Your father was a dragon slayer. You must become one too.
But what if dragons aren’t the real enemy?
Four dragon-filled adventures set in beautiful New Zealand.
I haven’t seen my 7-year-old son so excited about a book since Harry Potter.
–Lauren
Nathan is shocked to learn his father is dead, and even more shocked to learn he was a dragon slayer. Everything he thought he knew about his father was a lie. But he has no time to think about what it means before he is whisked off the the Alexandra School of Heroic Arts to train as his father’s successor. At school, Nathan and his new friends soon learn: dragons are not what they thought, neither is the schoolmaster, Claus Drachenmorder, and Nathan’s dad might not be dead … yet.
Tui, Nathan, Ella and Oliver have saved Nathan’s dad. Now they have to save the dragons. Can they convince dragons and humans to work together? Not everyone is happy with their plans, and some are willing to kill to prevent them from succeeding.
Bringing down an international dragon smuggling ring requires bravery, teamwork, quick thinking, and a touch of arson. Do Ella, Nathan, Tui and Oliver have what it takes, or will they become casualties in their own war against the smugglers?
Something lurks in the mountains—a legend of ice and snow, threatened by climate change. When the Dragon Defence League is called in to investigate, they embark on their most audacious mission yet. A mission that will take them to the ends of the earth and require the help of a nation. Can they pull it off before it’s too late?
Nathan McMannis is bored. His friends have gone on to new adventures, while he’s stuck at the Alexandra Institute doing correspondence school. All he wants is more excitement, less maths homework.
But you know what they say: Be careful what you wish for.
This standalone adventure can also be read as Book 5 of the Dragon Defence League series.
Coming November 2025!
Hilarious companion to the Dragon Defence League Series!
A world-first guide to dragons, written in consultation with the dragons themselves. Learn about all of Aotearoa’s dragons, their culture and customs, dragon conservation, and more.
The epic adventures of Chang Wan Ng.
In 1871, a chance encounter with a dragon left thirteen-year-old Chang Wan Ng’s best friend dead and set Ng on a journey that would last a lifetime and take him all over the world. Join Ng on his early adventures with dragons, taken from excerpts from his own journals.
A Dragon Defence League Series prequel. Get it FREE.
Short mockumentaries about the dragons of New Zealand.
A complete, no-prep novel study unit for The Dragon Slayer’s Son. 57 pages including: vocabulary lists and activities, discussion questions, reading response activities, printable worksheets, and before-and after-the book activities. Includes a digital version which provides all student materials in fillable Google Slides.
Robinne Weiss 