![]() ![]() ![]() Bayembe, their destination, is threatened by its warlike neighbor, Ikwunde, with only the jungle swamps of Mouleen, known as the Green Hell, between. But Eriga, so they find, presents a whole new set of problems. ![]() Natalie, Hilford’s granddaughter, causes additional complications refusing to be married off by her father, Natalie takes refuge with Isabella, who arranges to smuggle the girl along on the expedition. ![]() Too old and frail to travel himself, Hilford will be represented by his assistant, Thomas Wilker, who, as a commoner, faces obstacles similar to those Isabella confronts as a woman. Rejecting stay-at-home motherhood, Isabella eagerly agrees to join the expedition. Now, Hilford is organizing an expedition to the tropical continent of Eriga, where several new species of dragon await study. Previously, Isabella accompanied naturalist and explorer Lord Hilford to chilly, mountainous Vystrana in search of rock-wyrms, during which time she lost her husband and subsequently gave birth to a son. The second adventure ( A Natural History of Dragons, 2013) for the doughty Isabella Camherst, a dragon-obsessed young lady of Scirland determined to pursue her research in an age when educating girls in science and philosophy is frowned upon. ![]()
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