Gifts for dragon lovers, from fantasy readers to D&D players

Gifts for dragon lovers: Wyrmspan, LEGO’s 18-plus Toothless, an illustrated Earthsea, a Todd Lockwood print, a painted D&D red dragon and series starters.

12 researched picks
$19 to $120
Updated September 2026
By Considered Gifts editorial desk

Before you shop

People who love dragons usually came in through one door: a book series such as Earthsea or Temeraire, Dungeons & Dragons, How to Train Your Dragon or House of the Dragon. By adulthood most have read the famous books, seen the films and collected a few dragon things along the way. What still lands is a gift that adds to the door they came through: an illustrated edition of a series they love, a print by an artist whose dragons they know, a new game for the table or a model to build.

The common mistakes are cheap resin dragon statues, generic fantasy décor and a famous novel they finished years ago. The better angle is to ask which dragons they love and choose something with real craft or play behind it: Charles Vess’s Earthsea illustrations, a Todd Lockwood print, a WizKids figure painted for the table or LEGO’s adult Toothless set. Each novel here is the first book of a series, so a reader who likes it has more ahead.

Prices run from a $19 paperback to a $120 limited-edition print, and half the picks cost between $35 and $70. Tabletop picks are flagged for players, since a D&D rulebook means little to someone who has never rolled a die at a table.

How we chose

Each pick adds to the way they already love dragons, through a book series, a game, an artist or a film, instead of generic dragon décor.
Real makers only, such as Stonemaier, LEGO, WizKids, Wizards of the Coast, Q Workshop and Ravensburger, plus major publishers and Todd Lockwood’s own shop.
Novels are first books in a series, and each is flagged so you can check they haven’t read it.
No cheap resin statues: the display pieces are a painted D&D figure, an 18-plus LEGO build and a limited-edition print.

Quick comparison

All 12 picks at a glance

Jump to any pick for the reasoning, who should skip it, and where to find it.

01Wyrmspan board gameBoard gamers, and couples who liked Wingspan and want dragons instead of birds$65 02The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated EditionReaders of literary fantasy who want a keepsake edition$70 03LEGO Icons How to Train Your Dragon: Toothless (10375)Adult LEGO builders who grew up with How to Train Your Dragon$70 04Todd Lockwood A Natural History of Dragons limited-edition giclée printFans of D&D art who have a wall for a real illustrator’s dragon$120 05D&D Icons of the Realms: Adult Red Dragon Premium FigureDungeon Masters who want a dragon worth putting on the table$100 06Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons, Dungeons & Dragons hardcoverPlayers and Dungeon Masters running a dragon-heavy D&D campaign$50 07His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik, Temeraire book oneReaders who like history, naval adventure and a dragon with a personality$19 08The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen DynastyHouse of the Dragon viewers and Game of Thrones readers$60 09A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan, paperbackCurious readers who would rather study dragons than fight them$19 10The Book of Dragons: An Anthology, edited by Jonathan StrahanReaders who have finished the big dragon series and want new voices$35 11Q Workshop Dragons Dice Set: Onyx, 7 diceTabletop players who roll dice every week$20 12Ravensburger Fourth Wing 500-Piece Adult PuzzleFourth Wing readers who already own the book and want more of that world$20

The picks

Each gift, and who it suits

Board gameAbout $65
Wyrmspan board game
Best for Board gamers, and couples who liked Wingspan and want dragons instead of birds
It gives a dragon lover a game night built around caring for dragons rather than slaying them. Players are amateur dracologists who excavate caves and entice dragons to roost in their sanctuaries, chaining abilities and earning the favor of the Dragon Guild. The box holds 183 dragon cards, 75 cave cards and 55 eggs, plays one to five people in about 90 minutes and includes an Automa solo mode. Designer Connie Vogelmann borrowed Wingspan’s mechanisms, but it is a standalone game, not an add-on.
Skip it if
They prefer light party games; Stonemaier rates its game weight as heavy.
Before you buy
Stonemaier’s store listed it at $55, down from $65, with $10 flat-rate US shipping. A bundle adds the Dragon Academy expansion.
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Illustrated omnibusAbout $70
The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition
Best for Readers of literary fantasy who want a keepsake edition
It gathers Ursula K. Le Guin’s whole Earthsea cycle, whose dragons run from the dragon of Pendor in A Wizard of Earthsea to The Other Wind, into one keepsake volume. The 1,008-page hardcover includes all the novels, the short stories, Le Guin’s Oxford lecture “Earthsea Revisioned,” a story never printed before and a new introduction by Le Guin. Charles Vess drew more than 50 illustrations, commissioned and selected by Le Guin, and the book won the Hugo and Locus Awards for best art book. Even a reader who owns the paperbacks gets something new.
Skip it if
They read in bed or on the train; at 1,008 pages and nearly 12 inches tall, this is a book for the table.
Before you buy
Barnes & Noble listed the $70 hardcover in stock. If they have never read Earthsea, the $15.99 paperback of A Wizard of Earthsea is a cheaper first step.
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Building setAbout $70
LEGO Icons How to Train Your Dragon: Toothless (10375)
Best for Adult LEGO builders who grew up with How to Train Your Dragon
It is LEGO’s 18-plus display model of Toothless, the Night Fury from How to Train Your Dragon. The 784-piece set builds him with his saddle and repaired tail fin, and the head, jaw, wings and tail can be posed for display. Extras include a plasma-blast piece that fits in his mouth and a fish for him to eat. LEGO’s children’s dragon sets cost less, but this one is designed for adults to build and keep on a shelf.
Skip it if
They have never seen the films, or they want a large, days-long build; this is a mid-size set.
Before you buy
LEGO.com listed it as available at $69.99, limited to two per customer. It is a LEGO exclusive, so start with LEGO.com or a LEGO Store.
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Art printAbout $120
Todd Lockwood A Natural History of Dragons limited-edition giclée print
Best for Fans of D&D art who have a wall for a real illustrator’s dragon
It puts a dragon by a working fantasy illustrator on their wall. Todd Lockwood joined TSR’s art staff and later designed the look of Dungeons & Dragons’ third edition, and this image is his cover for Marie Brennan’s A Natural History of Dragons. The 16-by-20-inch limited-edition giclée is printed on Epson’s 100% cotton, acid-free watercolor paper, and his site says giclée runs are signed, numbered and limited to 500 copies or fewer. The same image as a 13-by-19-inch open-edition print costs $40.
Skip it if
They don’t hang art, or they want a D&D scene; his $40 Red Dragon print is the D&D choice.
Before you buy
Lockwood’s shop sells this image at $40 as an open edition, $120 as the limited giclée and $160 with a remarque, a small original drawing in the margin.
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Painted miniatureAbout $100
D&D Icons of the Realms: Adult Red Dragon Premium Figure
Best for Dungeon Masters who want a dragon worth putting on the table
It gives a Dungeon Master a centerpiece for the fight a campaign builds toward. WizKids’ official D&D figure comes prepainted, stands over 200 mm tall and runs over 175 mm long, sculpted with the red dragon’s swept-back horns, spinal frill and beaked snout. Because it arrives painted, it is ready for the table or a shelf on day one. Gift-shop resin dragons cost less, but this one is made to play with in a real game.
Skip it if
They like painting their own miniatures, or they don’t play tabletop games at all.
Before you buy
WizKids listed it in stock at $99.99. For a painter, its unpainted Nolzur’s Marvelous Miniatures young dragons cost $14.99.
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RPG sourcebookAbout $50
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons, Dungeons & Dragons hardcover
Best for Players and Dungeon Masters running a dragon-heavy D&D campaign
It is the D&D book written entirely about dragons, guided by Fizban the Fabulous. A Dungeon Master gets lair maps, detailed information on 20 kinds of dragons, a full bestiary with aspects of the dragon gods, and the story of Bahamut and Tiamat and the First World. Players get dragon-themed subclasses for monks and rangers, new draconic ancestries for dragonborn, spell options and a feat. It also brought gem dragons to fifth edition, so even a veteran with the core books finds something new.
Skip it if
They don’t play D&D, or their group uses a different game system; it is a fifth-edition rules supplement.
Before you buy
Barnes & Noble listed the hardcover in stock at $49.95. Check their shelf first; a Dungeon Master may already own it.
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Fantasy novelAbout $19
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik, Temeraire book one
Best for Readers who like history, naval adventure and a dragon with a personality
It starts a nine-book series that reimagines the Napoleonic Wars with dragons in the fight. When Captain Will Laurence’s ship captures a French vessel carrying an unhatched dragon egg, he ends up bonded to the dragon Temeraire and has to learn aerial combat as France prepares a dragon-borne invasion of Britain. The paperback runs 336 pages. Check that they haven’t read it; if they have, a later book in the series is the better gift.
Skip it if
They have already read Temeraire, or historical fiction leaves them cold.
Before you buy
Penguin Random House lists the paperback at $19. For a fast reader, add the second book so they can keep going.
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Illustrated historyAbout $60
The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty
Best for House of the Dragon viewers and Game of Thrones readers
It gives a House of the Dragon fan the Targaryens and their dragons as a coffee-table history. George R. R. Martin, Elio M. García Jr. and Linda Antonsson retell the history first told in Fire & Blood, from Aegon Targaryen’s conquest of Westeros to the Dance of the Dragons, the civil war that nearly ended Targaryen rule. The 352-page hardcover, Volume One of the history, has more than 180 new illustrations. A viewer who never read the books gets the backstory; a reader gets the art.
Skip it if
They want a novel; this is an illustrated history, and Volume One ends with the Dance of the Dragons.
Before you buy
Penguin Random House lists the hardcover at $60. For the full text, the HBO tie-in paperback of Fire & Blood, illustrated by Doug Wheatley, was $22 at Barnes & Noble.
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Fantasy novelAbout $19
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan, paperback
Best for Curious readers who would rather study dragons than fight them
It is written as the memoir of Isabella, Lady Trent, the world’s leading dragon naturalist, looking back on the bookish young woman who defied her era’s conventions to study them. This first volume covers her expedition to the mountains of Vystrana and her first discoveries, in a world with the feel of the Victorian age. It was an NPR best book of 2013 and opens a five-book series. Check they haven’t read it; Todd Lockwood’s print of its cover makes a natural pairing.
Skip it if
They want battles and dragon riders; this is a slower, science-minded adventure told as a memoir.
Before you buy
Barnes & Noble listed the 352-page Tor paperback in stock at $18.99.
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Story anthologyAbout $35
The Book of Dragons: An Anthology, edited by Jonathan Strahan
Best for Readers who have finished the big dragon series and want new voices
It solves the problem of a reader who has already read every famous dragon series. The 576-page hardcover collects nearly 30 new stories and poems written for it by writers including R.F. Kuang, Ken Liu, Garth Nix, Peter S. Beagle, Jo Walton, Patricia A. McKillip, Jane Yolen and Todd McCaffrey, with dragons ranging from rampaging beasts to wise sages. Rovina Cai drew a black-and-white illustration for each entry. It doubles as a list of authors whose novels they might try next.
Skip it if
They prefer one long story to short fiction, or they read mostly romantasy.
Before you buy
Barnes & Noble listed the $35 hardcover in stock but shipping in 6 to 10 days, so order well before a birthday.
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RPG dice setAbout $20
Q Workshop Dragons Dice Set: Onyx, 7 dice
Best for Tabletop players who roll dice every week
It is a small gift a player will use every session. Each seven-piece set covers the standard RPG dice, D4, D6, D8, D10, D12, D20 and D100, with engraved dragons wrapped around bold numbers. The Onyx version has red engraving on black dice, and the same design comes in other colorways, such as Nephrite, bottle green with gold, and Quartz, copper on a misty background. Plain dice cost less, but these put their favorite creature on every roll.
Skip it if
They don’t play tabletop RPGs, or they already have a favorite dice set they refuse to replace.
Before you buy
Q Workshop’s own shop prices each set at 73 złoty, about $20, and lists the Onyx set as available now.
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Jigsaw puzzleAbout $20
Ravensburger Fourth Wing 500-Piece Adult Puzzle
Best for Fourth Wing readers who already own the book and want more of that world
It is the fun pick, for a reader who fell hard for Rebecca Yarros’s war college for dragon riders. Fourth Wing, the first book in her Empyrean series, follows Violet Sorrengail into a college where dragons refuse to bond with fragile riders and incinerate them instead. Ravensburger made this 500-piece puzzle for its Romantasy Collection, based on the novel, and rates it for ages 12 and up. It costs less than a special edition of a book they already own.
Skip it if
They haven’t read Fourth Wing; give the book instead, after checking they want a romance with plenty of spice.
Before you buy
Ravensburger’s US store listed it in stock at $19.99. At Barnes & Noble the Fourth Wing hardcover was $29.99 and the paperback $17.99.
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Where this gift can go wrong

Cheap resin dragon statues and gift-shop décor. A painted WizKids figure, a LEGO build or a print from a working illustrator sits better on an adult’s shelf.
A famous novel they finished years ago. Ask what they have read, or choose an illustrated edition or an anthology that adds something new.
D&D books for someone who doesn’t play. Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons is a fifth-edition rules supplement; a non-player will get more from a novel or the Earthsea edition.
Romantasy for the wrong reader. Barnes & Noble’s bookseller note flags Fourth Wing’s spice, so check before giving it to someone who wants a quieter fantasy.

Useful answers

Questions people ask

Which dragon series should I start them on?

Check what they have read first. His Majesty’s Dragon opens Naomi Novik’s nine-book Temeraire series, set in the Napoleonic Wars. A Natural History of Dragons opens Marie Brennan’s five-book Lady Trent memoirs. Fourth Wing, the first Empyrean book by Rebecca Yarros, is a war-college romantasy with plenty of spice. For literary fantasy, Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea begins with A Wizard of Earthsea, $15.99 in paperback.

What should I buy a D&D player who loves dragons?

Match the gift to how they play. A Dungeon Master gets the most from Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons, a fifth-edition book with 20 kinds of dragons and lair maps, or WizKids’ painted Adult Red Dragon for the big fight. A player who paints miniatures may prefer WizKids’ unpainted Nolzur’s young dragons at $14.99. Any player can use a set of Q Workshop Dragons dice.

Is a limited-edition print worth it over an open edition?

It depends on how much the artist matters to them. Todd Lockwood’s site says his giclée prints are signed, numbered and limited to editions of 500 or fewer, on 100% cotton watercolor paper; the limited A Natural History of Dragons print is $120. His 13-by-19-inch open-edition prints cost $40 and suit a first frame or a tighter budget.

What about fans of How to Train Your Dragon or House of the Dragon?

LEGO’s 18-plus Toothless set, $69.99, is the adult pick for How to Train Your Dragon fans. For House of the Dragon, The Rise of the Dragon retells the Targaryen history from Fire & Blood with more than 180 new illustrations, and the HBO tie-in paperback of Fire & Blood, illustrated by Doug Wheatley, gives them the full text for $22.

Research record

What we read

The sources that shaped this list, beyond the product pages linked with each pick. Last reviewed September 2026.

01Todd Lockwood: About my prints, on giclée paper, editions and remarquestoddlockwood.com 02Todd Lockwood: About the artist and his years at TSRtoddlockwood.com 03Stonemaier Games: Wyrmspan game overviewstonemaiergames.com 04Wikipedia: Earthseaen.wikipedia.org 05Q Workshop: Dragons dice collectionq-workshop.com

Wyrmspan board game

The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition

LEGO Icons How to Train Your Dragon: Toothless (10375)

Todd Lockwood A Natural History of Dragons limited-edition giclée print

D&D Icons of the Realms: Adult Red Dragon Premium Figure

Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons, Dungeons & Dragons hardcover

His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik, Temeraire book one

The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty

A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan, paperback

The Book of Dragons: An Anthology, edited by Jonathan Strahan

Q Workshop Dragons Dice Set: Onyx, 7 dice

Ravensburger Fourth Wing 500-Piece Adult Puzzle

Where this gift can go wrong

Questions people ask

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