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      THE BOOK OF DRAGONS

      AN ANTHOLOGY

      EDITED BY

      Jonathan Strahan

      ILLUSTRATED BY

      ROVINA CAI

       Copyright

      HarperVoyager

      An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd

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      First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2020

      Collection and introduction copyright © Jonathan Strahan 2020

      The chapter ‘Credits’ constitutes an extension of this copyright page

      Illustrations © Rovina Cai

      Cover illustrations © Rovina Cai 2020

      Cover layout design © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2020

      The author of each individual story asserts their moral rights, including the right to be identified as the author of their work.

      A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Source ISBN: 9780008331474

      Ebook Edition © May 2020 ISBN: 9780008331498

      Version: 2020-06-08

       Dedication

       For Jessica and Sophie,

       in memory of Princess Jasmine

       and her best friend, Marmaduke,

       and for all of the dragons that have helped

       keep our dreams safe.

       Epigraph

      My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!

      —J. R. R. TOLKIEN, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

      CONTENTS

       COVER

       TITLE PAGE

      COPYRIGHT

      DEDICATION

      EPIGRAPH

Introduction

“What Heroism Tells Us,” Jane Yolen

“Matriculation,” Elle Katharine White

“Hikayat Sri Bujang, or, The Tale of the Naga Sage,” Zen Cho

“Yuli,” Daniel Abraham

“A Whisper of Blue,” Ken Liu

“Nidhog,” Jo Walton

       “Where the River Turns to Concrete,” Brooke Bolander

       “Habitat,” K. J. Parker

       “Pox,” Ellen Klages

       “The Nine Curves River,” R. F. Kuang

       “Lucky’s Dragon,” Kelly Barnhill

       “I Make Myself a Dragon,” Beth Cato

       “The Exile,” JY Yang

       “Except on Saturdays,” Peter S. Beagle

       “La Vitesse,” Kelly Robson

       “A Final Knight to Her Love and Foe,” Amal El-Mohtar

       “The Long Walk,” Kate Elliott

       “Cut Me Another Quill, Mister Fitz,” Garth Nix

       “Hoard,” Seanan McGuire

       “The Wyrm of Lirr,” C. S. E. Cooney

       “The Last Hunt,” Aliette de Bodard

       “We Continue,” Ann Leckie and Rachel Swirsky

       “Small Bird’s Plea,” Todd McCaffrey