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Dragon Fiction

How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse

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  • 2006 first published
  • 248 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (6 ratings)
  • 21 editions
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How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse is a 2006 dragon fantasy novel by Cressida Cowell. Readers will find themes of vikings, dragons, diseases and best friends.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 35 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 21 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 248 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse

Reluctant hero Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III must rescue his best friend, Fishlegs, from the deadly disease Vorpentitis. The only cure is rare and almost impossible to find ... a potato. But where will Hiccup find such a thing?
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Vikings
  • III Haddock, Hiccup Horrendous
  • Dragons
  • Fantasy
  • Children's fiction
  • Humorous stories
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Diseases
  • Best friends
  • Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse

Quick answers

Who wrote How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse?

How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse was written by Cressida Cowell and first published in 2006.

What genre is How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse?

It is usually shelved as Dragon Fiction.

How long is How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse?

The median edition has 248 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dealing with Dragons, Drachenreiter and Wayward Son.

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