Cover -- Copyright and Licence -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- The Author -- Contents -- Foreword -- Illustrations -- Fafnir -- Ouroboros -- Mount Meru -- DNA -- Tortall and Hinterland -- 1. Of Serial Readers -- 2. Of Purgatory and Yorkshire -- 3. Of Pseudonyms and Sentiment -- 4. Of Modern Dragons -- 5. Of Aliens in Africa -- 6. Of Organelles -- 7. Of Stormwings and Valiant Women -- Bibliography -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- SIGHTLINES.