A review by samwescott
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. While I understand the common complaint about the lack of dragons, I found the framework of observational study to be really interesting. I love the idea of reading a story about the methodical, scientific study of dragons. It's realistic fantasy, as much of an oxymoron as that may seem.

I would describe the style as Victorian Lite. It reads a bit too modern and casual to be straight up Victorian, but the author does a good job taking inspiration and then developing her own thoughts, much like she does with the various countries of this fictional universe.

Highly recommend for people who want to try a different kind of fantasy and don't mind something a little silly.