The Tropic Of Serpents: A Memoir By Lady Trent

"Marie Brennan expertly weaves together fantasy and science, history and memoir, and adventure and politics with this second book in the very entertaining Lady Trent series. This volume sees our heroine, Isabella, struggling to be taken seriously as a scientist in an alternate Earth that resembles the Victorian era. Isabella’s studies take her to an alternate African continent where her quest to learn more about dragons and sea serpents plays out against a backdrop of colonialism. The Tropic of Serpents offers a nuanced and engaging look at how politics can influence the “pure” pursuit of knowledge."