![]() All three, plus a large cast of secondary characters, must situate themselves against a backdrop of political unrest caused by relentless expansion by the White-coded Ninysh into the lands of darker-skinned inhabitants of island nations. The close third-person perspective moves among Tess, Marga (a Ninysh countess, naturalist, and adventurer), and Spira, a dragon scholar born without maternal memories who cannot take dragon shape. Despite an opening poem retelling the events of the first volume, there is little here to ground a new reader. ![]() This aim is now accompanied by a side of guilt, as the one she found in the first book was killed by a scientific expedition, leaving Tess’ quigutl friend in distress. Picking up almost immediately after the conclusion of Tess of the Road (2018), this is both continuation and expansion-of the map, the cast of characters, and the scale of Tess’ mission, which again includes seeking a World Serpent. ![]() ![]() Teenage Tess returns for further adventure. ![]()
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