Yolen has written many novels and short stories that contain dragons. She may have gotten her start with "Cockfight," which appeared in an anthology of stories about dragons. This tale of dragons forced to fight for the entertainment of humans became the basis for a trilogy of novels about the dragons of Austar IV, which take place on a planet other than earth; Dragon's Blood (1982), Heart's Blood (1984), and A Sending of Dragons (1987), have been reprinted and are among Yolen's most popular works. Some of Yolen's short stories and poems about dragons were printed in Here There Be Dragons (1993). This collection shows the wide variety of kinds of dragons and mythological sources for dragons that Yolen has written about. For instance, "Dragonfield" (please see separate entry) is set in the north, probably northern Europe, and features a fairly traditional ravening dragon, whereas "GreatGrandfather Dragon's Tale...