His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi NovikSeries: TemeraireGenres: Alternate history, Fantasy of mannersTropes: Telepathic companion animalsCharacters: Dragon characters, Dragon rider, Ship captainTime Periods: 1800-1810, Napoleonic War, Regency EraPlaces: England
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie BrennanSeries: Memoirs of Lady TrentGenres: Alternate history, Fantasy of mannersTropes: TravelCharacters: NaturalistTime Periods: Victorian EraPlaces: Secondary World
Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette KowalSeries: Glamourist HistoriesGenres: Fantasy of manners, Regency romanceTropes: Magical societyCharacters: Magic userTime Periods: 1800-1810, Regency EraPlaces: England
Tooth and Claw by Jo WaltonSeries: Genres: Fantasy of mannersTropes: Complicated inheritanceCharacters: Dragon charactersTime Periods: Victorian EraPlaces:
The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney MilanSeries: The Wedgeford TrialsGenres: Victorian romanceTropes: Childhood friends, Friends to lovers, Secret identityCharacters: Characters in their 20s, Chinese diasporic main character(s), Entrepreneur, NobilityTime Periods: 1890-1900Places: England