By Marie BrennanNarrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
Length17h 6m
About this audiobook
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 …
Audiobook details
GenreFantasy, Fairy Tales and Folklore
Length17 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byStefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMay 8, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1
51Chapter 51
2Chapter 2
52Chapter 52
3Chapter 3
53Chapter 53
4Chapter 4
54Chapter 54
5Chapter 5
55Chapter 55
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6Chapter 6
56Chapter 56
7Chapter 7
57Chapter 57
8Chapter 8
58Chapter 58
9Chapter 9
59Chapter 59
10Chapter 10
60Chapter 60
11Chapter 11
61Chapter 61
12Chapter 12
62Chapter 62
13Chapter 13
63Chapter 63
14Chapter 14
64Chapter 64
15Chapter 15
65Chapter 65
16Chapter 16
66Chapter 66
17Chapter 17
67Chapter 67
18Chapter 18
68Chapter 68
19Chapter 19
69Chapter 69
20Chapter 20
70Chapter 70
21Chapter 21
71Chapter 71
22Chapter 22
72Chapter 72
23Chapter 23
73Chapter 73
24Chapter 24
74Chapter 74
25Chapter 25
75Chapter 75
26Chapter 26
76Chapter 76
27Chapter 27
77Chapter 77
28Chapter 28
78Chapter 78
29Chapter 29
79Chapter 79
30Chapter 30
80Chapter 80
31Chapter 31
81Chapter 81
32Chapter 32
82Chapter 82
33Chapter 33
83Chapter 83
34Chapter 34
84Chapter 84
35Chapter 35
85Chapter 85
36Chapter 36
86Chapter 86
37Chapter 37
87Chapter 87
38Chapter 38
88Chapter 88
39Chapter 39
89Chapter 89
40Chapter 40
90Chapter 90
41Chapter 41
91Chapter 91
42Chapter 42
92Chapter 92
43Chapter 43
93Chapter 93
44Chapter 44
94Chapter 94
45Chapter 45
95Chapter 95
46Chapter 46
96Chapter 96
47Chapter 47
97Chapter 97
48Chapter 48
98Chapter 98
49Chapter 49
99Chapter 99
50Chapter 50
100Chapter 100
About the author
Marie Brennan
Marie Brennan habitually pillages her background in anthropology, archaeology, and folklore for fictional purposes. She is the author of the Onyx Court series, the Doppelganger duology of Warrior and Witch, and the urban fantasy Lies and Prophecy, as well as more than thirty short stories. The first book in the Lady Trent Memoirs series, A Natural History of Dragons, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and the entire series has been nominated for a Hugo Award. She holds an undergraduate degree in archaeology and folklore from Harvard and is now pursuing a PhD in anthropology and folklore at Indiana University.View all by Marie Brennan
