Secrets of the Dragon Archives

Jane Austen's Dragons: A Regency Gaslamp Dragon Fantasy Adventure, Book 13

De: Maria Grace

Narrado por: Benjamin Fife

Elizabeth was not running away from danger like prey when she left Pemberley for London.

No, protecting Little Anne and the baby she carried was the right, sensible and courageous thing to do. It was what any maternal dragon would do. And what place could be safer than Blue Order offices in London?

But where dragons were involved, safe was a relative term.

With threats to the Blue Order on every side, everyone is stepping lightly around the Council dragons. After all, with an unpredictable sea drake off the coast, an ineffective dragon king, and an heir who is even worse, who can blame them for being rather more cranky than usual?

Why, then, do they keep haranguing Elizabeth about the Historian’s assistant drake who has been digging up the Archives under the Order offices? Why is the Council so desperate to know what the Historian has found? What could awkward and annoying little Bede have found to provoke the Council to threaten to eat her on sight?

What indeed? A fresh new gas lamp fantasy adventure in the engrossingly intricate world of Jane Austen’s Dragons. Anne McCaffrey meets Jane Austen, a perfect mix for dragon lovers and regency-era fans alike.

Book 13 in the Jane Austen's Dragons series.

©2024 Maria Grace (P)2024 Maria Grace

Totally worth it.

Completely in love with this series. I’ve always loved Jane Austen’s books and this series give a whole new perspective to the stories. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves Dragons and Jane Austin.

Another hit

The combination of Maria Grace’s story and Benjamin Fife’s narration should not be missed! Can’t wait for the next one.

Wasn't quite up to Maria Grace's usual standards

Normally I cannot put it down, but this one was different. Not so wonderful as the rest as the previous dragon novels she's produced..

Secrets

Secrets? Yes, looks like at least one major secret has been uncovered in the hidden archives! Thanks go out to Benjamin Fife for his superb voices that add “technicolor” to all of Maria Grace’s warm and cold blood characters. Lots of dragon egos and a possible dragon war on the horizon to challenge Lady Elizabeth’s Sage skills.

A bridge novel

Plot wise I can't really say much happens in this installment - a summary of events could probably be a few sentences. However, as a study of character interiority and world building, it is far stronger. We see Elizabeth grapple with the realization of she's been propaganda-pilled to the roles of minor and major dragons in England's great treaty, along with how human's role has been diminished. And also Elizabeth wrestle as she realizes how self-interested and short-sighted the dragons at the top can be, much like men of power in our own world can be (the current applicability of it all). I think I am slightly disappointed that for now the characters seem concerned with preserving the status quo, no matter how much it relegates minor dragons and humans to lesser roles, but I also know I can't really expect English regency nobility to be diehard revolutionary radicals.