I really appreciate Novik's sense that a short story is...a novel in miniature, almost. Something with the same arc that just needs less space to tell it.
These were great, although I do wonder what it is about Jane Austen that makes people say "you know what this tiny piece of ivory needs? Dragons".
I'm not saying the Brontes need dragons, but - actually, I take that back. Give me Bertha Dragon Mason torching Thornfield.