Cressida Cowell

Cressida Cowell

Cressida Cowell was born on April 15th, 1966 and is currently 60 years old. Cressida Cowell was born in London, England.

Cressida Cowell is the author of the How to Train Your Dragon series which currently consists of 14 novels. The How to Train Your Dragon series started in 1999 with the novel Hiccup the Seasick Viking / How To Be A Viking. The most recently released novel in the How to Train Your Dragon series was How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury which was released in 2015. There are no upcoming novels for the How to Train Your Dragon series.

Cressida Cowell has also written the Tiny Detectives series which has 12 books including Can Trees Talk? and Do Fish Glow in the Dark?.

Cressida Cowell: Awards & Accolades

Cowell's book, The Wizards of Once won the British Book Awards, Fiction Audiobook of the Year, in 2022.

Cressida Cowell: Lists & Other Mentions

• How to Train Your Dragon: Waterstones: The Books You've Always Meant to Read Selection in 2020.

Cressida Cowell: TV/Movies Based on Books

Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon novels were adapted into several TV series. Here is a list in order of release date:

Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (October 14, 2010) - This is a TV short taking place before Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury with a running time of 16 mintues.

DreamWorks Dragons (August 7, 2012 – February 16, 2018) - This TV series was a long running series that started on Cartoon Network and later aired on Netflix. The first season was titled Dragons: Riders of Berk, season two was titled Dragons: Defenders of Berk, and seasons three to eight were titled Dragons: Race to the Edge. This series serves as a bridge between the first and second film.

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (December 3, 2019) - This was TV short with events that took place before the third film and had a running time of 22 minutes.

Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky (September 27, 2019 – September 29, 2022) - This series only has one episode based on the original novel titled Snooping Around. The bulk of this series follows a completely new story line involving human twins that were raised by dragons.


Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon novels were adapted into several movies that were a huge hit and grossed over $1.6 Billion worldwide. Here is a list in order of release date:

How to Train Your Dragon (March 26, 2010) - The first movie in the franchise is based off the novel of the same name and received excellent reviews and won several accolades in ten Annie Awards.

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (November 15, 2011) - This was a short film released as part of DreamWorks Holiday Classics and had a running time of 22 minutes.

Book of Dragons (November 15, 2011) - This was another short film that was released alongside Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury with a running time of 18 minutes.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (June 13, 2014) - The second movie in the trilogy, takes place five years after the first film and has a more serious tone compared to its predecessor.

Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers (November 1, 2014) - Another short film which takes place three years before the sequel with a running time of 26 minutes.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (February 22, 2019) - The final movie in the trilogy, like the first two, it received fantastic reviews and several awards and nominations including five nominations for Annie Awards and a Golden Globe.

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3. Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games Series.
4. Christopher Paolini, author of The Inheritance Cycle Series.
5. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.

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