D&D Fans Won’t Want to Miss the Latest Officially Licensed Product

Wizards of the Coast and Dungeons & Dragons have gone above and beyond in 2025 to make this the year of the game’s namesake creature. Dragons have been a central part of the tabletop roleplaying game since its inception, and 2025 has seen some epic dragon content, including early summer’s adventure anthology, Dragon Delves. In partnership with Penguin Random House’s Clarkson Potter, the officially licensed Dungeons & Dragons coloring book, Dragons of the Realms, hits shelves on November 18.

D&D has always had some of the most entrancing fantasy artwork in tabletop gaming, with names like Larry Elmore, Anne Stokes and Clyde Caldwell being just a few of the most recognizable names from the last 51 years. Seeing these epic fantasy creatures come alive on the pages of game materials has always made them that much more majestic, with eager adventurers seeking them out in-game, even if only to catch a glimpse. Now, with Dragons of the Realms, fans can get closer than ever to the most dangerous monster in the world’s most popular roleplaying game.

Dragons of the Realms Features Every Dragon Type Imaginable

Dragons of the Realms DnD Coloring book featuring Tiamat

The popularity of adult coloring books hasn’t waned since they became popular back in the 2010s, but they continue to evolve for fans of every property imaginable. One of the great things about Dragons of the Realms is that, like its 2023 predecessor, there are plenty of intriguing line drawings that beg to be colored. From proud and majestic dragons to people fleeing in horror from imminent doom, there is a variety of scenes to bring to life with crayons, markers and colored pencils.

With 80 full pages of material, there are plenty of breathtaking images to choose from and make your own. In fact, every single page in the book has a colorable image, even the title pages. And if the artwork looks familiar to D&D fans, that’s because it is. Illustrations in Dragons of the Realms have previously featured in other forms, but are now available to customize with your own personal color palettes. Artists Ani Martín and Blake Kandzer adapted official D&D artwork featuring dragons and dragon lore into line art for coloring.

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The first two pages of the coloring book pay homage to the dragon queen herself, Tiamat. The dreaded five-headed dragon goddess is a colorful representation of the game’s five chromatic dragons, with every one of Tiamat’s heads drawing from the abilities of the dragon type it represents. Not only does this give each dragon head an intriguing personality to explore, but a lot of coloring options. There are also plenty of single-headed chromatic dragons to choose from, as well as metallic dragons, and even Dragonborn characters.

Scenes range from peaceful exploration and discovery to full-on battle shots, with raging dragons setting fire to villages or snatching horses right off the field while their rider cowers helpless behind a rocky outcrop. There are even cute little dragonling familiars and allies, standing strong beside their humanoid friends, which means there is something for every type of D&D fan to color in this book.

dragon hatching in Dragons of the Realms officially licensed DnD coloring book

Art has always been an important part of D&D, offering inspiration to Dungeon Masters and players to easily visualize the multiverse as they explore. Of course, I wasn’t going to review this coloring book without at least putting it to the test with my marker collection. Coloring books don’t always use the best paper, making it hard to use markers without it bleeding through to the image on the previous or next page, but I can personally testify that is not the case in Dragons of the Realms.

I put my Tombow dual brush pen markers to the test, but I didn’t stop there. I also brought out my metallic brush pens because I knew going in that they have a tendency to bleed through even the strongest paper. The good news is, they didn’t bleed through at all, which is the mark of a quality adult coloring book with thick paper that will endure whatever coloring implements you want to throw at it. I even went a little overboard on shading in some areas on purpose, just to see how the paper would hold up, and it was great. There was no paper pilling, even in areas I went over more than once, or tried to blend colors a bit.

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My only real complaint tends to apply to most adult coloring books, and that’s the tendency to split one full image across two pages. Because of the way these types of coloring books are bound, a significant part of the landscape-style images are affected by the fold between the pages. As noted, this isn’t just a problem with Dragons of the Realms. Most adult coloring books are similarly bound, and while it doesn’t necessarily ruin the experience, it can be frustrating when those epic images you really want to see come to life in full color.

How & Where to Buy Dragons of the Realms

Dragons of the Realms Dnd Coloring book title page

Dragons of the Realms: An Official Dungeons & Dragons Coloring Book is currently available for pre-order from Penguin Random House. Releasing on Tuesday, November 18, Dragons of the Realms retails for $17.99. Considering how close its release is to the holidays, this is the perfect gift for the D&D fan who already has everything or even to add to your own personal collection.

Dragons of the Realms is available for purchase from the following online retailers: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Powell’s, Target, Walmart, Hudson Booksellers, and Bookshop.org. Many local brick and mortar stores and game shops will also have this item for sale, so be on the lookout.