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A Natural History of Dragons
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December 1, 2013
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Melani
Jan 24, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: alternate-earth
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan is what happens when you take a curious minded scientific woman in a time when women weren’t supposed to be scientific or curious, like Marie Curie for example, and drop her in a world where dragons exist. It’s awesome. Set in a faux Victorian England this is the autobiography of the world famous dragon expert Lady Isabella Trent, or it’s the first part of her autobiography. I loved every second of this book.

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Bruce
Jun 29, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: grpl
Audio book was excellent. Characters are believable as are there actions. Enjoyed the tale.
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Shelves: book-club, fantasy
Quick and interesting read.
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Mar 03, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Shelves: library-rotation
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