Miss Bennet’s Dragon: A Pride and Prejudice Retelling

Written by M. Verant

Narrated by Helen Taylor

Foreword INDIES Winner for Fantasy. Royal Dragonfly Award Winner for Fantasy. “A charming retelling”—Locus Magazine

An unforgettable fantasy retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice that is romantic, funny, and more relevant than ever.

Elizabeth Bennet is hiding a forbidden power. She can speak to draca, the fire-breathing creatures kept as status symbols by English gentry. But Mr. Darcy has noticed, and he has his own dark secret.

When Elizabeth’s sister falls deathly ill, the cure lies in the mysteries of draca. Elizabeth, aided by her brilliant sister Mary, defies restrictive English society to hunt for lost draca lore. She must hurry. England’s war with France has drawn other dangerous hunters.

Elizabeth’s search leads her to the fabulous Pemberley estate, home of the entitled and infuriating man whose proposal she scorned. There, Elizabeth’s worlds smash together—protocol against passion, and exultation against the risk of love.

But the stakes are greater than her sister’s life. Elizabeth must test herself against a distant war.

And her enemy is not who she thought.

“Thrilling, superbly paced, and moving. I highly recommend this novel to fans of Jane Austen, as well as to anyone who has ever pondered the mystery of dragons.” (Katherine Sturtevant, author of At the Sign of the Star)

“A historical romance that encompasses the Napoleonic Wars, arcane marriage laws, and women with the power to command the fiercest, most dangerous, and wisest of beasts” (Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, author of All That Was Asked)

Miss Bennet’s Dragon is a stand-alone audiobook that begins a trilogy of Jane Austen Fantasy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Acerbic Press
• Release date: May 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9781736662922

Reviews for Miss Bennet’s Dragon

[vesper1931 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A P&P fantasy variation where estates have draca, fire-breathing creatures exist, and Elizabeth can speak to them. But what about the other Bennet daughters do they find their happiness or will evil win.
An entertaining story

[Sophia Johnson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I was expecting something fluffy and lighthearted, and instead got a full, beautiful world reimagined with characters I already loved. It's not only Lizzy and Darcy that shine - the widened perspective given to the characters is such a wonderful way to explore who they are as people. I'll definitely come back to reread this in the future.