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Dragon Rider Books in Order

Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke contains 3 books, published between 1997 and 2021. The first book is Dragon Rider (1997) and the newest is The Aurelia Curse (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
3
Published
1997–2021
Confirmed
1 of 3 titles
Pages on record
768 in 2 of 3 books
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Dragon Rider is a children's fantasy series by Cornelia Funke, three books across 24 years: Dragon Rider (1997), The Griffin's Feather (2016) and The Aurelia Curse (2021). Dragons, griffins, other mythical animals and a quest supply the subject matter. The books run to a median of 384 pages, and nothing has followed since 2021.

How many Dragon Rider books are there?

Dragon Rider has 3 books, released between 1997 and 2021.

Dragon Rider Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 3 Dragon Rider books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke, book 1 of the Dragon Rider series (1997)
  2. Cover of The Griffin's Feather by Cornelia Funke, book 2 of the Dragon Rider series (2016)
  3. Cover of The Aurelia Curse by Cornelia Funke, book 3 of the Dragon Rider series (2021)
  1. 1
    Dragon Rider1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  2. 2
    The Griffin's Feather2016 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016384
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  3. 3
    The Aurelia Curse2021 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021384
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Is there a chronological order for Dragon Rider?

No separate chronological order is on record for Dragon Rider, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Dragon Rider books in order?

You should read the Dragon Rider books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dragon Rider book also stands alone.

Where to start with Dragon Rider

Start with Dragon Rider (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dragon Rider book?

The Aurelia Curse (2021) is the newest Dragon Rider book released so far.

Is there a new Dragon Rider book coming?

No next Dragon Rider book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Dragon Rider has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Dragon Rider. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Dragon Rider at a glance

Paused
No new Dragon Rider title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Dragon Rider books have appeared about one every 12 years on average.
Length
768 pages across the 2 of 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.

What the Dragon Rider books are about

2 of the 3 Dragon Rider books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Cornelia Funke

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.