
Todd J. McCaffrey · 2005
A desperate race against time where the key to saving beloved companions lies buried in the forgotten secrets of the past.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- earnest
- human-animal bonds
05
A Sending of Dragons
Jane Yolen
A desperate fight for survival in an alien wilderness transforms into a wondrous journey of mystical connection.
Shares:
- awe-inspiring
- earnest
- adventurous
06
Dragon keeper
Robin Hobb · 2010
A deeply empathetic, slow-burn journey through a treacherous jungle where outcasts and damaged mythical beasts forge bonds to survive.
Shares:
- earnest
- wondrous
07
Dragon Haven
Robin Hobb
A slow-burning, deeply empathetic journey of outcasts and malformed myths forging a new destiny in a hostile, untamed wilderness.
Shares:
- earnest
- wondrous
08
The Dragon Book
Jack Dann and Gardner R. Dozois
A fiery, multifaceted exploration of fantasy's most iconic creature across time and space.
Shares:
- adventurous
- wondrous
- human-animal bonds
09
Powers That Be
Anne McCaffrey; Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
A cozy, frost-bitten sci-fi journey about a broken soldier finding healing and a fierce sense of home on a sentient ice planet.
Shares:
- earnest
- wondrous
10
Dragon Flight
Jessica Day George
A funny, heart-felt fantasy adventure that trades the quiet of ordinary life for the thrill of dragon flights and rekindled friendships.
Shares:
- earnest
- adventurous
11
Sun-Runner's Fire (Dragon Prince, Book 3)
Melanie Rawn · 1990
A sun-drenched, politically intricate epic where the burdens of leadership and the intoxicating danger of magic collide.
Shares:
- earnest
12
A Natural History Of Dragons A Memoir By Lady Trent
Marie Brennan
A delightfully erudite gaslamp fantasy that reads like the authentic, dryly humorous memoir of a trailblazing Victorian naturalist.
Shares:
- adventurous

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