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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Anthiope is Europe, with Scirling instead of Victorian England, Vystrana standing in for a generic eastern European country, Bulskevo as Russia, Nichaea as Greece, Thessios as France and so on. Eriga is Africa, Keonga is Polynesia, Yelang is China (with Mtryahaima being the Himalayas) and Akhia is an unspecified Arabic nation. The Draconeans aren't an exact analogue for any real culture, though the artwork we see in the illustrations has a definite Egyptian bent to it.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Anthiope is Europe, with Scirling Scirland instead of Victorian England, Vystrana standing in for a generic eastern European country, Bulskevo as Russia, Nichaea as Greece, Thessios Thiessin as France and so on. Eriga is Africa, Keonga is Polynesia, Yelang is China (with Mtryahaima being the Himalayas) and Akhia is an unspecified Arabic nation.Arabia. The Draconeans aren't an exact analogue for any real culture, though the artwork we see in the illustrations has a definite Egyptian bent to it.
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* AuthorAppeal: The narrator and main character is a biologist, but the author is an anthropologist, and it shows in the detailed explorations of the different cultures Isabella encounters, and her relationship and collaboration with the archaeologist Suhail.
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* AuthorAppeal: The narrator and main character is a biologist, but the author is an anthropologist, and it shows in the detailed explorations of the different cultures Isabella encounters, and her relationship and collaboration with the archaeologist Suhail. [[spoiler:The final novel culminates this in having Isabella encounter a species of intelligent humanoid dragon, and explore ''their'' culture.]]
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* {{Asexuality}}: Natalie is heavily implied to be asexual, as she mentions that she doesn't desire a husband and didn't derive any pleasure from "female company".
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* {{Asexuality}}: Natalie is heavily implied to be asexual, as she mentions that she doesn't desire a husband and didn't derive any pleasure from "female company". WordOfGod confirmed this in passing in a blog post.
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* WhamEpisode: Without going into too many spoilery details, ''Within the Sanctuary of Wings'' upends almost everything both the characters and the audience think they know about the world's history.
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* AdvancedAncientAcropolis: Many of the Draconean ruins show signs of a civilisation rivalling anything around in the present and a great deal ahead of many. Most notably, they've head a global reach, which is something no modern nation can claim.
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* AdvancedAncientAcropolis: Many of the Draconean ruins show signs of a civilisation rivalling anything around in the present and a great deal ahead of many. Most notably, they've head had a global reach, which is something no modern nation can claim.
* AscendedFanboy: Andrew is a great fan of his little sister's adventures, and when she arrives in Mrtyahaima, he's trying to partake in one of them. [[spoiler:He ends up flying the caeliger that lands in the Draconean village]] and partaking in Isabella's schemes. Understandably, he's beyond joyous.
* BrutalHonesty: Isabella has very little in the way of a brain-to-mouth filter, which causes her trouble more than a few times.
** The dragon-headed statues of Draconean gods [[spoiler:represent Draconeans themselves]].
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* DraconicHumanoid: Draconean gods, as depicted by their statues, are humanoids with dragon heads and wings.
** [[spoiler: ''Within the Sanctuary of Wings'' reveals that these aren't Draconean ''gods''; they're the ''Draconeans themselves''.]]
** [[spoiler: ''Within the Sanctuary of Wings'' reveals that these aren't Draconean ''gods''; they're the ''Draconeans themselves''.]]
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* DraconicHumanoid: Draconean gods, as depicted by their statues, are humanoids with dragon heads and wings.
**wings. [[spoiler: ''Within the Sanctuary of Wings'' reveals that these aren't Draconean ''gods''; they're the ''Draconeans themselves''.]]
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first time Isabella sees Suhail, he's diving off a cliff.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Anthiope is Europe, with Scirling instead of Victorian England, Vystrana standing in for a generic eastern European country, Bulskevo as Russia, Nichaea as Greece, Thessios as France and so on. Eriga is Africa, Keonga is Polynesia, Yelang is China and Akhia is an unspecified Arabic nation. The Draconeans aren't an exact analogue for any real culture, though the artwork we see in the illustrations has a definite Egyptian bent to it.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Anthiope is Europe, with Scirling instead of Victorian England, Vystrana standing in for a generic eastern European country, Bulskevo as Russia, Nichaea as Greece, Thessios as France and so on. Eriga is Africa, Keonga is Polynesia, Yelang is China and Akhia is an unspecified Arabic nation. The Draconeans aren't an exact analogue for any real culture, though the artwork we see in the illustrations has a definite Egyptian bent to it.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** The first time Isabella sees Suhail, he's diving off acliff.
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** The first major thing young Isabella does in her memoirs is dissect a dead pigeon ForScience
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Anthiope is Europe, with Scirling instead of Victorian England, Vystrana standing in for a generic eastern European country, Bulskevo as Russia, Nichaea as Greece, Thessios as France and so on. Eriga is Africa, Keonga is Polynesia, Yelang is China (with Mtryahaima being the Himalayas) and Akhia is an unspecified Arabic nation. The Draconeans aren't an exact analogue for any real culture, though the artwork we see in the illustrations has a definite Egyptian bent to it.
** The first time Isabella sees Suhail, he's diving off a
** The first major thing young Isabella does in her memoirs is dissect a dead pigeon ForScience
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Anthiope is Europe, with Scirling instead of Victorian England, Vystrana standing in for a generic eastern European country, Bulskevo as Russia, Nichaea as Greece, Thessios as France and so on. Eriga is Africa, Keonga is Polynesia, Yelang is China (with Mtryahaima being the Himalayas) and Akhia is an unspecified Arabic nation. The Draconeans aren't an exact analogue for any real culture, though the artwork we see in the illustrations has a definite Egyptian bent to it.
* FreudianTrio: The three sisters who rescue Isabella in the last book, with Zam being the Id, Kahhe and the Superego and Ruzt as the Ego.
* HiddenElfVillage: The eponymous Sanctuary of Wings of the final book is a hidden valley inhabited by [[spoiler:Draconeans.]]
* LaResistance: The Khiam Siu are a rebel faction in Yeland who want to overthrow the current ruling dynasty.
* ManlyTears: [[spoiler:Suhail]] breaks down into tears upon finding out Isabella is alive.
* {{Matriarchy}}: Underplayed, but the [[spoiler:Draconean]] society is ruled by nine women and one man.
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* NoodleIncident: Since they are written assuming that the reader already knows about Lady Trent's exploits, there are numerous references to other adventures, books or associates that are never elaborated on; some are treated as such in the earlier books, but are then described in detail in the later ones.
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* NoodleIncident: NeverFoundTheBody: Isabella's on the "body" end of this in the final book; after she's lost in an avalanche, she's presumed dead, and Suhail and Thus set out to find her body. Obviously, as she's the author of her memoirs, she didn't die.
* NoodleIncident:
** Since they are written assuming that the reader already knows about Lady Trent's exploits, there are numerous references to other adventures, books or associates that are never elaborated on; some are treated as such in the earlier books, but are then described in detail in the laterones.ones.
** In ''Within the Sanctuary of Wings'', Isabella mentions that the first leg of her journey into Mrtyahaima was prolonged by having to wear disguises, lie a lot and ultimately escape from bandits, and she admits freely that was this any other of her memoirs, she'd devote at least half of the book to this.
* NotQuiteFlight: [[spoiler:Draconeans]] are only capable of gliding, despite having rather large wings, because [[spoiler:their bipedal posture]] leaves them unable to keep proper balance in the air.
* NoodleIncident:
** Since they are written assuming that the reader already knows about Lady Trent's exploits, there are numerous references to other adventures, books or associates that are never elaborated on; some are treated as such in the earlier books, but are then described in detail in the later
** In ''Within the Sanctuary of Wings'', Isabella mentions that the first leg of her journey into Mrtyahaima was prolonged by having to wear disguises, lie a lot and ultimately escape from bandits, and she admits freely that was this any other of her memoirs, she'd devote at least half of the book to this.
* NotQuiteFlight: [[spoiler:Draconeans]] are only capable of gliding, despite having rather large wings, because [[spoiler:their bipedal posture]] leaves them unable to keep proper balance in the air.
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Princess (future Queen) Miriam's diplomatic expedition to Yelang forms the backdrop of ''Voyage of the Basilisk'', and it eventually turns out [[spoiler:she was actually trying to secure Scirling foothold on the Broken Isles]].
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: RebelLeader: Giat Jip-hau, the leader of Khiam Siu and the would-be Emperor of Yelang.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething:
** Princess (future Queen) Miriam's diplomatic expedition to Yelang forms the backdrop of ''Voyage of the Basilisk'', and it eventually turns out [[spoiler:she was actually trying to secure Scirling foothold on the BrokenIsles]].Isles]].
** Giat Jip-hau, the would-be Emperor of Yelang, insists on accompanying his men into the frey - he is, after all, a RebelLeader.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething:
** Princess (future Queen) Miriam's diplomatic expedition to Yelang forms the backdrop of ''Voyage of the Basilisk'', and it eventually turns out [[spoiler:she was actually trying to secure Scirling foothold on the Broken
** Giat Jip-hau, the would-be Emperor of Yelang, insists on accompanying his men into the frey - he is, after all, a RebelLeader.
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* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: In the world's backstory, ancient Draconeans perished when their servants turned against them [[spoiler:and poisoned their eggs.]]
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The Afterword to ''Within the Sanctuary of Wings'' has Isabella recount briefly what has happened in the life of her and other people involved in her story, as well as some general information about the differences between the world from her memoires and the world as it is now.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The Afterword to ''Within the Sanctuary of Wings'' has Isabella recount briefly what has happened in the life of her and other people involved in her story, as well as some general information about the differences between the world from her memoires and the world as it is now.
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* DraconicHumanoid: Draconean gods, as depitcted by their statues, are humanoids with dragon heads and wings.
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* DraconicHumanoid: Draconean gods, as depitcted depicted by their statues, are humanoids with dragon heads and wings.wings.
** [[spoiler: ''Within the Sanctuary of Wings'' reveals that these aren't Draconean ''gods''; they're the ''Draconeans themselves''.]]
** [[spoiler: ''Within the Sanctuary of Wings'' reveals that these aren't Draconean ''gods''; they're the ''Draconeans themselves''.]]
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All the world knows Isabella, Lady Trent, to be the worlds preeminent dragon naturalist. She is the woman who brought the study of dragons out of the shadows of myth and into the light of modern science. But before she became the illustrious figure we know today, there was a bookish young woman whose passion for learning, natural history - and dragons - defied conventions.
A Memoir By Lady Trent is a series of novels by Marie Brennan, starting with 'A Natural History of Dragons' first published in 2013. They follow the story of Isabella Camherst as she begins and progresses through her career to become the foremost expert in the world on dragons. Each book is written in the style of a memoir, told from Isabella's perspective. Dragons in the series are presented as neither good nor evil - they are simply creatures of the natural world, albeit ones usually occupying the top of the food chain.
The series so far consists of:
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# ''Literature/ANaturalHistoryOfDragons'' (2013)
# ''Literature/TheTropicOfSerpents'' (2014)
# ''Literature/VoyageOfTheBasilisk'' (2015)
# ''Literature/InTheLabyrinthOfDrakes'' (2016)
The fifth and final book, ''Within the Sanctuary of Wings'', is scheduled for publishing in the spring of 2017.
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A Memoir By Lady Trent is a series of novels by Marie Brennan, starting with 'A Natural History of Dragons' first published in 2013. They follow the story of Isabella Camherst as she begins and progresses through her career to become the foremost expert in the world on dragons. Each book is written in the style of a memoir, told from Isabella's perspective. Dragons in the series are presented as neither good nor evil - they are simply creatures of the natural world, albeit ones usually occupying the top of the food chain.
The series so far consists of:
[[index]]
# ''Literature/ANaturalHistoryOfDragons'' (2013)
# ''Literature/TheTropicOfSerpents'' (2014)
# ''Literature/VoyageOfTheBasilisk'' (2015)
# ''Literature/InTheLabyrinthOfDrakes'' (2016)
The fifth and final book, ''Within the Sanctuary of Wings'', is scheduled for publishing in the spring of 2017.
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All the world knows Isabella, Lady Trent, to be the worlds preeminent dragon naturalist. She is the woman who brought the study of dragons out of the shadows of myth and into the light of modern science. Her scientific expeditions, taking her all around the globe, are world famous, and the scandals and rumours surrounding her are legendary. But before she became the illustrious figure we know today, there was a bookish young woman whose passion for learning, natural history - and dragons - defied conventions.
A ''A Memoir By Lady Trent Trent'' is a series of LowFantasy novels by Marie Brennan, starting with 'A ''A Natural History of Dragons' first published in 2013. Dragons''. They follow the story of Isabella Hendemore - later Isabella Camherst and finally Isabella, Lady Trent - as she begins and progresses through her career to become the her world's foremost expert in the world on dragons. Each book is written in the style of a memoir, told from Isabella's perspective. Dragons in the series are presented perspective as neither good nor evil she explores a world akin to early nineteenth-century Earth - they are simply creatures if Earth was populated by countless species of the natural world, albeit ones usually occupying the top of the food chain.dragons.
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# ''Literature/ANaturalHistoryOfDragons'' ''A Natural History Of Dragons'' (2013)
#''Literature/TheTropicOfSerpents'' ''The Tropic Of Serpents'' (2014)
#''Literature/VoyageOfTheBasilisk'' ''Voyage Of The Basilisk'' (2015)
#''Literature/InTheLabyrinthOfDrakes'' ''In The Labyrinth Of Drakes'' (2016)
The fifth and final book, # ''Within the Sanctuary of Wings'', is scheduled for publishing in the spring of 2017.
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!! A Memoir by Lady Trent contains examples of:
* ActionSurvivor: Quite a bit happens to Isabella on her journey to Vystrana.
* AdvancedAncientAcropolis: Many of the Draconean ruins, though mysterious to the characters, show signs of a civilisation rivalling anything around in the present and a great deal ahead of many.
* AdventurerArchaeologist: Suhail.
* AmbiguousGender: [[spoiler: Heali'i is biologically male but thought by Keongans to be neither male nor female.]]
* {{Atlantis}}: Lady Trent's world is dotted with ruins of the ancient and mysterious Draconean civilization.
* ActionSurvivor: Quite a bit happens to Isabella on her journey to Vystrana.
* AdvancedAncientAcropolis: Many of the Draconean ruins, though mysterious to the characters, show signs of a civilisation rivalling anything around in the present and a great deal ahead of many.
* AdventurerArchaeologist: Suhail.
* AmbiguousGender: [[spoiler: Heali'i is biologically male but thought by Keongans to be neither male nor female.]]
* {{Atlantis}}: Lady Trent's world is dotted with ruins of the ancient and mysterious Draconean civilization.
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!! A ''A Memoir by Lady Trent Trent'' contains examples of:
* ActionSurvivor:Quite a bit happens to Isabella on her journey to Vystrana.
is far from an ActionGirl, but finds herself in many dangerous situations.
* AdvancedAncientAcropolis: Many of the Draconeanruins, though mysterious to the characters, ruins show signs of a civilisation rivalling anything around in the present and a great deal ahead of many.
many. Most notably, they've head a global reach, which is something no modern nation can claim.
* AdventurerArchaeologist:Suhail.
* AmbiguousGender: [[spoiler: Heali'i is biologically male but thought by Keongans to be neither male nor female.]]
* {{Atlantis}}: Lady Trent's world is dotted with ruins of the ancient and mysteriousSuhail researches Draconean civilization. ruins, and his first scene has him diving off a cliff. Short time after, he reveals that he's conducting his research in ruins occupied by a quetzalcoatl.
* AllThereInTheManual: Isabella often refers to other works, pictures and photographs that exist in her world, as the in-universe readers are expected to have access to them. Edgeworth's ''Natural History of Dragons'' is the most common of those.
* AlternativeCalendar: Isabella's world, though less advanced than ours, is in its sixth millennium. The names of the months are also different from ours.
* {{Asexuality}}: Natalie is heavily implied to be asexual, as she mentions that she doesn't desire a husband and didn't derive any pleasure from "female company".
* ActionSurvivor:
* AdvancedAncientAcropolis: Many of the Draconean
* AdventurerArchaeologist:
* AmbiguousGender: [[spoiler: Heali'i is biologically male but thought by Keongans to be neither male nor female.]]
* {{Atlantis}}: Lady Trent's world is dotted with ruins of the ancient and mysterious
* AllThereInTheManual: Isabella often refers to other works, pictures and photographs that exist in her world, as the in-universe readers are expected to have access to them. Edgeworth's ''Natural History of Dragons'' is the most common of those.
* AlternativeCalendar: Isabella's world, though less advanced than ours, is in its sixth millennium. The names of the months are also different from ours.
* {{Asexuality}}: Natalie is heavily implied to be asexual, as she mentions that she doesn't desire a husband and didn't derive any pleasure from "female company".
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* BreathWeapon: One of the defining traits used to classify an animal as a true dragon rather than simply being dragonlike is the possession of a breath weapon of some description, be it fire or ice or acid.
* CitizenshipMarriage: [[spoiler:Isabella is required to temporarily marry a woman in order to be accepted in Keonga. She's straight, so the marriage is never consummated.]]
* ConstructedWorld: Even a brief reading makes it very, very clear that Lady Trent is not from our neighborhood
* CrystalDragonJesus: Complete with schismatic churches. The "Magisterial" form of the religion plays the role of the FantasyCounterpartCulture version of Protestantism while the "Temple" form stands in for Eastern Orthodoxy. However, the actual religious beliefs and practices are based upon Judaism, not Christianity; an alert reader will notice that religiously observant characters keep kosher, celebrate holidays such as Purim, and so on.
** The "Magisterial" form of the religion is based on Rabbinic Judaism (modern Judiasm) and is mostly practiced in the West, while the "Temple" form is based on the now-extinct form of Jewish temple ritual.
* DraconicHumanoid: Probably not real, but Draconean statues depict these.
* DragonsPreferPrincesses: Oddly enough for an otherwise [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness hard fantasy]] tale, the wolf-drake is explicitly mentioned as prefering female prey.
* ElephantGraveyard: Dragon graveyard, actually, though a folktale about the existence of the more mundane kind is mentioned.
* CitizenshipMarriage: [[spoiler:Isabella is required to temporarily marry a woman in order to be accepted in Keonga. She's straight, so the marriage is never consummated.]]
* ConstructedWorld: Even a brief reading makes it very, very clear that Lady Trent is not from our neighborhood
* CrystalDragonJesus: Complete with schismatic churches. The "Magisterial" form of the religion plays the role of the FantasyCounterpartCulture version of Protestantism while the "Temple" form stands in for Eastern Orthodoxy. However, the actual religious beliefs and practices are based upon Judaism, not Christianity; an alert reader will notice that religiously observant characters keep kosher, celebrate holidays such as Purim, and so on.
** The "Magisterial" form of the religion is based on Rabbinic Judaism (modern Judiasm) and is mostly practiced in the West, while the "Temple" form is based on the now-extinct form of Jewish temple ritual.
* DraconicHumanoid: Probably not real, but Draconean statues depict these.
* DragonsPreferPrincesses: Oddly enough for an otherwise [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness hard fantasy]] tale, the wolf-drake is explicitly mentioned as prefering female prey.
* ElephantGraveyard: Dragon graveyard, actually, though a folktale about the existence of the more mundane kind is mentioned.
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* BreathWeapon: One of the defining traits used to classify an animal as a true dragon rather than simply being dragonlike is the possession of a breath weapon of some description, sort, be it fire or fire, ice or acid.
*CitizenshipMarriage: [[spoiler:Isabella is required ChekhovsGun:
** Calcified dragonbone Isabella and Jacob find in Vystrana grows in importance [[spoiler:when it allows people totemporarily marry a woman in order figure out how to be accepted in Keonga. She's straight, so the marriage is never consummated.preserve dragonbone.]]
** Dragonbone synthesis, completely unmentioned in ''In The Labyrinth of Drakes'' in favour of dragon breeding, [[spoiler:is the reason why the House of Dragons programme is shut down - it's finally succeeded.]]
** The penknife Andred borrows Isabella in the first book is used by her to save herself in the second.
* ChekhovsGunman:
** The smugglers Isabella stumbles upon in Vystrana [[spoiler:turn out to be behind most of her group's problems in the country.]]
** Princess Miriam, whose expedition overshadows Isabella's trip around the world, [[spoiler:turns out to be imprisoned on one of Keonga's sister islands, and becomes important to the book's finale.]]
* CitizenshipMarriage: [[spoiler:Isabella]] is required to temporarily marry a woman in order to be accepted in Keonga. She's straight, so the marriage is never consummated, and her wife treats it as a good practice session before marrying her crush.
* ConstructedWorld:Even a brief reading makes it very, Lady Trent's world is filled with dragons, with somewhat different geography but very clear similar cultures to that Lady Trent of our Earth circa 19th Century.
* CoolAirship: Caeligers are basically zeppellins with hulls made of [[spoiler:dragonbone]].
* CoolBigBro: Isabella's older brother Andrew isnot the only one she has a close relationship with, and he's always been supportive of her and her chosen profession - in fact, him stealing ''Natural History of Dragons'' for her from our neighborhood
their father is how she got into dragon naturalism in the first place. Isabella, in turn, seems to adore him.
* CrystalDragonJesus: Complete with schismatic churches. The "Magisterial" form of the religion plays the role of the FantasyCounterpartCulture version of Protestantism while the "Temple" form stands in for Eastern Orthodoxy. However, the actual religious beliefs and practices are based upon Judaism, not Christianity; an alert reader will notice that religiously observant characters keep kosher, celebrate holidays such as Purim, and soon.
**on. The "Magisterial" form of the religion is based on Rabbinic Judaism (modern Judiasm) and is mostly practiced in the West, while the "Temple" form is based on the now-extinct form of Jewish temple ritual.
* DeadGuyJunior: Jake is named after his deceased father.
* DemotedToExtra: Both Natalie and her grandfather lose prominence as the books go on.
* DraconicHumanoid:Probably not real, but Draconean statues depict these.
gods, as depitcted by their statues, are humanoids with dragon heads and wings.
* DragonRider: Young Keongans challenge themselves to ride atop sea serpents, and experienced ones can even steer them. Isabella and Suahil attempt the same, [[spoiler:and Isabella even uses one to take down a Yelangese caeliger.]]
* DragonsPreferPrincesses: Oddly enough for an otherwise [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness hard fantasy]] tale, the wolf-drake is explicitly mentioned asprefering preferring female prey.
* ElephantGraveyard: Dragongraveyard, actually, though a folktale about graveyard plays an important part in the existence of the more mundane kind is mentioned.first book.
*
** Calcified dragonbone Isabella and Jacob find in Vystrana grows in importance [[spoiler:when it allows people to
** Dragonbone synthesis, completely unmentioned in ''In The Labyrinth of Drakes'' in favour of dragon breeding, [[spoiler:is the reason why the House of Dragons programme is shut down - it's finally succeeded.]]
** The penknife Andred borrows Isabella in the first book is used by her to save herself in the second.
* ChekhovsGunman:
** The smugglers Isabella stumbles upon in Vystrana [[spoiler:turn out to be behind most of her group's problems in the country.]]
** Princess Miriam, whose expedition overshadows Isabella's trip around the world, [[spoiler:turns out to be imprisoned on one of Keonga's sister islands, and becomes important to the book's finale.]]
* CitizenshipMarriage: [[spoiler:Isabella]] is required to temporarily marry a woman in order to be accepted in Keonga. She's straight, so the marriage is never consummated, and her wife treats it as a good practice session before marrying her crush.
* ConstructedWorld:
* CoolAirship: Caeligers are basically zeppellins with hulls made of [[spoiler:dragonbone]].
* CoolBigBro: Isabella's older brother Andrew is
* CrystalDragonJesus: Complete with schismatic churches. The "Magisterial" form of the religion plays the role of the FantasyCounterpartCulture version of Protestantism while the "Temple" form stands in for Eastern Orthodoxy. However, the actual religious beliefs and practices are based upon Judaism, not Christianity; an alert reader will notice that religiously observant characters keep kosher, celebrate holidays such as Purim, and so
**
* DeadGuyJunior: Jake is named after his deceased father.
* DemotedToExtra: Both Natalie and her grandfather lose prominence as the books go on.
* DraconicHumanoid:
* DragonRider: Young Keongans challenge themselves to ride atop sea serpents, and experienced ones can even steer them. Isabella and Suahil attempt the same, [[spoiler:and Isabella even uses one to take down a Yelangese caeliger.]]
* DragonsPreferPrincesses: Oddly enough for an otherwise [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness hard fantasy]] tale, the wolf-drake is explicitly mentioned as
* ElephantGraveyard: Dragon
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Scirling = Victorian England; Vystrana = eastern Europe; Bulskevo = Russia; Eriga = Africa; Keonga = Polynesia; Yelang = China; etc. The Draconeans aren't an exact analogue for any real culture, though the artwork we see in the illustrations has a definite Egyptian bent to it.
* FictionalDocument: Every book is presented and reads like an old-fashioned memoir from Lady Trent's homeland.
* FireForgedFriends: Isabella and Tom go from resenting one another to best friends and business partners.
* GiantFlyer: A ''lot'' of work is put into [[JustifiedTrope justifying]] this trope and even then there are limits to how big a dragon can get and still fly, but yeah.
* HungryJungle: Mouleen. Its native people love it dearly and know how to live there successfully, but to outsiders it is justifiably known as the 'Green Hell'.
* InWhichATropeIsDescribed: Preceding each section.
* ItCanThink: May be the case with dragons.
* JungleDrums: With the Moulish
* FictionalDocument: Every book is presented and reads like an old-fashioned memoir from Lady Trent's homeland.
* FireForgedFriends: Isabella and Tom go from resenting one another to best friends and business partners.
* GiantFlyer: A ''lot'' of work is put into [[JustifiedTrope justifying]] this trope and even then there are limits to how big a dragon can get and still fly, but yeah.
* HungryJungle: Mouleen. Its native people love it dearly and know how to live there successfully, but to outsiders it is justifiably known as the 'Green Hell'.
* InWhichATropeIsDescribed: Preceding each section.
* ItCanThink: May be the case with dragons.
* JungleDrums: With the Moulish
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Anthiope is Europe, with Scirling = instead of Victorian England; England, Vystrana = standing in for a generic eastern Europe; European country, Bulskevo = Russia; as Russia, Nichaea as Greece, Thessios as France and so on. Eriga = Africa; is Africa, Keonga = Polynesia; is Polynesia, Yelang = China; etc.is China and Akhia is an unspecified Arabic nation. The Draconeans aren't an exact analogue for any real culture, though the artwork we see in the illustrations has a definite Egyptian bent to it.
*FictionalDocument: FictionalDocument:
** Every book is presented and reads like an old-fashioned memoirfrom penned by Lady Trent's homeland.
Trent.
** Isabella makes many references to in-world books on both her travels and dragon biology.
* FireForgedFriends: Isabella and Tom go from resenting one another to best friends and businesspartners.partners through their experiences in Vystrana.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When she mentions dissecting a dead pigeon as a child, Isabella notes that the penknife she used isn't on her shelf alongside other items from her childhood because she lost it in Mouleen. In the second book, we get to see the circumstances of this event.
* GenreSavvy: Upon finding an empty chamber in abandoned ruins, Andrew instantly declares that there must be a hidden entrance. Of course there is.
* GiantFlyer: A ''lot'' of work is put into [[JustifiedTrope justifying]] this trope and even then there are limits to how big a dragon can get and stillfly, but yeah.
fly. Nonetheless, many flying dragons are very large.
* HappilyMarried: Isabella and Jacob, thanks to shared love of all things draconic. [[spoiler:Later, Isabella and Suhail.]]
* HungryJungle: Mouleen. Its native people love it dearly and know how to live there successfully, but to outsiders it is justifiably known as the'Green Hell'.
"Green Hell". Just about everything is out to eat you.
* InWhichATropeIsDescribed:Preceding Every section of each section.
book begins with "in which (brief and non-specific summary)".
* ItCanThink:May be the case with dragons.
Isabella sometimes wonders how intelligent dragons are.
* JungleDrums:With The Moulish communicate quickly across the Moulishjungle by using drums, with different rythms carrying different messages.
*
** Every book is presented and reads like an old-fashioned memoir
** Isabella makes many references to in-world books on both her travels and dragon biology.
* FireForgedFriends: Isabella and Tom go from resenting one another to best friends and business
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When she mentions dissecting a dead pigeon as a child, Isabella notes that the penknife she used isn't on her shelf alongside other items from her childhood because she lost it in Mouleen. In the second book, we get to see the circumstances of this event.
* GenreSavvy: Upon finding an empty chamber in abandoned ruins, Andrew instantly declares that there must be a hidden entrance. Of course there is.
* GiantFlyer: A ''lot'' of work is put into [[JustifiedTrope justifying]] this trope and even then there are limits to how big a dragon can get and still
* HappilyMarried: Isabella and Jacob, thanks to shared love of all things draconic. [[spoiler:Later, Isabella and Suhail.]]
* HungryJungle: Mouleen. Its native people love it dearly and know how to live there successfully, but to outsiders it is justifiably known as the
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Did the dragon ''really'' save Isabella? Just how smart ''are'' they?
* MetalPoorPlanet: Iron is rare, at least in Scirland and presumably in other analogues of Victorian-era European powers. [[spoiler:This is actually a major plot point.]]
* MetalPoorPlanet: Iron is rare, at least in Scirland and presumably in other analogues of Victorian-era European powers. [[spoiler:This is actually a major plot point.]]
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Did the dragon ''really'' save Isabella? Just how smart ''are'' they?
Isabella, or was it just a happy accident?
* MetalPoorPlanet: Iron israre, at least rare in Scirland Isabella's world, which is why preserving dragonbone is such a discovery.
* MythArc: Although each book tells a self-contained story, dragonbone preservation andpresumably in other analogues ramifications thereof form the background to all of Victorian-era European powers. [[spoiler:This is actually a major plot point.]]Isabella's adventures.
* MetalPoorPlanet: Iron is
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* {{Precursors}}: The Draconeans.
* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Largely averted, though played straight in some ways.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Princess Miriam
* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Largely averted, though played straight in some ways.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Princess Miriam
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* {{Precursors}}: The Draconeans.
Draconeans are an ancient civillization that has managed to domesticate dragons and conquered most of the known world before vanishing mysteriously.
* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Largely averted,though played straight as propriety demands that Isabella wear dresses when among people. This being said, from the second book onwards she wears trousers while in some ways.
the field.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: PrincessMiriam(future Queen) Miriam's diplomatic expedition to Yelang forms the backdrop of ''Voyage of the Basilisk'', and it eventually turns out [[spoiler:she was actually trying to secure Scirling foothold on the Broken Isles]].
* RunningGag: Tom's skin becomes very red whenever exposed to the sun for too long, and wherever he goes, the locals nickname him some form of "red" or "red man".
* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Largely averted,
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Princess
* RunningGag: Tom's skin becomes very red whenever exposed to the sun for too long, and wherever he goes, the locals nickname him some form of "red" or "red man".
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* SeaMonster: Lady Trent's primary subject of study in the third book.
* ShoulderSizedDragon: The sparklings.
* ShoulderSizedDragon: The sparklings.
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* SeaMonster: Lady Trent's Sea serpents are dragon-like species that are common in Isabella's world's oceans. They're her primary subject of study in the third book.
*ShoulderSizedDragon: ShoulderSizedDragon:
** Thesparklings.sparklings are no bigger than a fist.
** Honeyseekers can easily be kept as pets.
* SnobsVersusSlobs: Isabella's and Tom's rivalry in the first book has undercurrents of this, as he's worried that her higher social status will interfere with his attempts to make a name for hiself and she subconsciously puts him down because he's a commoner.
*
** The
** Honeyseekers can easily be kept as pets.
* SnobsVersusSlobs: Isabella's and Tom's rivalry in the first book has undercurrents of this, as he's worried that her higher social status will interfere with his attempts to make a name for hiself and she subconsciously puts him down because he's a commoner.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Isabella and Mr. Wilker. They get better -- slowly.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Between Isabella [[spoiler:and Suhail]].
** In ''In the Labyrinth of Drakes'', [[spoiler:not so unresolved.]]
* WorldBuilding: This world has its own history, religions, and mythology--and quite a bit of it.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Between Isabella [[spoiler:and Suhail]].
** In ''In the Labyrinth of Drakes'', [[spoiler:not so unresolved.]]
* WorldBuilding: This world has its own history, religions, and mythology--and quite a bit of it.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Isabella and Mr. Wilker. They get better -- better, though slowly.
* {{Transgender}}: [[spoiler: Heali'i]] is biologically male, but Keongans consider her ''ke'anaka'i'', or "dragon-spirited", which means she has gender identity and social function of a woman.
* UnderwaterRuins: Searching for those is what brought Suhail to the Broken Isles.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Between Isabella[[spoiler:and Suhail]].
** In ''Inand Suhail in the Labyrinth third and fourth book. [[spoiler:They marry by the end of Drakes'', [[spoiler:not so unresolved.the latter.]]
* WorldBuilding: This world has its own history, religions, and mythology--and quite a bit ofit.it.
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* {{Transgender}}: [[spoiler: Heali'i]] is biologically male, but Keongans consider her ''ke'anaka'i'', or "dragon-spirited", which means she has gender identity and social function of a woman.
* UnderwaterRuins: Searching for those is what brought Suhail to the Broken Isles.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Between Isabella
** In ''In
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* Atlantis: Lady Trent's world is dotted with ruins of the ancient and mysterious Draconean civilization.
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* {{Precursors}}: the Draconeans
* RealWomenNeverWearDresses: Largely averted, though played straight in some ways.
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* {{Precursors}}: the Draconeans
The Draconeans.
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The fifth and final book, ''Within the Sanctuary of Wings'', is scheduled for publishing in the spring of 2017.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Scirling = Victorian England; Vystrana = eastern Europe; Bulskevo = Russia; Eriga = Africa; Keonga = Polynesia; Yelang = China; etc.
* FictionalDocument: Every book is presented and reads like an old-fashioned memoir from Lady Trents homeland.
* FictionalDocument: Every book is presented and reads like an old-fashioned memoir from Lady Trents homeland.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Scirling = Victorian England; Vystrana = eastern Europe; Bulskevo = Russia; Eriga = Africa; Keonga = Polynesia; Yelang = China; etc.
etc. The Draconeans aren't an exact analogue for any real culture, though the artwork we see in the illustrations has a definite Egyptian bent to it.
* FictionalDocument: Every book is presented and reads like an old-fashioned memoir from LadyTrents Trent's homeland.
* FictionalDocument: Every book is presented and reads like an old-fashioned memoir from Lady
* HungryJungle: Mouleen. Its native people love it dearly and know how to live there successfully, but to outsiders it is justifiably known as the 'Green Hell'.
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* LineageComesFromTheFather: Discussed in The Tropic of Serpents
* MaternallyChallenged: Although Isabella loves her son, she freely admits that parenting isn't her best skill.
* MaternallyChallenged: Although Isabella loves her son, she freely admits that parenting isn't her best skill.
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* LineageComesFromTheFather: Discussed in The Tropic of Serpents
Serpents; Scirling society is patrilineal, while Erigan society is matrilineal. This poses some problems where inheritance is concerned.
* MaternallyChallenged: Although Isabella loves her son, she freely admits that parenting isn't her best skill. She more or less leaves young Jake to his nursemaid until he's old enough to carry a conversation, though in the third book she takes him on the eponymous voyage around the world to make up for it.
* MaternallyChallenged: Although Isabella loves her son, she freely admits that parenting isn't her best skill. She more or less leaves young Jake to his nursemaid until he's old enough to carry a conversation, though in the third book she takes him on the eponymous voyage around the world to make up for it.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first time Isabella sees Suhail, he's diving off a cliff.
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* AdvancedAncientAcropolis: Many of the Draconean ruins, though mysterious to the characters, show signs of a civilisation rivalling anything around in the present and a great deal ahead of many.
* LadyOfAdventure: Isabella herself, an intrepid adventurer-scientist in a similar vein to real-life examples such as Gertrude Bell.
* MaternallyChallenged: Although Isabella loves her son, she freely admits that parenting isn't her best skill.
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* NoodleIncident: Since they are written assuming that the reader already knows about Lady Trent's exploits, there are numerous references to other adventures, books or associates that are never elaborated on.
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* AuthorAppeal: The narrator and main character is a biologist, but the author is an anthropologist, and it shows in the detailed explorations of the different cultures Isabella encounters, and her relationship and collaboration with the archaeologist Suhail.
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** The "Magisterial" form of the religion is based on Rabbinic Judaism (modern Judiasm) and is mostly practiced in the West/Diaspora. While the "Temple" form doesn't so much stand in for Eastern Orthodoxy as it does the now-extinct form of Jewish temple ritual.
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** The "Magisterial" form of the religion is based on Rabbinic Judaism (modern Judiasm) and is mostly practiced in the West/Diaspora. While West, while the "Temple" form doesn't so much stand in for Eastern Orthodoxy as it does is based on the now-extinct form of Jewish temple ritual.
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* AmbiguousGender: [[spoiler: Heali'i is biologically male but thought by Keongans to be neither male nor female.]]
* JungleDrums: With the Moulish
* LineageComesFromTheFather: Discussed in The Tropic of Serpents
* LineageComesFromTheFather: Discussed in The Tropic of Serpents
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* BreathWeapon: One of the defining traits used to classify an animal as a true dragon rather than simply being dragonlike is the posession of a breath weapon of some description, be it fire or ice or acid.
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* AdventurerArchaeologist: Suhail.
* Atlantis: Lady Trent's world is dotted with ruins of the ancient and mysterious Draconean civilization.
* BreathWeapon: One of the defining traits used to classify an animal as a true dragon rather than simply being dragonlike is theposession possession of a breath weapon of some description, be it fire or ice or acid.acid.
* CitizenshipMarriage: [[spoiler:Isabella is required to temporarily marry a woman in order to be accepted in Keonga. She's straight, so the marriage is never consummated.]]
* Atlantis: Lady Trent's world is dotted with ruins of the ancient and mysterious Draconean civilization.
* BreathWeapon: One of the defining traits used to classify an animal as a true dragon rather than simply being dragonlike is the
* CitizenshipMarriage: [[spoiler:Isabella is required to temporarily marry a woman in order to be accepted in Keonga. She's straight, so the marriage is never consummated.]]
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* SeaMonster: Lady Trent's primary subject of study in the third book.
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* CrystalDragonJesus: Complete with scismatic churches. The "Magisterial" form of the religion is presumably the counterpart of Protestantism while the "Temple" form is Eastern Orthodoxy. There are clear non-Christian influences, however. In fact, implications point towards a derivation of ancient Judaism.
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* CrystalDragonJesus: Complete with scismatic schismatic churches. The "Magisterial" form of the religion is presumably plays the counterpart role of the FantasyCounterpartCulture version of Protestantism while the "Temple" form is stands in for Eastern Orthodoxy. There However, the actual religious beliefs and practices are clear non-Christian influences, however. In fact, implications point towards a derivation of ancient Judaism.based upon Judaism, not Christianity; an alert reader will notice that religiously observant characters keep kosher, celebrate holidays such as Purim, and so on.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Scirling = Victorian England; Vystrana = Siberia; Bulskeio = Russia; Draconeans = Ancient Egyptians (stylistically, at least).
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Scirling = Victorian England; Vystrana = Siberia; Bulskeio eastern Europe; Bulskevo = Russia; Draconeans Eriga = Ancient Egyptians (stylistically, at least).Africa; Keonga = Polynesia; Yelang = China; etc.
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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: There are many, many species of dragon and dragon-like animals, their bones tend to decay quickly when dead [[spoiler:though can be preserved by sulferic acid]], a lot of work was put into making them plausible as real animals by the author, and no one knows just how smart they are.
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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: There are many, many species of dragon and dragon-like animals, their bones tend to decay quickly when dead [[spoiler:though can be preserved by sulferic sulfuric acid]], a lot of work was put into making them plausible as real animals by the author, and no one knows just how smart they are.
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* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: After [[spoiler: Jacob]] dies, [[spoiler: Isabella]] discovers she's pregnant. The child is named [[DeadGuyJunior for his father]].
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reading these books as a Jewish Studies student was like an alternate history field day
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* CrystalDragonJesus: Complete with scismatic churches. The "Magisterial" form of the religion is presumably the counterpart of Protestantism while the "Temple" form is Eastern Orthodoxy. There are clear non-Christian influences, however. In fact, implications point towards a derivation of ancient Judaism.
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* GiantFlier: A ''lot'' of work is put into [[JustifiedTrope justifying]] this trope and even then there are limits to how big a dragon can get and still fly, but yeah.
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* GiantFlier: GiantFlyer: A ''lot'' of work is put into [[JustifiedTrope justifying]] this trope and even then there are limits to how big a dragon can get and still fly, but yeah.
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* Precursers: {{Precursers}}: the Draconeans.
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note: I\'ve only read the first book.
* ActionSurvivor: Quite a bit happens to Isabella on her journey to Vystrana.
* BreathWeapon: One of the defining traits used to classify an animal as a true dragon rather than simply being dragonlike is the posession of a breath weapon of some description, be it fire or ice or acid.
* BreathWeapon: One of the defining traits used to classify an animal as a true dragon rather than simply being dragonlike is the posession of a breath weapon of some description, be it fire or ice or acid.
* CrystalDragonJesus: Complete with scismatic churches. The "Magisterial" form of the religion is presumably the counterpart of Protestantism while the "Temple" form is Eastern Orthodoxy. There are clear non-Christian influences, however.
* DraconicHumanoid: Probably not real, but Draconean statues depict these.
* DragonsPreferPrincesses: Oddly enough for an otherwise [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness hard fantasy]] tale, the wolf-drake is explicitly mentioned as prefering female prey.
* ElephantGraveyard: Dragon graveyard, actually, though a folktale about the existence of the more mundane kind is mentioned.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Scirling = Victorian England; Vystrana = Siberia; Bulskeio = Russia; Draconeans = Ancient Egyptians (stylistically, at least).
* DraconicHumanoid: Probably not real, but Draconean statues depict these.
* DragonsPreferPrincesses: Oddly enough for an otherwise [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness hard fantasy]] tale, the wolf-drake is explicitly mentioned as prefering female prey.
* ElephantGraveyard: Dragon graveyard, actually, though a folktale about the existence of the more mundane kind is mentioned.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Scirling = Victorian England; Vystrana = Siberia; Bulskeio = Russia; Draconeans = Ancient Egyptians (stylistically, at least).
* GiantFlier: A ''lot'' of work is put into [[JustifiedTrope justifying]] this trope and even then there are limits to how big a dragon can get and still fly, but yeah.
* ItCanThink: May be the case with dragons.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Did the dragon ''really'' save Isabella? Just how smart ''are'' they?
* MetalPoorPlanet: Iron is rare, at least in Scirland and presumably in other analogues of Victorian-era European powers. [[spoiler:This is actually a major plot point.]]
* ItCanThink: May be the case with dragons.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Did the dragon ''really'' save Isabella? Just how smart ''are'' they?
* MetalPoorPlanet: Iron is rare, at least in Scirland and presumably in other analogues of Victorian-era European powers. [[spoiler:This is actually a major plot point.]]
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* Precursers: the Draconeans.
* RealWomenNeverWearDresses: Largely averted, though played straight in some ways.
* [[spoiler:ScoobyDooHoax]]: Zhagrit Mat.
* ShoulderSizedDragon: The sparklings.
* WorldBuilding: This world has its own history, religions, and mythology--and quite a bit of it.
* Precursers: the Draconeans.
* RealWomenNeverWearDresses: Largely averted, though played straight in some ways.
* [[spoiler:ScoobyDooHoax]]: Zhagrit Mat.
* ShoulderSizedDragon: The sparklings.
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->''You, dar reader, continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart - no more so then the study of dragons itself. But such study offers rewards beyond compare: to stand in a dragon's presence, even for the briefest of moments - even at the risk of of one's life - is a delight that, once experienced, can never be forgotten...''
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->''You, dar dear reader, continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart - no more so then the study of dragons itself. But such study offers rewards beyond compare: to stand in a dragon's presence, even for the briefest of moments - even at the risk of of one's life - is a delight that, once experienced, can never be forgotten...''
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A Memoir of Lady Trent is a series of novels by Marie Brennan, starting with 'A Natural History of Dragons' first published in 2013. They follow the story of Isabella Camherst as she begins and progresses through her career to become the foremost expert in the world on dragons. Each book is written in the style of a memoir, told from Isabella's perspective. Dragons in the series are presented as neither good nor evil - they are simply creatures of the natural world, albeit ones usually occupying the top of the food chain.
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A Memoir of By Lady Trent is a series of novels by Marie Brennan, starting with 'A Natural History of Dragons' first published in 2013. They follow the story of Isabella Camherst as she begins and progresses through her career to become the foremost expert in the world on dragons. Each book is written in the style of a memoir, told from Isabella's perspective. Dragons in the series are presented as neither good nor evil - they are simply creatures of the natural world, albeit ones usually occupying the top of the food chain.
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->''You, dar reader, continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart - no more so then the study of dragons itself. But such study offers rewards beyond compare: to stand in a dragon's presence, even for the briefest of moments - even at the risk of of one's life - is a delight that, once experienced, can never be forgotten...''
--> '''Lady Trent'''
All the world knows Isabella, Lady Trent, to be the worlds preeminent dragon naturalist. She is the woman who brought the study of dragons out of the shadows of myth and into the light of modern science. But before she became the illustrious figure we know today, there was a bookish young woman whose passion for learning, natural history - and dragons - defied conventions.
A Memoir of Lady Trent is a series of novels by Marie Brennan, starting with 'A Natural History of Dragons' first published in 2013. They follow the story of Isabella Camherst as she begins and progresses through her career to become the foremost expert in the world on dragons. Each book is written in the style of a memoir, told from Isabella's perspective. Dragons in the series are presented as neither good nor evil - they are simply creatures of the natural world, albeit ones usually occupying the top of the food chain.
The series so far consists of:
[[index]]
# ''Literature/ANaturalHistoryOfDragons'' (2013)
# ''Literature/TheTropicOfSerpents'' (2014)
# ''Literature/VoyageOfTheBasilisk'' (2015)
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* ConstructedWorld: Even a brief reading makes it very, very clear that Lady Trent is not from our neighborhood
* FictionalDocument: Every book is presented and reads like an old-fashioned memoir from Lady Trents homeland.
* NoodleIncident: Since they are written assuming that the reader already knows about Lady Trent's exploits, there are numerous references to other adventures, books or associates that are never elaborated on.
* OurDragonsOurDifferent: No magic here - just good old biology
--> '''Lady Trent'''
All the world knows Isabella, Lady Trent, to be the worlds preeminent dragon naturalist. She is the woman who brought the study of dragons out of the shadows of myth and into the light of modern science. But before she became the illustrious figure we know today, there was a bookish young woman whose passion for learning, natural history - and dragons - defied conventions.
A Memoir of Lady Trent is a series of novels by Marie Brennan, starting with 'A Natural History of Dragons' first published in 2013. They follow the story of Isabella Camherst as she begins and progresses through her career to become the foremost expert in the world on dragons. Each book is written in the style of a memoir, told from Isabella's perspective. Dragons in the series are presented as neither good nor evil - they are simply creatures of the natural world, albeit ones usually occupying the top of the food chain.
The series so far consists of:
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# ''Literature/ANaturalHistoryOfDragons'' (2013)
# ''Literature/TheTropicOfSerpents'' (2014)
# ''Literature/VoyageOfTheBasilisk'' (2015)
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!! AMemoirByLadyTrent contains examples of:
* ConstructedWorld: Even a brief reading makes it very, very clear that Lady Trent is not from our neighborhood
* FictionalDocument: Every book is presented and reads like an old-fashioned memoir from Lady Trents homeland.
* NoodleIncident: Since they are written assuming that the reader already knows about Lady Trent's exploits, there are numerous references to other adventures, books or associates that are never elaborated on.
* OurDragonsOurDifferent: No magic here - just good old biology
