"Caterina is a serving girl at the Belvedere palace in Rome, where rumours abound about Leonardo's dragon. The palace is visited by exotic travellers, and Caterina collects dragon stories from the farthest flung regions of the earth. But will she find out the truth about Leonardo's monster? Donovan takes us on a fascinating story for anyone interested in dragons and history, revisiting such famous stories as "St George and the Dragon." --Publisher description.