<div>The thrilling adventure of Lady Trent continues in Marie Brennan's <i>Voyage of the Basilisk . . .</i></div><div></div><div>Devoted readers of Lady Trent’s earlier memoirs, <i>A Natural History of Dragons</i> and<i>The Tropic of Serpents,</i> may believe themselves already acquainted with the particulars of her historic voyage aboard the Royal Survey Ship<i>Basilisk,</i> but the true story of that illuminating, harrowing, and scandalous journey has never been revealed—until now.</div>Six years after her perilous exploits in Eriga, Isabella embarks on her most ambitious expedition yet: a two-year trip around the world to study all manner of dragons in every place they might be found. From feathered serpents sunning themselves in the ruins of a fallen civilization to the mighty sea serpents of the tropics, these creatures are a source of both endless fascination and frequent peril. Accompanying her is not only her young son, Jake, but a chivalrous foreign archaeologist whose interests converge with Isabella’s in ways both professional and personal.<p></p>Science is, of course, the primary objective of the voyage, but Isabella’s life is rarely so simple. She must cope with storms, shipwrecks, intrigue, and warfare, even as she makes a discovery that offers a revolutionary new insight into the ancient history of dragons.