Order the Dragons Out! Book

The Dragons Out books are available in all major online shops and libraries, but below are my recommendations of where to find them (typically the publisher's webshop). Everything also in Amazon.  Please use the links for purchases for schools, children, or yourself!

English hardback and softback

  • Published on July 30, 2021
  • Austin Macauley's webshop here.

English eBook

  • Published on July 30, 2021
  • Amazon here to get the Kindle version. 

English AudioBook

  • Published on November 21, 2022
  • Audible here. 
  • The audiobook is available in many other stores and audiobook services.

Finnish hardback

  • Published on Dec 1, 2020
  • Avain's webshop here. 

Finnish Edition 2 - softback

  • Edition 2 of the Finnish book is a softback, published on Sep 5, 2022
  • BoD webshop here. 
  • This edition has a new cover and some other changes. It is recommended as a coursebook of software testing for schools in Finland (grades 4-9). 

Finnish Edition 2 - eBook

  • Published on Sep 5, 2022
  • BoD webshop here. 
  • Recommended as a coursebook of software testing for schools in Finland (grades 4-9). 

French softback

  • Published on Feb 17, 2023
  • BoD.fr webshop here.

French eBook

  • Published on Feb 17, 2023
  • BoD.fr webshop here. 
  • Promotional price of 4,99€ per book is on until April 17, 2023. 

Polish softback

  • Published August 23, 2022. 
  • PWN webshop here.

Polish eBook

  • Published August 23, 2022. 
  • PWN webshop here.

The free Dragon Lesson in Software Testing presentation

The free Creative Commons licensed Dragon Lesson in Software Testing presentation is available in a great number of languages here https://www.dragonsout.com/p/presentation-for-teachers.html

Other languages

Later, this page will have links to the online stores of the publishers of other translations of the Dragons Out book. Currently, German and Hungarian translations are in progress.


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