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A Memoir by Lady Trent reading order

Marie Brennan

  1. A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent2013
  2. The Tropic of Serpents2014
  3. Voyage of the Basilisk: A Memoir by Lady Trent2015
  4. In the Labyrinth of Drakes: A Memoir by Lady Trent2016
  5. Within the Sanctuary of Wings2017
5 volumes
Volumes
2013–2017
Published
about 30 h
Reading time
Completed
Status

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A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent
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Publication order

5 volumes2013–2017Completed

  • Marie Brennan’s five-book fantasy written as the memoirs of Isabella, Lady Trent, the world’s foremost dragon naturalist, looking back from old age on the scandalous expeditions of her youth.
  • In a world modelled on the nineteenth century, a well-born young woman who should be embroidering insists on dissecting dragons, travelling to jungles, deserts and seas and getting into trouble with scholars and governments.
  • Witty, curious and adventurous, with handsome illustrations of her field sketches.
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A plan for the whole series

5 volumes, 1,722 pages, about 30 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 6 weeks.

Stages

2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 14, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.

  1. Stage 118 habout 4 weeksby November 23, 2026
    • 1. A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent2013 · 320 pages · 6 h
    • 2. The Tropic of Serpents2014 · 320 pages · 6 h
    • 3. Voyage of the Basilisk: A Memoir by Lady Trent2015 · 365 pages · 7 h
  2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 27, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
  3. Stage 213 h18 daysby December 14, 2026
  4. The end of the series
    December 14, 2026
In one goDecember 10, 2026about 6 weeks
In stages, with breaksDecember 14, 2026about 7 weeks · +2 h of other books

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How this plan is calculated

The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →

Every volume in order

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No volume in this series has enough ratings to enter a ranking yet, so the list carries no scores — the order and the volumes are still complete.

  1. A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent
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  2. The Tropic of Serpents
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  3. Voyage of the Basilisk: A Memoir by Lady Trent
    Voyage of the Basilisk: A Memoir by Lady Trent2015Buy
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  4. In the Labyrinth of Drakes: A Memoir by Lady Trent
    In the Labyrinth of Drakes: A Memoir by Lady Trent2016Buy
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  5. Within the Sanctuary of Wings
    Within the Sanctuary of Wings2017 · 59 ratings
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Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 28, 2026

Extras, short stories and spin-offs

Not needed to follow the main story — read them after the series or skip them.

  • Turning Darkness Into Light2019

Frequently asked questions

Which A Memoir by Lady Trent book is the longest?

“Voyage of the Basilisk: A Memoir by Lady Trent” is the longest at 365 pages; the shortest is “A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent” with 320 pages.

What should I read after A Memoir by Lady Trent?

After the main series: Turning Darkness Into Light.