Dragon Fiction Books of the 2020s
The 45 most-read dragon fiction books first published between 2020 and 2029, led by Iron Flame (2023), The Dangerous Gift (2020) and The Flames of Hope (2022).
This list collects 45 books from the 2020s by 30 authors, published between 2020 and 2026. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.

Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros

The Dangerous Gift
Tui T. Sutherland

The Flames of Hope
Tui T. Sutherland

Murtagh
Christopher Paolini

Dragonslayer
Tui T. Sutherland

When the Moon Hatched
Sarah A. Parker

A Dawn of Onyx
Kate Golden

Apprentice to the Villain
Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Champion of the Titan Games
Brandon Mull

A Guide to the Dragon World
Tui T. Sutherland

Return of the Dragon Slayers
Brandon Mull

The Stardust Thief
Chelsea Abdullah

Knight Owl
Christopher Denise

Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell

Beowulf
Maria Dahvana Headley

A Promise of Peridot
Kate Golden

Dragon Fury
Lisa McMann

Of Blood And Fire
Ryan Cahill

A Language of Dragons
S. F. Williamson

Reign of Rose
Kate Golden

Race the Sands
Sarah Beth Durst

The Ballad of Falling Dragons
Sarah A. Parker

The Ashfire King
Chelsea Abdullah

Fury of the Dragon Goddess
Sarwat Chadda

Of Darkness and Light
Ryan Cahill

Heartscale
Lola Ford

King’s Bride
Beck Michaels

Under His Reign
Willow Winters

Scatter
Molly J. Bragg

The Exile
Ryan Cahill

Red Heir
Sarah Honey, Lisa Henry

Socially Orcward
Sarah Honey, Lisa Henry
Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe [22 stories, 19 poems]
Edgar Allan Poe

The Truth About Dragons
Julie Leung

Transistor
Molly J. Bragg

The Most Precious Gift
Ruslana Pidsadiuk

The Fall
Ryan Cahill

Damning Stone
T. J. Klune

Of War and Ruin
Ryan Cahill

Forest Lord
Susan Krinard

Des ailes de métal et d'os
Jennifer Daïna

Of Empires and Dust
Ryan Cahill
Stalking the Unicorn
Mike Resnick

Crown of War and Shadow
J. R. Ward
Bookshops and Bonedust
Travis Baldree