I just finished Marie Brennan’s wonderful Memoirs of Lady Trent series. Alternate Victoriana, the experiences and struggles of a woman trying to make her mark as a natural historian in a time and place not friendly to such endeavors … and dragons.
- A Natural History of Dragons (2013)
- The Tropic of Serpents (2014)
- Voyage of the Basilisk (2015))
- In the Labyrinth of Drakes (2016)
- Within the Sanctuary of Wings (2017)
The writing style is an effective pastiche of a Victorian diarist, but it’s also darned good storytelling. Marie Brennan is also a history nerd (her academic background includes archaeology and folklore), so she throws little Easter eggs in for people to find.