The fictional premise of the book is that it is a facsimile of a lost work originally printed in 1895 and purportedly written by a dragonologist named Dr. Ernest Drake[1] with the current publisher being unable to determine the truth of the matter.

It presents the research and findings of Dr. Ernest Drake on the dragons of the world, their biology, behavior, and history of their interactions with humans.

Real-life author Dugald Steer is the creator of the Drake character and the writer of this and several other books in the series.

In June 2008, Universal Studios acquired the film rights to the Dragonology series, with Leonard Hartman set to write and executive produce the adaptation.

[13] In August 2012, it was reported that Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci would produce the Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons movie for Universal with a new screenwriter.