How to Train Your Dragon: How to Be a Pirate

7 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED THE HIT MOVIES!

Action-packed, hilarious, and perfectly illustrated, the How to Train Your Dragon series is a beloved modern classic with millions of fans across the globe. Journey into the adventure that started it all for Hiccup and Toothless!

When Hiccup finds a coffin at sea, he opens it to discover a riddle that will lead to the treasure of Grimbeard the Ghastly, the world's greatest pirate and Hiccup's ancestor. So Hiccup and his friends set out on a treasure hunt, determined to master the art of swordfighting. How else will they escape an island of murderous dragons, defeat a boatload of Viking pirates, and survive all the twists and turns their journey will bring?

See How to Train Your Dragon come to life in the new live-action movie—coming to theaters June 2025!

Read all the books in the series!

1. How to Train Your Dragon

2. How to Be a Pirate

3. How to Speak Dragonese

4. How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse

5. How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale

6. A Hero’s Guide to Deadly Dragons

7. How to Ride a Dragon’s Storm

8. How to Break a Dragon’s Heart

9. How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword

10. How to Seize a Dragon’s Jewel

11. How to Betray a Dragon’s Hero

12. How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury