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Ologies
	Dragonology; Egyptology; Wizardology; Pirateology; Mythology; Monsterology; Spyology; Oceanology; Vampireology
Author	Dugald Steer and others
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Templar Publishing (UK); Candlewick Press (US)
Published	2003-present
Media type	Hardcover

The Ologies is a series of illustrated fantasy books presented in a fictional encyclopedic format. They are published by Templar Publishing in the United Kingdom and Candlewick Press in the United States. The books have been very popular in sales; the first book, Dragonology, remained on the New York Times' children's bestsellers list for 76 weeks.^[1]

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Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons (2003)
- Additional books listed at Dragonology
Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris (2004)
Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin (2005) ^[2]
Pirateology: A Pirate Hunter's Companion (2006) ^[3]
Mythology: Greek Gods, Heroes, & Monsters (2007)
Monsterology: The Complete Book of Monstrous Creatures (2008)
Spyology: The Complete Book of Spycraft (2008)
Oceanology: The True Account of the Voyage of the Nautilus (2009)
Vampireology: The True History of the Fallen (2010)

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In October 2007, Codemasters announced a licensing agreement to create video games for the Wii and Nintendo DS based on Dragonology, Wizardology and Pirateology.^[4] Nik Nak is developing the Wii titles.^[5] And there will be PC versions.

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^ "CHILDREN'S BEST SELLERS: September 11, 2005". New York Times. 2005-09-11. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9905E0DA1731F932A2575AC0A9639C8B63.
^ "Handicapping the holidays". Publishers Weekly. 2005-11-07. "Besides Sabuda, the most mentioned title for younger readers was Wizardology, the third book in Candlewick's Ologies series."
^ "Children's picture book bestsellers". Publishers Weekly. 2006-07-24. "On July 11 Candlewick rolled out the fourth offering in its extremely successful "Ologies" series: Pirateology."
^ David Jenkins (2007-10-05). "Codemasters Signs Wii/DS ‘Ology Book Deal". Gama Sutra. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15752.
^ Leigh Alexander (2008-01-22). "Nik Nak Developing 'Ology Wii Titles For Codemasters". Gamasutra. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17051.

[edit] External links

Ology World official website
Ology Center Fan site, discussions for every book/game.
Templar Ologies
Candlewick Press - Catalog - Ologies

[0] "CHILDREN'S BEST SELLERS: September 11, 2005". New York Times. 2005-09-11. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9905E0DA1731F932A2575AC0A9639C8B63.

[1] "Handicapping the holidays". Publishers Weekly. 2005-11-07. "Besides Sabuda, the most mentioned title for younger readers was Wizardology, the third book in Candlewick's Ologies series."

[2] "Children's picture book bestsellers". Publishers Weekly. 2006-07-24. "On July 11 Candlewick rolled out the fourth offering in its extremely successful "Ologies" series: Pirateology."

[3] David Jenkins (2007-10-05). "Codemasters Signs Wii/DS ‘Ology Book Deal". Gama Sutra. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15752.

[4] Leigh Alexander (2008-01-22). "Nik Nak Developing 'Ology Wii Titles For Codemasters". Gamasutra. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17051.

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