The Tropic of Serpents

Copyright

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

THE TROPIC OF SERPENTS

Copyright © 2014 by Bryn Neuenschwander

All rights reserved.

Cover art by Todd Lockwood

Interior illustrations by Todd Lockwood

Map by Rhys Davies

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Brennan, Marie.

The tropic of serpents / by Marie Brennan. – First edition.

p. cm.

“A Tom Doherty Associates book.”

ISBN 978-0-7653-3197-7 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-4299-5635-2 (e-book)

1. Women scientists–Fiction. 2. Dragons–Fiction. I. Title.

PS3602.R453T76 2014

813’.6–dc23

2013026345

e-ISBN 978142995635-2

First Edition: March 2014