Author | Kate Mcmullan |
---|---|
Illustrator | Bill Basso |
Cover artist | Bill Basso |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's fiction |
Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
Published | November 1997 – 2012 |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
No. of books | 20 |
Dragon Slayers' Academy is a children's book series written by author Kate McMullan and illustrated by Bill Basso, which currently features 20 books.
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 (DSA), 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.