Dragon Slayers' Academy


Dragon Slayers' Academy is a children's book series written by author Kate McMullan and illustrated by Bill Basso, which currently features 20 books.

Plot

The series follows the adventures of a young medieval peasant boy Wiglaf of Pinwick and his two friends, Erica von Royale and Angus du Pangus, as they are educated in the art of dragon slaying at the boarding school, Dragon Slayers' Academy, run by Angus' greedy Uncle Mordred. The academy is run under the motto "Goldius est goodius," features three pots of gold above a dead dragon on its back on its crest. The school serves only eel for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Setting and place

Books

  1. The New Kid At School – Wiglaf arrives at the DSA and slays his first dragon.
  2. Revenge of the Dragon Lady – Gorzil's fearsome mother comes to find the person who killed her son.
  3. Class Trip to the Cave of Doom – Students from the DSA search for Seetha's gold.
  4. A Wedding For Wiglaf?The Princess of East Armpitsa wants to find someone that matches her lost love.
  5. Knight For A Day – Wiglaf wins a contest, with the prize being a day with Sir Lancelot.
  6. Sir Lancelot, Where Are You? – DSA students search for the real Sir Lancelot.
  7. Wheel of Misfortune – The DSA participates in an all-school's brain power tournament.
  8. Countdown to the Year 1000 – The day before the last day of first millennium.
  9. 97 Ways To Train A Dragon – Wiglaf and Angus are on dawn patrol, cleaning up trash, and find an egg. Bringing it back to their dorm, it hatches.
  10. Help! It's Parents Day At DSA – Some of the Class I Lads put on a play for their parents.
  11. Danger! Wizard At Work – Mordred is looking for a man who claims he has a kit to make his own gold. On the quest, Wiglaf and the gang are turned into dragons, attending a Dragon school.
  12. The Ghost Of Sir Herbert Dungeonstone
  13. Beware! It's Friday the 13th! – On Friday the 13th Snagglefang comes to find Brother Dave, the school's librarian, seeking revenge. It seems that the Brotherhood is known for their peanut brittle, but Dave's is hard and caused Snagglefang to lose his front fangs.
  14. Pig Latin – Not Just For Pigs – School is let out because Mordrid is teaching the teachers. Wiglaf and his pet pig Daisy visit Erica's castle, where her father is sick with the pox.
  15. Double Dragon Trouble
  16. The World's Oldest Living Dragon
  17. Hail! Hail! Camp Dragononka – DSA is closed for summer vacation and Wiglaf and his little brother Dudwin go to Camp Dragonka, where Dudwin starts seeing dragon ghosts.
  18. Never Trust a Troll! – Wiglaf is very excited to return to DSA as a Class II Lad, but his enthusiasm is diminished by the presence of his brother Dudwin at the DSA.
  19. Little Giant – Big Trouble – Worm, who is sick, is taken by a giant girl. His friends rescue him.
  20. School's Out...Forever!