Saddened, Yorsh decides he will protect the young orphaned Robi. Yorsh, coming to miss deeply his companions, Monser and Sajra, journeys back to the old village to find their daughter Robi, and learns of the hanging they endured for protecting him. Yorsh takes upon the task of raising the young dragon. The second part of the story takes place thirteen years later the dragon dies leaving him with an egg. Upon discovering the dragon, Yorsh decides to stay and keep him company. To fulfill the prophecy and bring the world into an age where the sun will shine again, he must first find another bereaved creature: the last dragon.

Upon meeting and being reluctantly befriended by a hunter named Monser and Sajra, a woman, Yorsh learns of a prophecy and of his importance in saving the world of this Dark Age. His village has been destroyed by torrential rain, and he finds himself living in a world plagued by intolerance, shrouded in darkness, hungry, cold, and wet. In a two-part tale, the reader embarks on a journey of humor, sorrow, and tenderness, within a story of cultures colliding, highlighting a young orphaned elf, the last on earth, named Yorsh, full name Yorshkrunsquarklejolnerstrink. It has also been translated into French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and several other languages. L'ultimo elfo, her third children's book, was the first to be translated into English. She has a private psychotherapy practice, and formerly worked as a surgeon in both Italy and Ethiopia. Silvana De Mari, born in 1953 in Caserta, Italy, is a writer, psychotherapist, and doctor.

It has also been published in the UK as The Last Elf. Translated into English by Shaun Whiteside, it was published in the US by Miramax Books in 2006. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, it follows the journey of the last elf as he seeks out the last dragon so that the world can be renewed. The Last Dragon is a children's fantasy novel by Silvana De Mari, first published in Italy in 2004 under the title L'ultimo elfo. Children's fantasy novel by Silvana De Mari

The Last Dragon by Silvana De Mari