Attentive readers already know how the well-read and determined Isabella embarked on the historical path that would one day make her the world's leading dragon researcher. In this impressively candid sequel, Lady Trent reflects on the next steps of her glorious (and occasionally scandalous) career. Three years after her fateful journey through the daunting mountains of Vystrana, Lady Trent disregards common conventions and sets out on an expedition that takes her to the wild, war-torn continent of Erga. There lies the home of exotic dragon species such as the savanna grass snakes, tree snakes, and the most mysterious of all, the legendary swamp worms of the tropics. The expedition proves to be challenging. Accompanied by an old friend and a fleeing heiress, Isabella must...