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Standouts from the books I read in 2017
Nonfiction
On Trails An Exploration by Robert Moore – digressions on a Theme
Shooting Victoria by Paul Murphy – a look at Victorian England as seen through the assassination attempts on Queen Victoria
Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis by Kim Todd -a look at the life of an early scientific explorer
Charles Dickens and the Street Children of England by Andrea Warren – well written book for children with an unusual focus
I Contain Multitudes by Ed Young – interesting look at microorganisms within living organisms
Fiction
Eric Flint’s 1636: The Ottoman Onslaught (I love the Ring of Fire universe)
Changing Planes by Ursula K. le Guin & Trafalgar by Angelica Gorodischer translated by Amalia Gladhart -both of these are an exploration of the strange and wonderful worlds of the author’s imagination with a science fiction glaze
I also enjoyed reading several mystery novels by Margery Allingham (who has entered the Public Domain in Canada), and the latest 16th century Brazilian fantasy novellas by Christopher Kastensmidt as well as rereading the Cecelia and Kate Regency fantasy novels by Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer
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