List of dragons in literature

This is a list of dragons in literature.

For fictional dragons in other media, see the list of dragons in popular culture.

For dragons from legends and mythology, see the list of dragons in mythology and folklore.

By publication date of first installment in a series.

Arranged by publication date of the first installment in a series.

The dragon guarding the golden fleece, as in Apollonius's Argonautica .
St. George slaying the dragon, as in Jacobus de Voragine 's Golden Legend .
The dragon Yevaud on the cover of Ursula K. Le Guin 's A Wizard of Earthsea .
The dragon Maur, on the cover of Robin McKinley 's The Hero and the Crown .