Turning Darkness Into Light

Absolutely wonderful! I didn't entirely know what to expect going in, and this was definitely not like the normal Lady Trent books, but I loved it all the same.

One of the things I liked about it the most is how it manages to handle a fair deal more topics than the other books, dealing with feminism (which we saw plenty of in the main series), racism (or more specifically in this, species-ism I guess), humanism, the importance of science, the importance of being willing to change your mind, the nature of science being ever-changing (nothing is set in “stone”), empathy, and a call for ambition in your life, a call for doing what YOU want to do, a call for passion.

All this, and it doesn't even feature a single dragon! I highly recommend this for fans of the Lady Trent series, but be warned I suppose that this one is more linguistic, less action-packed, and severely less dragon-focused.