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A Natural History Of Dragons A Memoir By Lady Trent
Marie Brennan
2013 · Fantasy
How it reads
A Natural History Of Dragons A Memoir By Lady Trent is fantasy (historical fantasy memoir, specifically), and its dominant mood is adventurous. It's driven by momentum, discovery and getting into trouble. The pace is moderate — neither a page-turner nor a slow burn — so it holds up whether you read it in long sittings or short ones.
It's set in an international setting, in the historical past, told in the first person by a single narrator. Its central concerns are nature, art and creativity and identity. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.
It opens a series. The ending resolves happily. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.
Pick it up if…
- you're in the mood for something adventurous
- you want to be sure it ends well
- you're drawn to stories about nature
Maybe not if…
- you need something cosy or melancholy
All 15 dimensions
- Genre
- fantasy
- Author gender
- female
- Author experience
- established
- Setting: place
- international
- Setting: time
- historical
- Mood / feeling
- adventurous
- Pace
- moderate
- Tone / weight
- balanced
- Length
- medium
- Narrative style
- first person, one narrator
- Publication era
- modern classic
- Popularity
- moderately known
- Series vs standalone
- first in a series
- Themes
- nature, art and creativity, identity
- Ending style
- resolved and happy
What these mean: the 15 dimensions of a book.
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