Yara has glimpsed the last dragon on Earth only twice in her twelve years. She's got other things to worry about - her sister is in hospital, her parents are panicking, and her new teacher has labelled her a troublemaker and wants her out. But one evening, in the glow of the lights of the shopping centre in Milton Keynes, Yara finds herself being watched by the last dragon and, before it departs, it leaves her a gift - its only dragon egg.