Marie Brennan
Marie Brennan a.k.a. M.A. CarrickMarie Brennan is a former anthropologist and folklorist who shamelessly pillages her academic fields for material. She recently misapplied her professors' hard work to Turning Darkness Into Light, a sequel to the Hugo Award-nominated series The Memoirs of Lady Trent. As half of M.A. Carrick, she is also the author of The Mask of Mirrors, first in the Rook and Rose trilogy. For more information, visit swantower.com, Twitter @swan_tower, or her Patreon.
A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)
Marie Brennan
You, dear reader, continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart—no more so than the study of dragons itself. But such study offers rewards beyond compare: to stand in a dragon's presence, even for the briefest of moments—even at the risk of one's life—is a delight that, once experienced, can never be forgotten. . . .
All the world, from Scirland to the farthest reaches of Eriga, know Isabella, Lady Trent, to be the world's preeminent dragon naturalist. She is the remarkable woman who brought the study of dragons out of the misty shadows of myth and misunderstanding into the clear light of modern science. But before she became the illustrious figure we know today, there was a bookish young woman whose passion for learning, natural history, and, yes, dragons defied the stifling conventions of her day.
Here at last, in her own words, is the true story of a pioneering spirit who risked her reputation, her prospects, and her fragile flesh and bone to satisfy her scientific curiosity; of how she sought true love and happiness despite her lamentable eccentricities; and of her thrilling expedition to the perilous mountains of Vystrana, where she made the first of many historic discoveries that would change the world forever.
A Star Shall Fall (Onyx Court, #3)
Marie Brennan
The Royal Society of London plays home to the greatest minds of England. It has revolutionized philosophy and scientific knowledge. Its fellows map out the laws of the natural world, disproving ancient superstition and ushering in an age of enlightenment.
To the fae of the Onyx Court, living in a secret city below London, these scientific developments are less than welcome. Magic is losing its place in the world and science threatens to expose the court to hostile eyes.
In 1666, a Great Fire burned four-fifths of London to the ground. The calamity was caused by a great Dragon, an elemental beast of flame. Incapable of destroying something so powerful, the fae of London banished it to a comet moments before the comet's light disappeared from the sky. Now the calculations of Sir Edmond Halley have predicted its return in 1759.
So begins their race against time. Soon the Dragon's gaze will fall upon London and it will return to the city it ravaged once before. The fae will have to answer the question that defeated them a century before: How can they kill a being more powerful than all their magic combined? It will take both magic and science to save London, but reconciling the two carries its own danger.
Cold-Forged Flame (Ree Varekai #1)
Marie Brennan
The sound of the horn pierces the apeiron, shattering the stillness of that realm. Its clarion call creates ripples, substance, something more. It is a summons, a command. There is will. There is need.And so, in reply, there is a woman.
At the beginning—no—at the end—she appears, full of fury and bound by chains of prophecy.
Setting off on an unexplained quest from which she is compelled to complete, and facing unnatural challenges in a land that doesn’t seem to exist, she will discover the secrets of herself, or die trying. But along the way, the obstacles will grow to a seemingly insurmountable point, and the final choice will be the biggest sacrifice yet.
This is the story of a woman’s struggle against her very existence, an epic tale of the adventure and emotional upheaval on the way to face an ancient enigmatic foe. This could only spun from the imagination of Marie Brennan, award-winning author and beloved fantasist, beginning a new series about the consequences of war—and of fate.
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Daughter of Necessity
Marie Brennan
By day she crafts; by night she unmakes. Surely somewhere, in all the myriad crossings of the threads, there is a future in which all will be well. Marie Brennan offers an intriguing new spin on a classic tale.
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Die Naturgeschichte der Drachen (Lady Trents Memoiren #1)
Marie Brennan
Lady Trent ist die herausragendste und erfolgreichste Drachenforscherin der Welt. Voller Detailreichtum, Humor und der Abgeklärtheit des Alters berichtet sie aus ihren jüngeren Tagen, da sie ein Mädchen war - vernarrt in Bücher und lernbegierig. Sie trotzte den erstickenden Konventionen ihrer Zeit und setzte ihren guten Ruf, ihre Zukunft und ihre zarte Haut aufs Spiel, um ihre wissenschaftliche Neugier zu befriedigen.
Nun endlich liegt die wahre Geschichte dieser beispiellosen Pionierin vor. In ihren eigenen Worten berichtet Lady Trent über ihre aufregende Expedition in die Berge von Vystrana, wo sie die erste von vielen historischen Entdeckungen machte, die sie und die Welt für immer verändern sollten.
Driftwood
Marie Brennan
Who is Last?
Fame is rare in Driftwood- it’s hard to get famous if you don’t stick around long enough for people to know you. But many know the guide, Last, a one-blooded survivor who has seen his world end many lifetimes ago. For Driftwood is a strange place of slow apocalypses, where continents eventually crumble into mere neighborhoods, pulled inexorably towards the center in the Crush. Cultures clash, countries fall, and everything eventually disintegrates.
Within the Shreds, a rumor goes around that Last has died. Drifters come together to commemorate him. But who really was Last?
About Driftwood
Driftwood is the invention of bestselling author Marie Brennan. Mirroring the world that many people are currently living in, the Driftwood stories chronicle the struggles of survivors and outcasts to keep their worlds alive until everything changes, diminishes, and is destroyed. Driftwood is the first full-length novel in this world.
From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #3.5)
Marie Brennan
A Tor.com original, From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review shares the thoughts of the renowned dragon naturalist Lady Trent--whose memoirs continue to be chronciled in Marie Brennan's acclaimed Victorian Age science fantasy series--about the scientific community. After risking the neck of her loved ones and herself during her perilous sea voyage aboard The Basilisk, and the discoveries made at Keonga, Isabella, Lady Trent, returns to Scirland with the aim of publishing her research. And yet, given the level of secret knowledge she now posseses, she is reduced to waiting to reveal her new academic discovery until royal decrees can be lifted and a fraught political situation avoided. In her idle frustration, Isabella vents her spleen upon the shoddy research published by lesser men with swollen heads in local journals. Enjoy the following collection of letters, found in a trunk of mislaid scholarly documents left behind when she removed to Linshire for the season.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Historia naturalna smoków (Pamiętnik Lady Trent, #1)
Marie Brennan
Porywająca powieść fantasy, w której przygoda łączy się z dociekliwym duchem epoki wiktoriańskiej.
Cały świat, od Scirlandii do najdalszych krańców Erigi, zna lady Izabelę Trent jako najwybitniejszą na świecie specjalistkę od smoków. Ta niezwykła kobieta wyprowadziła naukę o smokach z mglistych cieni mitów i nieporozumień w krąg światła współczesnej nauki. Zanim jednak lady Trent stała się sławną osobą, jaką dziś znamy, była pogrążoną w książkach młodą kobietą, dzięki swemu zamiłowaniu do nauki, historii naturalnej i tak, smoków, czym przeciwstawiła się sztywnym konwencjom swoich czasów.
Oto wreszcie, spisana jej własnymi słowami, prawdziwa historia kobiety o duszy pioniera, która zaryzykowała swoją reputację, życiowe perspektywy i wątłe ciało, aby zaspokoić naukową ciekawość. Jest to opowieść o tym, jak pomimo swych godnych pożałowania dziwactw poszukiwała prawdziwej miłości i szczęścia, oraz o jej ekscytującej wyprawie w niebezpieczne góry Wystrany, gdzie dokonała pierwszego z wielu historycznych odkryć, które mogły zmienić świat na zawsze.
In Ashes Lie (Onyx Court, #2)
Marie Brennan
The year is 1666. The King and Parliament vie for power, fighting one another with politics and armies alike. Below, the faerie court has enemies of its own. The old ways are breaking down, and no one knows what will rise in their place. But now, a greater threat has come, one that could destroy everything. In the house of a sleeping baker, a spark leaps free of the oven -- and ignites a blaze that will burn London to the ground. While the humans struggle to halt the conflagration that is devouring the city street by street, the fae pit themselves against a less tangible foe: the spirit of the fire itself, powerful enough to annihilate everything in its path. Mortal and fae will have to lay aside the differences that divide them, and fight together for the survival of London itself . . .
In the Labyrinth of Drakes (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #4)
Marie Brennan
In the Labyrinth of Drakes, the thrilling new book in the acclaimed fantasy series from Marie Brennan, the glamorous Lady Trent takes her adventurous explorations to the deserts of Akhia.
Even those who take no interest in the field of dragon naturalism have heard of Lady Trent's expedition to the inhospitable deserts of Akhia. Her discoveries there are the stuff of romantic legend, catapulting her from scholarly obscurity to worldwide fame. The details of her personal life during that time are hardly less private, having provided fodder for gossips in several countries.
As is so often the case in the career of this illustrious woman, the public story is far from complete. In this, the fourth volume of her memoirs, Lady Trent relates how she acquired her position with the Royal Scirling Army; how foreign saboteurs imperiled both her work and her well-being; and how her determined pursuit of knowledge took her into the deepest reaches of the Labyrinth of Drakes, where the chance action of a dragon set the stage for her greatest achievement yet.
Lightning in the Blood (Ree Varekai, #2)
Marie Brennan
At the beginning—no—at the end—she appears, full of fury and bound by chains of prophecy.Once, there was a call--a binding--and so, a woman appeared, present in body but absent in knowledge of her past self. Making the ultimate journey of rediscovery was not without its own pitfalls--or rewards--and now Ree, a roaming Archeron, spirit of legend and time and physically now bound to her current form, has yet to fully uncover her true identity.
Ree has spent her last innumerable seasons on the move--orbiting, in some sense, the lands of her only friend in this world, Aadet, who has become intricately involved in the new post-revolution politics of his people. Swinging back from the forests surrounding Solaike, Ree falls in with another wandering band, some Korenat refugees searching for their own protection on a trade route besieged with the fallout of the recent uprising. The Korenat's plight might not have striken Ree so deeply, but they are accompanied by their own Archeron, who seems to know much more about Ree's own origins than she ever dared to hope.
Midnight Never Come (Onyx Court, #1)
Marie Brennan
England flourishes under the hand of its Virgin Queen: Elizabeth, Gloriana, last and most powerful of the Tudor monarchs.
But a great light casts a great shadow.
In hidden catacombs beneath London, a second Queen holds court: Invidiana, ruler of faerie England, and a dark mirror to the glory above. In the thirty years since Elizabeth ascended her throne, fae and mortal politics have become inextricably entwined, in secret alliances and ruthless betrayals whose existence is suspected only by a few.
Two courtiers, both struggling for royal favor, are about to uncover the secrets that lie behind these two thrones. When the faerie lady Lune is sent to monitor and manipulate Elizabeth's spymaster, Walsingham, her path crosses that of Michael Deven, a mortal gentleman and agent of Walsingham's. His discovery of the "hidden player" in English politics will test Lune's loyalty and Deven's courage alike. Will she betray her Queen for the sake of a world that is not hers? And can he survive in the alien and Machiavellian world of the fae? For only together will they be able to find the source of Invidiana's power—find it, and break it…
A breathtaking novel of intrigue and betrayal set in Elizabethan England; Midnight Never Come seamlessly weaves together history and the fantastic to dazzling effect.
Storia naturale dei draghi. Le memorie di Lady Trent
Marie Brennan
"Storia naturale dei draghi" è il primo episodio di una saga che ha per protagonista un’eroina anticonformista, capace di rischiare la reputazione e la vita per soddisfare la sua curiosità scientifica: è la storia di una donna che cerca (e trova) il vero amore e il racconto di come il suo cuore l’abbia sempre portata verso ciò che desiderava: la scienza, i draghi e la libertà. In un’età vittoriana al culmine del suo splendore, tra luci e ombre, Lady Isabella Trent, è la più eminente naturalista di draghi vivente. Ma prima della studiosa c'era solo una ragazza appassionata, capace di sfidare le convenzioni dell'epoca per inseguire i suoi sogni. Questi sono i diari delle sue avventure.
Storia Naturale dei Draghi: Le memorie di Lady Trent (Italian Edition)
Marie Brennan
"Storia naturale dei draghi" è il primo episodio di una saga che ha per protagonista un’eroina anticonformista, capace di rischiare la reputazione e la vita per soddisfare la sua curiosità è la storia di una donna che cerca (e trova) il vero amore e il racconto di come il suo cuore l’abbia sempre portata verso ciò che la scienza, i draghi e la libertà. In un’età vittoriana al culmine del suo splendore, tra luci e ombre, Lady Isabella Trent, è la più eminente naturalista di draghi vivente. Ma prima della studiosa c'era solo una ragazza appassionata, capace di sfidare le convenzioni dell'epoca per inseguire i suoi sogni. Questi sono i diari delle sue avventure.
The Eternal Knot
Marie Brennan
The monks of the Togashi Order are known for their wisdom, their strength, their mystery, and the superhuman powers they gain from their unique tattoos. For Togashi Kazue, completing her training is only the beginning— discovering the true power of her enigmatic tattoo may be the true test. Accompanied by the experienced monk Togashi Mitsu, Kazue embarks on a journey to learn the power of the newly acquired knot design on her forehead. When Kazue discovers the danger her tattoo poses to others, she contemplates the unthinkable. But she soon learns that attempting to deny her destiny is the truly dangerous path. Discover the path of the Dragon in “The Eternal Knot” by Marie Brennan, a new novella set in the world of Legend of the Five Rings!
The Long Fall (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #6.5)
Marie Brennan
Author's description:
I’ve chosen to post this as a website extra because it is, in essence, authorial fanfic. It’s set after the end of Turning Darkness Into Light, and I think of it as fanfic because it doesn’t remotely stand on its own, nor is it aiming to present the type of conflict and resolution we expect from a normal short story. It’s just me partially tying up a thread that I deliberately left dangling in the novel, but which — at least in my mind — cries out for some kind of eventual closure.
Bear in mind that, as it takes place after Turning Darkness Into Light, it contains MAJOR SPOILERS for that novel. (And also for The Memoirs of Lady Trent, in one specific aspect.) It’s unlikely to carry much weight regardless for anyone who hasn’t read the preceding story.
The Tropic of Serpents (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #2)
Marie Brennan
The thrilling adventure of Lady Trent continues in Marie Brennan's The Tropic of Serpents . . .
Attentive readers of Lady Trent’s earlier memoir, A Natural History of Dragons, are already familiar with how a bookish and determined young woman named Isabella first set out on the historic course that would one day lead her to becoming the world’s premier dragon naturalist. Now, in this remarkably candid second volume, Lady Trent looks back at the next stage of her illustrious (and occasionally scandalous) career.
Three years after her fateful journeys through the forbidding mountains of Vystrana, Mrs. Camherst defies family and convention to embark on an expedition to the war-torn continent of Eriga, home of such exotic draconian species as the grass-dwelling snakes of the savannah, arboreal tree snakes, and, most elusive of all, the legendary swamp-wyrms of the tropics.
The expedition is not an easy one. Accompanied by both an old associate and a runaway heiress, Isabella must brave oppressive heat, merciless fevers, palace intrigues, gossip, and other hazards in order to satisfy her boundless fascination with all things draconian, even if it means venturing deep into the forbidden jungle known as the Green Hell . . . where her courage, resourcefulness, and scientific curiosity will be tested as never before.
The Voyage of the Basilisk (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #3)
Marie Brennan
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The thrilling adventure of Lady Trent continues in Marie Brennan's Voyage of the Basilisk . . .
Devoted readers of Lady Trent’s earlier memoirs, A Natural History of Dragons and The Tropic of Serpents, may believe themselves already acquainted with the particulars of her historic voyage aboard the Royal Survey Ship Basilisk, but the true story of that illuminating, harrowing, and scandalous journey has never been revealed—until now. 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.
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.
The Waking of Angantyr
Marie Brennan
From the bestselling author of A Natural History of Dragons comes a thrilling epic fantasy of treachery, lies and witchcraft.
The bondmaid Hervor is used to dead men whispering in her sleep. They’ve been doing it for as long as she can remember; it’s the living she has to watch out for. And when a new arrival at her holding triggers her into a berserker fury, she’s forced to flee the contract that enslaves her and into the arms of an uncertain future.
Unchained from the living, Hervor goes in search of a way to silence the dead, but it will take much more than grit and determination to make that happen. She’ll need the help of a ruthless Viking, an ailing jarl, a mad witch, and more―for the treachery that killed her ghosts isn’t nearly as dead as they are, and the path to peace must first traverse a river of blood.
Turning Darkness Into Light (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #6)
Marie Brennan
As the renowned granddaughter of Isabella Camherst (Lady Trent, of the riveting and daring Draconic adventure memoirs) Audrey Camherst has always known she, too, would want to make her scholarly mark upon a chosen field of study.
When Lord Gleinheigh recruits Audrey to decipher a series of ancient tablets holding the secrets of the ancient Draconean civilization, she has no idea that her research will plunge her into an intricate conspiracy, one meant to incite rebellion and invoke war. Alongside dearest childhood friend and fellow archeologist Kudshayn, must find proof of the conspiracy before it’s too late.
TURNING DARKNESS INTO LIGHT is a delightful fantasy of manners, the heir to the award-winning Natural History of Dragons series, a perfect stepping stone into an alternate Victorian-esque fantasy landscape.
Une histoire naturelle des dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent #1)
Marie Brennan
« Soyez avertis, cher lecteur : les volumes de cette série contiendront des montagnes gelées, des marais fétides, des étrangers hostiles, des compatriotes hostiles et à l'occasion des membres de ma famille hostiles, de mauvaises décisions, des mésaventures géographiques, des maladies dépourvues d'attrait romantique et une abondance de boue. Vous poursuivrez votre lecture à vos risques et périls. »
Les mémoires de lady Trent, mises en scène par Marie Brennan, racontent la vie et les recherches d'Isabelle Trent, naturaliste mondialement connue et désormais vieille dame, dont l'esprit et le style empreints d'humour s'avèrent sans pitié pour les imbéciles.
Dans ce premier volume, Isabelle, petite fille puis jeune femme, brave les conventions de sa classe et de son temps pour satisfaire sa curiosité scientifique et accompagner son mari lors d'une expédition à la recherche des dragons de Vystranie...
Un livre de facture raffinée, qui s'adresse aux amateurs d'époque victorienne, de fantasy, et n'est pas sans rappeler le travail baigné de naturalisme et d'imaginaire de Pierre Dubois dans La grande encyclopédie des fées.
Voyage of the Basilisk (The Memoirs of Lady Trent #3)
Marie Brennan
Warrior (Doppelganger, #1)
Marie Brennan
When a witch is born, a doppelganger is created. For the witch to master her powers, the twin must be killed. But what happens when the doppelganger survives?
Mirage, a bounty hunter, lives by her wits and lethal fighting skills. She always gets her mark. But her new mission will take her into the shadowy world of witches, where her strength may not be a match against powerful magic.
Miryo is a witch who has just failed her initiation test. She now knows that there is someone in the world who looks like her, who is Mirage . To control her powers and become a full witch, Miryo has only one to hunt the hunter and destroy her.
Witch (Doppleganger, #2)
Marie Brennan
When a witch is born, a doppelganger is created. For the witch to master her powers, the twin must be killed. Until now... Created by the merging of witch and doppelganger, Mirei is a unique being. Her extraordinary magic makes her the most poweful witch alive -- and a notorious social outcast. While Satomi, the leader of the witches' ruling Primes, hails Mirei as a miracle, rival Primes proclaim that Mirei is an evil abomination...and that those who champion her must be destroyed. Now the different witch factions engage in a bloody war with magic, treachery, and murder. But both sides may be fighting for nothing. For the power that the rebel Primes fear, the magic that Mirei alone possesses, is killing her.
With Fate Conspire (The Onyx Court #4)
Marie Brennan
Marie Brennan returns to the Onyx Court, a fairy city hidden below Queen Victoria's London. Now the Onyx Court faces its greatest challenge.
Seven years ago, Eliza's childhood sweetheart vanished from the streets of Whitechapel. No one believed her when she told them that he was stolen away by the faeries.
But she hasn't given up the search. It will lead her across London and into the hidden palace that gives refuge to faeries in the mortal world. That refuge is now crumbling, broken by the iron of the underground railway, and the resulting chaos spills over to the streets above.
Three centuries of the Onyx Court are about to come to an end. Without the palace's protection, the fae have little choice but to flee. Those who stay have one to find safety in a city that does not welcome them. But what price will the mortals of London pay for that safety? With Fate Conspire is a Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011 Science Fiction & Fantasy title.
Within the Sanctuary of Wings (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #5)
Marie Brennan
After her adventure in the mountains of Vystrana, and her exploits in the depths of Eriga, to the high seas aboard The Basilisk, and then to the deserts of Akhia, the Lady Trent has captivated hearts along with fierce minds. This concluding volume will finally reveal the truths behind her most notorious adventure - scaling the tallest peak in the world, behind the territory of Scirland's enemies - and what she discovered there, within the Sanctuary of Wings.
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