The Ultimate Dragon Saga
#7123.85 adjusted 3.92 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 4 books Status Unfinished 1995–2020 Reading commitment Medium Graham Edwards Last reviewed 2026-11-02
Overview
The Ultimate Dragon Saga is an epic fantasy trilogy by English author Graham Edwards, published by Voyager between 1995 and 1997: Dragoncharm, Dragonstorm and Dragonflame. It is set in a world before humans and told almost entirely from the viewpoint of dragons. Fortune, a young dragon of the newer Naturals, and Cumber, an older Charmed dragon, search for the truth behind the fading of magic and try to unite the two dragon races. A standalone novel from 2020, The Dragons of Bloodrock, is set in the same world about fifty years before Dragoncharm. The author has not announced further books in this world.
Epic fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (4 works) counts toward ranking
The Ultimate Dragon Saga Graham Edwards
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dragoncharm | 1995 | 1 | core | 3.88 (223 ratings) |
 | Dragonstorm | 1996 | 2 | core | 3.84 (88 ratings) |
 | Dragonflame; Final book of the trilogy. | 1997 | 3 | core | 3.76 (74 ratings) |
Fortune and Cumber's journey through a world of fading magic, told entirely from the dragons' side.
The Peregrine Cycle Graham Edwards
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dragons of Bloodrock; Set about fifty years before Dragoncharm; reads on its own. | 2020 | 1 | core | N/A |
A standalone prequel following the knight Abalone in the same dragon world.
Quick answers
- How many books are in The Ultimate Dragon Saga? The Ultimate Dragon Saga's Core Canon is 4 books.
- What is the reading order for The Ultimate Dragon Saga? Publication order, starting with Dragoncharm. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is The Ultimate Dragon Saga finished? Unfinished (1995–2020).
- How much reading does The Ultimate Dragon Saga take? Medium reading commitment (estimated from 4 Core Canon books).
- How is The Ultimate Dragon Saga ranked? #712 in this site's official ranking, based on 385 reader ratings across 3 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #712?
Ranked #712 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.85 across 3 core books.
- A smaller readership (385 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Remarkably consistent across the whole series: all 3 rated core books rate within 0.12 of each other.
- 0.06 behind #711, The LonTobyn Chronicle.
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
One Core Canon book here doesn't have a recorded rating yet and isn't counted above: “The Dragons of Bloodrock” (awaiting ordinary reader-rating data collection. It will be folded back into this universe's ranking once its rating is recorded.).
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 4 books · Unfinished · 385 ratings · Ranks #712 overall
Good choice if you want a moderate-length epic fantasy universe.
Reading order
Publication order (4 Core Canon books)
- Dragoncharm (1995)
- Dragonstorm (1996)
- Dragonflame (1997)
- The Dragons of Bloodrock (2020)
Documented internal/story order
- Dragoncharm (1995)
- The Dragons of Bloodrock (2020)
- Dragonstorm (1996)
- Dragonflame (1997)
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.85 across 385 ratings on 3 Core Canon books. 1 additional Core Canon book hasn't been rated yet, so it isn't counted here. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 28 universes; Greyhawk gains three novels; 2 candidates ruled out accepted 2026-11-02
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: Dragoncharm Tier 2
- Wikipedia: Graham Edwards Tier 2
- Graham Edwards: Dragoncharm Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-02
Rule: Core Canon = the three Ultimate Dragon Saga novels (Dragoncharm, 1995, to Dragonflame, 1997) and the 2020 prequel The Dragons of Bloodrock; the Stone trilogy and the short stories are excluded.