I play 2e AD&D, not 3.X, but after reading reviews of the different versions of this title, the 3.5e version sounded the best. I purchased the standard heavyweight POD version: superb print quality! This book is one inch thick! The quality is superb. For me, the POD is worth every penny -- much less than I could get a used copy for, on e-Bay, or Amazon. POD is fantastic quality, and the price is often much cheaper than a used copy, as discussed already.

Now for the contents... It covers the major D&D Dragons: both chromatic, and metallic. It gives examples of each Dragon type, in each of their growth, or maturity classes. It gives examples of a typical lair for each type, as well. There is great artwork for each type of Dragon, in each listing. There is a large amount of 3.Xe classes, feats, etc. None of that is of interest to me, since I play 2e, and none of this material is trasferable. They changed up the wing designs on several types of Dragons. There are glaring similiarities for some, with wings stretching to the tail, running nearly the entire length of the body. They tried to illustrate how these body-length wings would work, in flight. I give them props for trying.

They give CR ratings on each Dragon type, and age group. This is where it becomes like a video/PC game. A Hatchling, for example has 34 HP! The Hatchling is all of 2-feet tall! The Ancient Worm, or whatever they call the largest age/size group of Red Dragons, tend to have 500+ HP!... Even the deities, back in the DDG book, from 1e, did not have that many HP, typically. This seems ridiculous, to me. The CR rating for this monster, is 36, by the way. The highest CR is the ancient Gold Dragon: 37. To me, this really is over the top for size, HP, etc. Still, it is easy for the individual DM to massage the statistics to more acceptable levels.

One of the most interesting things I noticed, is that some Black Dragons can change their breath weapon from a narrow stream, into a a cone, one-half the normal length. Neat option, which makes great sense. They also name every example printed, so you get around five names for every true Dragon type, listed. They also cover lesser Dragons, but in much less detail (more than the Monster Manual, typically, but less than the space alloted to the true Dragons.

There is a section dealing with generating a Dragon's hoard of treasue, as well as other crunch on Dragons, their larirs, and minions who serve, or even worthip them.Just about every aspect of Dragons is covered.

They list magical items for use by Dragons, such as a magical mouthpiece, which increases their bite damage. They cover uses for Dragon body parts, making armor out of their hides, and such. As stated, there are a lot of pages in this book! It is packed with fun-to-read information on the most iconic monster in the game. This book is just fun to read, whether I use the material in my games, or not.

I would highly recommend this book to any DM. There is, however, a Pleyer's Section, as well, for would-be dragon slayers. I skipped that section. I feel my players need to research that on their own.

Anyway, I highly recommend this book, regardless of what rules set you play. It is a fun romp through all things Dragon. I feel it was worth the price of hard-copy admission. Cheers!