A Natural History of Dragons

A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent introduces Isabella as a bookish young woman who has loved dragons since childhood, when a chance discovery of a sparklings sparks a lifelong obsession.

Defying the expectations of her society, she joins a dangerous expedition to the mountains of Vystrana, where she makes the first of the historic discoveries that will define her life's work — and barely escapes with it intact.

A breathtaking debut combining Victorian-era wit, dragon natural history, and the story of a woman refusing to let the world limit her mind.

Three years after her harrowing debut in the mountains, Isabella Camherst defies convention once more in The Tropic of Serpents. Venturing into the war-torn continent of Eriga to locate legendary swamp-wyrms, she must brave relentless heat, jungle fevers, and lethal palace intrigue alongside a runaway heiress. As political tensions flare and foreign perils mount, Lady Trent risks life, limb, and propriety in her relentless pursuit of scientific truth.

Setting sail on a daring two-year global circumnavigation, Isabella embarks on her most ambitious expedition yet in Voyage of the Basilisk. Accompanied by her young son and a charming archaeologist, she tracks feathered island serpents and elusive sea serpents across uncharted waters. But navigating deadly storms, unexpected shipwrecks, and hostile naval skirmishes proves that the frontiers of natural history are as perilous as they are wondrous.

Drawn to the sun-scorched deserts of Akhia, Isabella undertakes a confidential assignment for the Royal Scirling Army in In the Labyrinth of Drakes. Battling sweltering sands, political espionage, and ruthless foreign saboteurs, she ventures deep into dangerous canyons to unlock the elusive breeding secrets of desert drakes. Lady Trent blends fearless field scholarship with tense desert espionage, setting the stage for a groundbreaking draconian discovery.

In this thrilling culmination of her memoirs, Lady Trent prepares for her most perilous journey yet in Within the Sanctuary of Wings. Determined to conquer the world’s tallest peak nestled deep behind enemy borders, Isabella braves treacherous alpine terrain and hostile geopolitical conflicts to investigate a legendary secret. With everything she has built on the line, her search leads to an astonishing revelation that transforms both dragon biology and the world itself.