Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan
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Pack your bags, because in "Voyage of the Basilisk," you're embarking on a maritime expedition that makes Darwin’s Beagle journey look like a paddleboat ride in a park pond. Marie Brennan's third installment in the Memoirs of Lady Trent series follows Isabella, our fearless dragon naturalist, as she sets sail to study sea serpents. Her ship is less a luxury cruise and more a floating zoo, filled with creatures that might or might not want to eat the crew. She's accompanied by her young son and a no-nonsense sea captain, who probably never thought his maritime career would include dodging dragon fire. As our readers at SFcrowsnest are well aware, scientific expeditions are never as simple as observing and taking notes. Especially not when your subjects can roast you quicker than you can say, "That's scientifically fascinating!"