How to Slay a Dragon: A Fantasy Hero's Guide to the Real Middle Ages
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- Create Date：2021-06-17 01:19:09
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Cait Stevenson
- ISBN：1982164115
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Summary
Grab your magical sword and take the place of your favorite fantasy character with this fun and historically accurate how-to guide to solving epic quests。
What should you ask a magic mirror？ How do you outwit a genie？ Where should you dig for buried treasure？ Fantasy media’s favorite clichés get new life from How to Slay a Dragon: A Fantasy Hero’s Guide to the Real Middle Ages， a historically accurate romp through the medieval world。 Each entry presents a trope from video games， books， movies， or TV—such as saving the princess or training a wizard—as a problem for you to solve， as if you were the hero of your own fantasy quest。 Through facts sourced from a rich foundation of medieval sources， you will learn how your magical problems were solved by people in the actual Middle Ages。
Divided into thematic subsections based on typical stages in a fantastical epic， and inclusive of race， gender， and continent， How to Slay a Dragon is perfect if you’re curious to learn more about the time period that inspired some of your favorite magical worlds or longing to know what it would be like to be the hero of your own mythical adventure。
What should you ask a magic mirror？ How do you outwit a genie？ Where should you dig for buried treasure？ Fantasy media’s favorite clichés get new life from How to Slay a Dragon: A Fantasy Hero’s Guide to the Real Middle Ages， a historically accurate romp through the medieval world。 Each entry presents a trope from video games， books， movies， or TV—such as saving the princess or training a wizard—as a problem for you to solve， as if you were the hero of your own fantasy quest。 Through facts sourced from a rich foundation of medieval sources， you will learn how your magical problems were solved by people in the actual Middle Ages。
Divided into thematic subsections based on typical stages in a fantastical epic， and inclusive of race， gender， and continent， How to Slay a Dragon is perfect if you’re curious to learn more about the time period that inspired some of your favorite magical worlds or longing to know what it would be like to be the hero of your own mythical adventure。
Reviews
Zephyr Marquis
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I love nonfiction books， especially when they teach me something new about the world。 I’ve gotta say， I enjoyed this book and I learned a lot of new， weird things about the Middle Ages。 I really wish there was a bit more of the old， storybook style art throughout。 I also think there were times where the narrator kind of got off topic in various chapters。 But overall， this was a fun read with an entertaining setup。~I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review~
Ashley
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They say never judge a book by the cover， but I knew I had to get my hands on this the second I saw that dragon。 Luckily for me， what continued within lived up to the hype of the tagline; that it's a "fantasy hero's guide to the real Middle Ages。"Thinking of my personal interests， I may perhaps be the perfect reader for this book。 I devour a ton of fantasy。 I'm well versed in many of the tropes that inhabit those worlds， and I have a deep love of history。 Especially those dang Middle Ages， where They say never judge a book by the cover， but I knew I had to get my hands on this the second I saw that dragon。 Luckily for me， what continued within lived up to the hype of the tagline; that it's a "fantasy hero's guide to the real Middle Ages。"Thinking of my personal interests， I may perhaps be the perfect reader for this book。 I devour a ton of fantasy。 I'm well versed in many of the tropes that inhabit those worlds， and I have a deep love of history。 Especially those dang Middle Ages， where most fantasy book worlds love to take inspiration from。 Author and historian Cait Stevenson has compiled a hilarious account of real Middle Ages history that fit neatly into many fantasy genre tropes。 The book is beautifully laid out， with gorgeous chapter illustrations and exceptional font choices。 You can tell a ton of care went into the design。 At the moment I have a digital copy， but I've already pre-ordered the physical book， which will be a fierce addition to my bookshelf。 I've dipped my toe in the humorous history book world before， but "How to Slay a Dragon" really is a take unlike any other I've seen。 Stevenson has such a unique voice and a deft hand; able to present dense information that even the history haters will find tempting。 Perhaps my favorite thing about this one was the reader's role as the hero。 This was my chance， my shot， at finally being *THE CHOSEN ONE*。。。 if you've ever wondered what it was like to train a wizard， find a unicorn， and feast like a king （all from the context of the true Middle Ages） than "How to Slay a Dragon" is your moment！ So go ahead reader， listen to the call from this lady in the lake。 Reach out to that bookshelf and claim "How to Slay a Dragon，" because your destiny is waiting。。。Huge thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me an eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Nyssa Rose
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