Elizabeth Bennet thought she was prepared to do anything to make the Dragon Conclave accept her beloved young dragon Pemberley into the Blue Order, but she had not anticipated it would leave her banished from her ancestral home and betrothed to none other than Mr. Darcy. But before Elizabeth and Darcy wed, they must find a dangerous rogue dragon before it provokes a war amongst the dragons and … brings the fragile peace between dragons and mankind to a catastrophic end.
Nothing written in the annals of dragon lore has prepared Elizabeth to manage a dragon not governed by the Blue Order. Dragons have always loved her, but this one finds her arrogant, selfish and insensitive to others. With only her instincts to guide her, she must convince the rogue of her good intentions before the Blue Order loses patience and decides on more drastic measures.
Called away to the other side of the kingdom, trying to settle the dragons’ unrest, Darcy learns the nature of the force poisoning the rogue dragon against Elizabeth. One nearer and dearer than they could have imagined.
Can Elizabeth and Darcy convince with rogue dragon to cooperate before darker forces turn it against them, without destroying the fragile bonds uniting the couple?
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This has been such a fun series and I loved seeing how the author incorporated dragons into the world of Pride and Prejudice as well as all the different types of dragons and their personalities. It was also really fun getting to know all the characters and seeing how Elizabeth and Darcy bonded throughout the series. The epilogue at the end of this book was also really cute and I look forward to reading what else this author writes about this world as well as some of their other Pride and Prejudice based books.
Netherfield: Rogue Dragon: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Maria Grace – This is on kindle unlimited. I love that they have epistolary sections in this one! It’s got cute 19th century vibes with the letter writing campaign between Darcy and Lizzie! The only thing that makes me sad is the relationship with Lizzie and her dad in this series, but it does suit the story line. Such a sweet ending! Happy Reading!
Reviewed: October 1, 2018
“If the country fell into dragon war, everyone had so very much to lose…It all fell to her to find a way to resolve the matter without bloodshed – warm or cold.” (quote from the book)
Prepare yourself for the thrilling conclusion of this amazing trilogy…read the first two books in the series first. Brush up on your dragon lore for there be dragons lurking within. Danger is ever close at hand as you follow Elizabeth in finding the rogue dragon and new ones keep popping up or being born. Darcy and Fitzwilliam are off searching for Wickham and Lydia and trying to calm other dragon keepers and their dragons. Be amazed at Elizabeth’s ability to understand and communicate with these very opinionated dragons and hold yourself back from wanting to take Mr. Collins by the throat or even Mr. Bennet for that matter. The tension is high and the odds are not in their favour. But there are some wonderful nuggets of imprinting that will warm your heart and wishing you could have a dragon friend for your own.
And to Ms. Grace, more please? You just can’t leave us with that epilogue…I see another story about a certain young lady and her journey north.
After the first and second books l found l wanted to know more about all these wonderful dragons so l read book four which is an introduction to dragons. Boy did that help, it should be book one. I am in love with this addictive series and recommend them. I am fascinated with the dragon court system and l love Elizabeth writing her Modern Dragons book. The narrator does an amazing job, he is one of the top five l have ever listened too. Recommended.
A DECISIVE ENDING FOR DARCY AND ELIZABETH
I received this book for free and am giving my honest and voluntary review
This is book three in the Jane Austen’s Dragons series. Elizabeth is betrothed to Darcy and in search of the rogue dragon on her sister, Jane’s, property, Netherfield. She has a fight with Darcy and is kidnapped by Netherfield. Meeting the dragon, she realizes that he is a pacifist.
The interactions between human and dragon society is enchanting. I love the way cooler heads and domination in a peaceful form prevail to prevent death and destruction. Longbourn’s love for Elizabeth made me feel empathy for the overbearing dragon.
This is the third book in this series and is just as wonderful as the first two. Elisabeth will do anything to save Pemberley, including marry Mr. Darcy. Mr. Bennet must face the fact that Elisabeth will not be taking care of Longburn, and Mr. Colins is to marry her sister, Mary. There is a rogue dragon in England and Darcy and Elisabeth are called by the Blue Order to find him, and bring him in, while John Fitzwilliam has been ordered to kill him. The narrator is wonderful with the climax of the story, bringing it its exciting end. This series is a must for dragon and romance readers everywhere.
I finally had time to read the conclusion to the story, and as many of the other reviewers stated, it improved from the beginning. Other than the character names and coupling (mostly), there was very little of the story taken from Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. This story was quite original. The story begins with Elizabeth, ever the dragon friend, being separated from Pemberley (a separation which continues for the entire book to my utter sadness) and on a mission to find out about a rogue dragon on the Netherfield estate. Darcy is on a quest to find Wickham and Lydia who seem to have run off and may know more about dragons than had been believed. The book starts off slowly with Elizabeth and her dragon friends doing research and Darcy falling more in love with Elizabeth through her letters. About a third of the way into the story, it picks up, but the last two hours of the audiobook are tedium as the court produces sentence upon sentence. (I appreciate when everyone gets everything they deserve, but get to it already!)
A note about the characters. Although, barely in the story, Wickham and Lydia’s ending is amusing and fitting. Jane and Bingley never surface, despite the fact that Elizabeth is at Netherfield for the majority of the book Fitzgerald had a complicated part of the story going from soldier to dragon slayer to dragon keeper to…well, read the story. In many ways, he is the glue of this story. And Darcy and Elizabeth – I’m so glad she actually recognized her own arrogance because she did something really stupid with potential to cause problems with a lot of people, not to mention a lot of dragons. In the first two books, we saw her insights solving impossible problems, but finally we got to see the consequence of her doing things her way at a time that she should have listened to others. Darcy had a right to be angry, not that he behaved perfectly, but she refused to listen to his explanation. Anyway, that particular dynamic was fascinating to me and the way they resolved it was actually reasonable, something else I’m not used to reading in romances.
Overall, I liked the world that Maria Grace built. It didn’t need Jane Austen to be solid, although that was fun for a while. Also, I think the series title should have been Elizabeth Bennet’s Dragons; that’s much more accurate. The narration was perfect and the narrator is quickly becoming one of my favorites.
I received a free copy of this audiobook from StoryOrigin and have reviewed it willingly.
Magical end to the series. This is the cutest book set ever. It is a pity Jane Austen never got to see it. Wonderful characters, and a delightful twist on a classic tale. I received a free review copy of the audio version of this book in exchange for an honest review.
“No, I would not want to live in a world without dragons…
Book 1: Pemberley: Mr. Darcy’s Dragon: 5-stars
Book 2: Longbourn: Dragon Entail: 5-stars
Book 3: Netherfield: Rogue Dragon: 5-stars
“Dragons and legends… It would have been difficult for any man not to want to fight beside a dragon.” –Patricia Briggs, Dragon Blood
Wow!! OMG!! Did I say wow yet? WOW! This was the conclusion to the trilogy and I am sad to see it end and yet… it had to end. I loved the way Maria Grace concluded this story. OMG! For someone just discovering this book… you have to know that it is not a stand-a-lone book. I would not attempt starting with this book… it would be best to read books 1&2. There is so much background information that it would be hard to understand the hierarchy involved in the dragon conclave and ruling parties.
“My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!” –J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
I threw in the above quote simply because I like Tolkein and it fit this dragon story. It also sounds like something that Netherfield would say. I liked Netherfield’s story and at times felt for him.
This story was brilliant and mind blowing in how Maria Grace created a world where ‘there be dragons.’ The writing style was amazing, the universe/world building was completely believable and the characterization was similar to canon. Well, as similar as you can when you have Jane Austen’s characters interacting with dragons. I thought it would be silly. It was not… in any way, form or fashion. The characters were perfectly believable. I loved this series. I followed this third story on line as a WIP [work-in-progress] and couldn’t wait until it launched. I was so excited when I got my pre-order notice and then, when it launched, I was preparing for bed… forget that. I started reading it immediately.
This quote is for people who love dragons… “No, I would not want to live in a world without dragons, as I would not want to live in a world without magic, for that is a world without mystery, and that is a world without faith.” –R.A. Salvatore, Streams of Silver
That quote would include Darcy and Elizabeth. They loved dragons and it showed in their every action. Even the subconscious ones. Elizabeth was a wonder even in the dragon community. They recognized her as a special human and tolerated her when they wouldn’t anyone else. Amazing. I loved that part because we like Elizabeth too. That created just the right amount of angst as she struggled between the species. She wasn’t a dragon but identified with them. She was human but was misunderstood at every turn as her thinking was skewed toward dragons. Simply put, she didn’t fit in either world. Bless her heart. We felt her pain as she was rejected so many times because of her abilities to think and act like a dragon. However, Darcy understood and loved her for it.
Collins: “I’m not so much a dragon slayer, more a dragon annoyer – I’m a dragon irritater.” –Craig Ferguson
Collins was put in his place in book 2 where he and Mary were betrothed by decree of the Blue Order. He simply did not have a clue and was running amuck, almost started a dragon war and was nearly eaten for his sins. The Blue Order was not impressed with him and didn’t tolerate his foolishness. Mary was little better and she most definitely should have known better. Bennet should have done a better job of training her, but then he thought he had a contingency plan in place. Well, you know what they say about best laid plans. He was also taken aback by the decree of the Blue Order. Well, what did you expect.
The ending was simply amazing. OMG! It would be a spoiler to describe anything of the amazing… em… well… I can’t say. Just read the entire series. You won’t regret it. But… you first have to believe that ‘there be dragons.’