I loved seeing a history of dragons and learning more about the many lores surrounding them. The art is great throughout the book with a mix of ancient drawings, sculpture photography, and graphic designs. I have loved reading dragon fiction for years, and I actually learned a lot on this book!

This short book is a very basic history of dragons through myth, religion, and literature with a small variety of examples from each. It also talks about the various different types of dragons, what the features of each were, and why dragons wouldn’t be able to physically exist in the real world:

I mostly liked this book. It’s very short so there isn’t a whole lot of room for examples of each different grouping. The examples chosen were interesting but I wish there was room to expand upon each selection and to have more examples of each grouping. I personally think the book would have been vastly improved if it was a bit longer.

There are many illustrations throughout the book and in my opinion this was the best part. They were absolutely beautiful and really added to the narrative.

Overall the info here was pretty basic. I recommend foe people that are just starting to get into the subject but if you’re a long time reader/fan of dragon material you aren’t going to get much out of this.

This book is perfect for dragon lovers, fantasy readers and fans that are in their dragon era! This fascinating little book dives into the history of the lore and how the concept of the dragon appeared in multiple cultures, thousands of years ago, developing over the centuries into the dragons we’re familiar with in Game of Thrones, How to Train Your Dragon, and Smaug from the The Hobbit, etc. This little book includes the perfect amount of intriguing history, stories from around the world, and many gorgeous paintings and photographs as well. It took me only a couple of hours to read, and I found myself lingering over the photographs and adding more books mentioned in this one to my TBR.

Joel Levy’s Pocket Book of Dragons is a perfect gift for fantasy lovers and a lovely addition to anyone’s library. I would highly recommend it! Thank you to NetGalley, Chronicle Books, and Joel Levy for the ARC!

Such a good book, reminds me of the different “ology” books from when I was a kid. Great artwork and the stories were very entertaining!! Would recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about dragons!!

Thank you Netgalley, Chronicle Books, and Joel Levy for sending me this advanced review copy for free. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This is a very info packed little book! There are a wide variety of dragons to learn about. While it doesn't go deeply into detail, you get a little bit of all the different types of dragons from all over the world. I like that each section focused on a certain type, like Eastern dragons, Norse, literary dragons, and even a section for Christian based dragons as well.

The artwork is beautiful, and overall this was a fun easy read. I think it would be perfect for a fantasy addicted teen, or even a dragon loving adult.

The Pocket Book of Dragons is a new, concise guide to the origins and history of the dragon creature. It delves into all facets of dragon lore - from its roots in Ancient Mesopotamia to modern day mythology contained in fictional series such as Wings of Fire, etc. This book is loaded with great information and contains some gorgeous illustrations. My only gripe is that dragon magick - a very real, metaphysical practice - was not touched upon at all. Aside from that, this is a wonderful resource, and even perhaps a must-read for dragon aficionados.

A relatively short book that’s like an encyclopedia of dragons from different cultures around the world, and also examines how they’re depicted today. It includes art of dragons from ancient and medieval times, as well as more recent pop culture. There was more focus on western European and Scandinavian dragons, but it also covered Eastern depictions of dragons like from China and India and creatures that could be considered dragons, like the thunderbird. I especially liked the short descriptions of the epics, myths, and folktales that feature dragons. If you enjoy encyclopedia-esque books covering mythological dragons, specifically dragons, and also interested in seeing a variety of art that shows how people have viewed dragons over the centuries, then I think you might enjoy this.

Thanks to Netgalley and Chronicle Books for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!

This was such an interesting read! I’m a huge lover of fantasy but avoid most of the recent books that have dragons because I feel like the mythology is never explored as much I want. This book really scratched that itch for me. It was an informative but easy read, which I appreciated.

The pictures are amazing and I’m so glad they were included.