How to Steal a Dragon's Sword
How to Steal a Dragon's Sword is the ninth How to Train Your Dragon book by Cressida Cowell, first published by Hodder Children's Books in 2011. A contest at a swordfighting school sets Hiccup on a path to exile and war with the dragons. Little, Brown issued the US hardback in 2012.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- Hachette Books, 2011
- First published
- Hodder Children's Books, 2011
- Series
- How to Train Your Dragon
The first edition of How to Steal a Dragon's Sword by Cressida Cowell was published in London by Hachette Books in 2011. We track 1 edition.
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- 7 on Open Library, 4 in English
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More by Cressida Cowell
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- How to Be a Pirate2004 · 2 editions
- How to Speak Dragonese2005 · 1 edition
- How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse2006 · 1 edition
- That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown2006 · 2 editions
- A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons2007 · 1 edition
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The first edition of How to Steal a Dragon's Sword by Cressida Cowell was published in London by Hachette Books in 2011.
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We track 1 edition of How to Steal a Dragon's Sword, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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