Dragons of the Great Wyves: Fire and Song

Jane Austen Fantasy, Book 3

De: M. Verant

Narrado por: Helen Taylor

The spectacular, romantic conclusion to an award-winning trilogy of dragons and Jane Austen.

Londoners whisper that Mary Bennet is a great wyfe able to command fire-breathing draca.

Mary knows better; she’s just a bookworm with lank hair. But she hopes to save a great wyfe—her sister Elizabeth, the great wyfe of war, who vanished into the depths of Pemberley lake with her blinded scarlet dragon.

But when Mary encounters la Demoiselle des Parfums, Napoleon’s lethal lieutenant, her quest becomes a race. The lost artifact of music is the key. It might save Elizabeth. It might even heal the broken dragon song spreading blight across England.

Three great wyves. Three artifacts, edged, chained, and hollow. Three pairs of lovers. Emma and Mr. Knightley brave the dangers of occupied Surrey. Mary and Georgiana swirl in magical song and the odd disastrous experiment. And Mr. Darcy soldiers on, loyal to his missing soulmate, Elizabeth.

But Mary’s quest to save her sister risks unleashing a force that has destroyed entire civilizations. And her only defense is song…

Dragons of the Great Wyves is the final book in the award-winning Jane Austen Fantasy trilogy. For fans of Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and, of course, Jane Austen.

©2025 M. Verant (P)2025 M. Verant

Wonderful audiobook and amazing conclusion to this

This third installment is no less complex or emotional than the previous two books. While it does focus a little more on Mary, it's still a solid ensemble with both Emma and Elizabeth taking their rightful places as part of the trio.

Women are very much a strong focus of the series, but even more so in this book. They are victimized, abused and also find their power and place in the world.

At times the emotion factor isn't easy. There are heavy issues either discussed or alluded to and there is death (not of a main character).

The narrator did a fabulous job bringing the story to life. I love the effect she uses to differentiate from dragon speech/thought.